Jason Kidd revealed the Dallas Mavericks’ biggest weakness this week following the team’s latest frustrating loss.
Over the summer, Dallas went out and added Klay Thompson. They stole him from under the Los Angeles Lakers.
Thompson would later reveal the real reason he chose Dallas over L.A.
The hope with the Thompson addition was that the Mavericks would be able to build on last year’s successful Finals run.
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But thus far that hasn’t happened.
Dallas is 5-4 after nine games – tied with the Lakers for ninth place in the Western Conference.
After the Mavericks’ 114-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday, Kidd went off on his team’s biggest weakness: the bench.
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“For whatever reason, we get off to a slow start,” Kidd told reporters after the game. “It’s got to be addressed. We’ve talked about it. There’s got to be action. There’s got to be some energy. Somebody has to come with some f—ing energy. We’re f—ing flat. That’s where it starts.
“The fatigue of running Luka (Doncic) or (Kyrie Irving) 40-something minutes because our bench stinks right now. As deep as we are, we got to get someone to f—ing participate off the bench. Somebody has to join the party to help Ky and Luka, and that’s just not happening right now.
“It’s a team. It’s not Luka and Ky and Klay (Thompson). Others have to participate. Played the whole f—ing team tonight and we couldn’t find anybody so we had to leave those two to carry the load and that’s not fair to those two this early in the season.”
Will the Mavericks be able to shore up their bench as the season chugs along? Time will tell. But if they don’t, another Finals run seems unrealistic.
A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
