08-10-2023, 02:10 PM
(08-10-2023, 02:04 PM)omahen Wrote: Interesting way of thinking. I admit I didn't watch him closely lately, just looking at numbers. I would say he is a guard on defense and PF on offense, because he is a bad shooter*. He is 6-5 at some 210 pounds. I think that is way too little to really fight with any serious big wing or center. He can jump high, I agree with that. I don't see why he wouldn't play defense on guard/wing position. I would be very scared of GW-DJJ pairing at PF-C. That would be one seriously undersized line-up. One of the bigger problems Mavs had last season already.
*I don't consider 40 % on WIIIIDE open shots a particularly impressive stat. Very low number of attempts anyway and I don't think it will get any higher with Luka, because they were leaving him open anyway.
Oh, I think he’s capable of defending wings. No issue.
You just can’t play him unless he’s the worst shooter you have on the floor. He CAN be the screener/roller, and is very good at that, in fact, but obviously this takes him out of any lineup that includes Powell or Holmes.
It’s actually a conceivably good fit since Luka is going to be guarding down almost exclusively.
I’m mostly just trying to head off the dozens of pages of people who can’t understand why the Luka, DJJ, O-Max, Williams, Holmes lineup isn’t being used. I’ve been acquainted with Mavs fans for decades, and I promise there will be people arguing for this guy to play the 2 about a week into the season.