07-25-2023, 08:07 PM
(07-25-2023, 07:54 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Good for Dennis. I don’t think he is the second best player in the league but he found a niche. When you are drawing to stick around it helps to find a niche (and defense is their best niche for a fringe player). Once you find a niche, you get more opportunities to grow the rest of your game in real nba minutes.
Man, it also amazing looking back to last years Mavs offseason. Outside of Hardy, every single move or roster decision was way wrong. Was the front office all in crack last off-season. Never seen everything like it. Just really weird.
https://twitter.com/playswoopsgm/status/...44000?s=46&t=iwQP5yZoJF3Ulzfb9MH7Cg
He certainly showed some flashes in his last season with the Mavs. I think most of us had already given up on his offense but I remember a couple of big late game stops. Onball defense was already close to what it is today but sometimes it takes a couple of humbling experiences to come to terms with a lesser role. Not an easy transition if all you know is a superstar first option mindset (highschool, college, rookie season).