Around the NBA - 2022-23 Season

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Gee, who could have predicted this. (Do I need to answer that question?)

 

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39 minutes ago, The J Crew said:

Gee, who could have predicted this. (Do I need to answer that question?)

 

I turned the game on the last couple of minutes to hate watch the Mavs.  The refs tried to do their part with perhaps the most absurd challenge overturn in history after Doncic hammered Richards in the face on a block attempt. DSJ hit a miracle to ice it though.  

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45 minutes ago, The J Crew said:

Gee, who could have predicted this. (Do I need to answer that question?)

 

Poor Mavs fans. A narcissist owner desperate for attention sitting on the front row wearing a tee shirt too tight for a 60 year-old  with a message that shows how out of touch he is.

 

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2 minutes ago, ScottyJ said:

I turned the game on the last couple of minutes to hate watch the Mavs.  The refs tried to do their part with perhaps the most absurd challenge overturn in history after Doncic hammered Richards in the face on a block attempt. DSJ hit a miracle to ice it though.  

I lived in D/FW for 13 years before I moved back home. Loved the Mavs. Loved Dirk.

But Cuban is a truly terrible owner. Dirk has saved him from a lot of criticism. 

Now they luck into Luka, and the are blowing it. 

[fanboyslim 0]

The Mavs made a good move trading for Luka. It was a low risk move and they only gave away one pick. And then they royally screwed every roster decision after that. Now they’ve run out of tradeable assets, rely on a locker room cancer that might walk away after this season (like half their remaining roster) and are on the verge of missing the playoffs AND losing their 1st round pick (protected 1-10).

Fun fact, if all their UFAs decide to walk away after this season they would be well under the cap so they’d have the money to make a bid for a young max player (off the top of my head calculations), but that goes out the window considering the massive cap hold amounts for all those players. So unless they renounce those free agents right away they’ll be effectively operating over the cap. And if they do, good luck on building a roster with one max player and whatever the room exception and minimum contracts can buy. They’re doomed.

I don’t know if Luka will demand a trade, but they may have to trade him anyway to avoid losing him for nothing in 2026.

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7 hours ago, fanboyslim said:

The Mavs made a good move trading for Luka. It was a low risk move and they only gave away one pick. And then they royally screwed every roster decision after that. Now they’ve run out of tradeable assets, rely on a locker room cancer that might walk away after this season (like half their remaining roster) and are on the verge of missing the playoffs AND losing their 1st round pick (protected 1-10).

Fun fact, if all their UFAs decide to walk away after this season they would be well under the cap so they’d have the money to make a bid for a young max player (off the top of my head calculations), but that goes out the window considering the massive cap hold amounts for all those players. So unless they renounce those free agents right away they’ll be effectively operating over the cap. And if they do, good luck on building a roster with one max player and whatever the room exception and minimum contracts can buy. They’re doomed.

I don’t know if Luka will demand a trade, but they may have to trade him anyway to avoid losing him for nothing in 2026.

I have watched them a few times and Luka is not blame free.  His defense is just azz, honestly atleast Kyrie looks like he is trying.

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9 hours ago, fanboyslim said:

The Mavs made a good move trading for Luka. It was a low risk move and they only gave away one pick. And then they royally screwed every roster decision after that. Now they’ve run out of tradeable assets, rely on a locker room cancer that might walk away after this season (like half their remaining roster) and are on the verge of missing the playoffs AND losing their 1st round pick (protected 1-10).

Fun fact, if all their UFAs decide to walk away after this season they would be well under the cap so they’d have the money to make a bid for a young max player (off the top of my head calculations), but that goes out the window considering the massive cap hold amounts for all those players. So unless they renounce those free agents right away they’ll be effectively operating over the cap. And if they do, good luck on building a roster with one max player and whatever the room exception and minimum contracts can buy. They’re doomed.

I don’t know if Luka will demand a trade, but they may have to trade him anyway to avoid losing him for nothing in 2026.

I'll take him in Memphis 😀

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2 hours ago, Dwash said:

I have watched them a few times and Luka is not blame free.  His defense is just azz, honestly atleast Kyrie looks like he is trying.

Yes, but roster building isn’t his job.

I’ve known Luka since he was 13 and he’s always had two major flaws: he’s hot headed and susceptible to attempts of taking him out of the game with physical defense (e.g. whinging at the refs or retaliating), and he tends to respond poorly to lack of structure around him (e.g. checking out if the team lacks direction). Both issues are flaring right now and it’s not a good sign for the Mavs’ future.

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29 minutes ago, fanboyslim said:

Yes, but roster building isn’t his job.

