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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
No one on the Mavs could stop the Bulls. No one.
Powell isn’t the issue. Mavs having not a single big who can defend is the issue. Kleber is injured and plays a good game about half the time. Powell cans rebound or defend. WCS is a mental midget who gets bullied even in the 5% chance he is actually in position. Brown is so deep in the doghouse that he won’t play and Boban is ridiculously slow and bad defending. There ain’t any lineup change that’s goi g to fix this bullshit.
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Here's something i just read about Powell from an article and this is why dude needs to be removed from the starting lineup
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Jason Kidd is adamant about playing Luka Doncic with Dorian Finney-Smith and Dwight Powell. Those combinations might seem straightforward since all three players start for Dallas. But there’s more to it.
Finney-Smith is averaging 31.2 minutes this season. Nearly 29 come with Doncic also on the floor. Almost all of Powell’s 23.7 minutes also come with Doncic. Why is this significant? Because Finney-Smith and Powell offer little value without Luka.
Powell is a rim-runner largely dependent on getting easy chances and lobs at the rim. That seemingly makes him a good match with Doncic, who excels at keeping opposing bigs in limbo when he gets into the paint. But the issue is that Powell mostly just serves as a body otherwise and boasts a shaky track record defensively.