02-07-2022, 03:42 PM
(02-07-2022, 03:32 PM)Jommybone Wrote: Agree with the weirdness. I always wonder if, this time of year, teams are strategically holding guys out because other teams have included them in trade demands. Maybe, perhaps, possibly, if the Mavs are trying to do a deal WITHOUT Maxi and/or KP, and the trade partner wants them in the deal, it could make sense to exaggerate injuries and unavailability?
It was very subtle but if you go back and watch the game he got hurt, you can see when it happens and then has to play 4-5 trips up and down before they sub him out. It wasn't obvious but it was almost like he went back to last year's mobility and looked stiff for those possessions. Point being I do think it was a real injury and not some kind trade leverage play.