RS 23/24 - Mavs vs Wizards(Mond., 8:30PMEST)

[Dirk]

[Darren]

The sudden change of the starting lineup doesn't work as good as expected. Compared with the previous game, the Mavs relies on iso a lot while against the OKC team, passing and pressing defense are on display right from the click start. Washington should learns the role and improves the ability to space the floor before starting. And this is a scenario needs fixture. The Mavs consistently plays without energy against non-playoff team just like the way that Slovenia was defeated by Poland. I think this is leadership issue, The coach, the captions should find a way to fix it.

[daoneandonly]

As ugly of a win as you could get, but as others have said, a win is a win. There's zero excuse to lost to the Wizards, Poole and Kuzma are losing players and they're leading the charge. But Deni is getting the recognition he deserves, I cant believe there are people who had even a blink of a thought that some guy named Green drafted in the same year was better.

Anyway, hopefully they find a way to get PJ more involved and a part of the team. But thank you for beating the abortion and car jacking capital of the USA.

[Mavrelous]

It's easier to win if you have a DPOY candidate on your team aswell.

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Dude I love Luka, but come on...
He locks near the end of games but he's taken off the dribble all game long, Deni was torching him.
Josh Green BTW, was biting on every small fake Tyus was doing, he needs to have some sense slapped into him.

[Archx]

Dude I love Luka, but come on...

Was sarcasm mate But it's a response to those who say he's a traffic cone on defense. But apparently even some people in media are starting to recognize he's actually at least trying to put some effort in, which is a good sign.

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[daoneandonly]

It's easier to win if you have a DPOY candidate on your team aswell.

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Dude I love Luka, but come on...
He locks near the end of games but he's taken off the dribble all game long, Deni was torching him.
Josh Green BTW, was biting on every small fake Tyus was doing, he needs to have some sense slapped into him.

Speak truth Khalil. This is the 2nd time Tyus has made Green look inept. There's no defending Josh green at this point, especially since he doesnt defend himself

[Mavrelous]

It's easier to win if you have a DPOY candidate on your team aswell.

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Dude I love Luka, but come on...
He locks near the end of games but he's taken off the dribble all game long, Deni was torching him.
Josh Green BTW, was biting on every small fake Tyus was doing, he needs to have some sense slapped into him.

Speak truth Khalil. This is the 2nd time Tyus has made Green look inept. There's no defending Josh green at this point, especially since he doesnt defend himself

He defended well everyone else he was tasked with, but with Tyus he was really bad, he needs to learn player's fakes after 1st/2nd times.
I saw Sweeney pulling him to the side and talking to him, maybe he was covering this.

[AJace]

You take that win considering how bad the team shot from 3 in the first 3 quarters. Gafford was a beast. Years of Powell desensitized me to what it feels like to have a true center lol. But why was he benched in the fourth though?

PJ was 0-5 from 3 but still managed to contribute 9 points. Grant going 0-for from 3 would give you 0 points that night.

Hardy saved this game honestly. It's gonna be tough to find consistent minutes for him especially when Exum returns but he's proven how we can singlehandedly turn the tides around in a game.

[dirkules_41]

Nice strong drive by PJ at the end of the shot clock. If that was Grant, he would have either a) got blocked or b) fell down and begged for a foul call.

You forgot to dribble it off his foot as he falls.

[41Dirk41]

The sudden change of the starting lineup doesn't work as good as expected. Compared with the previous game, the Mavs relies on iso a lot while against the OKC team, passing and pressing defense are on display right from the click start. Washington should learns the role and improves the ability to space the floor before starting. And this is a scenario needs fixture. The Mavs consistently plays without energy against non-playoff team just like the way that Slovenia was defeated by Poland. I think this is leadership issue, The coach, the captions should find a way to fix it.

That was the 30th different starting lineup for the Mavs... It's hard to build chemistry. They need time.
Don't worry my friend.

[tontoz]

FYI don't count on Gafford playing big minutes. The most minutes per game he played for us was 26 for the season. He plays hard but has trouble sustaining it for 30+ minutes.

You don't need big minutes from him anyway as long as one of Kleber/Lively are healthy.

[Michaellam1987]

You take that win considering how bad the team shot from 3 in the first 3 quarters. Gafford was a beast. Years of Powell desensitized me to what it feels like to have a true center lol. But why was he benched in the fourth though?

