03-11-2021, 08:22 AM
(03-11-2021, 08:08 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I agree. I was surprised to see a early James Johnson appearance.
Do you view Maxi as a starter or does it not matter to you as much as who you can use the rest of the PF minutes with and who else surrounds the starting 5? Personally, I view Maxi as a heavy bench player who may finish a lot of games. Finding that player who compliments both Maxi and KP is a little tricky. If found, that would really help this roster.
It depends. Could Maxi be the 5th starter? Sure, the team does great when he's on the floor. But, if you do that, then DFS and/or JRich have to be improved upon. Could he be fantastic as a heavy minutes backup? We've already seen that work.
As you point out, it is really hard to find that starting 4 that fits what we need next to KP and pushes Maxi to the bench. It might be easier (and more impactful to positive lineup data) to improve upon what we get from JRich.