China,
I don't really think it is Nellie's strategy to win by ouscoring. Due to the nature of the talent on this team, we shoot a lot of 3-pointers and go on extreme offensive spurts. Nellie likes quality players that understand strategies and fundamentals. He knows you can't just throw a wide body in the paint and solve all your problems. He also knows that you don't go a trade for a big man if you don't get equal value in return. If there was no salary cap, we might have a different team out there.
As for it being a strategy at all, it is just a rumor started by a comment Mark Cuban (owner, not coach) made about getting another scoring threat.
As for whether or not this method works or not, the Mavs are on top of thier division, and one of the best teams in the conference. We beat the Kings on thier own floor. Are we still the only team to do that? We have the best road record in the NBA, and Portland could not keep up with us in a series.
If you are going to beat the Lakers, there is nobody in the league that can stop Shaq. You absolutely, possitively must play a different kind of game, and make them play yours. The Mavs are good at that.
I'm sure if we had Shaq on our team, we would play the kind of ball that you think we should play.
Aside from that, what has it done for anybody who has met the Lakers in the playoffs the last 3 years?
not much..
JT
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