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If Dlo and Exum suck that bad do you think Kidd is going to let them start at PG.

I feel like he will force Flagg to get it right at PG if he sees that happening.

A lot of us think B Will is the one we need to start till Kyrie is back and if he could produce enough to position us for a nice 2nd half when Kyrie returns then BWill and Cooper might be good enough if they split time at the point with some Nembhard as a relief PG.

I bet we would have done just fine in such a situation and that spending a ton of money on DLo and Exum was not needed.

The leash I would give DLo and Exum is short. They should hit 40% on 3's and win with decent assists and low turnover rates or we look at the young guys playing more so we can see if they are keepers or not.

Look how many PG's we have on this team we need to filter a few out and develop the ones that fit best and do so with a mind to develop youth for Coopers timeline if possible.

"Suck this bad" refers only to Dinwiddie.

Exum isn't bad, he just has this Josh-Green type of mental issue with him -- he does not want to score and is contended with pushing the tempo and distributing. As 3rd PG he is better than most, as a back-up it depends. If Mavs are getting pre-injury Mavs Exum he is good, but if the Mavs are getting the Exum of last season then -- he goes from good to "at the very least he defends" category.

DLO is the version of THJ as a PG. His performance can swing widely, but he is not a constantly going to be at a "pull-yer-hair-out-everygame-sucktitude" level. And with Kyrie out, and offensive creation is in question, I like the signing. He would be useful than not.

Flagg as a PG? Barring "Tyson Chandler is an SF in his early years in the NBA"  kind of comments (which is of course stup!d), I would not bet on Kidd seeing Flagg as a PG. Yes he would definitely experiment with this during the season. But Flagg at PG would not be a thing. Even if Flagg's loose and messy ball handling improves, he'd just play PG in extreme situations: like a singular play, a five minute stretch where Kidd sees a clear advantage, or injury to most of the current ball handlers. Flagg as PG can work though, but he still needs a good ball handler to bring up the ball as you wouldn't want Flagg to do this, which makes Exum and DLo still essential for the team. And if you have those guys then, why opt for Flagg as a PG?

DLo and Exum aren't very good PGs, but they don't suck. Luckily for the Mavs they have Flagg who can mask the PG weakness by just being on the floor with anyone of them.