02-09-2024, 10:01 AM
(02-08-2024, 07:37 PM)F Gump Wrote: No idea if the Mavs will get him, but the addition of SD in 2022 made a huge difference, because it added another significant ball-handler who can attack, and score. That let them play Luka and Brunson together, and as many minutes as each could handle, with another player who can do some of those things waiting to give them a rest. And at times the Mavs would really push the envelope and play all 3 together. (With plenty of rim-running bigs who can DEFEND, I wonder what that sort of attack would create now? Just thinking.)
In theory Kyrie is now in the Brunson role, and Exum is the 3rd guy. But you really need another guy because of injuries. SD can be that guy. And he already knows that role very well.
I don’t disagree that Dinwiddie had a big impact in 2022. My only concern is that he’s coming into a very different roster and folks are expecting the same sort of impact. He is certainly the most talented player available to fill that last roster spot and I can talk myself into the shooting numbers that he had while he was here as well as how beneficial he is to have around for injuries. My main concern is this team has had constantly issues building an identity and rotation, especially one that has any sort of defensive presence and now when the roster is healthy we’re going to have to figure out where he gets minutes. I think the most logical and productive minutes will be the Hardy/Curry minutes but will that be enough? Is he going to make enough of a difference maker to justify hindering Hardy’s potential growth which is probably more important to this teams future?
He’s clearly coming back and I’ll be rooting for him, but I started the conversation by saying I thought it would be odd for him to come back and I stand by that because we don’t have a predefined role for him like we did in 2022.
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