These created narrative based sports analysis , kills me. The mavs did not lose because of defense , they lost because they simply needed better players , which they have

While writing a breakdown of the 3 new Mavs, I started to notice something that I wonder if it's coincidence or if it's part of Nico's mastermind. I feel like Nico is building a team for 48 minutes. One of the things that made Dallas so good in the playoffs was that they had Gafford & Lively able to give you 48 minutes of really good center play. And I think that's what he's trying to do with the rest of the team. He goes out and gets Klay to give Dallas some legit 3pt scoring outside of the 2 stars. But he also got Grimes who LOTS of people have said he plays a lot like Klay. So sure looks like Nico wants to get 48 minutes of good 3pt shooting from the 3. Sure seems to me like PJ & Naji can give Dallas 48 minutes of really damn good defense on the 2-5 and at times can defend the PG. They also have pretty similar games. PJ has flirted with 38% shooting from 3 for a lot of his career and Naji shot 38% last season. And they both are the Stand on Business type of dudes. Between Luka & Ky you're getting 48 minutes of world-class PG duties. So I guess the question is...where's the 48 minutes from the SG spot? You're getting some of those with Luka & Kyrie. And I guess you're hoping Hardy & Exum can be that guy. But what I wish Kidd had was DSJ. That's the thing the guard lineup is really missing. Exum gives you effort on defense but the REALLY skilled guys break his ankles on the reg. So DSJ would be a really good fit. Kidd would have Hardy to lean on if the offense needs a spark. He's got Exum who is kinda the all-round offense/defense guard. Then you'd have DSJ to come in for defense. I think you can cobble together 48 minutes of good play for the SG position. Is this Nico's masterplan? Have a bunch of guys who can give you 48+ minutes of damn good play from each position?

If lively becomes a legit stretch 5 that changes everything for the mavs

I been a fan of grimes since his days in NY. We’re getting a younger version of klay