06-28-2022, 06:46 PM
I worry about relying too much on Christian Wood's scoring with JB out now. He was probably going to have to carry a huge load on defense already.
We can give Powell crap but he was always flying around, as awkward as it looked at times. Now imagine Wood doing the same thing, but needing to help on the boards more and protect the rim more often. On top of that, score at least 18-20 points per night.
It's a lot of wear/tear, it's why someone like Anthony Davis misses so many games. Wood got hurt and missed 31 games his 1st year in HOU when he was trying to put the league on notice, after that his numbers dipped and defense was an afterthought.
Mavs need Wood more than ever right now, and with no cap space next summer, are going to run into a similar problem of "how much do we pay this man?"
We can give Powell crap but he was always flying around, as awkward as it looked at times. Now imagine Wood doing the same thing, but needing to help on the boards more and protect the rim more often. On top of that, score at least 18-20 points per night.
It's a lot of wear/tear, it's why someone like Anthony Davis misses so many games. Wood got hurt and missed 31 games his 1st year in HOU when he was trying to put the league on notice, after that his numbers dipped and defense was an afterthought.
Mavs need Wood more than ever right now, and with no cap space next summer, are going to run into a similar problem of "how much do we pay this man?"