2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[SleepingHero]

I really can't get over how absolutely awful DFS is.    He's now getting the full  Michael Kidd Gilcrist treatment when teams just leave him wide open for even corner threes and dare the Mavs swing it to him.  


I think people are just absolutely so desperate for a 3D wing that they'll let you get away with kind of "looking" like one, even if you're absolutely bad at basketball while doing it. 

I wouldn't call DFS absolutely awful. I just think he's in a role that has shoes too big for him to fill. He's a limited player. The fact he misses these open shots at the rate he does is a bit comical. But he still has some great points about him. He's still an ELITE defender. He is a fantastic offensive rebounder. I think he makes a lot of hustle plays. He can hit a 3 from time to time. But he isn't reliable, and the Mavs need that kind of reliability if teams are sending 100% attention to Luka/KP. Which is why I think we're all in agreement that the "DFS" role needs to be upgraded. 

I do think there is something to the whole "looking like" 3D wing getting you paid. Thankfully the Mavs locked DFS on a cheap contract.