With the #3 pick (!) in the 2018 draft, the Mavs get Luka Doncic

[rimrocker]

Didn't think there could ever be a Mav as special as Dirk in my lifetime but Luka is certainly looking to be a very special Mav....hopefully for his entire career.
Gotta love this kid.

How great is it to be a Mavs' fan to have someone as special as Dirk for the past 20+ years and now someone with similar all around qualities at the age of 19?

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

Didn't think there could ever be a Mav as special as Dirk in my lifetime but Luka is certainly looking to be a very special Mav....hopefully for his entire career.
Gotta love this kid.

How great is it to be a Mavs' fan to have someone as special as Dirk for the past 20+ years and now someone with similar all around qualities at the age of 19?

It’s definitely nice to know we could have found our next superstar. Only hope is that we can keep him around. Guys like Dirk who stay with one team their entire career are rare.

[Me.B]

Originally Posted by BPo001

It’s definitely nice to know we could have found our next superstar. Only hope is that we can keep him around. Guys like Dirk who stay with one team their entire career are rare.

They need to do whatever it takes to get him some elite help on this team. Either by FA or by trade, any means necessary. That’s the only way they can expect to keep him.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by Me.B

They need to do whatever it takes to get him some elite help on this team. Either by FA or by trade, any means necessary. That’s the only way they can expect to keep him.

Agree but they will need to make sure they are the right players. Ball dominate players will most likely not want to come here and if they do that could become an issue as Luka continues to take control of this team.

I'm still scratching my head as to why we couldn't attract star FAs with Dirk because he isn't ball dominate, plays unselfish, is a great locker room guy, and would be the ultimate complement to a ball dominate player as well as centers like Howard. Dirk could have single handedly enhanced several players careers and I just find it mind boggling as to why we could never attract any.

I just hope Luka is as loyal as Dirk and I think he will be.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

I'm still scratching my head as to why we couldn't attract star FAs with Dirk because he isn't ball dominate, plays unselfish, is a great locker room guy, and would be the ultimate complement to a ball dominate player as well as centers like Howard. Dirk could have single handedly enhanced several players careers and I just find it mind boggling as to why we could never attract any.

Because this team didn't have any cap space to go after FAs until Dirk was 33 years old, which gave pause to young superstars trying to map out the next 4 years of their career (after a lockout, no less). If they had known that Dirk would still be putting up 18.3 PPG at 37 they probably would have chosen differently.

Cuban & Donnie have learned a lot in the last 20 years, so Luka basically gets to be the focal point of the franchise with plenty of cap space to build around him right out of the gate, whereas nobody saw Dirk as a franchise player early in his career... Plus Luka doesn't have to deal with that "soft Euro" stigma playing against him since Dirk murdered that stereotype in 2011.

[SMC0007]

We go from can he play in the nba, Is he a star? To, can we keep him in about 20-25 games.

[trukop]

Hi,

I haven't written a few months ago. So, I'm going to introduce my self one more time. I'm from Spain and Real Madrid & Luka Doncic supporter. I've seen Luka Doncic play since he was a little child (he arrived to Real Madrid when we was 12 years old). Every year he improves something. Two years ago, he added tha step back and shoot to his game. Last year, he improved post movements. This years he has improved shoot % and range. Luka Doncic is something that I've never seen in my live. As the good wine, he improves something every year. Has he any roof? I think not!!!! He has the abillity to make statistics. I said that one year ago in other forum where people of your country said to me:"Doncic is overrated" "Doncic will crash on the NBA" "Donic hasn't athletic skills". Bull shit!!!! He has the most important things in the basketball. IQ and cluntch.

Luka is 43% FG. Is very good. But only 36,4% 3pt. Ok, it ins't enought for a NBA star. But, look, the 50% of his 3 points shoots are after step back, clunch mode or difficult positions. If I check players who shoot in similar situations, we'll see Curry with 45,8 % (crazy) and Harden with 37,6%. It means that Doncic 3 range is not bad. And I'm sure he will improve it and his FT percentage next years.

