Not my article, but thought some interesting points were made. Hoping for a productive offseason, if Cuban allows.
shibbyman342
Only idiots who don’t watch basketball would blame Kai right now.
Wombo92
I really hope Kyrie stays but I think it’s highly unlikely
PM_ME_UR_RESPECT
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ExcellentJuice4729
It’s not Ky’s fault, but at the same time his impact isn’t what you’d expect of a star player. It’s certainly not at a level that’ll make up for his team deficiencies every night (like Luka can). Ky has stretches of inconsistency, and he has shown a trend of playing poorly down the stretch of a season. If his shot is off, he gets no foul calls, and avoids contact like he avoids accountability.
We need other really good role players around them, and for Luka to be the vocal and demonstrative leader.
naked_avenger
Is there anyone here that blames Irving? He’s been awesome for us, both on and off the court. No complaints at all. He fixes what we need on the offensive end of the ball, but we still need everything else that we needed before he got here, plus a worthwhile wing defender.
Reddit4CancelCulture
“Dončić and Irving received much of the criticism for their team’s sieve-like defense, but they don’t seem to be at fault. Excluding garbage time, the Brooklyn Nets were better on defense with Irving on the floor than off, and so too were the Mavericks this season. Opposing possessions involving pick and rolls and isolations defended by Irving or Dončić were less efficient than when other Mavs defenders faced those play types on average. Furthermore, the two stars were Dallas’s two best defenders against opposing shots, holding shooters to the lowest effective field goal percentages, according to Second Spectrum.2 (That could also be indicative of a problem, as most teams want their big men to be their best shot defenders — not their lead ball handlers.) Neither star was intended to be a defensive savior, yet somehow they’ve been among the team’s most effective defenders.”
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Still kept losing to bottom feeder teams.
Not my article, but thought some interesting points were made. Hoping for a productive offseason, if Cuban allows.
Only idiots who don’t watch basketball would blame Kai right now.
I really hope Kyrie stays but I think it’s highly unlikely
ThE kYrIe EfFeCt
It’s not Ky’s fault, but at the same time his impact isn’t what you’d expect of a star player. It’s certainly not at a level that’ll make up for his team deficiencies every night (like Luka can). Ky has stretches of inconsistency, and he has shown a trend of playing poorly down the stretch of a season. If his shot is off, he gets no foul calls, and avoids contact like he avoids accountability.
We need other really good role players around them, and for Luka to be the vocal and demonstrative leader.
Is there anyone here that blames Irving? He’s been awesome for us, both on and off the court. No complaints at all. He fixes what we need on the offensive end of the ball, but we still need everything else that we needed before he got here, plus a worthwhile wing defender.
“Dončić and Irving received much of the criticism for their team’s sieve-like defense, but they don’t seem to be at fault. Excluding garbage time, the Brooklyn Nets were better on defense with Irving on the floor than off, and so too were the Mavericks this season. Opposing possessions involving pick and rolls and isolations defended by Irving or Dončić were less efficient than when other Mavs defenders faced those play types on average. Furthermore, the two stars were Dallas’s two best defenders against opposing shots, holding shooters to the lowest effective field goal percentages, according to Second Spectrum.2 (That could also be indicative of a problem, as most teams want their big men to be their best shot defenders — not their lead ball handlers.) Neither star was intended to be a defensive savior, yet somehow they’ve been among the team’s most effective defenders.”