Game 41: Dallas Mavericks (15-25) vs. Denver Nuggets (27-13)

[F Gump]

Have we seen the last minutes of DLO in Dallas?   

I agree, the injuries are tiresome.  Just one after the other.  When one comes back, one goes out. .

I think the injuries (or "injuries") are very welcomed by Kidd. Tanking is a tough road to navigate, because even when you're losing, the good players want to play well and get their minutes (and numbers), and there are some players you really need to showcase with extra minutes in hopes of building up their trade value (such as Martin and Hardy). You also want to develop some of your up-and-coming players which takes minutes for them. And then you are trying to do all that in a way where the players play hard, and all look good, but you lose. 

Injuries that sideline or slow some of your better players really helps the process, and the tank, thinning out the players and lowering the ability of the team.

Oh, and btw, I'd love for them to sit Flagg from time to time, but whether Flagg should play when he is dinged up, that's a call generally made by medical staff, training staff, with input by the player himself. There are a lot of layers deciding if he's hurt or if he isn't before he ever gets on the floor. I hope they are way more cautious in a year like this.