2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[dirkfansince1998]

No strawman, just answering what you appeared to be saying as I read it. If I misunderstood, was not intentional. The only reason I replied again was your "where did I say that" when I had QUOTED your words, so you would know exactly what I was replying to. So I showed where you said that.

I'm not looking for animus.

If you want to know what minutes I think you're missing, that gum up the works, it's the combo of DFS-RB-THJ in relation to what's available. I think you're focusing on debating things I think are peripheral anyhow (how much Green-Frank play), whereas to me the primary obstacle is the main 3.

I agree the longer rotations in the playoffs aren't really what's applicable. So I have been using the season-long averages for DFS-RB-THJ instead in my analysis, which were 33,28,30 respectively. I don't think DFS will get his minutes cut. Even if you force RB-THJ down to 25 each (an iffy idea imo), and only use Bertans 1 shift a game for 5 mins, and don't ever play G/F at all, you've only got 10 mins available, when 25-30 is what a good player is going to be looking for.

I think they want the guy that will deserve and demand 25-30, and the only realistic route to that guy will be via trade.

That´s closer to the point I was trying to make. I really don´t care about FN, JG or DB minutes if they cannot earn them. If they earn them we can talk about a trade that removes someone that was in front of them in the depth chart.
I see THJ as a 20 minutes per game bench scorer. Maybe 25 but those minutes won´t be coming from the wings. Wouldn´t be suprised if he gets some SG minutes from the playmaking trio. Doncic, Brunson and SD combined for nearly 100 minutes.
That leaves a hole behind DFS. Showcasing Bertans is certainly an option but I am not sure if they have the patience. Mavs look like a team in win now mode.
And I don´t think veteran ring chasers would demand 25-30 minutes in the regular season. Might be a different story in the post season but that´s risk I would be willing to take even if some players aren´t happy with their role. Come playoff time the best guys are going to play. If that means a bigger name is going lose his spot. So be it.
Happens every year. Great teams bench guys on big contracts.

Not to mention that we are talking best case scenario. It´s a long season. Injuries happen. Players miss games. A lot of things happen. Another COVID outbreak or something else that we aren´t even thinking about right now.