PJ was 0-5 from 3 but still managed to contribute 9 points. Grant going 0-for from 3 would give you 0 points that night.

Hardy saved this game honestly. It's gonna be tough to find consistent minutes for him especially when Exum returns but he's proven how we can singlehandedly turn the tides around in a game.

Had watched PJ for 2 games, he has the potential to be the best 2 way player available on the team, if his 3PT can back to 38% as he has done in his rookie year.

Hardy can take over THJ minutes, if his shooting can be like today. He did struggle the whole season, but seems to be on fire on recent games.

[BeiBeau]

You take that win considering how bad the team shot from 3 in the first 3 quarters. Gafford was a beast. Years of Powell desensitized me to what it feels like to have a true center lol. But why was he benched in the fourth though?

PJ was 0-5 from 3 but still managed to contribute 9 points. Grant going 0-for from 3 would give you 0 points that night.

Hardy saved this game honestly. It's gonna be tough to find consistent minutes for him especially when Exum returns but he's proven how we can singlehandedly turn the tides around in a game.

Maxi’s defense on Deni was better last night so he got the play in the clutch.

I think right now Hardy’s minutes are clear. THJ needs a heat check rule, if he misses 3-5 shots then Hardy should sub in for him.

[daoneandonly]

FYI don't count on Gafford playing big minutes. The most minutes per game he played for us was 26 for the season. He plays hard but has trouble sustaining it for 30+ minutes.

You don't need big minutes from him anyway as long as one of Kleber/Lively are healthy.

Yea hopefully Lively can be available and healthy when he comes back. He's ben great, just seems to have an issue with the injury bug. If we can have a center rotation of Lively/Gafford/Maxi, I think Dallas would be in fairly good shape.

[tontoz]

FYI don't count on Gafford playing big minutes. The most minutes per game he played for us was 26 for the season. He plays hard but has trouble sustaining it for 30+ minutes.

You don't need big minutes from him anyway as long as one of Kleber/Lively are healthy.

Yea hopefully Lively can be available and healthy when he comes back. He's ben great, just seems to have an issue with the injury bug. If we can have a center rotation of Lively/Gafford/Maxi, I think Dallas would be in fairly good shape.

I would think that Maxi also gets some time backing up the 4.

[daoneandonly]

FYI don't count on Gafford playing big minutes. The most minutes per game he played for us was 26 for the season. He plays hard but has trouble sustaining it for 30+ minutes.

You don't need big minutes from him anyway as long as one of Kleber/Lively are healthy.

Yea hopefully Lively can be available and healthy when he comes back. He's ben great, just seems to have an issue with the injury bug. If we can have a center rotation of Lively/Gafford/Maxi, I think Dallas would be in fairly good shape.

I would think that Maxi also gets some time backing up the 4.

Yea he surely will, or at least should. WIth Kidd you never really know, his decision making can really be head scratching.

BTW, as a Wiz fan, do you live in the DMV? Im a Mavs fan, but Maryland born and raised.

[41Dirk41]

Yea hopefully Lively can be available and healthy when he comes back. He's ben great, just seems to have an issue with the injury bug. If we can have a center rotation of Lively/Gafford/Maxi, I think Dallas would be in fairly good shape.

I would think that Maxi also gets some time backing up the 4.

Yea he surely will, or at least should. WIth Kidd you never really know, his decision making can really be head scratching.

BTW, as a Wiz fan, do you live in the DMV? Im a Mavs fan, but Maryland born and raised.

PJ-DJJ-Maxi
Lively-Gafford-Maxi

Good bigs rotation, it's a dream after years of trash

[Swish77]

Win is a win It wasn't pretty but i'll take it. I'm still riding with THJ. Everyone who's dogging him now but later on when we need him he will show up and win us a game like he has many times before.

[tontoz]

Yea hopefully Lively can be available and healthy when he comes back. He's ben great, just seems to have an issue with the injury bug. If we can have a center rotation of Lively/Gafford/Maxi, I think Dallas would be in fairly good shape.

I would think that Maxi also gets some time backing up the 4.

Yea he surely will, or at least should. WIth Kidd you never really know, his decision making can really be head scratching.

BTW, as a Wiz fan, do you live in the DMV? Im a Mavs fan, but Maryland born and raised.

Yeah I live in MD. Grew up here, moved to Atlanta for 12 years, then came back to MD.

Been a long dry spell for the team. We haven't had a 50 win season since 1979