2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[michaeltex]

The way I see it, we have 6 guys right now that I really trust to play big minutes in the playoffs: Luka, Brunson, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Bullock, and Maxi. That is our core and they allow us to play with the identity we have created for ourselves. Thus, we should not be moving any of those guys right now. We should only be looking to add to that core at this point.

Where we should be looking for upgrades is over guys like Powell, Bertans, Green and Ntilikina. Hopefully Green and Ntilikina can improve naturally and negate the need to upgrade them, but it wouldn't hurt to take a look around. I would like to find a regular season rotation big in the Steven Adams mold to upgrade Powell and I would really love another DFS/Bullock type wing to lessen the reliance on Bertans, Green, and Frank.

I think THJ is a little bit of an unknown. We know he plays hard, is a streaky shooter and a good team mate. We don't know if he can perform at a level to keep the defense effective. Or if Kidd feels he would contribute to the rotation.

But if he comes back strong, then he may provide more 3-D depth in a rotation with Bullock/Brunson/Dinwiddie. THJ is known as a sharpshooter, but he has some ability to go downhill, especially if the opponent over-commits to Luka. 

If we can keep JB and THJ helps with wing depth then the only improvement to focus on is finding depth at the 4/5. Which shouldn't be someone playing on a max contract.