RS 22/23 - Mavs vs Jazz (Tuesd, 8:30PM EST)

Maverick41 · Post #21 » by **Maverick41** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 2:37 am

Markannen is seriously good. Man if he was on this team, it would have been amazing.

BliscoSantos · Post #22 » by **BliscoSantos** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:00 am

The inshape version of Luka

https://youtu.be/o7F_-80PIWs

Mavs need to make Luka lose some Wright...i stolp remember his first two seasons when he could actualy lose his defender...now it's all Just bully ball and stepback threes...when was the last time he used a eurostep?? It was one of his main weapons first two years...i know he had ankle issues,but so did Steph...get him in shape not fat (he can Play bully ball last few years)...how can you be this winded and slow at 23

Maverick41 · Post #23 » by **Maverick41** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:04 am

Haha c'mon Luka you gotta finish that dunk.

gottamakeit · Post #24 » by **gottamakeit** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:05 am

Josh Green looks to have regressed the last couple of games

Archx · Post #25 » by **Archx** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:05 am

Maverick41 wrote:Haha c'mon Luka you gotta finish that dunk.

His fatness really came out on full display on that attempt :lol:

BliscoSantos · Post #26 » by **BliscoSantos** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:11 am

Mavs need to start playing hardball with Luka this offseason...they gave him a big contract,now it's time to get serious(get in better physical condition)he's an employee, he needs to respect the contract and put in the work

Archx · Post #27 » by **Archx** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:23 am

BliscoSantos wrote:Mavs need to start playing hardball with Luka this offseason...they gave him a big contract,now it's time to get serious(get in better physical condition)he's an employee, he needs to respect the contract and put in the work

I know what you mean but lean and bulky Luka would try and do everything himself because he would be extra good

He's a top5 MVP candidate and leading the league in points. If you want him to do more, his USG% would go over 40% which would be beyond any reasons. Maybe some other guys could shape up aswell? I mean Olynk was cooking Powell all game, they could start there.

BliscoSantos · Post #28 » by **BliscoSantos** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:26 am

Archx wrote:
BliscoSantos wrote:Mavs need to start playing hardball with Luka this offseason...they gave him a big contract,now it's time to get serious(get in better physical condition)he's an employee, he needs to respect the contract and put in the work

I know what you mean but lean and bulky Luka would try and do everything himself because he would be extra good

He's a top5 MVP candidate and leading the league in points. If you want him to do more, his USG% would go over 40% which would be beyond any reasons. Maybe some other guys could shape up aswell? I mean Olynk was cooking Powell all game, they could start there.

He's doing enough...I Just want him to have the condition to not breat heavily at half and maybe Play some D...plus he's slowing the game far too often when they could make some quick plays

Archx · Post #29 » by **Archx** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:31 am

BliscoSantos wrote:
Archx wrote:
BliscoSantos wrote:Mavs need to start playing hardball with Luka this offseason...they gave him a big contract,now it's time to get serious(get in better physical condition)he's an employee, he needs to respect the contract and put in the work

I know what you mean but lean and bulky Luka would try and do everything himself because he would be extra good

He's a top5 MVP candidate and leading the league in points. If you want him to do more, his USG% would go over 40% which would be beyond any reasons. Maybe some other guys could shape up aswell? I mean Olynk was cooking Powell all game, they could start there.

He's doing enough...I Just want him to have the condition to not breat heavily at half and maybe Play some D...plus he's slowing the game far too often when they could make some quick plays

Yep. But funny though, they tried to play faster earlier and they looked horrible. Sometimes they look like they have zero confidence. Green and Powell were specially bad.

BliscoSantos · Post #30 » by **BliscoSantos** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:36 am

Archx wrote:
BliscoSantos wrote:
Archx wrote:
I know what you mean but lean and bulky Luka would try and do everything himself because he would be extra good

He's a top5 MVP candidate and leading the league in points. If you want him to do more, his USG% would go over 40% which would be beyond any reasons. Maybe some other guys could shape up aswell? I mean Olynk was cooking Powell all game, they could start there.

