02-26-2021, 02:04 PM
(02-26-2021, 01:51 PM)Thukydides Wrote: See, I absolutely disagree here. As a stat ppg is not the right assessment for seth. I think his presence is much much more valuable than 12 ppg would suggest, because even if he misses five in a row, he'll be guarded tightly. We have no such player on the roster right now
The Mavs have two players capable of that in Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jalen Brunson. The problem is they both don't start, which is weird considering both are considerably better than Richardson, especially when playing next to Luka.
THJ was a freakin' starter last year, and the starting 5 of THJ, DFS, Luka, Kleber, and KP was effective vs Clippers in the playoffs until KP got hurt.
It's either Carlisle does not know who his best players are or the MBT are willing to sacrifice games so they can maintain what little value JRich has for when they eventually dump him. It's most likely the latter but that's not a good look for Carlisle either.