I suppose that you realize that Doncic is already the Dallas Maveriks MVP. So, it's mandatory to create a team around him. What does he need?
He's a playmaker. He needs ball at 3/4 and decides the game. But, he can not defende small and fast point guards. He needs a point guard very good on defence side and with a good shoot range. Also, he needs a small forward very good on the two sides (defence and attack). I think that Barnes is the perfect SF for Luka but DSJ...I think that he's a problem. DSJ is not a good defender. He hasn't shoot range. He hasn't IQ and he needs ball to make stats. Is it possible a trade? In spain we're listening news about potential trades. What do you think?
The paint. Luka needs a PF with shoot range. A Dirk 30 years old would be perfect but he's 40. Anyone more? I think that Dallas need a FA next season. Center. I think that Jordan is a great center, but he doesn't understand the game. He hasn't shoot range to be dangerous at 4-5 meters of the ring. That is a big problem. Why? Because one of the best Doncic's weapons is his pick&roll and pick&pop read (to pass, shoot or attack the ring). When Joran&Luka do a pick&pop, the other center dive to the ring to protect it because Jordan is not dangerous at 4-5 meters. Could be Cousin healthy a possibility?

Ok, guys, I'll be glad to read your answers.

Best Regards,

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by trukop

Hi,

I haven't written a few months ago. So, I'm going to introduce my self one more time. I'm from Spain and Real Madrid & Luka Doncic supporter. I've seen Luka Doncic play since he was a little child (he arrived to Real Madrid when we was 12 years old). Every year he improves something. Two years ago, he added tha step back and shoot to his game. Last year, he improved post movements. This years he has improved shoot % and range. Luka Doncic is something that I've never seen in my live. As the good wine, he improves something every year. Has he any roof? I think not!!!! He has the abillity to make statistics. I said that one year ago in other forum where people of your country said to me:"Doncic is overrated" "Doncic will crash on the NBA" "Donic hasn't athletic skills". Bull shit!!!! He has the most important things in the basketball. IQ and cluntch.

Luka is 43% FG. Is very good. But only 36,4% 3pt. Ok, it ins't enought for a NBA star. But, look, the 50% of his 3 points shoots are after step back, clunch mode or difficult positions. If I check players who shoot in similar situations, we'll see Curry with 45,8 % (crazy) and Harden with 37,6%. It means that Doncic 3 range is not bad. And I'm sure he will improve it and his FT percentage next years.

I suppose that you realize that Doncic is already the Dallas Maveriks MVP. So, it's mandatory to create a team around him. What does he need?
He's a playmaker. He needs ball at 3/4 and decides the game. But, he can not defende small and fast point guards. He needs a point guard very good on defence side and with a good shoot range. Also, he needs a small forward very good on the two sides (defence and attack). I think that Barnes is the perfect SF for Luka but DSJ...I think that he's a problem. DSJ is not a good defender. He hasn't shoot range. He hasn't IQ and he needs ball to make stats. Is it possible a trade? In spain we're listening news about potential trades. What do you think?
The paint. Luka needs a PF with shoot range. A Dirk 30 years old would be perfect but he's 40. Anyone more? I think that Dallas need a FA next season. Center. I think that Jordan is a great center, but he doesn't understand the game. He hasn't shoot range to be dangerous at 4-5 meters of the ring. That is a big problem. Why? Because one of the best Doncic's weapons is his pick&roll and pick&pop read (to pass, shoot or attack the ring). When Joran&Luka do a pick&pop, the other center dive to the ring to protect it because Jordan is not dangerous at 4-5 meters. Could be Cousin healthy a possibility?

Ok, guys, I'll be glad to read your answers.

Best Regards,

Welcome to the board trukop!

I agree with a lot of your assessment to the situation but I don't think DSJ is a problem. I think he will grow into a lot of what you say Luka will need as a backcourt mate. His defense has improved immensely and the shot can eventually come. My biggest concern with DSJ and Luka is that I think DSJ just needs to build confidence and that might be hard for him with Luka being the main guy now. Time will tell though.

I'm not sold on Barnes being a good fit yet and with his contract situation I'm not sure he'll be a long-term solution. He seems to want to be the go-to guy but Luka has completely overshadowed him in that regard.

I think Maxi is the poor-man's version of what you want in a PF and I do agree with that assessment but it will be difficult finding someone better. Wouldn't surprise me if Randle will be a major target for us in FA though.

I'm on the fence with DJ because he has filled a tremendous void this team has had since the prime Tyson Chandler days which is rebounding. That has been a nightmare for this team for the past several years. But his defense is disappointing and I certainly don't want us to pay near max money for primarily a rebounder.

I'd give it some time with DSJ but I'm concerned the FO might not give him the time he will need and may move him for an immediate fit. I'd hate to see that because DSJ and Luka could become something special imo.

You've found a great forum for Mavs' chat and again welcome aboard!

