2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[dirkfansince1998]

I think you observed a one-off small sample size, that was forced due to a confluence of unusual events. But not something that is the norm at all. Which would not be meaningful in figuring out where they stand on minutes. We'll see.

The series of events: Powell in major foul trouble. Chriss isn't available as 3rd C. Bullock isn't available to defend Butler. Bertans is new so isn't familiar enough to play a lot of PF minutes.

Changing just one of those would probably have allowed the norm of DP-Maxi combining for 48 or less. In any event, there's not enough minutes for 30 or so for Holmes (unless someone goes, and DP would be the obvious choice), not even close.

Maybe 13 minutes are more than usual but Powell/Kleber sharing the floor for a couple of minutes has been the norm. 8.7 minutes per game for the season. Maybe that is going to change in the future but considering that the combination was getting minutes when KP was healthy I don´t think so. Chriss is a 3rd string big. When it really matters he probably is out of the rotation. DFS will get minutes at PF. Bertans will get some minutes. But they cannot play small ball for 48 minutes.

For me the more interesting question is how they are going to keep the key players fresh. In the last two years the Mavs ran DFS and Kleber into the ground. They couldn´t handle the minutes/load. A regular season insurance that can back up either one or play a few center minutes would really help. As of now that seems to be Chriss´s role. Wouldn´t hurt to find an upgrade.