02-28-2024, 08:17 AM
(02-28-2024, 07:18 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: That’s about right. Ideally, Lively would go up and Gafford down.
It is tough to make much of Gafford's 7 minutes last night. He hasn't been strong the last few games. I personally don't like the lineups when he has been on the floor mostly. I will say what I said previously though. Nico made a colossal mistake at the trade deadline if Lively and Gafford can't or don't play near 40 minutes a night total. This team made a pretty big decision on how they would like to play. I am fine with Maxi at some closing lineups, but I hope the team doesn't fall in love with it. Lets also remember Maxi really can't handle long minutes either...per past experience.
Maxi hasn't really been strong at PF either. So maybe I am wrong there. I just think for their vision to work Maxi needs to be a backup 4 and Lively and Gafford need to man most of the center minutes....with exceptions to ride the hot hand or against certain matchups.