08-02-2024, 09:25 AM
(08-01-2024, 10:34 PM)F Gump Wrote: Mavs will not run a regular rotation of 11 (or 12) players. Although I have a hard time deciding who plays and who sits at the bottom of the rotation, I think it will be closer to 9.5.
I agree that Grimes will not be allotted any minutes at guard, but Exum and/or Dinwiddie will. I suspect Hardy won't be in the regular rotation.
Who plays what position will be blurred a lot by position flex, with players sliding between positions depending on the opponent and their lineup.
Overall I expect something like this, to start the season (after a few games to get up to speed):
Luka 34
Kyrie 32
Klay 30
PJ 28
Lively 24
Naji 22
Gafford 19
Maxi 18
Exum/Dinwiddie/Grimes 33 tot, with this total tending to go down when the games are tighter and the opponent is better
DNP = perhaps 1 or more of Exum-Dinwiddie-Grimes, and Hardy, Omax, Powell, Morris
Lively 24 Gafford 19 Maxi 5
PJ 28 Maxi 13 Naji 7
Klay 18 Naji 15 Grimes 15
Kyrie 18 Klay 12 Exum/Dinwiddie 18 tot
Luka 34 Kyrie 14
I think this is really close. I think we are going to find that Naji is better a better forward than Maxi and he will end up taking most of Maxi minutes there, and then Grimes will backfill some of his minutes at the 3. That would have Maxi at 10 minutes and Naji and Grimes in the lower 20s.