09-27-2023, 10:20 AM
(09-26-2023, 04:12 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: 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.
I hope you're right, but there just isn't a comp to a C who played 20mins in one year in college and then played 20mins his rook year in the NBA, nor with starting 30 games. Literally Lively would be the first to do it.