06-27-2023, 08:35 PM
(06-27-2023, 06:14 PM)Mavsfan12 Wrote: The most frustrating thing about reading various outlets, including this one, during this offseason is hearing all of the theories on players that the Mavs are supposedly chasing or are interested in. In a single, concise post, GoP has illustrated the massive issue that too many people are ignoring. I don't want to hear another word about freaking Bruce Brown. Who cares? We need a frontcourt. Period. ALL assets should be used in targeting that area of need at this time. The MAVS are stacked at the 1-3 - for now and into the future. They need starting/contending level 4/5's still. Two of them at a minimum. Period. If you don't like the rumored bigs that are available, fine. But people positing people like Bruce Brown/Norman Powell for the MLE/snt candidates, with the current state of the roster, are really showing that they don't get it.
I'm sorry if that offends anyone, but come on. This place is better than that.
One last thing in my rant... Bullock has been a solid defensive presence for this team in his time here. His defensive ratings absolutely TANKED last year because he was being asked to play the 4 here. (he was the starting 4 after the TDL, with Luka sometimes guarding up, and Bull guarding down). Anyone watching the games had to be able to see that the defense was getting killed by often playing 4 guards on a regular basis. With Wood/Powell as the 5's, no less. Come on! The Mavs need to make deals for bigs - using players like THJ at a position of depth to do so. They need to preserve the MLE to use on a starter at the 4/5 - depending on which position doesn't get filled in a trade. But this team is STILL two starting players short of a contending roster next season. Unless... the Mavs view Holmes as a starter. No one has seen much of his play the last two seasons, but I would be happy with his play from 3-4 seasons ago - IF we had a really nice compliment at the 4 - and then go with a C by committee approach.
Great post, GoP!
Thank you, MF12.
One thing to add to both our points, we have no true SF even. Sure Bullock, Green, and THJ can fill in, but they are at best tweener SG/SF. Looking at our rebounding numbers last year, we need some rebounding from the 3 spot, which they don't give us. Luka you can say functions as a forward, so we need a backup there. All that said, we're missing an entire frontcourt except for Luka & Maxi.
That brings me to Maxi... our only true forward other than Luka who is ready now to contribute on a championship team. Maxi is a great switching defender, the best perimeter defender we have... at 6'-10". He's also a clutch 3pt shooter as he showed in our WCF run. The bad? He's a terrible rebounder. His rebounding numbers are more of a SF, which is probably a wash with Luka being such a rebounding stud. The ugly, he's a 25mins/game player. So out of the entire ready to contribute to a championship team frontcourt, we have 25mins covered. The fugly? He played only 37 games last year.
Conclusion: Without overtime, we need about 4K minutes from all 3 frontcourt positions. Luka played 34mins in 66 games. Maxi played 25mins in 37 games.
SF: need 4K minutes. Luka gave us 2.2k. Need 1.8k. Green, Bullock, and THJ can take care of that.
PF: need 4k minutes. Maxi gave us 0.9k. Need 3.1k.
C: need 4k minutes.
Do y'all not see the H-U-G-E hole here?