[Eddie Sefko] O-Max shines at summer league. … Dudley rates Lively 7/10 as “starting center of the Mavericks one day,” calls O-Max (9/10) “A bigger Marcus Smart”
[Eddie Sefko] O-Max shines at summer league. … Dudley rates Lively 7/10 as “starting center of the Mavericks one day,” calls O-Max (9/10) “A bigger Marcus Smart”
My favorite lines are those directly from Coach Jared Dudley’s mouth:
On Lively:
>“I would say seven out of 10 for Lively,” Dudley said after Sunday’s win. “He has a ways to go of learning our defensive coverages. His conditioning will only get better. > >“Lively will get there. He has potential. He’s going to be the starting center of the Mavericks one day.”
On Prosper:
>O-Max is right there. The three-and-D guys, it’s easier to transition. Offense, he’s a bull going at you. He has to work on his decision-making a little when he gets in the paint. But myself and the Dallas Mavericks are happy with what they did.” > >“Defensively, he’s an above-average defender right now,” Dudley said. “He has the size. He has the mental capability. Offensively, he doesn’t (try to) do too much. You look at his body, already a man’s build. You can imagine it after two or three years in the weight room. Right now, it’s just learning the nuances. And that will come.” > >Asked for an NBA comparison, Dudley came up with an interesting player. > >“A bigger Marcus Smart,” he said of Prosper. “His size, his build, Marcus Smart made himself into a pretty good shooter. I think he has that defensive capability to guard one through four. I think he has the build to be an all-team defensively player in this league one day.”
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Good to know what we see on the court in SL the org sees. Not much pressure on Lively, he is 19 and still developing both physical and mentally. Saying “one day” means he should be given the grace to develop by the team and fans alike.
Omax is NBA ready right now. Dudley has seen his fair share of NBA greatness around the league up close and personal, if he says OMax is ready, then I believe him. He has the tools to be in the rotation from the jump and I’m glad that Thybulle contract didn’t go through, means more minutes for our guy.
Great coaching from Dudley this SL, most fun I had watching the Mavs SL ever. Ready for the season to get here.
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My favorite lines are those directly from Coach Jared Dudley’s mouth:
On Lively:
>“I would say seven out of 10 for Lively,” Dudley said after Sunday’s win. “He has a ways to go of learning our defensive coverages. His conditioning will only get better.
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>“Lively will get there. He has potential. He’s going to be the starting center of the Mavericks one day.”
On Prosper:
>O-Max is right there. The three-and-D guys, it’s easier to transition. Offense, he’s a bull going at you. He has to work on his decision-making a little when he gets in the paint. But myself and the Dallas Mavericks are happy with what they did.”
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>“Defensively, he’s an above-average defender right now,” Dudley said. “He has the size. He has the mental capability. Offensively, he doesn’t (try to) do too much. You look at his body, already a man’s build. You can imagine it after two or three years in the weight room. Right now, it’s just learning the nuances. And that will come.”
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>Asked for an NBA comparison, Dudley came up with an interesting player.
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>“A bigger Marcus Smart,” he said of Prosper. “His size, his build, Marcus Smart made himself into a pretty good shooter. I think he has that defensive capability to guard one through four. I think he has the build to be an all-team defensively player in this league one day.”
Good to know what we see on the court in SL the org sees. Not much pressure on Lively, he is 19 and still developing both physical and mentally. Saying “one day” means he should be given the grace to develop by the team and fans alike.
Omax is NBA ready right now. Dudley has seen his fair share of NBA greatness around the league up close and personal, if he says OMax is ready, then I believe him. He has the tools to be in the rotation from the jump and I’m glad that Thybulle contract didn’t go through, means more minutes for our guy.
Great coaching from Dudley this SL, most fun I had watching the Mavs SL ever. Ready for the season to get here.