Does this current team remind anyone of the 2014-15 Mavs before the Rondo trade?

Good analysis. I definitely see it. This team should at the very least be fun to watch.

 

I see you didn't compare the coaches

 

...but knew they weren't really a contender & then made the trade for Rondo.

 

You're on to something, but not quite there.

The Rockets clearly have no equivalent to Gal Mekel or Ricky Ledo.

 

They actually had great floor chemistry and were tough to stop before that trade. They had some pieces of the bench too. Nice comparison. Rondo is a bone head.

It could happen that we gel as an offensive unit and start off hot. Question would then be do we make the trade deadline deal that sinks the success? There will be some team and player that is unhappy more than likely.

 

No, the Mavs freely admitted at the time they made the trade because they knew they weren't a true contender. I hope the fans on this forum realize similarly if the Rockets also come out to a hot start against mediocre competition.

 

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...rk_cuban_on_rajon_rondo_trade_we_needed_to_be

 

I agree with your comparisons, defensively that team is still much better than our currently constructed roster. Tyson Chandler at that stage was still a smarter and more physical defender compared to where Capela is now. Once Capela is better able to anticipate better defensively we won't miss Dwight's presence as much.

Harden's role this year (typical of a franchise player) will make or break this team. Barring any major additions to the guard position, he's still our best playmaker and until he and the rest of the team figures out who else can score the ball (Hi Anderson/Gordon) we're going to have some interesting games.

I am desperately hoping that our players can adapt into D'Antoni's system. They're going from "street ball mentality" to an organized team's offense that can definitely pay some significant dividends in the near future. Let's all pray that it doesn't take a whole season to figure out that Harden doesn't need to continue to play a "Steve Francis" type of role on this team (dribble -> 20 secs then pass to shooter).

The coach variable is going to be the most intriguing part to watch. I won't hold my breath though, D'Antoni hasn't fared well since his tenure with the Suns.

 

Not really at all. I guess you can say they are both good offense, bad defense teams?

 

Actually a pretty good comparison... Which mean we'll be just as mediocre as I thought. OKC needs to hurry up and trade Russ to the east so we can have one less team to worry about

 

Hey, believe what you want man.

The author who covers the team said it right there in the article too.

I'm sure the kad is making things up too.

 

I'm not sure what the point here is JR. Are you trying to prove a hypothetical person who thinks we are better than the Warriors right now that we really aren't?

 

Who said anything about the Warriors?

Does the current team remind anyone of the Mavs of 14-15? Sure, Rockets may be a great offensive team like they were. We'll have to wait & see. But despite being 19-7 or 20-8, Dallas made the trade for Rondo because they weren't true contenders.

Cool, Rockets'll be a great, exciting offensive team like Dallas was. Great. That's awesome.

I think someone made a thread on that already: This is gonna be a fun squad

 

Cocaine a hellva drug.

 

Right, so your point is that this team isn't good enough to a win a title right? But duh, the thread compared this team to a team that didn't win the title.

This is going to be a long season. We are going to need to be reminded that we aren't a title team in every thread.

 

I was personally thinking that we were championship bound until JR reminded me otherwise.

 

:grin:

Let's talk about fun squads of previous years.

14-15 Mavs
Nuggets under George Karl (post-Carmelo?)