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by trukop

Hi,

I haven't written a few months ago. So, I'm going to introduce my self one more time. I'm from Spain and Real Madrid & Luka Doncic supporter. I've seen Luka Doncic play since he was a little child (he arrived to Real Madrid when we was 12 years old). Every year he improves something. Two years ago, he added tha step back and shoot to his game. Last year, he improved post movements. This years he has improved shoot % and range. Luka Doncic is something that I've never seen in my live. As the good wine, he improves something every year. Has he any roof? I think not!!!! He has the abillity to make statistics. I said that one year ago in other forum where people of your country said to me:"Doncic is overrated" "Doncic will crash on the NBA" "Donic hasn't athletic skills". Bull shit!!!! He has the most important things in the basketball. IQ and cluntch.

Luka is 43% FG. Is very good. But only 36,4% 3pt. Ok, it ins't enought for a NBA star. But, look, the 50% of his 3 points shoots are after step back, clunch mode or difficult positions. If I check players who shoot in similar situations, we'll see Curry with 45,8 % (crazy) and Harden with 37,6%. It means that Doncic 3 range is not bad. And I'm sure he will improve it and his FT percentage next years.

I suppose that you realize that Doncic is already the Dallas Maveriks MVP. So, it's mandatory to create a team around him. What does he need?
He's a playmaker. He needs ball at 3/4 and decides the game. But, he can not defende small and fast point guards. He needs a point guard very good on defence side and with a good shoot range. Also, he needs a small forward very good on the two sides (defence and attack). I think that Barnes is the perfect SF for Luka but DSJ...I think that he's a problem. DSJ is not a good defender. He hasn't shoot range. He hasn't IQ and he needs ball to make stats. Is it possible a trade? In spain we're listening news about potential trades. What do you think?
The paint. Luka needs a PF with shoot range. A Dirk 30 years old would be perfect but he's 40. Anyone more? I think that Dallas need a FA next season. Center. I think that Jordan is a great center, but he doesn't understand the game. He hasn't shoot range to be dangerous at 4-5 meters of the ring. That is a big problem. Why? Because one of the best Doncic's weapons is his pick&roll and pick&pop read (to pass, shoot or attack the ring). When Joran&Luka do a pick&pop, the other center dive to the ring to protect it because Jordan is not dangerous at 4-5 meters. Could be Cousin healthy a possibility?

Ok, guys, I'll be glad to read your answers.

Best Regards,

Welcome and nice post.

Cousins will need to prove that he is the player he was before his injury and that is the big question with him. If he is, then of course he is a possibility. I think he would fit amazingly with Luka. I disagree with you that DJ doesn't understand the game. He understands the game fine, and knows his limitations and that he just doesn't have the range to shoot on the pick n pop. He is 2nd in the league in rebounding and might even take the lead before all star break. We have struggled for years with rebounding and we need the ball in Luka's hands as much as possible.

I agree you about DSJ, at this moment. It might be too early to trade him unless get something nice and productive immediately in return. He could turn out to be Westbrook-ish. Do you really want to give that away if we get nothing in return for him? That's what would happen if we moved him. He is only 20.

I'm not sure about Barnes being perfect next to Luka because he has blinders on when he decides he is going to drive the ball. He takes it in the paint into collapsing defense often and misses open guys. He misses Wes and Luka on the perimeter and takes a highly contested layup or inside shot enough for me to have grown hesitant on him. He is currently putting some good stat lines tho.

For me, it's easier to see this situation as: Luka is very young and already this good, we have a little time for guys like DSJ and DFS to grow more, contracts to expire, and build interest from other potential free agents.
When guys like Lillard, Lebron and many others are talking about Luka, Dallas is now a place where guys would be interested to play.

[Kidd Karma]

Originally Posted by trukop

Hi,

I haven't written a few months ago. So, I'm going to introduce my self one more time. I'm from Spain and Real Madrid & Luka Doncic supporter. I've seen Luka Doncic play since he was a little child (he arrived to Real Madrid when we was 12 years old). Every year he improves something. Two years ago, he added tha step back and shoot to his game. Last year, he improved post movements. This years he has improved shoot % and range. Luka Doncic is something that I've never seen in my live. As the good wine, he improves something every year. Has he any roof? I think not!!!! He has the abillity to make statistics. I said that one year ago in other forum where people of your country said to me:"Doncic is overrated" "Doncic will crash on the NBA" "Donic hasn't athletic skills". Bull shit!!!! He has the most important things in the basketball. IQ and cluntch.

