Mahinmi begins life with Mavs

[DBMethos]

But he had 2 personal fouls in those 11 minutes. That's just completely unacceptable.

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But he had 2 personal fouls in those 11 minutes. That's just completely unacceptable.

Actually he had those 2 fouls in his first five minutes, so he was on pace to play fifteen minutes, score 18 points and foul out.

[SenorSpur]

With the emergence of perimeter-playing big men, along with the league's penchant for playing fast, this kid is one of the few, young, back-to-the-basket post players to enter the NBA in a while. Even though he's still developing, he's already demonstrated that he can deliberately set up on the block, defend the paint and look comfortable doing it. It's not like these type of guys are growing on trees.

I still maintain that Ian possesses size and skills that are not on the Spurs roster. I only wish Pop would've given him an extended look and found a place for him. After all, the Spurs will again be short-handed once McDyess hangs it up.

Splitter will be a fine addition and a productive big, but it doesn't mean that the Spurs have now solved the Fakers frontline problem. They still could use more size.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I was really confused as to why Pop never gave Mahinmi more of a chance to prove himself while he was a Spur. I can only guess he saw some serious flaws that could not be overcome.

But if Ian becomes a force, or even decent, on the gotdamn Mavericks I'll be sick.