07-20-2023, 02:31 PM
(07-20-2023, 02:23 PM)F Gump Wrote: I agree with all of this. I think the complaints about Powell being the starter are knee jerk overreactions. He was re-signed to mostly help Lively figure out the PNR nuances, not to start. He's certainly not getting starter money. He'll play only to the extent he is better than the alternatives.
Same story as with McGee last season. It is important who starts. It matters to players and to overall perception of the player value. I have zero problems with Powell and his contract. But he is not a starting caliber center. We know it. If Mavs are claiming that 4 mil role player Powell is better option than Holmes, than they are tanking whatever little value he perhaps has.
Of course the theories of Powell starting are coming from some media guys, we didn't hear it from Mavs