09-26-2023, 04:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-26-2023, 04:14 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(09-25-2023, 09:57 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: Dwight is awe-right... at this price. I just don't want him to log big minutes, and certainly not starter minutes. The assumption has to be that Holmes provides nothing and Lively needs to learn and grow given how he looked in the summer league (RAW). As many have pointed out, I think OMax gets the bigger minutes and Lively is in development mode.
Soooo... unless we trade for a C, Powell will have a huge role.
I disagree with your take on 1) rookies in general, and 2) Lively in particular. I think the bottom line with Lively is that you're underestimating not so much his BBIQ as his all-around IQ. I think he's going to blow your mind with how fast he learns. I think he starts a fair number of games and averages 20 mpg this year, and the only way he "hurts the team" on the court is a little foul trouble that prevents his minutes from being higher. While an overall evaluation of his performance over the coming year would be subjective and non-quantifiable, I would gladly sig bet you that 1) Lively averages 20 mpg, 2) he starts at least 30 games, and 3) that the Mavs' record is better when he starts than when he doesn't.