[jibikao]

21 games into the season Mavs is STILL trying to figure out the rotation. Sounds like last year to me.

You can argue that last year is a "TEST", ok...they failed the test and team got screwed. Dirk was playing under-shadow and the team made no improvement at all.

This year they got rid of Nash and brought in more defense. Dampier. Sounds good? Nah... Dampier only plays 28mins last night because he is not familiar with the system. How can you become familiar if you don't have a chance to play?


You see, Spurs and T-Wolves usually have bad losing streaks because the coach want the players to shoot and get more comfortable with their shots. Even if the shots don't go in, it doesn't matter because the players will figure it out themselves. Not with Mavs. The coach figures it out for the players. Players don't play at their max. potential because they are not comfortable with their roles. The lineup changes on daily basis. The go-to guy changes on daily basis. The mismatches were created on daily basis. You JUST CAN'T DO THAT.

If Dirk has a bad shooting night, let him have it. He has to keep shooting and get more comfortable with it. Dirk is the kind of guy that will get upset easily. Without Nash, Dirk has to figure things out himself and he has to grow from MISTAKES. Mistakes and losses make a team stronger in the end but not without a set rotation. Terry looks as confused as ever. He wasn't that bad in Hawks. He knew what he wanted to do. If Terry's Nick Van-style is not suitable for Mavs, why did they even sign him in the first place? If Nelson thinks Harris "was" great why didn't he let him play more and let him grow before the playoff comes? No No No, the solution is to sign ANOTHER freaking PG to make the matter more complicated.

I say...start Harris or Armstrong and KEEP it that way until they are more comfortable with the team. If Mavs is going to lose anyway, they should at least train Harris this year and prepare for next year.

Jimmy