01-05-2023, 07:56 PM
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GDT: Celtics (26-12) @ Mavericks (22-16)
Real test. On TNT tonight so you can guess what the pre show was about. That?s right, Luka the ball hog. (They did give him credit for his recent play and Chuck said current MVP)
Still no Green, DFS, Maxi
Celtics -3.5, Luka will need some help tonight if they?re going to remotely have a shot.
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01-05-2023, 08:03 PM
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Does Frank not practice corner 3?s? That?s literally all he should do at practice. I liked Franks potential coming into the season thinking he?d work on his 3 ball. I always like giving lottery picks a second chance after a change of scenery, but he sucks.
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01-05-2023, 08:05 PM
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Celtics 18 bench points
Mavs 0
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01-05-2023, 08:06 PM
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I hope TNT is watching what this team is while Luka sits.
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01-05-2023, 08:06 PM
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Justin Jackson is still in the NBA?
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01-05-2023, 08:07 PM
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Luka went back to the locker room to get his ankle re-taped.
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01-05-2023, 08:23 PM
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Good job keeping them to 55% and 47% from three
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01-05-2023, 08:30 PM
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This is a come back to reality game.
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01-05-2023, 08:31 PM
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We still like Kidd?
We consistently can?t score 50 in the first half while allowing 60+
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01-05-2023, 08:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart
This is a come back to reality game.
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Yep. 7 game win streak was against weak opponents. This team isn?t consenting for shit as constructed.
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01-05-2023, 08:33 PM
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Luka twisted ankle and foul trouble
Teams like the Rockets won?t kill you for being out of position. The Celtics will.
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01-05-2023, 08:48 PM
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Well, Bullock playing big minutes will happen with or without injuries so...
And he usually sucks. Same with Powell. When will this sorta crap end? They just don't earn their minutes.
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01-05-2023, 08:56 PM
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Fake arena sell out as usual
Look in the stands and half the arena seems to be always missing but Mavs say it's a sell out crowd LOL
THJ doing his usual disappearance act
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01-05-2023, 09:01 PM
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Kidds game plan
1) shit the bed in the first
2) tread water in the second
3) shoot threes until we win or lose in the second half
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01-05-2023, 09:10 PM
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Huge difference between the teams in terms of number of quality defenders they can put on the floor
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01-05-2023, 09:15 PM
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Ha! Calling it in the third
Kidd knows what?s up
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01-05-2023, 09:20 PM
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Mavs should not play on national TV the rest of the year
Outside of the Christmas game they've been terrible on national games
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01-05-2023, 09:21 PM
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We?ll we have 35 days to know if this team will be worth watching in the postseason.
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01-05-2023, 09:23 PM
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Just score 70
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01-05-2023, 09:32 PM
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Fucking THJ throwing a wild ass lob to Hardy lol
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01-05-2023, 09:32 PM
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THJ is 1-9 and Bullock 0 pts, 3 rbs and 2 asts. Both play over 30 mins. Its playing 3 vs 5
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01-05-2023, 09:32 PM
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Hardy out there getting buckets.
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01-05-2023, 09:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon2
THJ is 1-9 and Bullock 0 pts, 3 rbs and 2 asts. Both play over 30 mins. Its playing 3 vs 5
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Hardy 7 points in 7 min. 2-3fg and an assist.
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01-05-2023, 09:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BPo001
Hardy 7 points in 7 min. 2-3fg and an assist.
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Yes.
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01-05-2023, 09:40 PM
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Hardy is tearing through their starters. How is this guy not getting any minutes?
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01-05-2023, 09:41 PM
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Why does Boston still have their starters out there?
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01-05-2023, 09:41 PM
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Woooow. What a horseshit call that is on Spencer
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01-05-2023, 10:08 PM
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Hardy with 15 points in 15 minutes is exactly what he is and I believe something the team needs. That type of offensive production doesn't grow on trees, but he needs to be able to do it without restriction. Meaning, he isn't gonna be a defender or whatever Kidd will bench him for. But that's not his game, so why draft him otherwise?
I kinda have given up on harping about it, but they shoulda been developing Hardy a lot sooner. They either let him play through his mistakes or just trade him.
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01-05-2023, 10:21 PM
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THJ and Bullock need to be sat down. Hardy needs to play
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01-05-2023, 10:45 PM
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Scheduled loss, Celtics might very well win it all.
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01-05-2023, 11:29 PM
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Reality check, we have been beating up on scrubs thanks to the best player since LeBron but we are not on the Bucks, Celtics, Grizz level (not even close).
