jbk1234 wrote:I know RealGM is a hot take factory, but this series isn't even over yet. Also, I've never really liked the idea of constructing a roster to get past a Finals opponent. Just getting to the Finals is a daunting task and you never really know who you'll face when you get there. The Celtics are a really good team, but they're not the 73-win Warriors adding Durant.
I don’t think this applies to specifically beating one team. They have had a great run and no the series isn’t over, but they also have some glaring deficiencies too.
The third best scorer in their playoff rotation is career 13 ppg PJ Washington. Their 4th scorer in the playoff rotation is Jones Jr who set a new career high with 8.6 ppg this year. Their other key players are centers without much offensive skill besides spoon fed lobs (Lively has some potential but not much else to his game as of now).
It’s hardly overrating to a specific matchup or series to suggest they need a little more scoring punch. And in regards to the Celtics… they won 64 games, best offensive rating ever, 4th best point differential of all time, 14-2 in playoffs so far with an all time point differential there, and they’re doing this with pretty much the whole roster all sacrificing from their past production vs being led by a crazy unsustainable stretch or fluke year. Teams up 2-0 are something like 31-5, to illustrate the difficulty of overcoming that. It’s not over, but I find it hard to make a case that this Mavs team is going to be one of those teams to do it against this BOS team. Talent gap is just pretty wide.
But that’s not the point of this thread specifically. Even if DAL does come back and win, it’s still obvious they should be looking at this type of move to add another piece IMO.