Luka is 43% FG. Is very good. But only 36,4% 3pt. Ok, it ins't enought for a NBA star. But, look, the 50% of his 3 points shoots are after step back, clunch mode or difficult positions. If I check players who shoot in similar situations, we'll see Curry with 45,8 % (crazy) and Harden with 37,6%. It means that Doncic 3 range is not bad. And I'm sure he will improve it and his FT percentage next years.

I suppose that you realize that Doncic is already the Dallas Maveriks MVP. So, it's mandatory to create a team around him. What does he need?
He's a playmaker. He needs ball at 3/4 and decides the game. But, he can not defende small and fast point guards. He needs a point guard very good on defence side and with a good shoot range. Also, he needs a small forward very good on the two sides (defence and attack). I think that Barnes is the perfect SF for Luka but DSJ...I think that he's a problem. DSJ is not a good defender. He hasn't shoot range. He hasn't IQ and he needs ball to make stats. Is it possible a trade? In spain we're listening news about potential trades. What do you think?
The paint. Luka needs a PF with shoot range. A Dirk 30 years old would be perfect but he's 40. Anyone more? I think that Dallas need a FA next season. Center. I think that Jordan is a great center, but he doesn't understand the game. He hasn't shoot range to be dangerous at 4-5 meters of the ring. That is a big problem. Why? Because one of the best Doncic's weapons is his pick&roll and pick&pop read (to pass, shoot or attack the ring). When Joran&Luka do a pick&pop, the other center dive to the ring to protect it because Jordan is not dangerous at 4-5 meters. Could be Cousin healthy a possibility?

Ok, guys, I'll be glad to read your answers.

Best Regards,

Cousins will want the bank, but he can fit next to Doncic as he is dangerous any where on the floor in the 2 man game. Brook Lopez is a another guy who has range to the stripe, he's also a free agent.

As for guards, Klay Thompson would be the ultimate 2 guard next to Doncic as he could defend man to man down to 1's. Offensively he understands how to use screens, curl, catch and decide what to do. Oladipo is another guy who can team up with Doncic in the back court as a man to man defender as well as someone who can move and play without the ball.

Kevin Love is probably the 4 that fits with Doncic as the spot up shooter.

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Kidd Karma

Cousins will want the bank, but he can fit next to Doncic as he is dangerous any where on the floor in the 2 man game. Brook Lopez is a another guy who has range to the stripe, he's also a free agent.

As for guards, Klay Thompson would be the ultimate 2 guard next to Doncic as he could defend man to man down to 1's. Offensively he understands how to use screens, curl, catch and decide what to do. Oladipo is another guy who can team up with Doncic in the back court as a man to man defender as well as someone who can move and play without the ball.

Kevin Love is probably the 4 that fits with Doncic as the spot up shooter.

Kevin Love extension is one of those not touching with a ten foot pole things.

Klay Thompson is a pipe dream, but I don't mind dreamin'...

Will wait and see how Cousins looks post-Achilles.

[Bryan_Wilson]

https://twitter.com/JoshGerben/statu...42344992894977

I hate this damn nickname. Please God make it stop.

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

https://twitter.com/JoshGerben/statu...42344992894977

I hate this damn nickname. Please God make it stop.

Yea I won't be referring to him as the matador, ever. Lol what a bad nickname.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

https://twitter.com/JoshGerben/statu...42344992894977

I hate this damn nickname. Please God make it stop.

He's not Spanish and his defense is actually solid. What a terrible nickname.

[burner2014]

After seeing Randle I feel he should be our FA target. Thought about him already 2-3 months ago.

We need to build the best team around Luka in my opinion. DJ is the best we can have on the market at the moment. DJ and Randle together, I would like it, if randle works further on his 3 pointer

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Got this gem from the Pelican's forum...

"I saw the future of the NBA yesterday, and it has a Slovenian birth certificate."

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Got this gem from the Pelican's forum...

"I saw the future of the NBA yesterday, and it has a Slovenian birth certificate."

Fact, and that's cool to see from other fans.

You can see that Luka expects greatness from himself and has a big imagination. He has far surpassed what I thought he would be in his rookie year. There were a lot of folks talking about how his ceiling isn't as high as some other lottery picks but his floor is higher...Blah blah. Meanwhile, He doesn't appear to have a ceiling.

