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After blowout Game 7 loss in West semifinals, the Phoenix Suns will host the Dallas Mavericks in the season opener for both teams on Oct. 19, per sources. Luka Doncic and his new backcourt starter, Spencer Dinwiddie, vs. Devin Booker and Chris Paul.
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Old 08-17-2022, 08:49 AM   #2162
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Giannis said he would be open to playing for the Chicago Not Mavs later in his career.

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(not really a Mavs article)
And what exactly would be the Mavs' connection? I wouldn't think playing in Dallas would be the top end-of-career for many NBA players unless they grew up here or were fans when they were younger, and even that's overplayed.
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And what exactly would be the Mavs' connection? I wouldn't think playing in Dallas would be the top end-of-career for many NBA players unless they grew up here or were fans when they were younger, and even that's overplayed.
No connection, but just Giannis + Luka would be contenders unless he's past his prime.
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No connection, but just Giannis + Luka would be contenders unless he's past his prime.
Oh for sure, but I think in the context, the conversation was at the end of his career so assuming still a good to solid player, but not close to prime.
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Time to shine: Spencer Dinwiddie will get his moment with the Mavs this season
After years of being overlooked and injured, the Mavericks guard will have the opportunity to start and lead.
By Myah Taylor / Dallas Morning News

Spencer Dinwiddie still thinks about high school.

As a student at William Howard Taft in Los Angeles, the Dallas Mavericks guard had the grades to eventually get an offer to play at Harvard, probably to the delight of his USC professor mother.

But, man, was he small.

At 5-7 and 117 pounds, a freshman Dinwiddie realized he was no longer on the neighborhood basketball court. This was LA, one of the premiere hubs for top recruits, but he didn?t let that discourage him. Dinwiddie would need that mindset years later as he accumulated DNPs with the Detroit Pistons, despite being healthy during his stint there.

?I wasn?t hurt, they just thought I wasn?t good enough,? the guard said last month at Mavericks media day.

Long before Dinwiddie arrived in Dallas, he has been on a quest for recognition. No one doubts the 29-year-old?s intelligence (he started investing in bitcoin in 2017, before it was cool) but throughout his career, questions about his on-court abilities have been prevalent.

As Dinwiddie steps into a starting role this season with the departure of Jalen Brunson, he carries his experiences of being overlooked and injured. He doesn?t see this stint with the Mavericks as a revival of his career per se, but it is a big step for a guy who, when no one else would, had to remind himself that he belonged.

?Just stick with it. Somebody?s going to see,? he recently said during teammate Theo Pinson?s ?Run Your Race? podcast while recalling what his LA friends would tell him. ?There?s going to be something that breaks for you.?

By his senior year at Taft, Dinwiddie grew to become a 6-4, 165-pound prospect ranked 146th overall in the class of 2011. The three-star recruit was not a McDonald?s All-American or a blue blood magnet, but he was recruited by UCLA and other Pac-12 programs. Dinwiddie chose to prove he was an NBA-caliber player at Colorado.

?It came down to Pac-12 ? or Harvard,? Dinwiddie said on the podcast. " ? I was like, ?Oh guys, don?t worry. I figured out this level. It?s going to take me about a year-and-a-half to figure out this [next] level. Then, I?m going to the NBA in two years.?

After his first few games as a Buffalo, coaches pulled Dinwiddie aside to discuss his poor play. They wouldn?t bench him because he was their guy, as Dinwiddie predicted, but they did need him to improve.

He did, playing his way to a Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honor. If not for his parents? urging, he would have left Boulder after his sophomore season, but he stayed one more year only to tear his ACL in January 2014. The Pistons still called that spring and selected him 38th in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft.

Dinwiddie rode the bench in Detroit all the way to the G League, where he lasted 10 games before the Brooklyn Nets picked him up in December 2016. It was in Brooklyn where he met and befriended Pinson and played the most minutes of his career up to that point.

Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan joined the Nets during the 2019 offseason. Durant was injured, but other new additions changed the lineup and placed Dinwiddie into a reserve role, until Irving injured his shoulder. The Nets were the sixth seed in the playoffs that season, even with Irving and Durant out.

?That?s definitely the year I feel like I should have made the All-Star team for sure,? Dinwiddie said. ?I was averaging 21 and 7.?

The pandemic came in March 2020 and Dinwiddie tested positive for COVID-19 that June. That December, he capped off a turbulent year with another ACL tear in a game that would be his last as a Net. Dinwiddie joined the Washington Wizards in August 2021 before coming to Dallas in February as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade.

He still thinks about how when he arrived, as Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd told the team to give him the ball if Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson weren?t playing. Dinwiddie starred during the Mavericks? playoff run last season, scoring 30 points in Game 7 against the Phoenix Suns to help the team advance to the Western Conference finals.

