RS 22/23 - Mavs vs Wizards (Tuesd. 8:30PM EST)

dirkules_41 · Post #21 » by **dirkules_41** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:53 am

Archx wrote:Female refs are all over the place this year. Holy **** they're terribad.

I believe male ref runs the show just to be perfectly fair here. That review was shocking though, imo that was a carbon copy of the situation on the other end...

dirkules_41 · Post #22 » by **dirkules_41** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:03 am

What is going on with those refs, like seriously.

Archx · Post #23 » by **Archx** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:04 am

dirkules_41 wrote:
Archx wrote:Female refs are all over the place this year. Holy **** they're terribad.

I believe male ref runs the show just to be perfectly fair here. That review was shocking though, imo that was a carbon copy of the situation on the other end...

It's not just this game, if you watch games from other teams, it's the same BS.

dirkules_41 · Post #24 » by **dirkules_41** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:06 am

Archx wrote:
dirkules_41 wrote:
Archx wrote:Female refs are all over the place this year. Holy **** they're terribad.

I believe male ref runs the show just to be perfectly fair here. That review was shocking though, imo that was a carbon copy of the situation on the other end...

It's not just this game, if you watch games from other teams, it's the same BS.

Trust me, watching about half the Mavs games is tough enough already :lol:

dirkules_41 · Post #25 » by **dirkules_41** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:08 am

Consequential result. I do not understand how Cuban and the FO keep watching this ****. If we don't do something Luka will ask out this summer or go to his farm and retire.

leolozon · Post #26 » by **leolozon** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:08 am

The Mavs can’t even beat the Wizards without KP.

What the **** was the stupid play at the end… give the ball twice in a row to Luka in a bad position covered by two defenders. Can Kidd just get fired already?

Luka with that dumb foul on Kuzma to end the game… just don’t foul and hit your FTs.

Archx · Post #27 » by **Archx** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:12 am

No shame in losing to superstar and MVP candidate Kuzma. Mavs tried their best, you just can't beat Kuz. Dude is probably going to be finals MVP this year.

Nice try Kidd there at the end but you don't have Kuzma to save you on the last logo shot.

GG.

Absinthe · Post #28 » by **Absinthe** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:12 am

leolozon wrote:The Mavs can’t even beat the Wizards without KP.

What the **** was the stupid play at the end… give the ball twice in a row to Luka in a bad position covered by two defenders. Can Kidd just get fired already?

I’m not the biggest Kidd fan, but the roster he has to work with is absolute garbage. He got the team to overperform last year and that has ended up being a disaster because the front office saw that they got to the Western Finals and convinced themselves that the roster is good enough to compete. He has to put the ball in Luka’s hands because he doesn’t trust anyone on this team to make a shot other than him. I don’t either.

leolozon · Post #29 » by **leolozon** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:13 am

Absinthe wrote:
leolozon wrote:The Mavs can’t even beat the Wizards without KP.

What the **** was the stupid play at the end… give the ball twice in a row to Luka in a bad position covered by two defenders. Can Kidd just get fired already?

I’m not the biggest Kidd fan, but the roster he has to work with is absolute garbage. He got the team to overperform last year and that has ended up being a disaster because the front office saw that they got to the Western Finals and convinced themselves that the roster is good enough to compete. He has to put the ball in Luka’s hands because he doesn’t trust anyone on this team to make a shot other than him. I don’t either.

He got the team to overperform? They were about the same as with RC, but with Brunson being better.

The plays drawn to give Luka the ball are stupid and always the same thing. Everyone knows what’s going on and they’re just waiting for Luka to go up to get the ball. It’s always the same!

Darren · Post #30 » by **Darren** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:18 am

I think the Mavs is significantly better with Green on the floor. Green's physical build makes thing difficult for transition scorer. Green can guard thrugh 1-5 naturally. While the ending is bad, I think you have to give Luka credit improving the way guarding shooter. Refs play a part on the loss. But the Mavs has to improve in paint defense.

Absinthe · Post #31 » by **Absinthe** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:21 am

They absolutely overperformed. No one, and I mean no one, had the Mavs going to the Western Conference Finals last year.

