06-25-2023, 07:24 PM
(06-25-2023, 05:57 PM)Knutsen Wrote: Give him 20 minutes playing with Doncic and/or Irving and he‘ll average double digit points just by playing off of them. I think the fit is perfect, he has a chance to be much better on offense on the Mavs than on almost every other team in the league.
I agree. He is very much going to be like Tyson Chandler was with the Mavs. A dpoy candidate that is a huge lob and put back threat.
His D is legit. He has great anticipation. Really good motor and never stops moving his feet. He needs to work on setting screens better but he'll get it. His defensive awareness is really high. I've been watching a lot of footage of him and see what they like. He can guard perimeter or post. If he looses his man from the perimeter he has the length to make it up. Reminds me a lot of Jaren Jackson with that.
Where he will be very different from guys like Looney is his movement without the ball and rolling ability. Looney is a liability on offense because he isn't fast enough to roll and can't shoot from outside. Lively is a huge roll presence and lob threat. His skill set is a perfect fit in Dallas.
We didn't make the cut but thanks for all the support!