06-05-2024, 02:04 AM
(06-04-2024, 06:26 PM)Jakeospikez Wrote: It's not just about when you have a perfect roster. Regular season is a grind you gotta get through healthy. Players are going to get rest days. There will be some injuries. It's probably better to have young guys that aren't ready for big minutes yet but can fill in if necessary due to injuries or b2bs or whatever rather than a guy trying to play as much as possible and will get pissed if not getting minutes. Can the Mavs survive if Kyrie/Luka is out a month or 2. Green/Hardy/Exum minutes probably go way up. OMax probably plays a lot more, etc.
One of Mavs problems in the regular season was that they had to rely on Luka and Kyrie probably too much. When Kyrie was out, Luka was playing several consecutive 40+ minutes games. Mavs also don't have personel to cruise against weaker opponents. Games Luka tends to take easy on occasion and they lack a reliable guy who would pick up in those games. I am not sure Exum, Hardy or Green are capable of filling that role. Would prefer a more reliable option and there would still be plenty of minutes left.