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Originally Posted by Dallas41

From MMB
Marquese Chriss somehow looked like the Mavericks best frontcourt player in the non-Kristaps Porzingis division, thanks to his sheer athleticism that no big on the Mavericks, or even any player on the entire roster, can match. Chriss is filled with talent, there’s a reason he was selected eighth overall in the 2016 draft, but he could never stick because he could never direct his raw talent into meaningful production. He was a space cadet on defense, fouling teams at will and never being in right place, let alone at the right time. Despite all of those issues, which still showed up in Dallas at times, he’s basically thrived thanks to his talent just dwarfing his fellow Mavericks big men. Chriss is violent rolling to the rim and the he developed nice chemistry with all the Mavericks ball handling guards. With Dwight Powell losing a step after his Achilles surgery, Chriss has stepped into the rim-runner role the Mavericks have sorely missed ever since Powell got hurt. He’s also the only Maverick, outside of Moses Brown, that isn’t allergic to rebounding — Chriss is averaging 13.8 rebounds per 36 minutes, which is a substantially better number than Powell’s 8.3, Kleber’s 8.9 or even Porzingis’ 9.4. Chriss has attacked both ends of the floor with force and tenacity, which has also gotten him into trouble at times defensively, but still, what a sight to see a Mavericks big man move and play the way Chriss has. It’s an indictment on the Mavericks roster, but that still doesn’t make it any less helpful.

Reading this makes me wonder if hed ever see the floor with RC. He does get himself into foul trouble and it can happen quick sometimes.

Sign in for the rest of the year and get it over with