02-16-2022, 12:48 PM
I know there's a lot of clamor about the Mavs supposedly needing to add another center, but I think that's way off base. The Mavs went all season with too many of them imo, and the roster is now finally getting into some semblance of balance, not a shortage of centers.
The roster had SIX (!) centers. (Side note: How dumb was that?!?!?) Now we're in a panic when we are down to four. But c'mon, we only play one at a time! Having a roster of mostly centers is not smart.
I also think the failure to see the roster construction leads to the alarm that Maxi can't hold up, because he's going to be forced to play a massive amount of minutes. Um no.
Yes Maxi played 35 last night, but that was abnormal, due to the combination of so many things in one game --- Powell in foul trouble, Chriss not available to provide some minutes when that happened, Bullock being out, Bertans and Dinwiddie still feeling their way and not reliable yet for extended play. Change even one or two of those issues, and Maxi is likely in the 20-25 range, which is what we are seeing all the time.
Powell plays half the game more or less, Maxi plays the other half, and both stay fresh. That's not a heavy load at all.
The roster had SIX (!) centers. (Side note: How dumb was that?!?!?) Now we're in a panic when we are down to four. But c'mon, we only play one at a time! Having a roster of mostly centers is not smart.
I also think the failure to see the roster construction leads to the alarm that Maxi can't hold up, because he's going to be forced to play a massive amount of minutes. Um no.
Yes Maxi played 35 last night, but that was abnormal, due to the combination of so many things in one game --- Powell in foul trouble, Chriss not available to provide some minutes when that happened, Bullock being out, Bertans and Dinwiddie still feeling their way and not reliable yet for extended play. Change even one or two of those issues, and Maxi is likely in the 20-25 range, which is what we are seeing all the time.
Powell plays half the game more or less, Maxi plays the other half, and both stay fresh. That's not a heavy load at all.