I expected a better play from the 3 with Ariza there but even he has surprised me with the level he is at. As far as I care he is right now untradeable. And the best part is he is making it look easy.
He's just playing now...no thinking, just running on reflexes. You can tell he's put it all together, mentally and physically. On both sides of the court, too.
lol Totally agree with you. I saw he was good last year but to come on this team and play like this is amazing.
We lost Asik... But that's minimal with DMo We lost Parson.. But that's minimal with Ariza We won by getting rid of Lin, not worried about replacement Geee.. Im treating player like DM does, just pieces:grin:
1. Asik didn't play that much and when he played he was not happy anyway. Dmo Stepping up plus combined rebounding, defense, and scoring should equal asiks already reduced impact last year 2. Harden and parsons not having a backup was an issue which caused Lin to play SG when harden sat or when parsons sat and harden had to play some sf. 3. Ariza now has papa as a solid backup who can also do some playmaking 4. And Daniels emergence and Terry's arrival plus combination of Canaan and smith should equal lins production when he plays either as pg or sg 5. Overall better defense, fit, balance, and chemistry all around
We got a good look at what the team looks like without Asik last season. We'll really miss Asik during playoffs, but we'll still be good enough without him to win a lot of games during the season.
And it wasn't a rude awakening when he could barely suit up last season? I understand that people making light of losing a great center like Asik irks you, but you are conveniently ignoring some crucial truths in your argument.
He meant you're in for a rude awakening if you think DMO will be very productive. I'm optimistic for this season, but not for DMO
Well, we'll see. Consistency is the hardest thing for a young big man in this league. I hope he's decided that he's capable of that.
He can catch and shoot ,post/more time to play/big enough /willing to be a bench role player A mix of Things Asik can not or not willing to do
^^This. I'm seeing a lot of similarities with Ariza of '09 and Parsons of 2014. The way Red Nation felt about Ariza in 09 will be how Mavs fans feel about Parsons this season.
He's the SF Houston deserves, AND the one it needs right now. So we'll play him big minutes and he will deliver. Because he can hit the three and play the D better than Chandler P. He's not our third superstar. He's a silent veteran, a super role player.
After seeing what he did to our team last year and replicated it in.. Spoiler <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wQFmz3VIG74" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I am not really that much surprised.
In that poll thread I predicted 45 wins. I think Phoenix and New Orleans are going to make the West even tougher this year. I'm hoping that our young guys step up and make real contributions, but we will see.
