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[Knutsen]

KL, I did not read your other comments (I don't read every thread in the forum). So all I knew was that you thought that Mavs rebounding vs Minny was a hopeless cause, even with Gafford's contributions (and my belief is that this is a rebounding-defense type of team now, playing physically and aggressively in those areas).

I don't see Gafford's weaknesses as things that make him undesirable. Like with all players, there's pluses, minuses, and whether his combo is more helpful or hurtful to the overall result.

I agree Lively is closer to the ideal (Ty Chandler). But it takes many good players to win big. And let's not overlook that when the Mavs added Gafford, they already had Lively and were still struggling in various ways, including an overall weakness at the center position.

As for Green, I'm hopeful he can be better, and valuable. I'd rather keep him, everything else being equal. But who knows - there are lots of moving parts to solving the roster-building equation this summer, and he has to be borderline if we're honest about what he's providing.

Let‘s not forget that Chandler could only be Chandler because of Haywood and Mahinmi, because he could go all out all the time and didn’t have to hold back, neither energywise nor foulwise. 

Another point is Gafford could still develop quite a bit, he‘s only 25 and playing for a winning team for only a couple of months. Lots of big men come into their own in their late twenties, early thirties, so I think there‘s still some potential on both ends of the floor, don’t you think?