The biggest issue this team has is defense. The guards on this team are supposed to be three and D guys and they can’t be trusted to guard anyone or to make open shots. The fact that the front office didn’t make a run at someone like Jerami Grant is insane. He’s what DFS was supposed to develop into. I would trade everyone on this team not named Luka. It’s just absolute garbage roster construction.

leolozon · Post #32 » by **leolozon** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:39 am

Absinthe wrote:They absolutely overperformed. No one, and I mean no one, had the Mavs going to the Western Conference Finals last year.

No one expected them to get there, but I think that saying that HE made then over perform is problematic. The team was already good when he got there, Brunson became better. If not for an all-time Kawhi performance, they would have over performed the previous year also.

You also have to wonder if assistant coaches didn’t help a lot.

arkuo · Post #33 » by **arkuo** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:40 am

Green is a better pairing to Luka. However, tesm seniority has the pecking order of THJ - Bullock and or DFS starting first. Which is why is why Im in favor of trading away the useless vets. It's the same situation where we traded Barnes etc so Luka can get free reign.

As long as the vets are there, Kidd will play them ahead.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #34 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:57 am

Mavrelous wrote:The games against the Wizards after the trade have been a disgrace.

You should buy lottery tickets.

kacey ring · Post #35 » by **kacey ring** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:58 am

This team performs so poorly in the clutch. Figured with all the close games they would’ve figured out how to draw up a GW play.

Btwn the Luka step back half court heaves, the DFS hot potato, the THJ missed free throws, and now this Luka TO. Just horrendous.

I’m tired of recoding the game and staying up late to watch them collapse every single time. I’m taking a break from this madness.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #36 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:58 am

Wizards fan . Josh Green looks like a terrific prospect.

Maverick41 · Post #37 » by **Maverick41** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:08 am

Luka played really well but the missed free at the end was frustrating. Especially in a 1 point loss. Got to hit that.

SOUNDCHASER · Post #38 » by **SOUNDCHASER** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:46 am

keep Green Hardy and Luka for sure I would transition Wood to play PF and SF some. Everyone else is not worth keeping as a starter and Hardy is a ways a way from knowing if he is a keeper or not. Max is ok but not for a starter he is just a big off the bench type. Din is also ok but he is someone that I would use off the bench. DFS would also be a good guy off the bench but not a guy I would want starting, this is all I would keep.

Luka Hardy
Wood Max
Green DFS
Din
Max

Going forward we need to find help at center and move Wood to play PF. I would develop Hardy the rest of the season and try to get a center in the offseason maybe trade for some 2nd string center. We don't have anything we can trade for a starting quality center. If Hardy can shoot he needs to be a SG. Green seems to be a 2 way so SF is okay for him but he is small so maybe he and Hardy split time at SG with Hardy taking leftover minutes from Luka at PG. Those three could start if Hardy starts to shoot well enough. Luka is a point forward so he is our SF.

I might want to move Bullock THJ and Powell before the trade deadline. If we can get something back worth a damn for anyone else not listed above as a keeper I would go for it. A starting center is the glaring hole and if Kidd cannot find a way to use a center then he needs to learn the way of the NBA because bigs are the key to defending the rim and controlling the game inside.

With Luka we just have to find a better 5 and if Wood is the stretch 4 that rebounds well we need to keep our teams depth and use our assets to bring back a center to balance the team.

CLE wants THJ and NY wants Bullock and so we may need to do a 3 way if it brings us a decent big.

Possibly Poeltl in SAN or Turner in IND as a free agents would work for me or maybe we work a deal to get them traded here.

Create assets by trading THJ to Cle and get a 2nd plus Caris he is younger and plays d better. Bullock I am not sure what he would bring in trade but if NY wants him maybe we could snag Hartenstein by- offering Reggie and Powell or McGee. Maybe we trade for picks and send that to SAN or INDY if that is of value to them.

dirkules_41 · Post #39 » by **dirkules_41** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:09 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Wizards fan . Josh Green looks like a terrific prospect.

He sure is.
Reasons to be excited: Luka, Josh
Good players: Wood, Dinwiddie
Great prospect: Hardy
The rest as you can see here is killing us.

Post #40 » by **Mavrelous** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:52 am

These guys havr no honour, after Kuzam's comments from the 1st game, this is how you show up? I hope they trade everyone and reset, I don't want to see these frauds.