07-06-2023, 10:22 PM
(07-06-2023, 08:20 PM)MrGoat Wrote: I hope they don't do what they did last season.
It won't be Powell starting at the start of the season but Kidd will look for any excuse to get him starting at some point. If we don't add someone it'll probably be Holmes at the beginning of the season like it was JaVale McGee starting at the beginning of the season last year. Hopefully Holmes doesn't do that badly.
Lively will be the Christian Wood in this scenario, he'll establish himself as the most talented one but Kidd will jerk him around at any hiccup, not put him in the best situations to succeed, and be quick to put Powell out there.
I'm more concerned about our head coach than our roster at this point.
Kidd was not dying to put Powell in the starting lineup. McGee was absolutely awful and Powell hardly got a minute in those first couple of weeks. When he finally relented and put Powell in the starting lineup (there were not a lot of options) the on court product was significantly better and the team started winning. If Holmes shows anything in training camp its very likely they will give him the start to begin with (assuming we don't upgrade).
Wood and Lively are completely different situations. I know a lot of folks like to blame Kidd regarding how Wood was handled, but there is probably a reason he has changed teams almost every season.