The Mavericks entropy dilemma! Flag is deeply trapped in the shadow of the giant tower, and Irving becomes the only key to breaking the wall

The tactical boards in the Dallas locker room are divided into red and blue colors - the red area marks the active hot zones of Davis and Levley, and the blue color represents Flag's offensive dessert position. When the two blocks overlapped in the paint area, the new coach Kidd's brows furrowed into a dead knot. The ESPN expert team's prediction is like a sword on the roof: a 73.1% chance of falling into the play-off quagmire, and no one believes that this paper luxury division can enter the top four in the West. The arrival of No. 1 pick Flag should have ignited hope, but unexpectedly exposed the structural cracks in the lineup. The cruel scenes of training camp confirm concerns: when Davis asked for the ball at a low post, Lefly held the penalty area, Flag was forced to roam outside the three-point line - the Duke genius' 36.8% three-point shooting percentage during college dropped to 28.3% under the standard NBA range (summer league data). What's even more fatal is the chain reaction caused by space congestion: Doncic averaged 14.1 times per game last season to create 10.2 points, but the data plummeted by 30% in the training game. The shadow of the

Medical room covers all the blueprints. The recovery schedule for the cruciate ligament of Irving's left knee is marked with a dazzling yellow warning - the latest MRI shows that fiber regeneration is slower than expected. The team doctor privately revealed: "Even if he returns in December, his explosive power will only remain 70% of his peak period." This directly tear the Mavericks' tactical lifeline: When Irving was healthy last season, the team's offensive efficiency was 118.4 in the league; after his injury, the data dropped to 108.9, which is comparable to a bad team.

The Halo of the Giant Tower is hidden behind Davis. He has missed an average of 38 games in the past five years, and has left the training camp twice this season due to plantar fasciitis. When Kidd was forced to practice "no Davis lineup", Levley's rough offensive skills were fully exposed - the pick-and-roll efficiency was only 34% of the center in the Super League, and the free throw shooting percentage was even more dismal 51.7%. After watching the game, the celebrity Nowitzki said bluntly: "They need a second ball-holding point to share the pressure of Luka, but now no one can take on this task except Kairi. "

The entropy increase effect of the fusion of new players continues to ferment. Flagg and Davis' pick-and-roll error rate was as high as 27%, and the two even collided in the same cutting path in one training session. Disturbing details circulated in the locker room: When Doncic called in Slovenian, Flag asked the assistant "whether he was criticizing me." This suspicion chain broke out in the preseason against the Spurs—when the third quarter was paused, the scene of Doncic angrily throwing a towel was captured by the sidelines. The key to breaking the deadlock is still tied to Irving. If he can miraculously restore the peak eight success power, the Mavericks will have the ultimate weapon to break the dilemma: his career 38.8% three-point shooting rate can open up space, singles efficiency can be 1.12 points/round can tear and double-team, and more importantly, the net efficiency value of +11.3 when playing with Doncic. The team has prepared a special plan for this: adopting a precision maintenance plan of "back-to-back rest + limited time" and strictly controls each game within 28 minutes.

When Flag made the 500th bottom corner three-pointer at midnight, the sound of the basketball passing through the empty arena was particularly harsh. The lights from the American Airlines Center outside the window illuminate Irving's figure on the poster, and the cruciate ligament recovery progress bar beat silently in the dark. Dallas' season is like a sophisticated but fragile watch - Davis' glass attributes, rookie maladaptation, deadly congestion in space, and the biting of all gears depends on whether the most fragile part can be rotated again. The countdown for the new season has already begun, and the Mavericks' giant ship is heading towards unknown waters. Whether Flag's playoff dream can come true is not Kidd's tactical board, but in the clinic where lights are always on.