11-01-2025, 04:04 PM
The Lively injury (whatever it is) has really hit me hard. He missed most of the offseason after getting surgery mid summer. In preseason, he got low minutes. Then to begin the season, I thought his minutes were low. He was in foul trouble for game 1, but the other two games I didn't think he played enough. Then to have a knee issue is really tough. More troubling, I did not see any place where he could have gotten injured. This teams ceiling is so much lower if Lively is not able to reach his potential. With him at his potential, they have a guy who impacts games and helps teams win. The Mavs need more of those type of guys.