What?s really fucked is that JB on the original contract extension he wanted to sign might have been enough either as a player or asset to put us over the top. Guess we?ll never know.
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01-05-2023, 11:43 PM
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Another team with 4 guys on the floor at all times who can dribble and penetrate a bit. We usually have 2 at best.
Hardy waxed that ass and whoever makes decisions for not developing him on this team that is 100% not a contender are fools and Ray Charles could see that.
It's malpractice to have this build around Luka.
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01-05-2023, 11:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart
Hardy with 15 points in 15 minutes is exactly what he is and I believe something the team needs. That type of offensive production doesn't grow on trees, but he needs to be able to do it without restriction. Meaning, he isn't gonna be a defender or whatever Kidd will bench him for. But that's not his game, so why draft him otherwise?
I kinda have given up on harping about it, but they shoulda been developing Hardy a lot sooner. They either let him play through his mistakes or just trade him.
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Yea. Its typical to get burned out on harping on Hardy and Wood... Bullock and THJ. A 7 game winning streak will put the bitching on pause for a cpl weeks.
We all know we need help. Desperately. Most are aligned on what we need too.
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01-06-2023, 12:06 AM
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Quote:
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Yea. Its typical to get burned out on harping on Hardy and Wood... Bullock and THJ. A 7 game winning streak will put the bitching on pause for a cpl weeks.
We all know we need help. Desperately. Most are aligned on what we need too.
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The crux is that Kidd plays every regular season game like it's the playoffs. All of our defenders are hurt, so you need to rely on an all out offensive attack to win. And you frankly just need to do what you have to to make it to the postseason. THEN you can play slow ball.
Can't do it 82 games though. League is too quick for that.
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01-06-2023, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart
The crux is that Kidd plays every regular season game like it's the playoffs. All of our defenders are hurt, so you need to rely on an all out offensive attack to win. And you frankly just need to do what you have to to make it to the postseason. THEN you can play slow ball.
Can't do it 82 games though. League is too quick for that.
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We just don't have a good roster. If Luka isn't in God mode, we are getting blasted.
Our build is so unbalanced. 2 guys on the floor at any given time who can fn drivble. it's amazing how Cuban/ FO aren't embarrassed AF at this product.
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01-06-2023, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
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We just don't have a good roster. If Luka isn't in God mode, we are getting blasted.
Our build is so unbalanced. 2 guys on the floor at any given time who can fn drivble. it's amazing how Cuban/ FO aren't embarrassed AF at this product.
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This.
It takes Luka scoring 40+ points in order for the Mavs to beat bottom feeder teams. So when they do play an elite team and the Mavs supporting cast doesn't show up, they'll get blown out of the building like they did last night. The Mavs are simply an average team that will have some neat stretches, but some equally terrible stretches as well. Smells like a recipe for .500 ball.
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01-06-2023, 02:33 PM
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Why does Boston still have their starters out there?
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Why? Because idiots that just look at the box score will think Tatum had a good game with the 4th quarter stat padding against scrubs. He played that much of the 4th quarter with a 20 point lead and Mavs starters on the bench.
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01-06-2023, 02:35 PM
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Reminder for all to read Kirk Henderson's Mavs Moneyball article for last month "Help is not on the way". This team is screwed from a team building perspective. No assets, no draft capital, no salary space. Hope is the strategy.
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01-06-2023, 05:17 PM
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Quote:
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Reminder for all to read Kirk Henderson's Mavs Moneyball article for last month "Help is not on the way". This team is screwed from a team building perspective. No assets, no draft capital, no salary space. Hope is the strategy.
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I call BS and that there's always a move to be made in the NBA. Would hate to have my team's FO having the same woe-is-me thought process. Deals can be made. We have assets, draft capital, but no space though with contracts that can be moved. Is it as much as others? No, probably in the bottom 3rd of the league if you add it all up. But to say we have nothing and trades are impossible is naive. I doubt Kirk said zilch could be done but rather his opinion is that nothing will get done for various reasons, none of which carry a 0% probability.
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01-06-2023, 05:23 PM
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Quote:
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Reminder for all to read Kirk Henderson's Mavs Moneyball article for last month "Help is not on the way". This team is screwed from a team building perspective. No assets, no draft capital, no salary space. Hope is the strategy.
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Kirk Henderson has some of the worst basketball takes I've ever seen. It shocks me that he has any sort of reputation in "Mavs media."
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