Rotations and Ideas

[BigDirk41]

Jason Kidd has a big task ahead of him this season. The Mavericks haven't been this deep since perhaps 2011. 

With that in mind, how do you think the rotations will play out? 


I used this nifty tool here to attempt to build rotations. You can build your own as well. 

https://www.thehoopsgeek.com/basketball-rotation-app/

This is how I see it. There is a massive squeeze at guard with Grimes, Hardy, Dinwiddie, and Exum. I basically split Grimes and Hardy in the same role, except 1 plays the 1st and 3rd quarters, while the other plays the 2nd and 4th. 

Dinwiddie plays spot minutes in the 2nd and 4th as a 3rd ball handler but that could also easily be Exum. Naji floats between the 3 and 4 most of the time but he could also float to the 2. 

Maxi plays spot minutes and has a small stretch as a stretch 5 in the 2nd and 4th.

Total minutes for everyone:


Player         MPG
Luka            34
Kyrie            33
Klay             32
PJ                30
Lively           25
Naji              27
Gafford         18
Maxi             15
Dinwiddie      10
Grimes           8
Hardy             8


Exum+Morris+Omax+Powell= 0

This is very tough. In reality Naji will probably not see the floor for 27 minutes. Lively will probably get a bit higher than 25. Grimes+Hardy+Dinwiddie will be a battle on who is the best for the job because there is a tight squeeze.

Your top 7 are probably pretty close, but I think Naji will be more around 20 mpg. If he's getting 27 mpg, that's probably a good thing and meaning that he's had a break out year. I think the last 4 are completely up in the air and I would think the Mavs will use a 10 man lineup most nights, not 11. I don't think Maxi will play 15 mpg or even every night anymore. He's a shell of himself, incredibly injury prone. I think he'll be used as little as possible so he's healthy for the playoffs.