10-09-2022, 07:05 AM
Putting this in the Mavs News thread since its original home (Preseason Game-2 thread) will soon be long gone:
Here is an attempt at graphically laying out the rotation from the Orlando game to the closest 30 seconds. It allows you to see the overlap between Luka and Dinwiddie and how the big minutes played out (with about 1:30 of Wood as lone big). It was a fairly basic 9 man rotation except Hardy and Green shared what would normally be one spot. It was also fairly platooned with the exception of the McGee cameo appearance in the second quarter for about 3 minutes and Luka staying on with the second unit until the end of the first quarter (which is common for him).
Given the reporting about Wood, Maxi, Hardaway and Dinwiddie coming off the bench, Green (and his D) almost has to be the one who joins that group once Luka sits. To me, the question is whether Green also gets the six minutes to start the half that Hardy got or whether Hardy gets to retain those minutes. My guess is that it is Green on opening night, but the situation is fluid. Of course, this plan is based on the reporting of a couple of guys who I don't know. Just two games into the pre-season we've seen reporting about lineups be wrong.
JM---------/CW--------------------/JM------/MK-------/
DS--------------/MK----------------/DS-----------------/
RB------------/TH------------------/RB-----------------/
JH------------/SD--------------------/LD----------------/
LD----------------------/JG-----------/TH---------------/
Here is an attempt at graphically laying out the rotation from the Orlando game to the closest 30 seconds. It allows you to see the overlap between Luka and Dinwiddie and how the big minutes played out (with about 1:30 of Wood as lone big). It was a fairly basic 9 man rotation except Hardy and Green shared what would normally be one spot. It was also fairly platooned with the exception of the McGee cameo appearance in the second quarter for about 3 minutes and Luka staying on with the second unit until the end of the first quarter (which is common for him).
Given the reporting about Wood, Maxi, Hardaway and Dinwiddie coming off the bench, Green (and his D) almost has to be the one who joins that group once Luka sits. To me, the question is whether Green also gets the six minutes to start the half that Hardy got or whether Hardy gets to retain those minutes. My guess is that it is Green on opening night, but the situation is fluid. Of course, this plan is based on the reporting of a couple of guys who I don't know. Just two games into the pre-season we've seen reporting about lineups be wrong.
JM---------/CW--------------------/JM------/MK-------/
DS--------------/MK----------------/DS-----------------/
RB------------/TH------------------/RB-----------------/
JH------------/SD--------------------/LD----------------/
LD----------------------/JG-----------/TH---------------/
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