11-02-2025, 02:22 PM
Put me in the AD at the 4 camp will never work. Our front line needs to be PJ/Flagg at the wings with AD and Lively managing the 5. I know neither AD or Lively is available now due to health making Gafford a great guy to have. So, because they both play the same position, and both should be starters if healthy, one of Lively or AD has to go eventually. With Flagg’s timeline that should be AD. I think Max is a rotation player but not sure he’s starter level and he’s definitely not a PG. Klay is a locker room leader and a positive presence but at least in the majority of lineups he’s played with this year is not a positive on the floor. We need help at both guard positions and maybe Kyrie fixes everything as long as AD only plays the 5. I’ll hold on until Kyrie returns, but the only reason to watch the Mavs now is to watch Flagg develop. And even that’s not enjoyable with him being forced to play out of position. That has to change.


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