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[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by FreshJive

Who are we talking about here? Rondo? Noel? Dennis? I’m struggling to find an example I could blame on Carlisle.

Javel McGee

I find it amazing that he couldn't even sniff the floor in Dallas even on a team that desperately needed size

Yet he goes to the warriors and now Lakers and franchises find away to utilize his talents

That's coaching imo

[EricaLubarsky]

I think it's very early to start making comments on the coaching/system with so many new players. We played a tough, physical team with a defensive star and they embarrassed our new offense.

Guys with only 7 or fewer regular-season games
KP (7 games)
Wright (7 games)
Curry (7 games)
Boban (3 games)

Guys with fewer than 30 games with the Mavs
Hardaway Jr (26 games)
Lee (24 games)

Guys with fewer than 40 games with the Mavs
Jackson (36 games)

Guys with fewer than 82 games with the Mavs
Brunson (80 games)
Doncic (79 games)

Guys with 2+ seasons with the Mavs
Barea
DFS
Kleber
Powell

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

I think it's very early to start making comments on the coaching/system with so many new players. We played a tough, physical team with a defensive star and they embarrassed our new offense.

Guys with only 7 or fewer regular-season games
KP (7 games)
Wright (7 games)
Curry (7 games)
Boban (3 games)

Guys with fewer than 30 games with the Mavs
Hardaway Jr (26 games)
Lee (24 games)

Guys with fewer than 40 games with the Mavs
Jackson (36 games)

Guys with fewer than 82 games with the Mavs
Brunson (80 games)
Doncic (79 games)

Guys with 2+ seasons with the Mavs
Barea
DFS
Kleber
Powell

Yeah, I was about to say, it's basically a whole new team, and a pretty young team too. Let's also not forget that KP is still only 7 games into a return from a devastating injury which kept him off the court for a year and a half. There's bound to be growing pains.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

I think it's very early to start making comments on the coaching/system with so many new players. We played a tough, physical team with a defensive star and they embarrassed our new offense.

Guys with only 7 or fewer regular-season games
KP (7 games)
Wright (7 games)
Curry (7 games)
Boban (3 games)

Guys with fewer than 30 games with the Mavs
Hardaway Jr (26 games)
Lee (24 games)

Guys with fewer than 40 games with the Mavs
Jackson (36 games)

Guys with fewer than 82 games with the Mavs
Brunson (80 games)
Doncic (79 games)

Guys with 2+ seasons with the Mavs
Barea
DFS
Kleber
Powell

reminder

[sefant77]

this

[sefant77]

Yeah somewhat expected...

https://twitter.com/NBA_Math/status/...%26start%3D100

[Lestat_1795]

More praise for Luka
https://www.si.com/nba/2019/11/08/lu...ound-superstar

[dirt_dobber]

from "Dalton Trigg@dalton_trigg
Maxi Kleber has played in 9 of the Mavs’ 10 games so far this season and is playing 26.7 MPG. He’s making that 4yr/$36M deal look really good:
10.2 PPG | 6.6 RPG | 1.1 BPG
45.6 FG% | 40.5 3P% | 86.7 FT% | 58.1 eFG% | 61.7 TS%""

[saclare]

Maxi has been playing very well.

[EricaLubarsky]

After the warriors game

1st in OFF RTG
7th in rebounding %
17th in DEF RTG

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

After the warriors game

1st in OFF RTG
7th in rebounding %
17th in DEF RTG

I really thought this squad would struggle with rebounding. Glad to see I was wrong.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by BPo001

I really thought this squad would struggle with rebounding. Glad to see I was wrong.

[EricaLubarsky]

Yeah Luka is a huge piece. He's grabbing 26% of our defensive boards and 5% of our offensive boards by himself. That's huge from a point guard, particularly one who can turn rebounds into fastbreak points like Doncic.

KP has been fairly solid despite playing like Dirk out on the perimeter. Acyuallu

My only concern is that we need more rebounding from SF and C if we really want to stay a top-10 team.

Now our defense....that is the bigger concern. Middle of the pack isn't going to cut it.

[SMC0007]

The Athletic just put a sweet article by Saad Yousuf about intense post practice shooting competitions between Luka and KP. It has about 8 video clips and some breakdowns on what they do. I would link it but I don't think it will work.

[tap2390]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

The Athletic just put a sweet article by Saad Yousuf about intense post practice shooting competitions between Luka and KP. It has about 8 video clips and some breakdowns on what they do. I would link it but I don't think it will work.

Just heard The Athletic founder on a podcast (This Week in Startups) and was very impressed with his business model and emphasis on journalism vs. marketing/ clicks. Do you think it's worth getting a membership for primarily Mavs content?

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by tap2390

Just heard The Athletic founder on a podcast (This Week in Startups) and was very impressed with his business model and emphasis on journalism vs. marketing/ clicks. Do you think it's worth getting a membership for primarily Mavs content?

Yes, Tim Cato's content alone is worth the price... Double-so if you're a Cowboys fan too (I've been a fan of Bob Sturm for a long time now).

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Yes, Tim Cato's content alone is worth the price... Double-so if you're a Cowboys fan too (I've been a fan of Bob Sturm for a long time now).

Yes. I love Bob Sturm but Idc too much about the Cowboys. I havent seen much from him aside from the boys.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by tap2390

Just heard The Athletic founder on a podcast (This Week in Startups) and was very impressed with his business model and emphasis on journalism vs. marketing/ clicks. Do you think it's worth getting a membership for primarily Mavs content?

