(02-14-2022, 10:24 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Just at initial glance, I think the playoff minutes are too high for DFS and Bullock. Probably a little high for Jalen as well. I don't know how they do it, but I think they find more than 20 minutes for Dinwiddie, if he is productive. I think they are hoping he is a 25-30 minute player somehow. Sort of probably how they viewed him when they had an interest in him this offseason. This all a guess from me though.
I also expect Green to probably lose minutes in the playoffs....just a guess though. It will be interesting to see if Hardaway is back at the end of the year too.
That frontcourt depth chart is really thin....mavs really have their work cut out for them.
I actually think Luka, DFS and RB's minutes will increase in the playoffs, at the expense of Green/Bertans - depending on match-up's... more of a 7-8 man rotation in the playoffs. I could see Brunson moving down to 32 mpg and SD increasing to 24 mpg if/when he shows that he's worth the extra minutes. I feel like SD might be more effective with 18-20 mpg but Kidd will need to figure all that out. Regardless, there aren't minutes for Dragic and it would be difficult to find any minutes for a big come playoff time as well. It would be at the expense of Bertans who needs to increase his value and who's shooting may be invaluable.
I can see why Nico says this roster is "set"...