10-11-2023, 09:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-11-2023, 09:57 PM by surfpuckmd.)
(10-11-2023, 04:17 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Let´s not exaggerate the circumstances. We played eleven guys double figure minutes, but so did Madrid. Our 11 guys were literally the rest of our 15 man roster.
But it´s really not about that.
Above all the other issues is the fact that Luka is injured after two pre-season games with the same injury that bothered him for the last 10 months. Kyrie didn´t even make it to game two. Whether that´s because he´s really hurt or just can´t be bothered. Both are sh*t reasons, when you just had five months off and signed a $126M contract. Kleber does look shot to pieces physically. There is just nothing here short-term, maybe in 2-3 years, if the young guys exceed expectations.
I don't think our outlook should be that bad based on preseason but I do understand your concerns. I believe our roster is better than last season so as long as Luka gives us 65 games, we should win more than 40 games this season.
I do think it's fascinating that Richaun Holmes and Maxi look bad thus far. We dramatically banished Christian Wood then JaVale from our roster. Mark Cuban insulted them on their way out. They may both make contributions to better teams than ours this season. We've got Dwight and a 19-year old rookie as our most viable center tandem. That's clearly our weakest position. Christian Wood on a 2-year $10 million dollar deal would be pretty comforting right now. At the least, we should be looking for a center to take the last 2-way contract. If Dwight is injured or Lively busts, we might even need to make an emergency call to Hassan Whiteside wherever he is in China.