[Bryan_Wilson]

The fact is over his last 6 games he's putting up 24 8 and 7 essentially. And he's doing that with pedestrian 43%fg and 31% from 3pt. in other words he's not on a hot streak, these are just ho hum games for the kid. If you can walk on the court and put up those numbers and it's clear he can play so much better.... The word special is used a lot but my God. Seriously it's the most obvious thing in the world that Luka is special at this point. I mean I just have a few words more-

Thank you Atlanta. Thank you so fucking much.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

The fact is over his last 6 games he's putting up 24 8 and 7 essentially. And he's doing that with pedestrian 43%fg and 31% from 3pt. in other words he's not on a hot streak, these are just ho hum games for the kid. If you can walk on the court and put up those numbers and it's clear he can play so much better.... The word special is used a lot but my God. Seriously it's the most obvious thing in the world that Luka is special at this point. I mean I just have a few words more-

Thank you Atlanta. Thank you so fucking much.

Well he is doing two excellent things lately. 1. Not turning the ball over. 2. Getting to the line.

[BPo001]

Bill Simmons has a podcast up from Dec 5th with Marc Stein. Lot of Luka, Dirk, and Mavs talk. Worth a listen if you’ve got time to kill. It starts the show with Luka talk and moves into Anthony Davis talk, but they come back to the Mavs again. Stein is good since he’s from the area and has been covering the Mavs for a long time.

[dirt_dobber]

Luka Doncic: The Comet
https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports...e058b45ba.html

[mac222b]

Stretch of 5 games in 7 nights including two back to backs. Gross. Hope they sit Luka for one of those games. Time to start protecting “the franchise”.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by mac222b

Stretch of 5 games in 7 nights including two back to backs. Gross. Hope they sit Luka for one of those games. Time to start protecting “the franchise”.

You don't "protect" 19-year-olds by sitting them -- he needs to learn to play through this stretch because this is how the NBA works.

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by mac222b

Stretch of 5 games in 7 nights including two back to backs. Gross. Hope they sit Luka for one of those games. Time to start protecting “the franchise”.

He’s not your typical rookie. He’s used to playing more games than kids coming out of the NCAA.

[Skywalker]

21/6/6 in december. And to me the most impressive statistical jump from november is FTA/g which more than doubled (from 3,8 to 8,3). The kid is learning fast tbh

[Underdog]

@johnschuhmann: Most 3PM in the last 6 seconds of the shot clock (via @SecondSpectrum)

1. Harden: 44-for-126 (35%)
2. Doncic: 23-for-64 (36%)
3. Dinwiddie: 21-for-66 (32%)
4. Conley: 19-for-68 (28%)
5. Griffin: 18-for-66 (27%)

[rimrocker]

Nice to see we got recognition for 3 of the best current NBA players at every age.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba...cid=spartanntp

[mac222b]

Its a dumb name. Harper insists on calling him that. Harper sucks and shouldn't have had his number retired.

[rimrocker]

OK...for some fun lets come up with some cool nicknames for him on this board.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

OK...for some fun lets come up with some cool nicknames for him on this board.

"Luka" is all you need, just like "Dirk"... Classics don't need gimmicks.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by Underdog

"Luka" is all you need, just like "Dirk"... Classics don't need gimmicks.

Man, you blow all of the fun
But you are right!

[Rostick]

I know "The Don" was one given to him

Originally Posted by rimrocker

OK...for some fun lets come up with some cool nicknames for him on this board.

[BPo001]

I’m not sure if this is where it originated, but found this in an article.

Dončić may have been born to play basketball, but he lives to put on a show. “We’ve said from day one, he’s almost like a matador,” Nowitzki says. “He loves playing off the crowd, loves to make spectacular plays.” Trying is its own form of daring.

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by BPo001

I’m not sure if this is where it originated, but found this in an article.

Dončić may have been born to play basketball, but he lives to put on a show. “We’ve said from day one, he’s almost like a matador,” Nowitzki says. “He loves playing off the crowd, loves to make spectacular plays.” Trying is its own form of daring.

Hmmmmm...so Dirk is the one to blame.

I remember when Dirk was younger he told one of the older vets that he was as old as dirt. l guess now the younger guys can tell older vets they are as old as Dirk

Gotta love that old guy but not sure he got that nickname right if that is true.

[Rostick]

Hey Guys,

I`m new on this forum, been a big NBA fan for a long time. I`m from Romania, so I`m European.

I had two favorite players in Europe in recent years, Teodosic (who unfortunately is a victim of Doc Rivers at the moment) and Doncic.

I campaigned for Doncic to go number one more than one year before the draft (my twitter is my witness), he really is a special player. For anybody who watched him, it was mind boggling that he didn`t go No.1. NBA execs should have known that he can transition easily to the NBA. Those guys are stealing money!

