RS 21/22 - Mavs vs Grizlies (Sat. 8:30PM EST)

[HMFFL]

As expected without Luka we would have the most ping pong balls in the lottery. Our lack of depth and talent shows.

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Isn't Trae your guy?

Ha! I have only defended Trae Young twice by posting links to articles about what he has accomplished. I take it you saw those two times on the general board this week.

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[HMFFL]

Sigh we could have had Bane

Desmond Bane was on my draft board but I never expected us to select him at 18th. I personally wanted Saddiq Bey or RJ Hampton. Bane was the old guy and was projected to go no higher than 28th. 28th was the Vegas odds at the time too. Bane was considered the "old guy".

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[HMFFL]

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd calls on Luka Doncic to stop lobbying for calls during play

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd says he's talked with Luka Doncic about the timing of his discussions with referees during games.
DALLAS -- Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic complained to the officiating crew early and often during a 107-91 home loss Friday night to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Too often, in the opinion of first-year Mavs coach Jason Kidd, who wants his franchise player to be more selective in picking his spots to lobby for calls.

"I would lean toward playing 5-on-5 a bit more," Kidd said when asked about Doncic's frequent discussions with the referees. "You're not going to get any calls. Officials, they tend to not stop the game to change calls. You have to understand there's a point in time in games -- dead balls -- to be able to talk to officials.

"While the game is going on, transition defense is one of the things we've talked about that we have to get better. If we're lobbying for calls during live play, it puts us in harm's way. ... Just some things have got to be a little bit more important. I think we're going to get better at understanding as a team when to talk to officials. Not just Luka."

Doncic, a 22-year-old first-team All-NBA selection in his fourth season, has acknowledged multiple times in his career that he has a tendency to allow his frustrations with officiating to affect his focus. On Friday night, he agreed with his coach's criticism.

"J. Kidd, he's got a point," said Doncic, who had 21 points on 7-of-20 shooting, seven assists and seven turnovers in the loss to a New Orleans team the Mavs routed on the road two nights earlier. "I've got to stop doing that."



https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32782920/dallas-mavericks-coach-jason-kidd-calls-luka-doncic-stop-lobbying-calls-play?platform=amp

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[HMFFL]

Great

Memphis Grizzlies PR: With tonight’s win at Dallas, @Memphis Grizzlies are the first @NBA team in the last 25 seasons (when play-by-play data was first tracked) to record a streak of 4+ wire-to-wire wins, defined by @EliasSports as wins in which the team never trailed and the score was never tied after 0-0. pic.twitter.com/h5axwjwV7z

 

– via Twitter GrizzliesPR



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[41Dirk41]

Kidd was asked why EO, Green and MB don't get in and he said "There's not enough minutes in the game to get them in"

OMG

[Bob8]

Kidd was asked why EO, Green and MB don't get in and he said "There's not enough minutes in the game to get them in"

OMG

with 81 minutes on injury report.