The logic is flawed. There's no way MDA loses his job if the team plays better defense! This is going to be a top team partly due to offense, which M. Brown is horrible at and partly due to defense which MDA is not good at, so getting rid of MDA and letting Brown take over isn't really solving anything. This will be successful if we can find a C to help inside with rebounding and defense. I like the idea of adding help of any kind, but it still starts and ends with the talent you have on your team. The Mavs had a good defensive coach with a long history of having teams that play D, but that meant nothing until they gave him Tyson and Stevenson. Those 2 moves over the last 2 yrs helped improve the Mavs ability to defend inside and out.
The Mavs gave up 96 ppg this year vs. 99.3 last year. They lowered the FG % they allowed and gave up fewer rebounds this year as well. Nothing outrageous just small amounts 35.7 down to 35% 42.9 rebs down to 40.7 per game. 34.7% from 3 down to 34.3. Their Point differential was 2.7 last year and this year they won by avg. 4.2 ppg. This is the kind of improvement that the Knicks could realistically make to improve. The Mavs aren't the best defensive team in the league, but good D paired with great offense leads to wins. If Woodson can help to make reasonable improvements on defense, not miracles, but achievable gains, this team will be a real contender.
However, we need to improve the defensive talent too. We got a start on that with drafting Iman and Jorts. Both players are tough defenders. Jorts may not have the physical hops, quicks or length, but he uses his girth and strength very well. Now we need to find a C that can give us a little of what Tyson gave the Mavs.
