07-11-2022, 08:30 AM
(07-11-2022, 08:00 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]WE WILL PLAY 5-OUT. It just won't be 100% of the time. The ability to play both ways IS A GOOD THING.
Preach.
(07-11-2022, 08:00 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]WE WILL PLAY 5-OUT. It just won't be 100% of the time. The ability to play both ways IS A GOOD THING.
(07-11-2022, 08:00 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]I think Green is 9th at best. If the starting lineup is McGee, Wood, DFS, SD and Luka, then Maxi Bullock and Hardaway would be 6-8. Unfortunately Green doesn't have enough PG skills to run the second unit. I guess Luka and SD can play 12 minutes together to start halves and split the other 36. But we still need some injury protection if nothing else.
I've been an advocate of signing another big and Wood getting some burn at the four and even I don't see McGee/Powell getting 30 minutes. McGee took Powell's job. Powell is now competing with Wood and Maxi and DFS for 'big' minutes and is arguably the worst defender among that group and definitely the worst 3 point shooter. WE WILL PLAY 5-OUT. It just won't be 100% of the time. The ability to play both ways IS A GOOD THING.
(07-11-2022, 09:03 AM)mvossman Wrote: [ -> ]With McGee or Powell on the floor you are locked into playing P&R with them (they can't do anything else) and relegating Wood to the perimeter. I would greatly prefer for most of Woods minutes on the floor to be played without one of those guys for that offensive versatility. That is why I like the Maxi/Wood pairing, because Maxi unlocks Wood's offensive versatility and helps to cover up some of his defensive issues.
(07-11-2022, 09:56 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]I think the majority of Wood’s minutes will be with Maxi or DFS rather than McGee or Powell. Also, I think there is a ton that can be done offensively with the new starting five. Yeah, there will be some Luka PnR with McGee (not a bad thing IMHO). There will be some pick and pop with Wood and tons of opportunity for more when McGee is out. McGee can also set picks on secondary action away from the ball. He doesn’t just have to stand at the baseline in the dunker spot. Lots of teams figure out how to play offensively with a guy who can’t shoot 3’s. This isn’t rocket surgery.
(07-11-2022, 10:07 AM)mvossman Wrote: [ -> ]I hope you are right regarding Wood's minutes. I would feel a lot better if we send out Powell for a 3rd point guard. It may not be rocket surgery, but I still have PTSD flashbacks to the first week of last season when Powell and KP were routinely running into each other on offense.
(07-11-2022, 10:09 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]Powell almost has to be outgoing in any trade for major salary
(07-11-2022, 10:34 AM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]I hate to be a broken record with Skin Wade's comments, but he very confidently and clearly stated that it is "unlikely" that DP was on the roster to start the season.
(07-11-2022, 10:34 AM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]I hate to be a broken record with Skin Wade's comments, but he very confidently and clearly stated that it is "unlikely" that DP was on the roster to start the season.
(07-11-2022, 08:00 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]WE WILL PLAY 5-OUT. It just won't be 100% of the time. The ability to play both ways IS A GOOD THING.
(07-11-2022, 10:54 AM)Tyler Wrote: [ -> ]In the same interview you're referencing, I believe Skin also implied that McGee was never actually told by the Mavs that he was a starter and that he told MacMahon that on his own. Well, it turns out McGee was right and Skin was wrong.
(07-11-2022, 10:07 AM)mvossman Wrote: [ -> ] I would feel a lot better if we send out Powell for a 3rd point guard. It may not be rocket surgery, but I still have PTSD flashbacks to the first week of last season when Powell and KP were routinely running into each other on offense.
(07-11-2022, 09:03 AM)mvossman Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not against McGee as a replacement for Powell as he is fits the situational center role way better, but the best way to play both ways is when you can do it with the same group of 5 on the court. That is the greatest advantage of Wood offensively, that with him on the court and nobody clogging the lane, he can P&R and P&P or simply space the floor for a very versatile offense. With McGee or Powell on the floor you are locked into playing P&R with them (they can't do anything else) and relegating Wood to the perimeter. I would greatly prefer for most of Woods minutes on the floor to be played without one of those guys for that offensive versatility. That is why I like the Maxi/Wood pairing, because Maxi unlocks Wood's offensive versatility and helps to cover up some of his defensive issues.
(07-11-2022, 11:24 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]You know I agree because we see each other at the weekly support group, along with @dirkfansince1998.
(07-11-2022, 11:57 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]I can’t imagine that a team coming off of a WCF season would rely on a rookie contributing to the regular rotation.
If they ARE thinking that way, they’re fools. Even if they get lucky and it works. Draft the kid. Develop the kid. Play him when you can. But, give yourself the “flexibility” of not being forced to depend on him.
If you’ve caught lightning in a bottle with the 37th pick, you’ll have what we call “a good problem.”
(07-11-2022, 11:57 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]I can’t imagine that a team coming off of a WCF season would rely on a rookie contributing to the regular rotation.This is the Mavs. Maybe I would believe in a culture change, if they hadn´t just grossly overpaid for a 35 year old center. There is no way they roll with Hardy, Green and Ntilikina as their 3rd to 5th guard in the rotation. You either get ready for a lot of The Cheerleader or their Plans K-Z are held up by the sh*tshow that Durant/Irving have created.
If they ARE thinking that way, they’re fools. Even if they get lucky and it works. Draft the kid. Develop the kid. Play him when you can. But, give yourself the “flexibility” of not being forced to depend on him.
If you’ve caught lightning in a bottle with the 37th pick, you’ll have what we call “a good problem.”
(07-11-2022, 11:57 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]I can’t imagine that a team coming off of a WCF season would rely on a rookie contributing to the regular rotation.What prompted this post?
If they ARE thinking that way, they’re fools. Even if they get lucky and it works. Draft the kid. Develop the kid. Play him when you can. But, give yourself the “flexibility” of not being forced to depend on him.
If you’ve caught lightning in a bottle with the 37th pick, you’ll have what we call “a good problem.”
(07-11-2022, 12:44 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: [ -> ]What prompted this post?