I will add the Mavs need to be right and feel comfortable with Richard Holmes. Hopefully they worked him out in Vegas. Also, hopefully he spends time in Dallas this summer as well. Dallas can’t start camp and then find out Holmes can’t play. I don’t know how you can feel confident either way as he hardly played last year. That is typically a sign though. Not always, but more often than not.
On Lively, I admit he is raw. I will believe it when I see it that he starts in the G-league. A few media has mentioned it, so maybe I am off. I get most excited about him doing the easy things ok now. The talking on defense, the rotating, the activity, the basic positioning on defense, etc. All I want him to be now is good at the easy things. If he can do that, he will play now. His screens still need a lot of work.
On Lively, I admit he is raw. I will believe it when I see it that he starts in the G-league. A few media has mentioned it, so maybe I am off. I get most excited about him doing the easy things ok now. The talking on defense, the rotating, the activity, the basic positioning on defense, etc. All I want him to be now is good at the easy things. If he can do that, he will play now. His screens still need a lot of work.