08-09-2021, 11:12 AM
Tbh it probably doesn’t matter too much who starts during the long grind of the regular season, as far as winning regular season games goes. Luka with another year of experience under his belt will likely be OP enough to make most iteration of any lineup he’s in look reasonably successfully. This is a GOAT-tier player starting the journey into his prime years.
It will be nice if the coach doesn’t just lean on Luka tho and has a long term plan for his rest while also preparing the team overall for the playoffs.
I’m not against THJ starting, especially since there isn’t really a clear-cut established player on the roster for his spot anyway.
It just seems like bringing him off the bench would go along with a ton of stuff the Mavs have stated as goals. 1) getting KP more involved 2) playing more defense, and 3) extending Luka’s impact and stamina throughout the game / season by adding some serious firepower to the bench
It will be nice if the coach doesn’t just lean on Luka tho and has a long term plan for his rest while also preparing the team overall for the playoffs.
I’m not against THJ starting, especially since there isn’t really a clear-cut established player on the roster for his spot anyway.
It just seems like bringing him off the bench would go along with a ton of stuff the Mavs have stated as goals. 1) getting KP more involved 2) playing more defense, and 3) extending Luka’s impact and stamina throughout the game / season by adding some serious firepower to the bench
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