Parsons’ Plan Doesn’t Solve Mavs’ Problems

The idea, which Parsons suggested after watching the Mavs’ miserable performance down the stretch of a loss in the home opener, was to make sure the point forward was available for crunch time despite his strict minutes restriction as he recovers from hybrid microfracture surgery on his right knee. Well, crunch time wasn’t a concern Thursday night, when the Charlotte Hornets led by as many as 24 points en route to handing the Mavs a 108-94 loss.

“It’s almost like the basketball gods saying, ‘Here you go for that dumbass idea,’” Parsons said after scoring only two points on 1-of-5 shooting in 14 minutes, during which Dallas was outscored by 16 points. “But it was worth a shot.”

Source: Tim MacMahon of ESPN