https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/mavericks-plus-minus-leaders-last-5-games
I truly just can’t say enough about the heart of this kid. I’m ride or die Lively, and I can’t wait to see what he becomes for us in his career.
by Mr_Wyatt
@Dallas Mavericks
9 Comments
Hes awesome
The free throw shit is ridiculous. Cut down on the missed layups and few turnovers and we have the center we’ve been looking for the past 20 years. Congrats big guy
It’s crazy that Lively is leading the team at +45 while Gafford is last with -33.
Lively has been great, but I didn’t think the difference between our 2 centers was THAT huge this series. A part of it is that +/- isn’t the best stat over just 5 games I’m sure.
I’ll add that Irving’s and PJ’s plus-minus are very impressive given the number of minutes they play. Irving especially at +21 and 40 min per game which is incredible.
That means the 8 minutes a game he sits, the team was outscored by 21 points.
Lively plays like he has 15 years in the league, Gafford too often bites on dumb fakes
The idea that this very likely is going to be the worst year in his career is scary af
His defense is already good as is. He’s shown his incredible ability to learn and adapt and with his frame, wingspan and athleticism I fully believe he’s going to be even better.
He needs to improve his hands and finishing as a rim running big and if he develops the confidence and consistency to hit jumpers, Lively Luka PnR is gonna be beautiful to watch.
I bought my lively jersey already and I hope everyone else in this has done that as well cause this kid is the real deal and will be a Mav for his whole career
Playing with a fire in his heart. Motivation to win this shit
Lively should be a Mav for life with his name in the rafters.
But seriously I am amazed we haven’t had more centers begging to be traded to Dallas before now. Luka made Powell look like a starting caliber C, and now Gafford and Lively are destroying worlds. He’s literally a lob threat’s best friend, and Kyrie too. If Lively sticks around here with Luka and stays healthy, he’s going to have an illustrious career.