01-25-2020, 12:32 PM
I am thinking about Mavs team building philosophy and came to this. Seems like they prefer to fill roster spots 11-15 with experienced vets for very special assignments used just here and there. Devin and Mejri last season, Bro, JJB and Bobi this season. We only had Roby as a young player on 11-15 roster spot and we released him.
The only team similar to us from this perspective I can think of is LAL, who really went all in and traded away all youngster.
Other contenders usually have these roster spots for developing players while vets play in regular rotation. A few examples:
Clippers: Robinson, Mann, Kabengele, Walton
Brooklyn: Musa, Kurucs, Pinson, Claxton
Denver: Hernangomez, Beasley, Cancar, Vanderbilt
Milwaukee: Bender, Brown, DJ Wilson
I wonder if our team building philosophy is really smart in this part. While players like Bobi and Barea certainly bring some sparks in special situations, we are not really giving any space for developing young guys. Either he is good enough to crack the regular rotation or he will be better off somewhere else.
The only team similar to us from this perspective I can think of is LAL, who really went all in and traded away all youngster.
Other contenders usually have these roster spots for developing players while vets play in regular rotation. A few examples:
Clippers: Robinson, Mann, Kabengele, Walton
Brooklyn: Musa, Kurucs, Pinson, Claxton
Denver: Hernangomez, Beasley, Cancar, Vanderbilt
Milwaukee: Bender, Brown, DJ Wilson
I wonder if our team building philosophy is really smart in this part. While players like Bobi and Barea certainly bring some sparks in special situations, we are not really giving any space for developing young guys. Either he is good enough to crack the regular rotation or he will be better off somewhere else.