(06-02-2024, 05:28 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Silly comment. I´m sorry. Invalidate what? I have made it perfectly clear that Dwight Powell is a reliable regular season back-up. And he has never been anything more.
Quite frankly I have shown some great restraint!Given the moment the Mavs finally did all the stupid sh*t I have been fighting with most of you for over a decade, it landed them in the NBA finals 12 months later.
I find it a bit insulting that he now back comes with the same spill, like he literally learned absolutely nothing from the past, when he completely ignored the eye-test part of the equation to make a more well-rounded observation of a player.
We literally got a reminder of the difference between Powell and Lively´s rim protection impact in game four.
You saw it. I saw it. Everybody knows it. Dwight Powell himself knows it.
Josh Green is a hustle player, whose effort and 3pt shooting make him a useful bench player/situational player, but the moment he is asked to defend a star player on the other team his physical limitations get exposed, just like they were with Dwight Powell. Due to his weak physical strength and short arms Green simply does not register as a one on one defender. He doesn´t fight over screens well enough and he is not athletic/long enough to deter any star player from getting a comfortable shot. DJJ can do all those things.
What you're saying above is very true... but Josh still intrigues me as a defender on the opposing team's best quick small guard. He needs to be more aggressive and impactful on offense though, for the intrigue to sustain itself, and transform itself into thinking that he's a must-keep on this roster. And if he doesn't, then I would prefer to swap him out for Grimes or Iso Joe.