I do. There is some good Mavs content. TCato and Jake Kemp are consistently good and they interact with many users. It's cool because you can select what you want highlighted and be notified about. Maybe they have a trial you could check out.

[CGM]

Posting this for no particular reason... simply, good times....

[Scoobay]

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/11...in-nba-history

"Dallas is No. 1 in offensive efficiency by a mile right now, scoring 117.4 points per 100 possessions via NBA.com. That’s nearly four points better than the second best offense (the Wizards!) and nearly six points better than Houston’s No. 3 offense. Last year’s Warriors set the record for offensive efficiency with 115 points per 100 possessions. Yes, that means Doncic’s Mavs are currently the best offense in NBA history, or at least since 1973 when Basketball-Reference started tracking. (The Basketball-Reference numbers differ slightly from NBA.com but still have the Mavs as the best ever.)"

[Murphy3]

Cato is pretty good.. I prefer Jake Kemp.. Their baseball coverage of the Rangers far exceeds their Mavs basketball coverage though.. And yeah, Sturm is pretty good with the Cowboys.

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

Cato is pretty good.. I prefer Jake Kemp.. Their baseball coverage of the Rangers far exceeds their Mavs basketball coverage though.. And yeah, Sturm is pretty good with the Cowboys.

They would do well to hire Bryan Broaddus now that he's free.

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by saclare

They would do well to hire Bryan Broaddus now that he's free.

You’re spot on.

[Dallas41]

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/n...eap-contracts/


A couple of guys who I thought were dirt cheap this summer that could've helped the mavs

Dwight and J.Parker

I felt like dwight defensively was an excellent fit for this team and parker could have been a legitimate 3rd option

Mavs are solid but I can only imagine how much better they could've been if they didn't go all in on Powell and targeted these two guys

[EricaLubarsky]

19 games in:

1st in offensive rating (by a large margin)
15th in defensive rating
7th in rebounding %

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

19 games in:

1st in offensive rating (way ahead of Houston at #2)
15th in defensive rating
7th in rebounding %

I thought we would be closer to 25th in defensive rating before the season, so this is nice to see.

Most of us felt like the team rebounding idea was going to produce even if Powell was in the SLU.

I thought offensively we could be good with the addition of KP but not this good this soon. Thanks Luka.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

You know it's a good day when Daryl Morey tweets this...

https://twitter.com/dmorey/status/1201527491623555076

[EricaLubarsky]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzckGfT6obM

This is amazing. Love them so much.

[Scoobay]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzckGfT6obM

This is amazing. Love them so much.

nice!

Luka's answer on the segment from 1:40-1:54

"Lebron... I did met him..." (and pwned him he thinks, with a far off look of remembrance)

[Melonhead]

Cuban right now is claiming the Mavs are hard capped lol what a bitch. Knowing the Mavs are 18.5 Mil under the cap he refuses to go into luxury tax. Hope this doesn’t bite us in the future with keeping Luka.

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Cuban right now is claiming the Mavs are hard capped lol what a bitch. Knowing the Mavs are 18.5 Mil under the cap he refuses to go into luxury tax. Hope this doesn’t bite us in the future with keeping Luka.

Technically that’s true. I think we can use the TPE and still not trigger the tax though. We can take back a player up to that 18m, I think. Could be mistaken though...

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Cuban right now is claiming the Mavs are hard capped lol what a bitch. Knowing the Mavs are 18.5 Mil under the cap he refuses to go into luxury tax. Hope this doesn’t bite us in the future with keeping Luka.

Are you sure about this? My understanding is that the salary cap is currently $109.14 million and the Mavs' current payroll is $121,494,535.

It's hoopshype, so take it with a huge grain of salt, but it looks here like we won't be under the cap until 2021. https://hoopshype.com/salaries/dallas_mavericks/

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

Are you sure about this? My understanding is that the salary cap is currently $109.14 million and the Mavs' current payroll is $121,494,535.

It's hoopshype, so take it with a huge grain of salt, but it looks here like we won't be under the cap until 2021. https://hoopshype.com/salaries/dallas_mavericks/

Sportrac is slightly more reliable and it has us at 108.4 with the cap at most going to 116 (and we waive Lee, Barea, and our 2-ways)

That would give us 7.6mill in cap. That's not much.

[tap2390]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/1...-rick-carlisle

Great piece on Luka & the Mavs... interesting notes

-THJ is defending very well
-Carlisle has made major adjustments that allow the first unit to thrive next to Luka

[turin]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Cuban right now is claiming the Mavs are hard capped lol what a bitch. Knowing the Mavs are 18.5 Mil under the cap he refuses to go into luxury tax. Hope this doesn’t bite us in the future with keeping Luka.

That's interesting.

[turin]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzckGfT6obM

This is amazing. Love them so much.

Same here. Great stuff!

I loved it when Maxi said, "I'm very proud when my family wears my jersey." LOL

[EricaLubarsky]

538 has always had us as ending over .500, but they keep upping their predictions

[Zaknaf3in]

edit: posted already.

[Dolencd]

https://twitter.com/dmorey/status/12...623555076?s=20

Daryl Morey Rockets GM feels the "Will the Mavs make it to the playoffs?" question has become rather redundant.

https://thesmokingcuban.com/2019/12/...ves-one-best/# The article as well.

[fluid.forty.one]

This article is a great response to the living room coaches who think they know more than RC.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/1...-rick-carlisle