10-05-2023, 06:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-05-2023, 06:29 PM by ThisIStheYear.)
Lively played well. OMax was a whirling dervish of nervous, clumsy, athletic energy. He also was just never in the right place. It’s usually pretty easy to tell if someone has something. Lively does I think. OMax though is more difficult. He has the energy, hustle and athleticism. I think he’ll probably just need some GLeague time to get settled and play with purpose.
Otherwise, kind of the same Mavs. Luka puts on a spectacular show that contributes little to winning because every other player adds nothing on either side of the floor (and that’s as much on Luka as the rest of the guys). The paint defense was a little better because of Lively, but the rebounding was still awful and the D seems to have added the consistent wide open three to its repertoire. But, it’s just preseason and nobody died or even got hurt. Lively looks like he can stay on the floor, and the team learned a bit about the other guys who might be fit for the rotation (e.g,, Hardy needs to get regular minutes). I’ll take that as a success.
Otherwise, kind of the same Mavs. Luka puts on a spectacular show that contributes little to winning because every other player adds nothing on either side of the floor (and that’s as much on Luka as the rest of the guys). The paint defense was a little better because of Lively, but the rebounding was still awful and the D seems to have added the consistent wide open three to its repertoire. But, it’s just preseason and nobody died or even got hurt. Lively looks like he can stay on the floor, and the team learned a bit about the other guys who might be fit for the rotation (e.g,, Hardy needs to get regular minutes). I’ll take that as a success.
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