jazzfan1971 wrote:It's not so much that I'm high on Mullens, as it is there is nobody there to challenge him for minutes as the 3rd big. Hollins has always looked worthless to me when I've seen him play. So, I don't think he'll earn much run except when there is foul trouble or the occasional blowout. That leaves only 3 guys to split 96 minutes. And Neither Griffin or Jordan have been high minute guys. Last year Griffin played 32.5 minutes and Jordan played 24.5 minutes. That leaves 39 minutes left to be filled by someone. Even if you bump up Griffin and Jordan's minutes and give Hollins a little run, that still leaves a ton of time left for Mullens.
That's why I see him getting a good amount of run. Not so much that he's a stud as of necessity. But, I do think it's possible that he could challenge Jordan in Rivers eyes as his most trusted player to line up with Griffin. Unless they bring in another big Mullens almost looks guaranteed to get 25mpg.
Do you really think a team giving 39 mpg to Hollins/Mullens (who should both be 3rd string) is winning 56 games? Paul is great and their perimeter rotation is solid, but that's a huge hole. Even last years' weak big mad depth was better.
I'd expect lower 50's, unless they add a good reserve big (either C or PF/C as backing up Jordan is more important than backing up Griffin).
