06-18-2025, 01:56 AM
(06-17-2025, 11:29 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Yes injuries are a concern and both Kyrie (when he returns) and AD needs to be watched closely in the regular season. No more playing Luka for a full half type of things. I think they need to be around 30 minutes when healthy. That is why I think a deep team will be important. We will see if this is transferable to the playoffs when stars play bigger minutes.
I also agree that Kyrie is more of a scoring guard than a point guard. Although, I think Nico/Kidd don't want one guy to lead an offense. I think they envision having mulitple guys do this. The Mavs aren't really set up for this now because Klay isn't great at it and Max is still developing. I am not sure, but I believe Nico wants a deep team. A tall, long and physical team (besides Kyrie). And one who doesn't rely on one player creating offense. I think we will be able to get a good glimpse if Cooper can eventually be a number 2 creator. If he can, it opens up a ton of options.
Luka saved Kidd faces multiple times, the pelado can't coach offense.