The Dallas Mavericks have been fine to start the season. Just fine. They’re 7-4 but have a -3 point differential. They’ve been beating bad teams and losing to good teams. That means they’re just an average team right now, correct? Correct.
Part of the reason the Mavericks have been average to start the season is that their superstar, Luka Doncic, has been playing well below his standard. He too has been fine. But he’s a once-in-a-generation player. He needs to be way better than fine.
Luka’s struggles to start this season are largely because of two things: poor efficiency and poor shot profile.