I’ve known Luka since he was 13 and he’s always had two major flaws: he’s hot headed and susceptible to attempts of taking him out of the game with physical defense (e.g. whinging at the refs or retaliating), and he tends to respond poorly to lack of structure around him (e.g. checking out if the team lacks direction). Both issues are flaring right now and it’s not a good sign for the Mavs’ future.

I mean structure?  They just made the Kyrie trade a month ago and ijs, you dont think he had any input in the move or any approval had to go by him?  If he said yeah, this would be kinda early to give up on a team especially when both stars have only been healthy for like 5 games together.

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7 minutes ago, Dwash said:

I mean structure?  They just made the Kyrie trade a month ago and ijs, you dont think he had any input in the move or any approval had to go by him?  If he said yeah, this would be kinda early to give up on a team especially when both stars have only been healthy for like 5 games together.

I think the issue re: structure is not the franchise but Kidd, and that's where there's the risk of him checking out.

Mind you, this is just my uneducated opinion based on his poor defensive effort lately. For all I know Luka and Kyrie may be two good games away from clicking and turning the team into a powerhouse, but I get the feeling that Kidd (who I don't think is a good head coach) is not a guy that's going to help in that regard.

By the way, it's not that Luka has trouble with coaching in general. His biggest successes (ACB and Euroleague titles) came under a coach who was, for lack of a better description, a Lionel Hollins type.

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https://sports.yahoo.com/mavericks-look-like-theyre-imploding-after-dog-s-effort-in-loss-to-the-lowly-hornets-200142929.html

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Nuggets play Bucks tonight.  I was hopeful for a Nugs loss, but they have had a few nights of rest, while Bucks are on 2nd night of B2B.

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19 hours ago, The J Crew said:

Gee, who could have predicted this. (Do I need to answer that question?)

 

 

 

I'm reposting one of my favorite Arrested Development clips again because it displayed the conversation between Cuban and Nico Harrison when discussing Kyrie.  It fits so well.

 

 

Honestly, I don't want to bag on the Mavs too much until they are out of the playoffs.

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Bucks playing Denver like it's their 3rd game in 4 nights while Denver looks to be on a few days of rest.

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The Mavericks with their season on the line really let the injury riddled Hornets team take the brooms out on then.

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Wolves kinda look tough tbh.

And Im watching Slo-mo make those little instinctive plays where his mind is 3 steps ahead of everyone else, dang I miss those nobody did it better than him.

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37 minutes ago, Dwash said:

Wolves kinda look tough tbh.

And Im watching Slo-mo make those little instinctive plays where his mind is 3 steps ahead of everyone else, dang I miss those nobody did it better than him.

MC and KAT coming through in the last minute.

I feel like the Timberwolves are the eventual first round matchup.  The Jazz from two years ago + T'Wolves last year + MC and KA emotional wild cards make it inevitable. 

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1 hour ago, Grizzled Vet said:

MC and KAT coming through in the last minute.

I feel like the Timberwolves are the eventual first round matchup.  The Jazz from two years ago + T'Wolves last year + MC and KA emotional wild cards make it inevitable. 

I don’t want to play them. To us it will be a drag - (uh, not them again), so we just automatically think we can beat them again and may look past them. They, on the other hand, will be motivated for payback from last year. Well, at least a few guys since half their team has changed. 

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14 minutes ago, ThaGhostOfThaBeet said:

I don’t want to play them. To us it will be a drag - (uh, not them again), so we just automatically think we can beat them again and may look past them. They, on the other hand, will be motivated for payback from last year. Well, at least a few guys since half their team has changed. 

With you on that one. I don't want to play them again also. I feel like it's a trap series. 

[The J Crew 0]

LeBron being LeBron. He's a hero for trying to play when two doctors, alledgedly, told him to have surgery. And if they lose, he's still a hero, since he tried to play while hurt. Alledgedly. It's always about LeBron.

 

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20 minutes ago, The J Crew said:

LeBron being LeBron. He's a hero for trying to play when two doctors, alledgedly, told him to have surgery. And if they lose, he's still a hero, since he tried to play while hurt. Alledgedly. It's always about LeBron.

 

I wonder why he didn't go to the 'LeBron James of feet' first.  

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8 minutes ago, ScottyJ said:

I wonder why he didn't go to the 'LeBron James of feet' first.  

LeBron will soon leak that the doctors recommended amputation. He knows the doctors can't comment, so he'll make up anything.

 

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Not sure why it posted twice. 

[fanboyslim 0]

LeBron has the best tendons. Tendons like you've never seen before.