11-12-2021, 04:12 PM
(11-12-2021, 03:45 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I think I saw somewhere that the Mavs are playing DP with KP to "protect him" and try to not expose him to all the beating that a big takes.
Well, it may be protecting KP's body some....but man it is KILLING the team right now.
By all accounts, the Mavs are aware that these lineups are not working very well, but they think DP is the best of some rather unpalatable alternatives.
If, as reported, their number one goal is to load-manage KP, and they are willing to give up some games to accomplish that, if necessary, then what is the better alternative? Can't be Maxi -- he's hurt. Can't be one big all the time -- too much load on KP (according to them). What do you suggest? Boban? Willie? Moses? DFS?
I expect you to answer that you're not an NBA coach, and it's not your job to come up with solutions. None of us is an NBA coach, afaik, but if none of the knowledgeable fans can come up with a better idea, then it's quite possible that there isn't a solution, at least in the short term.
Maybe you can come up with a suggestion? Parsing it might help us all to understand if there is a fixable problem or not.