GDT: Game 49 - Mavs (28-21) at Rockets (13-27) 7:00pm

[tap2390]

Rockets have nothing to play for but look like the team trying to avoid the play-in. We're inconsistent as a whole because on offense too many guys individually are just horrendously inconsistent. Other than Brunson and Luka NO ONE can be relied upon to hit open shots. Way too many guys (J-Rich and KP especially) are in love with unnecessarily difficult looks. We're not doing shit in the playoffs.

[Melonhead]

Tonight do we start up the fire Rick Carlisle debate again? Since the RC haters got dunked on two nights ago. Gotta balance it out


/s

[FreshJive]

Hinton looked lost out there.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by tap2390

Rockets have nothing to play for but look like the team trying to avoid the play-in. We're inconsistent as a whole because on offense too many guys individually are just horrendously inconsistent. Other than Brunson and Luka NO ONE can be relied upon to hit open shots. Way too many guys (J-Rich and KP especially) are in love with unnecessarily difficult looks. We're not doing shit in the playoffs.

KP has 20 & 10

Can he do more probably but when your starting SG can't hit shots or score 10 points than your team is always going to be inconsistent

I'm about done with Richardson and I don't see how some fans keep praising this dude trying to convince themselves he's another level above of Curry because he'll have an occasional good defensive game.

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

KP has 20 & 10

Can he do more probably but when your starting SG can't hit shots or score 10 points than your team is always going to be inconsistent

I'm about done with Richardson and I don't see how some fans keep praising this dude trying to convince themselves he's another level above of Curry because he'll have an occasional good defensive game.

I understand what you're saying but the truth is they've both been horrible this season.

KP is a MAX guy, we need him to play better than anyone on the roster not named Luka. He is having a decent game shooting-wise, but he's also a team-low -14 for a reason. He's not closing out and he's settling for garbage shots.

[FollowedKPtodallas]

Originally Posted by tap2390

I understand what you're saying but the truth is they've both been horrible this season.

KP is a MAX guy, we need him to play better than anyone on the roster not named Luka. He is having a decent game shooting-wise, but he's also a team-low -14 for a reason. He's not closing out and he's settling for garbage shots.

You know the gameplan is to leave John Wall open from 3 right?...like teams have his whole career. He just happened to hit 4 tonight with KP on the court. And defense wasn't the issue we gave up 102 pts. If we are gonna shoot 25% from 3 we will probably won't beat anyone.

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by FollowedKPtodallas

You know the gameplan is to leave John Wall open from 3 right?...like teams have his whole career. He just happened to hit 4 tonight with KP on the court. And defense wasn't the issue we gave up 102 pts. If we are gonna shoot 25% from 3 we will probably won't beat anyone.

KP’s man (Christian Wood) was 5 of 8 from three because KP wouldn’t close out. If you watched the game you would clearly see KP was a liability last night. There’s a reason he had the worst plus/ minus on the squad. Some nights KP looks great, he just isn’t consistent or available enough to be a true star in my opinion. If I’m the Mavs I hope he goes on a run and then I take whatever I can get for him this off-season.

[hayth.james.g]

Originally Posted by tap2390

KP’s man (Christian Wood) was 5 of 8 from three because KP wouldn’t close out. If you watched the game you would clearly see KP was a liability last night. There’s a reason he had the worst plus/ minus on the squad. Some nights KP looks great, he just isn’t consistent or available enough to be a true star in my opinion. If I’m the Mavs I hope he goes on a run and then I take whatever I can get for him this off-season.

Exactly. It was Doncic’s worst game in awhile but he isn’t the issue KP is swapped to relentlessly on D. Including John Wall.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by tap2390

This guy shot 19 times. If he wants the ball stop camping out on the perimeter. Work on your pick and roll game. Post up more. Stop jacking up early garbage threes that cause your teammates to freeze you out.

Originally Posted by hayth.james.g

Exactly. It was Doncic’s worst game in awhile but he isn’t the issue KP is swapped to relentlessly on D. Including John Wall.

That's what you get with a 5 out offense. It's not all on KP. If he weren't doing something he was supposed to be doing, Rick would be telling him about it. That's more on the system than the individual.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by tap2390

KP’s man (Christian Wood) was 5 of 8 from three because KP wouldn’t close out. If you watched the game you would clearly see KP was a liability last night. There’s a reason he had the worst plus/ minus on the squad. Some nights KP looks great, he just isn’t consistent or available enough to be a true star in my opinion. If I’m the Mavs I hope he goes on a run and then I take whatever I can get for him this off-season.

Interesting take because they stated he was usually switched on to Wall alot last night and he was instructed to play off and let Wall have the 3

So he might have started off a play on Wood but ultimately he was forced to switch onto a smaller guy.