"Part of it is, 'Hey, you need to stay out there, we need to play with a center,'" Johnson said. "That was our whole M.O. when we first started. We can't play without a center, OK?
"So, rather than us trying to overthink the whole thing, [Dampier was told], 'You just find a way to be competitive out there on the floor because I'm not taking you out. You've got to play 26 or 30 minutes against this team because we need your blocks, we need your rebounds, and when you're not in there, [Brandon] Bass or [DeSagana] Diop will be in there.'"
Perhaps the days of the Mavericks trying to match up rather than making their opponents match up are over.
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Perhaps the days of the Mavericks trying to match up rather than making their opponents match up are over.
That is my thought when I saw the headline. Mavs adjusted to every team last year. The better course is to make that team match up to them
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