08-24-2022, 04:11 PM
My most important Mavs player (besides the obvious) entering the season:
1) Spencer Dinwiddie. I feel if we get off to a slow start that Dinwiddie may be the one who gets a lot of blame. He widely exceeded my expectations after he came on over after the trade. He was up and down in the playoffs. It is tough to fit in seamlessly after a midseason trade. Not only will he need to show that he can play well with Luka, but he really needs to lead the team when Luka sits. He also needs to stay healthy. That has been an issue for him in the past.
2) Christian Wood- Can he move from a guy who puts up good numbers for awful teams to a guy who can impact winning? In theory, he appears to be an ideal fit for this offense. But I think we are all looking for more than just #'s. Can he do the little things? Is he reliable? Can he make winning plays? We need to give him some time, but in reality the Mavs will probably make a decision on him pretty early in the season whether he is a long term fit here.
3) Josh Green/Frank N- Things would look much better if either (both ideally) proved to be good rotation players who play good minutes. It just opens up a lot more opportunities either in a trade or at low cost role players.
4) Tim Hardaway jr- Maybe should have been #3. Although I think we have a pretty good idea where he fits in. Hopefully he is closer to the 20-21 Hardaway than the one from last season. Although, unlike some of our other shooters who played better late, we didn't get the chance to see if Hardaway would have gotten into a groove as the season went on.
1) Spencer Dinwiddie. I feel if we get off to a slow start that Dinwiddie may be the one who gets a lot of blame. He widely exceeded my expectations after he came on over after the trade. He was up and down in the playoffs. It is tough to fit in seamlessly after a midseason trade. Not only will he need to show that he can play well with Luka, but he really needs to lead the team when Luka sits. He also needs to stay healthy. That has been an issue for him in the past.
2) Christian Wood- Can he move from a guy who puts up good numbers for awful teams to a guy who can impact winning? In theory, he appears to be an ideal fit for this offense. But I think we are all looking for more than just #'s. Can he do the little things? Is he reliable? Can he make winning plays? We need to give him some time, but in reality the Mavs will probably make a decision on him pretty early in the season whether he is a long term fit here.
3) Josh Green/Frank N- Things would look much better if either (both ideally) proved to be good rotation players who play good minutes. It just opens up a lot more opportunities either in a trade or at low cost role players.
4) Tim Hardaway jr- Maybe should have been #3. Although I think we have a pretty good idea where he fits in. Hopefully he is closer to the 20-21 Hardaway than the one from last season. Although, unlike some of our other shooters who played better late, we didn't get the chance to see if Hardaway would have gotten into a groove as the season went on.
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