Mavs rotation

[soog]

I’m one who wants to see THJ come off the bench.  I’m not going to call it a JET role though, I’m going to call it a an OKC-Harden role.  No he’s not harden but I think (don’t hate me for saying this) that much more will be required of him to carry this team at times than was required of JET.  When KD and Westbrook went to the bench and harden came on the floor for OKC, that became his team. If THJ comes off of the bench he will need to take over games in a similar manner.

I think Bullock and DFS are very similar players as has been said - players who need someone else to open things up for them, someone like Luka.  I also think THJ can be that other creator when Luka goes to the bench, someone who can put up points.  I think starting Bullock and DFS with Luka is the best way to get the highest production from them while trying to get the opposing team’s stars off to a bad start.  I also think asking Timmy to come off of the bench and carry the team when Luka sits puts more responsibility on his shoulders and asks him to do more to earn that new contract.

I think this gets the most out of everyone’s skill sets after you consider timing of rotations and needs in the second unit.  I would also envision THJ being one of the team leaders in minutes.  I would also envision that with this your lineup to finish games looks something like:

Luka/THJ/Bullock/DFS/KP

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Oh… how’d this get bumped back to the top… ?

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I have several thoughts on this idea that Timmy didn't flourish as a bench player and only showed promise as a starter.  Before I share them I'll share some analysis I did of Timmy’s stats as a starter vs coming off of the bench over the last two years.

I tried attaching a screenshot, though I'm not really sure how to do it.  Hopefully it shows up.

Oh… and this got bumped, too?  So strange……..