11-20-2023, 05:50 PM
(11-20-2023, 04:49 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: It feels like the plan was to rely on Maxi to limit Powell and in some cases Lively's minutes. They were hoping Maxi can play 20ish minutes a night.
The two problems about this is 1) Can Maxi still do it? 2) If Maxi is your Center, the Mavs desperately are missing that big wing next to him.
Maybe a Maxi and Powell pairing for 10-15 minutes is the best option with what we have. Maxi just has to prove he can stay healthy and is still the player he was a few years ago.
I lean towards Powell/Maxi combo off the bench is probably the best option, but I am worried about Maxi. I think our defensive issues go way beyond our backup center situation. Too many guys in the second unit are not great defenders (Timmy) or terrible (Hardy, Curry) but more importantly when a team is this bad defensively you have to start looking at coaching. The personal is not this bad.
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