And that was coming back off a second ACL injury.

?Spencer?s a great player,? Mavericks center Dwight Powell said during a media session earlier in training camp. " ? To be able to come back from an injury like his, the way he did, the speed he came back, that speaks volumes. And then on top of that, his ability to perform at the highest level in the moments where we needed him the most ? I don?t know if everybody really recognized how difficult the things he did last year were.?

Doncic, who scored 35 points in that Game 7 against Phoenix, is the guy, but Dinwiddie?s happy to co-pilot with him. Similar to last season, he will be the lead facilitator whenever Doncic is not on the court.

This year, Dinwiddie will also be in the starting five alongside the superstar. He will sub out earlier than Doncic in the first quarter, as Brunson did last season. Then, Dinwiddie will start in the second quarter to lead the second unit as Doncic rests for a few minutes.

?Right now, we are looking at Spencer running that [second)] group,? Kidd said on Oct. 8. ?I thought he did a good job with that group yesterday, being able to set the table for those guys.?

It?s a new era for Dinwiddie. He wouldn?t say his career was dead, but he did need reassurance.

?My road in life has not been easy in terms of relationships, basketball ? all that,? Dinwiddie said. ?... Coming to a locker room [where] everybody accepted me ? Sometimes, you need to hear that.?
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Old 10-18-2022, 10:37 PM   #2169
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We aren't even ranked in the top 12 this year. Love that making the WCF and IMO being the second best team in the league last season gets you that kind of respect.

Brunson must be the second coming of Jordan.
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As bad as our defense has looked, it might be a sign of the season/times.

Mavs are 4th in the league in defensive rating with 109.1

Last year we had the exact same DEFRTG with 109.1, but that made us 7th.

Last year 14th offense, 7th defense
This year 9th offense, 4th defense
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Yeah, and that passes the eye test. The offense is IMO the bigger worry.
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The NBA's five most efficient post scorers through one month of this season:

1. Brook Lopez (1.42 points per post-up)
2. Christian Wood (1.27 ppp)
3. Luka Doncic (1.26 ppp)
4. Nikola Jokic (1.2 ppp)
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1. Brook Lopez (1.42 points per post-up)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8wq7vUxoo
Luka?s old school strategy that?s driving teams mad - Thinking Basketball

Really nice video recap of Luka in the post

12/27/19 - Rick - "The post-up just isn't a good play anymore. It just isn't a good play. "

11/2022 - 2 of the top 3 most efficient post up scorers are Mavs.
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11/2022 - 2 of the top 3 most efficient post up scorers are Mavs.
Dear lord the amount of blown assists from amazing set ups from Luka is sickening.
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We better not try to trade for Zach LaVine. That would be a total disaster. The guy is starting to have chronic injuries and he did not play defense two years ago, never mind now and going forward. This is also the first season where he looks like he might even suck on offense. Not doing anything is vastly superior idea than trading for him.
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We better not try to trade for Zach LaVine. That would be a total disaster. The guy is starting to have chronic injuries and he did not play defense two years ago, never mind now and going forward. This is also the first season where he looks like he might even suck on offense. Not doing anything is vastly superior idea than trading for him.
Nope, no thanks with that contract kicking in.

If the Mavs trade with the Bulls, it better only be for Derozan.
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We are nearing a deal with Kemba. I did not like peak Kemba, never mind the injury-prone version. He is absolutely terrible unfortunately, on both ends of the court.
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We?re truly fucked if over-the-hill Kemba is our plan

30-something guys mid-season are never the solution.

Rigadeau, Kidd-Gilchrist, etc

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But just think of the stubbornness that brought us here.

And why would you pick Kemba over Hardy? Only the Mavs.
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https://clutchpoints.com/my-time-wil...l-knicks-spell

This article had me a smidgen optimistic til I read this...

"Kemba Walker still hasn?t found a new team as he continues to recover from a lingering knee injury. Nevertheless, he is adamant that he?s not done just yet.
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But just think of the stubbornness that brought us here.

And why would you pick Kemba over Hardy? Only the Mavs.
Seriously. Why would the FO think it?s better to sign a broken down Kemba than give the minutes to a rookie who is killing it in the G League? Make it make sense.
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Seriously. Why would the FO think it?s better to sign a broken down Kemba than give the minutes to a rookie who is killing it in the G League? Make it make sense.
And the only thing that matters second to winning is being fun to watch. I don't think Kemba moves the needle on winning, so you at least have fun to watch with Hardy. That kid might turn the ball over and suck at D, but most of my twitter timeline is of Hardy highlights...not Mavs ones.

They've done all of this crap to themselves, and it was so easily avoidable.
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And the only thing that matters second to winning is being fun to watch. I don't think Kemba moves the needle on winning, so you at least have fun to watch with Hardy. That kid might turn the ball over and suck at D, but most of my twitter timeline is of Hardy highlights...not Mavs ones.

