PGDT: Mavs vs. Wolves (Abu Dhabi) 11:00am Dallas time

[EricaLubarsky]

EARLY game to start off our preseason less than 24 hours away.

Predicted starting five:
Lively
OMax
G-Will
Kyrie
Luka

Matchups to watch
Can Lively keep up with Gobert
Can anyone slow Anthony Edwards
Can OMax contribute

Go Mavs!

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

EARLY game to start off our preseason less than 24 hours away.

Predicted starting five:
Lively
OMax
G-Will
Kyrie
Luka

Matchups to watch
Can Lively keep up with Gobert
Can anyone slow Anthony Edwards
Can OMax contribute

Go Mavs!

Question: where is my boy Powell, is he not starting my god

[MFFL]

Will stream live on mavs.com

[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs are on and all is okay

[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs haven't given up their tendency to sleepwalk into the first quarter.

[EricaLubarsky]

This is painful.

[EricaLubarsky]

On pace for a 12-132 loss

[Melonhead]

Put the class on computers so I could watch this pitiful first quarter smh

[EricaLubarsky]

Somehow Kidd has taken the two best offensive players in the league and a record-setting best offense and stapled it to a brick and thrown it in the Persian Gulf.

[Melonhead]

Ready for the Powell takeover

[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs shooting 0% from the field (0-7), 0% from three (0-5) , 75% from FT

[EricaLubarsky]

6 minutes without a FG
Mavs down 21-5 without Anthony Edwards

[EricaLubarsky]

I can't believe that Green isnt starting. Dude has so much in his bag.

[Melonhead]

I can?t wait to overreact to this shitty preseason game

[EricaLubarsky]

I think I have officially lost all my enthusiasm I had going into this season

[EricaLubarsky]

shooting 26% and 0% from three
Allowing 50% from field and 3

Kidd's teams can't score AND can't defend.

[EricaLubarsky]

I thought Kidd was going to fix the team with team ball movement? This is EXACTLY the same thing we saw last year where four guys watch Luka wear himself out

And then five guys stand around on defense and look shocked when they're scored on.

[EricaLubarsky]

Well we allowed 37 and couldn't score 20 so this new team is same as the old team.

[BPo001]

Great start. I know it?s preseason, but I hope Luka quits shooting these fadeaway 3?s off 1 foot.

[EricaLubarsky]

Really hoping for a S3 Ted Lasso where Kidd hallucinates and comes up with a completely new system.

This system is so broken and doesn't fit the players. Really sucks that we go from shitting the bed to end the season to repeating the exact same thing to start the "revival tour" season. It's the definition of insanity.

[Melonhead]

okay taking a break lol

[EricaLubarsky]

Okay Hardy party.

Kidd already regrouping with his end-of-bench guys.

[EricaLubarsky]

First three! 7:00 in the second quarter.

1-15 from three now

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Kyrie on vacation.

No question Hardy takes THJ's role unless the coach has lost his mind.

[purplefrog]

Losing the rebounding battle.
Losing points in the paint
Poor free-throw shooting.
Powell getting the most minutes at the 5.

Yep, those are our Mavs!

[EricaLubarsky]

Embarrassing start

[SMC0007]

DP baby! Get ready for tons of him.

It's preseason game 1. No surprises here. We know the team is a little better, but we didn't take the kind of strides in roster upgrading to contend.

This may be the first season I don't pay for a TV package that includes my Mavs

[EricaLubarsky]

Dennis is producing

[purplefrog]

Wolves bigs (KAT, Rudy, Reid, Garza) = 69 minutes, 69 points, and 25 rebounds.

Mavs bigs (Lively, Williams, Powell, Holmes, Morris) = 70 minutes, 20 points, and 11 rebounds.

I realize this is just the first game of the preseason but still not an impressive start for the new Mavs. Way too early to tell, but if these numbers don't change then Kidd needs to take a long walk over a short bridge.... and just keep on going.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Of course we have a big man problem, but the FO chose to not do anything about it.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Of course we have a big man problem, but the FO chose to not do anything about it.

I mean Kidd is right: if Lively works out, we are okay.

But Lively is not ready.

[ShaggyDirk]

Good lord.

[purplefrog]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Of course we have a big man problem, but the FO chose to not do anything about it.

Holmes only getting 9 minutes is more than a bit ridiculous (2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block). Lively with 15 mins (2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block) and he picked up four fouls. Morris continues to produce in very limited minutes (6 minutes, 3 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block) if you look back at his performance during last season. Early days still, but relying on Powell (16 minutes) is absurd, but on the other hand expected given past history. Kidd gets no benefits of the doubt. If the Mavs don't change the story line about their glaring weaknesses, then he should be gone before mid-season. They have enough new talent to make a difference. It may not be enough of a difference but same old, same old is not acceptable. Might try playing Holmes and Morris a bit more and limiting the mpg for Powell and Maxi. We know what they can do..

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

I mean Kidd is right: if Lively works out, we are okay.

But Lively is not ready.

Well I'm glad we're starting him and Omax and not making another Hardy mistake.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Well I'm glad we're starting him and Omax and not making another Hardy mistake.

This won't last long. 100%. This is Kidd pacifying the outrage to change just like with McGee. He is 1 of about 10 people on thr planet that finds comfort in DP. The only question is, IF Lively starts, how many games does it last?

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by purplefrog

Holmes only getting 9 minutes is more than a bit ridiculous (2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block). Lively with 15 mins (2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block) and he picked up four fouls. Morris continues to produce in very limited minutes (6 minutes, 3 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block) if you look back at his performance during last season. Early days still, but relying on Powell (16 minutes) is absurd, but on the other hand expected given past history. Kidd gets no benefits of the doubt. If the Mavs don't change the story line about their glaring weaknesses, then he should be gone before mid-season. They have enough new talent to make a difference. It may not be enough of a difference but same old, same old is not acceptable. Might try playing Holmes and Morris a bit more and limiting the mpg for Powell and Maxi. We know what they can do..

The fouls are exactly why I said he won?t be getting much burn in his first year per game. Summer league he stayed getting called for fouls.

I hope Holmes is ready to make some noise because the opportunity will be there.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

This won't last long. 100%. This is Kidd pacifying the outrage to change just like with McGee. He is 1 of about 10 people on thr planet that finds comfort in DP. The only question is, IF Lively starts, how many games does it last?

The flip side is Lively need only be better than Powell to keep starting.

If he can't beat out Powell, then we wasted a lottery pick.

I actually see Omax being overtaken by Green before Lively.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

This won't last long. 100%. This is Kidd pacifying the outrage to change just like with McGee. He is 1 of about 10 people on thr planet that finds comfort in DP. The only question is, IF Lively starts, how many games does it last?

Token starts

His ass going to end up on the bench just like Mcgee and the excuse will be that Powell has all the metrics that justify him starting

I think they won't start Holmes because they know it will become way too obvious if he's out there it will shine a light on him being better than Powell

This organization ain't fooling no one at the end of the day I fully expect the same retread players powell, thj and maxi all find themselves getting major minutes again

[R28J]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

I think they won't start Holmes because they know it will become way too obvious if he's out there it will shine a light on him being better than Powell

You might be on to something here... I was really disappointed that Powell was the first C off the bench and that he got 16 min to Holmes 9 mins.

In a game where you start a rook (Lively) at C against Gobert to see what he has - you also need to see what your new Vet C Holmes can provide. The Kidd holding the coaching title should not play Cuban politics when it comes to playing time. One of my few displeases of this 1st preseason game.

[rimrocker]

I guess I dont get all of the hype on Holmes being the answer to our frontcourt issues. The guy is the same size as OMax.