Play That Man! Fixing Frontcourt Rotations for NBA’s Prospective Playoff Squads

March 14th, 2016 by Adam Fromal Leave a reply »



Tinkering is a crucial part of the regular season's final weeks. Flawed contenders and squads hoping to embark upon Cinderella runs are searching for magic formulae to help position themselves against the overwhelming favorites. Whether due to injury or ineffectiveness, not every rotation is fully fleshed out. 

Here, we're going to help some of them. 

Trying to produce a sorely needed spark for the NBA playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder all have frontcourt players who need to see significant minutes during what remains of the regular season.

 

Dwight Powell, Dallas Mavericks

"Since David Lee has come, Powell has been a backup 4 pretty much full time. We just don't have the minutes. That's not to say he couldn't re-enter the picture. I've told him he's got to stay ready," Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle recently told the Dallas Morning News' Eddie Sefko, referring to Dwight Powell's diminishing playing time. "It's one of the challe ...

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