Here’s a scary thought, via Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com:”You do not get any better than Rick Carlisle offense, but Carlisle’s offense got a lot better this offseason.”
Drink that you in.
Last year, Carlisle’s Mavs tied for second in the league having an offensive rating of 109, decimal points supporting the NBA-best Los Angeles Clippers, according to NBA.com. Dallas brought to soften the blow, while the loss of genius sniper and steady facilitator Jose Calderon will sting. And Monta Ellis can absorb a few possessions as well, which will not be a terrible thing for the Mavs’ attack.
The boost comes in Chandler Parsons, who’ll slot in small forward to absorb nearly all the wing minutes Shawn Marion and Vince Carter shared. Tyson Chandler mans the middle of what should be an improved defense.
What Dallas has is delicate. It’s dependent on the wellbeing and ongoing potency of Dirk Nowitzki, about whom an crime can still be built. Nowitzki is, himself, although that’s a remarkable thing to say about a player.
He’ll be a defense-shredder from the post. And the rest of the Mavs will play him off as on the strings are pulled by Carlisle from the seat.
Doubt this group of vets in your own risk.
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