11-19-2019, 02:45 PM
(11-19-2019, 01:28 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Why Carlisle keeps rotating Maxi/Powell starts is beyond me. Powell has been awful. Maxi makes winning basketball plays. I don't buy the line that Carlisle is playing "matchups" - that would only make sense if Powell and Maxi both played well. Clearly that is not the case.
My hope is that finally there's enough ample evidence to let Maxi do Maxi things in the starting lineup and let Powell settle in as the 6th man which he has been successful at in previous seasons. I also think not having JJB out there has hurt him as JJB excelled at getting him the ball. On defense Powell is a zero but he can still be a productive player out there. His team defense is better than his on-ball defense. That's why you need him out there with other backups.
He's probably trying to get Powell going. If he's able to do so it helps the team.