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Originally Posted by Melonhead
Mavs clearly a step below the elite teams
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Not sure that's entirely fair. We beat GS earlier. We beat Chicago. We've beaten Memphis twice. We should have beat Brooklyn.
Biggest issue is this team simply cannot hit wide open threes. And our improved defense doesn't really matter when good shooting teams (like GS, Utah, Phoenix), start going and hitting contested shots. We just can't keep up. Luka has looked brilliant lately, but no one around him can hit open shots. KP has been amazing on D, but we can't throw it in the ocean from deep. Shot looks completely broken. Brunson has been great this year, but gets overmatched by certain teams, and also isn't hitting threes. Bullock is a bum. THJ is a bum. Kleber has been a bum. Powell is overmatched by most teams. Chriss can't get burn. DFS is a solid role player who isn't a knock down shooter. Green is still learning.
That's it. We simply don't have any true, consistent offensive weapons aside from Luka. We rely on Luka generating open looks and guys hitting open threes. The former is happening but not the latter. We desperately need a secondary creator/scorer with size. DeRozan/Booker/Mitchell/Lavine/Brown/McCollum type. Unfortunately, those don't grow on trees.