07-13-2023, 01:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2023, 01:44 PM by KillerLeft.)
(07-13-2023, 01:34 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I'm glad you see how I feel about the pick. I made my feelings very well known about Lively. I am 100% sure the Mavs feel the opposite right now, and I could very well be wrong, but what I saw in Summer League hasn't exactly changed my mind.
The potential is definitely there. The idea of Lively is exactly what the Mavs need. I also tried to walk back my doom and gloom outlook to give the guy a fair chance against real NBA players. That hasn't changed. I'm trying to be as optimistic as possible, but I think Lively is a big project.
And I don't think he's good enough to forego getting a starting center that can play 30mpg because it could stunt his development.
Like I said, I'm going to give it time and see how he looks with a maestro in the PnR. Maybe that's all he needs.
Sure, but…IF they felt like you feel they’d have not picked him.
That’s why it’s ridiculous to expect a big Ayton trade, imho. They literally did this INSTEAD of that.
We’re not hoping they get in on Dame, why? Because they just traded for and re-signed Kyrie. Not a perfect comparison, I know, but the situations are the same, functionally.
You can’t expect them to decide they were wrong before the season even starts. It’s ridiculous for US to think they were wrong at this point, honestly. Every second of Lively’s summer league play has looked LESS raw than I expected, not more. He hasn’t been slowed down by all that terrible weight the dinosaurs have yet. He’s still quick and fast. You say he won’t be able to play for four years? I say four years might be the only window of time he has before he slows down and turns into a dinosaur. If I’m the Mavs, I’m praying he’s able to contribute by the end of THIS YEAR.