2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

One article that digs into Dinwiddie, and gives rational (not just wishful) data that might indicate he was better with Wiz than we might notice from stats seen afar. It speaks to Beal's going into a slump, which then he forced things, becoming a massive problem for the whole team.

https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/2/15/...tatsrticle

From the article, SD's stats at the outset, then without Beal after BB became a problem --

15.7 points, 5.7 assists, 5.3 rebounds per game, 41.6% FG on 13.3 attempts, 35.6% from three on 5.6 attempts.

18.5 points, 7.8 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 44.1% FG on 14.5 attempts, 37.8% from three on 6.3 attempts

If SD can already play at that level (and you would think Luka might be easier to co-exist with), then he's not at all the "damaged goods" we fear the Mavs are going to have to rehabilitate. Which changes things completely, imo.

My favorite excerpt from that article is:
"Fit matters. Chemistry matters. Numbers can tell a story but without proper context, they can be misleading. No one is telling you Dinwiddie will be the second star the Mavericks so desperately need. Exit out of Dinwiddie’s basketball reference page and remember what Doncic has done for everyone that plays around him. He is the tide that lifts up the other boats. Bradley Beal is not that type of player."

It's articles like this that I think are dangerous however. It gives me a certain level of expectation for the new guys. I hope that the writer's rational is correct, because if so then Dinwiddie ideally is the perfect 2nd/3rd guard on a team with Luka, as he can lead the bench and create his own shot. 

I'm with Kamm however. I'm going to be intently looking at his threes and defense tonight against Miami. I really do hope Dinwiddie isn't as distressed an asset as we all initially believed because like you said it changes things completely.