Rob Mahoney

I think in terms of what they're asked to do from a playmaking perspective, all of that matters to me.

And Khan's job is just easier.

And it's easier to be good when what you're asked is a little less and a little less demanding.

And you can be...

I mean, you can channel into all these other aspects of your game when you have a team around you that makes sense.

And the Hornets have a team that does make sense.

Khan is a huge part of the reason why that is true.

But Cooper, for as good as he's been, can't fix what is wrong with the Mavs.

Their problems are running a little deeper at this point.

And I don't blame him for that, but it's a reason why some of the efficiency numbers are what they are.

There's not even an honorable mention.

Dylan Harper, I guess, good season, lots of good rookies.

We ran through with our old rookie teams, but this is a two-man race.

Yeah.

It does make sense.

I do think it matters because when we're thinking about improvement, what you're really talking about is like, have you reached this next plateau of stability where you can do this thing all the time?

And if you are limited in your ability to do it because of injury, if you're limited in your ability to do it because you rely so heavily on officiating, like I think those are qualifiers.

And I said that as someone who I was just kind of assuming that Denny was going to be the guy for me.

He has for most of the season.

His jump has been awesome.