07-24-2024, 02:10 PM
(07-24-2024, 01:13 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Agree, and this is (I think) what the Mavs' thought process is with the signing - rotating Luka and two combo guards - though perhaps on a smaller scale.
I don't view Thompson as an initiator, and the drastic scale back of Exum in the playoffs has me questioning how Kidd views him, too. That potentially leaves a hole I was excited to see whether or not Hardy could fill, but this signing all but nukes that possibility, I think.
My guess is that the Mavs are hoping Dinwiddie has enough to make the playoff rotation but that there's a chance he won't. There's no question he's a good addition as end of the bench insurance, if that's all he ends up being.
Who knows, maybe Hardy will be deployed differently now with a little less on ball focus. Maybe he ends up thriving in that scenario.
As for Din playoff aspirations, I am guessing they are not necessarily planning on him being part of an 8 man rotation when everybody is healthy, but if any of those guys can't play (other than center), he is a better option than anything else on the roster to backfill that spot