He's doing enough...I Just want him to have the condition to not breat heavily at half and maybe Play some D...plus he's slowing the game far too often when they could make some quick plays

Yep. But funny though, they tried to play faster earlier and they looked horrible. Sometimes they look like they have zero confidence. Green and Powell were specially bad.

They looked ok when they ran with Kyrie...it's Just that Luka can't and he knows that...he even aknowledged it when Shaq(think it was Shaq,maybe Barkley) asked him why they Play that way(why not faster) and he Said because I'm slow...he might have made it sound like a joke(laughed it off),but it's true..he is slow..Centers run faster than him

Archx · Post #31 » by **Archx** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:42 am

Man, Kyrie looks like the only guy who's actually trying to win this game. What happened to this team....

Maverick41 · Post #32 » by **Maverick41** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:51 am

It's nice finally having a guy you can rely on to make his free throws down the stretch.

Ni Da Ye · Post #33 » by **Ni Da Ye** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:01 am

Glad we didn't choke again.

We were quite lucky that Clarkson was out. Also that foul on Dunn was quite a phantom call.

Was Luka injured? He looked very slow and passive in the last Q.

kacey ring · Post #34 » by **kacey ring** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:12 am

Ni Da Ye wrote:Glad we didn't choke again.

We were quite lucky that Clarkson was out. Also that foul on Dunn was quite a phantom call.

Was Luka injured? He looked very slow and passive in the last Q.

I was wondering all game if he was injured. He wasn’t favoring anything, which is surprising if he was in fact injured.

He settled a lot this game and played lazy defense, especially off ball a couple of times.

I’m guessing he was up late playing FIFA and eating pizza.

JWillTheFreak · Post #35 » by **JWillTheFreak** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:17 am

He wasn't injured his minutes are staggered kinda weird he comes back with about 6 minutes left in second and fourth by the time he gets going the quarter almost over... he be sitting for long periods of time... kidd needs to change that...

JWillTheFreak · Post #36 » by **JWillTheFreak** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:17 am

kacey ring wrote:
Ni Da Ye wrote:Glad we didn't choke again.

We were quite lucky that Clarkson was out. Also that foul on Dunn was quite a phantom call.

Was Luka injured? He looked very slow and passive in the last Q.

I was wondering all game if he was injured. He wasn’t favoring anything, which is surprising if he was in fact injured.

He settled a lot this game and played lazy defense, especially off ball a couple of times.

I’m guessing he was up late playing FIFA and eating pizza.

No one played defense on the Mavs...

kacey ring · Post #37 » by **kacey ring** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:19 am

Yet another close game. We were favored by 10.5 against an undermanned team that’s been struggling. Too many careless turnovers. A win is a win!

Timmy has been scorching, but we’ve all seen how this plays out. :wink:

Kyrie is so clutch at the line. Such a beast.

As bad as Luka looked at times, he still got his too.

Ni Da Ye · Post #38 » by **Ni Da Ye** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:21 am

I think Luka was slightly banged up near the end of this game. His leg didn't look fresh coming back from the bench. And he wasn't aggressive at all.

kacey ring · Post #39 » by **kacey ring** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:22 am

JWillTheFreak wrote:
kacey ring wrote:
Ni Da Ye wrote:Glad we didn't choke again.

We were quite lucky that Clarkson was out. Also that foul on Dunn was quite a phantom call.

Was Luka injured? He looked very slow and passive in the last Q.

I was wondering all game if he was injured. He wasn’t favoring anything, which is surprising if he was in fact injured.

He settled a lot this game and played lazy defense, especially off ball a couple of times.

I’m guessing he was up late playing FIFA and eating pizza.

No one played defense on the Mavs...

Wood and Holiday looked good on defense. They certainly made some big plays. Everyone else…meh.

kacey ring · Post #40 » by **kacey ring** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 4:33 am

JWillTheFreak wrote:He wasn't injured his minutes are staggered kinda weird he comes back with about 6 minutes left in second and fourth by the time he gets going the quarter almost over... he be sitting for long periods of time... kidd needs to change that...

His minutes have been staggered like this all season, with the occasional game where he starts the 4Q.

I think Kidd left him on the bench a minute longer in the 4Q as the team had a good spurt and good energy.

I don’t see him adjusting it too much to end the regular season.