Joe D and Zeke got them wiped down Steph and Klay got them wiped down Mike and whoever got them Kobe and Fish got them wiped down Murray and KCP got them wiped Walt and Earl got them wiped down TP and Manu got THEM WIPED down JB and Donte WIPED DOWN D White and Jrue WIPED DOWN This duo plays absolutely ZERO defense tf out of here with this dumb nonsense
this defense narrative has gone a little too far. if the offense didn't outweigh the defense they wouldn't have made it to the finals. they would've been traded for scraps or moved to the bench. a lot of those duo's you listed aren't the best players on the team. if jrue and derrick white or murray and kcp were the best players on their teams they wouldn't even sniff the playoffs. if defense really made that much more impact than offense then matisse thybulle would be getting 35-40 minutes a night on a contender.
also, a lot of those players you mentioned weren't/aren't good defenders and had good team defense to make up for their flaws defensively. that's how dallas got to this point. they were a top 5 defense in the nba post trade deadline and throughout the playoffs until the celtics series. the mavs don't match up well with the celtics which is why it looks a lot worse than it normally would against most teams.
The narrative went from “best scoring duo in history” to “luka needs help” 😭😭
Joe D and Zeke got them wiped down
Steph and Klay got them wiped down
Mike and whoever got them
Kobe and Fish got them wiped down
Murray and KCP got them wiped
Walt and Earl got them wiped down
TP and Manu got THEM WIPED down
JB and Donte WIPED DOWN
D White and Jrue WIPED DOWN
This duo plays absolutely ZERO defense tf out of here with this dumb nonsense
this defense narrative has gone a little too far. if the offense didn't outweigh the defense they wouldn't have made it to the finals. they would've been traded for scraps or moved to the bench. a lot of those duo's you listed aren't the best players on the team. if jrue and derrick white or murray and kcp were the best players on their teams they wouldn't even sniff the playoffs. if defense really made that much more impact than offense then matisse thybulle would be getting 35-40 minutes a night on a contender.
also, a lot of those players you mentioned weren't/aren't good defenders and had good team defense to make up for their flaws defensively. that's how dallas got to this point. they were a top 5 defense in the nba post trade deadline and throughout the playoffs until the celtics series. the mavs don't match up well with the celtics which is why it looks a lot worse than it normally would against most teams.