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As early as when Delon was still playing for the Jazz, Cuban thought about bringing him to the Mavericks and forming an impeccable two-point guard backcourt combination with Yiyang.

At that time, Yiyang and Kidd's dual point guard lineup always achieved good results, so the deep-pocketed Cuban was ready to spend a lot of money to poach the star Delong.

At that time, the Kuban was only superstitious about the superstar effect, and the recruitment was not as cautious as it is now.

But it turns out that after Iguodala and Tony. Aaron is more suitable for the playing style of Maverick and Yiyang. If Cuban had given up these two defensive stalwarts for Dellon's big contract, maybe the Mavericks wouldn't have had their previous two championships.

DeLong was certainly a great player, but in the circumstances of the time, Iguodala and Toney. Aaron is more suitable for calves only. But now, when the team already has Tony. After Allen and Iguodala, it may not be a bad thing to try the backcourt combination of Yiyang and Delong.

However, for this change, Carlisle and Delon are not ready. After the loss to the Rockets, Carlisle informed Deron that he had a good chance of being promoted to the starting lineup to replace Wade.

Upon hearing the news, DeLong was very surprised. He didn't expect that after he came to the Mavericks, he would have the opportunity to play as a starter. After all, it has some of the best point guards in the world.

In the confrontational training, Carlisle also partnered Delong and Yiyang for a while. But the effect is miserable.

DeLong is a player who needs to be in possession of the ball to get the most out of it, and when Yiyang is in possession of the ball, Delong looks a little confused.

And when DeLong was in possession of the ball, he was obviously a little lacking in self-confidence, timid, and indecisive in his shots. You know, there's a big difference between being cautious and not being confident. A point guard who drags on handling the ball is quite a fatal flaw.

Delon is still confident in leading the second team, but if he is given the starting point guard position, he is afraid that he will mess everything up.

The training didn't work as well as expected, Carlisle shook his head. Perhaps having DeLong and Yiyang play dual point guards was not a good decision from the start.

But the NBA regular season will not stop because of the Mavericks' personnel shortage. On Dec. 6, the Mavericks will take on the same Wizards in Washington, D.C.

John. Wall, Bradley. Bill and Otto. Porter, through the draft, the Wizards have now formed a "trident" of their own. The Wizards' offensive power is unquestionable, and their firepower is among the best in the league.

For today's game, Carlisle continued to experiment with the lineup. He put Barria in the starting No. 2 position, which is the second change in the Mavericks' starting lineup since Wade's injury.

and Tony. Allen can only defend the exact opposite, Jose. After Barria played the starting point guard, the offense went up, but the defense was stretched.

Barria's official height is 1.83 meters, but Yiyang and the rest of the Mavericks know very well that the actual height of this Puerto Rican guard is actually less than 1.8 meters, which is about 1.78 meters!

Although Barria plays hard, the height disadvantage is not something that can be filled by hard work.

Barria had just received a pass from Yiyang on the offensive end and scored a three-pointer, but in the next round, Bradley. Bill was able to go back with ease.

As soon as he went, Barria did not score. With Tony. Aaron, it's only defensive. With Barria, you will only score. Carlisle shook his head, it seemed that the plan was still not working.

Despite this, under Yiyang's strong ability to control the field, Wall has been squeezed into the top position by Yiyang in the recent draft rearrangement. Judging from this game, Wall's champion is indeed not as good as Yiyang.

Wall is still a top player, but Yiyang, he's the best of the best.

, the Mavericks won handily in Washington, D.C. Yiyang had 36 points, 11 assists and six rebounds, and he worked hard to score to fill the void left by Wade. Barria had 13 points on his account, but he gave Bill 21. In Carlisle's view, this is a serious imbalance.

Barria may be suitable to go up and shoot a few three-pointers in a limited amount of time to show his value, but if he plays the starter for a long time, it will only become an ATM for the opponent.

The Mavericks managed to avoid a losing streak and immediately relieved themselves. But Carlisle still can't rest assured, and winning the game won't cover up the vacancy in the Mavericks' starting No. 2 spot......

In the subsequent training, Carlisle was still trying to let Delong and Yiyang go to the backcourt. But as if under a curse, DeLong excelled as a substitute. As soon as he and Yiyang played the first game, they were at a loss.

The once best point guard in the league seems to have lost his heart.

On December 7, the Mavericks flew to New York, the "Big Apple," to face the Knicks back-to-back.

At this time, Cameron. Anthony has long been not the master of New York. Polzingis, a large Latvian man, took over the keys to New York City.

In this match, Porzingis showed the world his talent. With a terrifying height of 2.21 meters, he has the feel of a guard and the mobility of a small forward.

