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[Reunion Mav]

Am I the only one, after the first three pre-season games, who is worried about the depth?

- Dinwiddie looks borderline unplayable.
- Morris and Powell are on roster for towel-waving. (I know Powell will get minutes, but at this point in his career, should he?)
- Exum is out for several months.
- Maxi is his could-be-available-but-often-not self.

That leaves
Luka
Kyrie
Lively
Klay
PJ
Marshall
Grimes
Gafford
Hardy
OMax

...and we all know how questionable those last two are for providing quality minutes.

(Note: I'm not as worried as some about "back-up PG" - Luka or Kyrie should always be on the floor, and either one is elite at the PG position - but if one of those goes down for a time, and they always do, we're cooked)

(Note 2: the upside to this point is that I drool thinking of how good our front 8 are - definitely top five in the league. But how often in the first three months will all 8 of them be available?)

Throw Klay's mentioned needs-two-months-to-sort-out-his-shot percentages, and the first two months of the season could be pretty bumpy. Not saying Nico didn't have a great offseason, just not as optimistic as I was prior to pre-season (and the Exum injury).

Scott for the Mavs, we have long relied on you to provide some worrys. Something difficult will happen but we could just rely on knowing we do have a great top 8-9 this year and that we can adapt as we did last year. Luka or Kyrie by themselves can keep us afloat. I also like some of our young depth we could go to for minutes in a pinch.