ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[DanSchwartzgan]

I know that they complained about Ayton but McGee was simply played off the floor.

Game 1
4pts 3reb 2 fouls in 14 minutes, -2 in a 7pts win

Game 2
6pts 2reb 3blk 5 fouls in 9 minutes, -3 in a 20pts win

Game 3
8pts 7reb 2 fouls in 14 minutes, -8 in a 9pts loss

To me it looks like the Suns did the RC style evaluation and realized that the Mavs outscored them in the McGee minutes. Made the necessary adjustment in the following games. Main problem being McGee`s inability to defend in space. 

This flagrant abuse of small sample size +/- is probably making even Kamm blush

McGee played with bench guys.  You know, defensive studs like Cam Payne, Cam Johnson and Shamet.  Those three were -6.6, -8.3 and -10.8 for the playoffs compared to McGee's -4.1, but it was all McGee's fault?  The D-Ratings in the playoffs for those three were 117, 119 and 119 compared to 112 for McGee, but it was him who got "played off the floor".  

McGee had by far the best D-Rating of any Sun regular at 102 during the season (in which the Suns were the #3 ranked D at 107.3).  I think the concerns over McGee's D are exaggerated.  I'd be much more worried about how we are going to guard Jokic, Towns or Valanciunas inside if we didn't have him.