Josh Howard, Gerald Green, Antwan Wright, the Mavericks' three best defensive wing players are all injured, no one can match Zhang Yang on the defensive end, they can't even make basic restrictions.
After Stackhouse switched to being the sixth man, his defense was actually pretty good, but he's old now, already 34 years old. Last season his decline was obvious. This year, after Saunders came, they didn't even try to create a new role for Stackhouse because of the age issue. The input-output ratio could not be balanced, and the Mavericks' roster depth is so good, unlike the Spurs who even try to squeeze the old players. There's no need.
The Mavericks' three main stars, Billups, Terry, Nowitzki, the Bobcats also can't stop them, but they can give some restrictions, unlike the aging Stackhouse, and Devin George, who seriously declined in his thirties, who have nothing on Zhang Yang.
