GAME 2: UTA (1-1) vs. DAL (1-1)| 104-110 WIN!!!!!

[Kammrath]

your best arguments for a player (other than +/-) is screen setting and defensive organization, it seems a little like grasping for straws.

DP is...

1) Way better screener than Maxi.

2) A way better "vertical spacer" than Maxi.

3) Provides more hustle and raw effort.

4) Much better TEAM rebounder than Maxi (this has been more pronounced in the playoffs with the team getting 46.5% of the rebounds with DP playing and only 36.1% with Maxi playing...!!!). The way Maxi plays D very often screws the team on the defensive glass, especially when he is the 5 man.

5) I think Maxi is generally a better defender, especially one-on-one, but DP does a lot to be liked from a team defensive standpoint.