(02-12-2022, 06:42 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Well, I suppose that depends on the question.
I see him as a pretty interesting prospect who can become very useful as a hybrid 4/5, especially considering the shooting ability he has flashed at times this season. He's clearly athletic and physical enough to be useful as a switchable, small ball 5 if his basketball IQ and competitive drive are good/consistent enough. I don't think he'll ever be a good starter, but I can see him being developed to a point in the future where you feel good about him being the first big off of the bench.
Kind of a slightly different Kleber kind of thing. I don't know if he'll be as good as Kleber, obviously, and I definitely don't think he's ready now to succeed in the playoffs.
You disagree?
I do. I also feel he has trended downhill since he has been here. I don't view him as a shooter - and he hasn't been for the most part in his career. I view him as a developmental player - borderline G-League - who has a roster spot because the Mavs have the thinnest frontcourt in the league. I actually preferred Moses Brown's potential over Chriss'. Albeit, Chriss does have a bit more versatility in his game.
I think that I agree with what has been said earlier that Mavs personnel evaluations are definitely developing some archetypes. Chriss seems to fit into this better than Brown did. But yeah, I view him as just a dude. He's been around for 6 seasons now. He is on the border of running out of "potential".