08-19-2021, 09:24 AM
(08-19-2021, 09:09 AM)RedFlag41 Wrote: Well, Maxi is one your best defenders in the team. He is a versatile big who can protect the rim, be a lob threat and shoot the open threes.
In the context of fit within the team as currently constructed, he fits alongside KP way better than Lauri. A Lauri-KP front court pairing will be problematic defensively to say the least.
When judging Maxi's playoff performance, you must take into consideration a few factors that may contributed to how he faired. One, he was coming off COVID19 infection. Two, he was suffering from an injury. He was not one hundred percent during the playoffs. In fact, he was doubtful of playing majority of the time before deciding to play in the games. Three, he was tasked of defending the likes of Kawhi Leonard during the playoffs which may have taken away from his offense as the series went on.
That is all fair. But, Maxi playoff performance is totally different than regular season. While he is a positive in the regular season where he gets more chances for his slow release shot due to worse defenses, he was a negative both playoff series.
Mavs defense was (very) bad both playoff series in the last two seasons. Would adding another bad defender really be such a problem
