Regarding Doncic here: am I the only one who thinks he tries to do too much by himself? He's a hell of a scorer and a very good facilitator. But man, you have to trust your teammates with responsibilities. Let them do things, let them be engaged. There's a time for Doncic to take over and run the show. That time isn't "all 48 minutes of the game."
One of the things that I've harped on over the last couple of months is that making teammates better isn't just about putting more assists in the box score. Not every roleplayer is meant to be turned into a catch-and-shoot statue on the perimeter, but that doesn't mean you can't help them maximize the skills they do have. Imagine if the Warriors just stuck Draymond in the corner every possession while Curry dribbled the air out of the ball. That would be a huge waste of Draymond's abilities, right? I feel like one of the underdiscussed parts of our turnaround was that we started putting Smart and Horford and these other guys in positions to succeed, rather than trying to pigeonhole them into roles they aren't well-suited to. Tatum is quietly turning into a f***ing problem off the ball, and that wreaks all kinds of havoc on defenses that even our lesser players are able to take advantage of.
Of course, the part that I'm leaving out is that Luka's best teammates are Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie. Perhaps he's perfectly willing to share responsibility and the other Mavs just aren't talented enough to deliver consistently enough, so he tries to do it himself. It's hard to tell the difference from a distance.
