07-17-2024, 08:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-17-2024, 08:24 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
WRT OMax -
1) It seemed clear to me on draft day that, given his arc in college, he was the safer of the two picks we made, and I was over the moon that we got him;
2) Summer league '23 seemed to bear out that we had made two phenomenally great picks considering where we had drafted - Lively seemed not to be quite as good as OMax at that point, but with a godlike acquisitional BBIQ that suggested he would indeed be the better player at some point. Meanwhile OMax seemed to be defensively dominant, skilled at attacking the rim with the ball, and his college work suggested that any shortcomings in his 3p shooting would come along. Overall, he seemed already inked-in for a back of the rotation slot on the main roster;
3) In training camp and pre-season games last year, he seemed completely unready for NBA play, which, given #1 and #2, made zero sense to me whatsoever and gave me pause;
4) Last year was an agony of seeing him get few opportunities on roster, not do great most of the time when he got them, not looking great in the GLeague, but gradually progressing to the point that there was hope that he could be the player I thought he was back in last year's summer league;
5) This summer league is, in terms of offensive polish and ability, one big face palm. I hope to goodness that that is 100% due to our PG-less roster, but that smacks of lipstick on the pig at this point.
Prior to summer league, I was very optimistic that OMax would worm his way to the point of being the 9th or 10th man in the rotation by playoff time. Now, I feel like that would take a miracle. He hasn't quite hit the Hardy "meh - maybe, but very probably not" level for me, but I feel like the stock I bought on OMax Island after last year's summer league has tanked. There's still some hope that its value might go back up, but I'm pessimistic.
1) It seemed clear to me on draft day that, given his arc in college, he was the safer of the two picks we made, and I was over the moon that we got him;
2) Summer league '23 seemed to bear out that we had made two phenomenally great picks considering where we had drafted - Lively seemed not to be quite as good as OMax at that point, but with a godlike acquisitional BBIQ that suggested he would indeed be the better player at some point. Meanwhile OMax seemed to be defensively dominant, skilled at attacking the rim with the ball, and his college work suggested that any shortcomings in his 3p shooting would come along. Overall, he seemed already inked-in for a back of the rotation slot on the main roster;
3) In training camp and pre-season games last year, he seemed completely unready for NBA play, which, given #1 and #2, made zero sense to me whatsoever and gave me pause;
4) Last year was an agony of seeing him get few opportunities on roster, not do great most of the time when he got them, not looking great in the GLeague, but gradually progressing to the point that there was hope that he could be the player I thought he was back in last year's summer league;
5) This summer league is, in terms of offensive polish and ability, one big face palm. I hope to goodness that that is 100% due to our PG-less roster, but that smacks of lipstick on the pig at this point.
Prior to summer league, I was very optimistic that OMax would worm his way to the point of being the 9th or 10th man in the rotation by playoff time. Now, I feel like that would take a miracle. He hasn't quite hit the Hardy "meh - maybe, but very probably not" level for me, but I feel like the stock I bought on OMax Island after last year's summer league has tanked. There's still some hope that its value might go back up, but I'm pessimistic.