I was delighted he ended up with the Mavs, a team which I like and is a great fit for him.

My first interaction with the Mavs was back in 2006, when I was 18 and bet 50 bucks or so on the Heat to win, and was so happy that they did, although I realized they were lucky and boy, did they shoot a lot of free throws. I still remember Dirk missed 1 or 2 clutch free throw(s) in one game, don`t remember which one. I quickly went on to like the Mavs, realizing they should have won those finals. To this day, I feel uncomfortable that I rooted for the Heat in those finals.

Point is, I had an affinity / liking for the Mavs since 06-07. I love Dirk, and as an online entrepreneur and programmer, I always liked Mark Cuban. Mavs fanbase always seemed like a cool one to me.

So I always liked y`all, but now with Doncic I`m an official fan.

Curry is still my favorite player and I`m rooting for both the Mavs and the Warriors, so I hope you will not hold that against me. I fully acknowledge I`ll never be a hardcore, born & bred Mavs fan like most of you, but I really like this team, and I`ll probably post from time to time.

Cheers,
Rostick

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Rostick

Hey Guys,

I`m new on this forum, been a big NBA fan for a long time. I`m from Romania, so I`m European.

I had two favorite players in Europe in recent years, Teodosic (who unfortunately is a victim of Doc Rivers at the moment) and Doncic.

I campaigned for Doncic to go number one more than one year before the draft (my twitter is my witness), he really is a special player. For anybody who watched him, it was mind boggling that he didn`t go No.1. NBA execs should have known that he can transition easily to the NBA. Those guys are stealing money!

I was delighted he ended up with the Mavs, a team which I like and is a great fit for him.

My first interaction with the Mavs was back in 2006, when I was 18 and bet 50 bucks or so on the Heat to win, and was so happy that they did, although I realized they were lucky and boy, did they shoot a lot of free throws. I still remember Dirk missed 1 or 2 clutch free throw(s) in one game, don`t remember which one. I quickly went on to like the Mavs, realizing they should have won those finals. To this day, I feel uncomfortable that I rooted for the Heat in those finals.

Point is, I had an affinity / liking for the Mavs since 06-07. I love Dirk, and as an online entrepreneur and programmer, I always liked Mark Cuban. Mavs fanbase always seemed like a cool one to me.

So I always liked y`all, but now with Doncic I`m an official fan.

Curry is still my favorite player and I`m rooting for both the Mavs and the Warriors, so I hope you will not hold that against me. I fully acknowledge I`ll never be a hardcore, born & bred Mavs fan like most of you, but I really like this team, and I`ll probably post from time to time.

Cheers,
Rostick

Welcome to the forum!

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by Rostick

Hey Guys,

I`m new on this forum, been a big NBA fan for a long time. I`m from Romania, so I`m European.

I had two favorite players in Europe in recent years, Teodosic (who unfortunately is a victim of Doc Rivers at the moment) and Doncic.

I campaigned for Doncic to go number one more than one year before the draft (my twitter is my witness), he really is a special player. For anybody who watched him, it was mind boggling that he didn`t go No.1. NBA execs should have known that he can transition easily to the NBA. Those guys are stealing money!

I was delighted he ended up with the Mavs, a team which I like and is a great fit for him.

My first interaction with the Mavs was back in 2006, when I was 18 and bet 50 bucks or so on the Heat to win, and was so happy that they did, although I realized they were lucky and boy, did they shoot a lot of free throws. I still remember Dirk missed 1 or 2 clutch free throw(s) in one game, don`t remember which one. I quickly went on to like the Mavs, realizing they should have won those finals. To this day, I feel uncomfortable that I rooted for the Heat in those finals.

Point is, I had an affinity / liking for the Mavs since 06-07. I love Dirk, and as an online entrepreneur and programmer, I always liked Mark Cuban. Mavs fanbase always seemed like a cool one to me.

So I always liked y`all, but now with Doncic I`m an official fan.

Curry is still my favorite player and I`m rooting for both the Mavs and the Warriors, so I hope you will not hold that against me. I fully acknowledge I`ll never be a hardcore, born & bred Mavs fan like most of you, but I really like this team, and I`ll probably post from time to time.

Cheers,
Rostick

Welcome!

[dirt_dobber]

Luka Doncic has as many 10 rebound games (5) in 35 games as Andrew Wiggins* has in 365 games in his career.
*signed a 4 year/$147,710,050 contract with Timberwolves.

[Underdog]

[Bryan_Wilson]

He's accumulating quite the GIF collection at this point lol.