Game Day Thread - Game 2 Mavs vs Suns

[JTmoney2424]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

Welp it's over fellas

Suns fans are crazy up in here and Brunson and Dinwiddie both need to be traded and get a bigger backcourt mate for Luka.

Paul and Booker just can't be stopped by Dallas.

Really surprising that New Orleans played them so close. Just shows that if you have 2 stars that can score like McCollum and Ingram, you can be competitive vs these guys. Helps also that they have have a nba caliber Center

[Melonhead]

First time I’ve ever turned off a Mavs playoff game. Once it got to 12 and Dinwiddie launches a 3 that scraped the side of the rim…

I’m mad but I’m not. Because any logical person knew Suns would win the series. But I’m mad because of how easy it is. And cause I hate Chris Paul.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by JTmoney2424

Really surprising that New Orleans played them so close. Just shows that if you have 2 stars that can score like McCollum and Ingram, you can be competitive vs these guys. Helps also that they have have a nba caliber Center

Jonas, Larry Nance jr are a very good inside game. Mavs have literally nothing.

You have Herb Jones that can cover multiple positions. Alvarado is always a 3 point threat and has no trouble keeping up with Paul. We have no one that can get close to Paul defensively.

Ingram and CJ are a hell of a pair. With Zion they are contenders.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by JTmoney2424

Really surprising that New Orleans played them so close. Just shows that if you have 2 stars that can score like McCollum and Ingram, you can be competitive vs these guys. Helps also that they have have a nba caliber Center

Yeah but New Orleans has solid big's on their roster.

The Mavs continue to roll into the playoffs year after year with Powell and his 11 million contract.

You can legitimately say that all 3 Phoenix big's (Ayton, McGee and Bismark) are all better than Powell.

Let that sink in for a minute.

Watching this game up close Dallas needs to really consider benching Powell and going with Chriss or Boban even if that means they play some change up zone defense.

The Suns don't respect the Mavs perimeter players at all so they basically have the attitude of let Luka get his but shutdown everyone else.

If I'm Dallas I'm on phone with Indiana this summer offering a some kind of package of Brunson, Dinwiddie, THJ, Powell and Kleber for that Turner/Brogdon combination.

We've seen enough at this point to realize the Mavs smaller guards just can't produce vs long wing players.

The Clippers basically proved that every time they play Dallas.

As much as some fans love JB and rightfully so they should still realize that guys like Brogdon or Lavine would better suited to be a 2nd option next to Luka.

[Zeus]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

Yeah but New Orleans has solid big's on their roster.

The Mavs continue to roll into the playoffs year after year with Powell and his 11 million contract.

You can legitimately say that all 3 Phoenix big's (Ayton, McGee and Bismark) are all better than Powell.

Let that sink in for a minute.

Watching this game up close Dallas needs to really consider benching Powell and going with Chriss or Boban even if that means they play some change up zone defense.

The Suns don't respect the Mavs perimeter players at all so they basically have the attitude of let Luka get his but shutdown everyone else.

If I'm Dallas I'm on phone with Indiana this summer offering a some kind of package of Brunson, Dinwiddie, THJ, Powell and Kleber for that Turner/Brogdon combination.

We've seen enough at this point to realize the Mavs smaller guards just can't produce vs long wing players.

The Clippers basically proved that every time they play Dallas.

As much as some fans love JB and rightfully so they should still realize that guys like Brogdon or Lavine would better suited to be a 2nd option next to Luka.

Awesome points man..

[Budapest Maverick]

Originally Posted by JTmoney2424

Really surprising that New Orleans played them so close. Just shows that if you have 2 stars that can score like McCollum and Ingram, you can be competitive vs these guys. Helps also that they have have a nba caliber Center

The Suns also played down to the competition in the first round.

[Melonhead]

All of this is fixed with a center.

Jonas V
Larry Nance
Ayton
Javale
Biyombo
Gobert
Steven Adams

Are all better on sight.

I’m so sick of the narrative that Luka is a ball hog. That’s all I’m seeing this morning. Get Luka a center it takes off more pressure. I think Jalen and Dinwiddie would be better served too if there was a center to actually work into the offense.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

All of this is fixed with a center.

Jonas V
Larry Nance
Ayton
Javale
Biyombo
Gobert
Steven Adams

Are all better on sight.

I’m so sick of the narrative that Luka is a ball hog. That’s all I’m seeing this morning. Get Luka a center it takes off more pressure. I think Jalen and Dinwiddie would be better served too if there was a center to actually work into the offense.

The sooner they replace this guy the better

Questioning some key coaching decisions
The Mavericks have been outscored 18-to-4 in the opening three minutes of Game 1 and Game 2. Those points can largely be laid at the feet of center Dwight Powell, who plays hard but simply isn’t a physical match up for this entire series. He gets picked on by guards on switches and out muscled by all Phoenix players. He started both the first quarter and the third quarter when the Mavericks got absolutely blasted. I’m not sure how much more the coaching staff needs to see to keep trying the same thing that isn’t working.