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Originally posted by: Cybertx
Ok. Defense is better and i think everyone agrees on that, but these last 2 games the defense has been bad, if we play this defense against a good team (SA, Minn, Utah, suns, etc.) they will kill us. in these 2 last game our defense hasn't been that well, we didn't stop them they failed to make the shots.
If you really think that mavs are in the same level than GS or Orlando then we are in the bottom of the west.
I agree with EL that last night wasn't a good defensive game for the mavs and in the offense was worse.
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The defense against Golden State started out as bad, but they really shut them down in fhe second half.
The defense against Orlando was average as a whole. To be specific, transition defense was horrible, zone defense was effective for a stretch, but ultimately defense is about energy and hustle, and when tired legs prevailed the defense went south.
This team is far from being where they need to be, but they have already shown that they are capable of being a good defensive team. Unlike in year's passed, where they have to scratch and claw just to be average.