Mavs rotation

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Probably not.  Put LM in place of Maxi and I think Powell, LM, Green, Sterling and Brunson probably works as a platoon.

What I’d like to do is see if Luka/KP can really work.  We won’t ever know if they average 18-20 minutes together and 16 minutes with one without the other.  I think about our most used five man lineup being +12 last year and want more of that (except put Bullock in place of JRich).  

I suspect the Mavs are also eager to see if that duo can work. Twenty minutes a night might be enough, I don't know.

If they had gotten their other playmaker/scorer and rim runner/interior defender, pushing a couple of the current starters to the bench, they could probably experiment with an actual bench unit that comes in and out together. But with the situation as it is, I imagine they will have to mix the starters in with the bench most of the time. 

My guess is for me to get what I want, assuming the roster stays the same, is Green will get a few minutes with the starters as the first guy off the bench as THJ sits (maybe Maxi comes in at the same time).  That way THJ can come back with the other bench guys and provide some O.  It is a pretty limited role for Green, but he’s more likely to be successful in it than part of a bench platoon where they need him to do more.

Do I correctly interpret that what you want is for Green to get some meaningful minutes? I agree that the best environment for him is to play with mostly starters. But, unless he has made a leap on the offensive end during the summer, those would seem to be developmental minutes, moreso than actually heavily relying on him.  

Do you see things differently?