Mad Max is ready to feed

In five preseason games, Mad Max is averaging:

22 min, 14.2 pts, 5.4 rebs, 1.6 blks, 57% FG, 57% FT, 10.8 FTA

During the 05-06 regular season, Maxiell would have been second only to Allen Iverson in free throw attempts per game (11.5 per game for AI)......in almost half the time, LOL. yes, it's preseason and his opponents aren't the best, but it's still damn intriguing. now, all of this isn't nearly as useful until Maxiell starts shooting in the 65-75% FT range.

but, looking at this production in 22 minutes a game is really eye opening. Flip Saunders has to at least think about giving him some bigman minutes, perhaps ahead of any that Dale Davis was going to get. his relentless rim attacking game is different than Dice or Nazr's, so that change of style could be very beneficial. could he even get some minutes against slower footed SF's in the league? sure, he might not be able to guard the quicker ones, but he'd rip apart the opposing SF's in the paint. what are your expectations of Maxiell this year? it really looks like he's ready to play and it'd be a shame to let him rot on the bench. should Flip shave off a few minutes from Dice and Nazr's PT? is Maxiell still too raw in your eyes?