09-08-2023, 12:03 PM
(09-08-2023, 02:17 AM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: This is my 9 man playoff rotation. More like end of season rotation. Luka and Kyrie's minutes will certainly be higher in the playoffs.
Your chart both gave me a migraine but also made me want to eat Skittles. I mostly like your minutes distribution and would prefer you be the Mavs coach over Jason Kidd.
I think DJJ will receive most of those OMax minutes though and Dwight Powell will receive most of the Holmes minutes. Holmes hasn't been the same since a serious eye injury. I'm pulling for him though and if he does bounce back then that trade will look like a genius move.
I would love to see Derrick Lively receive 18 mpg by the end of the season and I think it's possible. He was the best defensive player in college basketball at the end of the season and can dunk the ball when he's within 3 feet of the rim. I think that will have value for the Mavericks. I don't buy the argument that it will be three years before he can contribute to the Mavericks. We don't need excellence at the center position. We need solid defense and rebounding. I think Lively by the end of this year can be what Willie Cauley-Stein was for the Mavericks- decent.
I will also be very happy if Jaden Hardy plays 28 mpg. If Kidd plays Seth Curry more than Jaden Hardy, I will be depressed and angry.