Carlisle, whether he uses Dirk or Nance Jr., can't guard against that unreasonable "monster". Since the birth of Durant, there have been more and more such masters, long men, shooting and mobility. Carlisle still remembers that Garnett and Odom were already typical of all-round big men when they were young.

But compared with the current Porzingis, Durant, Towns and others, they are not embarrassed to call themselves "Mr. Almighty" at all.

Porzingis scored 28 points in the game, which is something that cannot be helped. When he was shooting, there was no one on the court for the Mavericks to interfere with.

Anthony, who scored just 17 points on 33 percent shooting, looked more like a nervous rookie in front of Porzingis.

But 28 points is not enough for a team like New York to beat the defending champions, Yiyang scored 30+ points in a row today, 33 points, 10 assists and 4 steals to help the Mavericks win.

Barria had a fantastic performance today, starting the game with a season-high 20 points! But Carlisle cares more about the fact that Barria actually let the Spanish veteran Calderón score 14 points!

You know, Calderon is now just a brain-type veteran point guard who averages less than 5 points per game. His role on the field is to be responsible for combing the offense and trying to get Anthony to play the same tactics. Scoring is basically only by picking up leaks.

If he can score more than 10 points, it is enough to show that there is a huge problem on the defensive end! Carlisle has to be glad that Barria's opponent today is Calderón, and if he wants to change someone else, it may not be as simple as 14 points.

The Mavericks have won two in a row, and their 20-2 record is still dead to the Warriors, who have won 22 in a row and have not lost.

Delong. Williams, when exactly are you going to get used to a two-point guard combination? If you continue to use Barria as a starter, sooner or later there will be problems......

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This season's NBA league is destined to belong to the three-point shot and small lineup. The Warriors started their 22-game winning streak and that number is rising, almost replicating the myth the Mavericks created last season.

Last season, when the Mavericks did that, people said there was a good chance that something like that would not come again. However, just one season later, the Warriors are on the verge of overtaking the Mavericks.

It was very rare for two superteams to dominate the league at the same time in one era. The Warriors are still destroying their myths, and the Dallas Mavericks are still trying to get out of the situation.

Since Wade's injury to the Mavericks to the Rockets, they've won two in a row. But Carlisle was not carried away by the victory, and the Mavericks were able to win again in a row, not because they solved the problem of Wade's absence, but because Yiyang scored 30+ points in three consecutive games and the opponent's own strength was not particularly strong.

But looking at the predicted starting lineup for the next opponent, Carlisle is one head and two big. Atlanta Hawks, Kyle. Korver, one of the league's most accurate three-point shooters. Last season, he averaged a terrifying 49.2% three-point shooting rate per game, which made people exclaim that even playing games can't be played!

Let Barria go and play against Korver, and without fighting, Carlisle knows it's going to be a disaster!

Jean Tony. Did Allen start? No, then Yiyang will be targeted to death!

The overall Eagles defense is very good, everybody is involved in the defense, the players are encouraging and supportive, very aggressive and very efficient, switching and landing in a timely manner. Quick rotation, that's the Eagles' defensive trick. It's easy to say, but it's very difficult to find a whole team of players who are faithful to the coach's defensive set-up. However, the Atlanta Hawks have such a group of players.

Keep the pressure on the ball at all times, release people in the middle to disrupt the inside lane, and force the opponent to send the ball to a greater distance. The Eagles have the capital to do so because everyone on the court has good enough movement, and the tallest Horford, who is 2.08 meters tall, can even be fast enough to keep up with the opponent's offensive and defensive transitions.

If Yiyang and Dirk are allowed to carry the scoring banner, the game is not impossible to win, but it is bound to be extremely difficult.

Carlisle rubbed his temples, he had to push Delon now. In the next game, he plans to let Delong come off the bench and form a backcourt with Yiyang to see the effect.

The Hawks were one of the best regular-season teams last season, but to be honest, they still don't pose much of a threat to the Mavericks. Carlisle has the capital to do some small experiments in this game, and even if it fails, the Mavericks still have the power to win.

With that, Carlisle turned off his computer and gave his overloaded brain a break.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of his office and took in the view from the arena.

In the afternoon, the U.S. Airlines Center is bustling with people and has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Dallas. Countless tourists linger outside the venue and take group photos, which is extremely lively every day.

But in the midst of the surging crowd, Carlisle's eyes were drawn to a familiar figure.

A gray-haired old man, supported by a young girl, stood outside the arena and stared blankly at the sign of the American Airlines Center Arena.

The old man's eyes were glazed, his mouth was wide open, and his hands trembled uncontrollably. Carlisle's heart was shocked, how could this guy become like this now?

He hurriedly rushed out of the door of his office and ran to the old man's position outside the arena. Delon on the training ground looked at Carlisle suspiciously, was something wrong?

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