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

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Because of extreme frustration, I feel compelled to give my opinion, and that is that Powell just has to go, or get less minutes, because he is absolutely killing us on offense.  Yes, he sets some good picks and catches some lobs for dunks, but that is not enough for me.  He's a great hustle guy, but that's not enough for me, either. 

He is almost useless at the rim when big defenders are around him and seems glued to the floor.  Also, instead of grabbing the rebound, he tips it out and, way too often, to the other team.  But the most damaging problem is that he frequently ends up being wide open for mid range shots around the top of the key because no defender bothers him because he won't shoot a mid range shot.  This allows the defense to ignore him and concentrate on the other four guys, and also we waste the shot clock while he tries to find somebody to pass to.  It is just so insanely frustrating to see a Mav with a wide open 20 foot shot who won't take it. 

If Aldridge can set pics and get wide open shots, he can help us because he'll take those shots and is almost a dead aim on those.  I just hope he's in decent enough condition to play.