Archx wrote:BliscoSantos wrote:Archx wrote:
Another problem for Mavs is perimeter defense. They are weak without Exum, so there is a lot of drives happening to the rim where AGAIN, there is no one to stop/help. This is where Lively has been good at, doing stuff that don't even show up in stats. Moving his feet, showing those long hands, etc... I won't even dive into how important are his box outs and rebounds.
So, it's easier to argue for Kyrie when Exum is out but when both are playing, it's more than evident how extremely different Mavs look with or without Lively.
Exum has been great but he can't replace Kyrie,come on now...And Lively has been good but let's not pretend like he wouldn't have problems against Minny,like he did against Cavs(Allen)
I never said he could and i didn't say he's better than Kyrie but Exum has great impact numbers and has incredible On/Off numbers for the year aswell. My point is, team is totally different with Lively playing and based on impact he's been Mavs 3rd best player so far.
Lively being this important to the Mavs Just shows how terrible their big men lineup is...like I said, he's good,well above expectations,but still a rookie which shows against the best teams