They've done all of this crap to themselves, and it was so easily avoidable.
Agree.
It would be exciting to watch Hardy - even put up with turnovers etc.
Would be great for his development.

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And the only thing that matters second to winning is being fun to watch. I don't think Kemba moves the needle on winning, so you at least have fun to watch with Hardy. That kid might turn the ball over and suck at D, but most of my twitter timeline is of Hardy highlights...not Mavs ones.

They've done all of this crap to themselves, and it was so easily avoidable.
Agreed. Kemba might help us win a few games (if he is even available to play due to injuries), but I?d rather watch Hardy develop. Can we sign Dwight Howard too and cut McGee? What other washed players have we tried to sign in the past that we can bring on board now?
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Clearly they are doing this out of embarrassment. Knee jerk reaction, Cuban will never understand how to build a team. Kemba never found a team before the season started for a reason. Same with Facu.

It would be hilarious if it wasn?t so pathetic

Just zero intention of using Hardy for the nba at least this season. Truly idiotic
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Agreed. Kemba might help us win a few games (if he is even available to play due to injuries), but I?d rather watch Hardy develop. Can we sign Dwight Howard too and cut McGee? What other washed players have we tried to sign in the past that we can bring on board now?
I would actually welcome Howard over McGee...
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I would actually welcome Howard over McGee...
I would too honestly. I?m Actually surprised nobody picked him up.
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I would too honestly. I?m Actually surprised nobody picked him up.
Probably for the same reasons we were able to sign Facu and Kemba?

I wouldn?t be surprised if we were bidding against ourselves with McGee.
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Kemba Walker is a fancier version of THJ - a very streaky shooter who, if not hitting his shots, is useless. The Mavs have several variations of this type of player on their roster in THJ, Bertans, and Bullock. If Kemba can come out and play as if he has something to prove to himself and to the league, then he might add some much needed value to the team.
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Kemba Walker is a fancier version of THJ - a very streaky shooter who, if not hitting his shots, is useless. The Mavs have several variations of this type of player on their roster in THJ, Bertans, and Bullock. If Kemba can come out and play as if he has something to prove to himself and to the league, then he might add some much needed value to the team.
He's streaky, but the biggest issue with him in NY was his defense. He is so limited in his mobility that when his shot wasn't falling, he killed both the offense and defense

He's a smart vet, but you can't be 6'0" and have no mobility

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Kemba Walker is a fancier version of THJ - a very streaky shooter who, if not hitting his shots, is useless. The Mavs have several variations of this type of player on their roster in THJ, Bertans, and Bullock. If Kemba can come out and play as if he has something to prove to himself and to the league, then he might add some much needed value to the team.
Eeek, I have an even worse comparison for you...Trey Burke. Kemba is a better slasher (whenever he is healthy which is never), but that's what we're realistically getting.
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Eeek, I have an even worse comparison for you...Trey Burke. Kemba is a better slasher (whenever he is healthy which is never), but that's what we're realistically getting.
Don't talk too quickly. There's a real chance that we waive Kemba and then sign Trey Burke (who is also currently available)
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Don't talk too quickly. There's a real chance that we waive Kemba and then sign Trey Burke (who is also currently available)
There's a reason why Kemba is available and it's for the same reason that Carmelo is available. Both are fairly washed up and are one-dimensional players. If they're not hitting the three....then sit'em down and try again the next game. Unfortunately, hope is not a strategy in sports!
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Clear upgrade from Facu. I guess there's that.
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Clear upgrade from Facu. I guess there's that.
I don't think fans are truly hating on Kemba. Poll says they are cool with it. Better than nothing because nothing is lottery bound right now.

But it's the obvious and clear admission of how inept our FO that irks people. Like the state run media is now saying it like they haven't been fighting us tooth and nail.
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He did score 44 points last year against Dinwiddie who scored 21.
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I don't think fans are truly hating on Kemba. Poll says they are cool with it. Better than nothing because nothing is lottery bound right now.

But it's the obvious and clear admission of how inept our FO that irks people. Like the state run media is now saying it like they haven't been fighting us tooth and nail.
Right.

I'm locked in on more youth movement. Thj, Bullock are stagnant and have been bouncing off their ceiling for too long. Dfs too. They are what they are. BRing up Hardy and get green more mins.
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Not a big Bowe fan, but this article nails it completely. I just can't comprehend how an analytical team like the Mavs won't play their best lineups more.

Oh and Powell is simply awful, awful, awful.

https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/1...t-players-more
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Trey Burke >>> Kemba

Another case of Cuban chasing a name instead of doing what's best for the team. He's a fucking clown.
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