Grizz at Mavs the rematchening

[EricaLubarsky]

Ja comes to town. Mavs look to try to play more like the prior four games rather than the Knicks and Suns games.

Since New years eve:
Mavs 10-2
Grizz 10-2

[SMC0007]

We need to get this one and stay up

[EricaLubarsky]

Good start

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Still too many players on the team afraid to score. Love the D, but we need a guy that can just come in and score.

[JTmoney2424]

Hate to nitpick but in the world happened to Lucas 3 point shot? He’s been dreadful this year on 3s.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by JTmoney2424

Hate to nitpick but in the world happened to Lucas 3 point shot? He’s been dreadful this year on 3s.

My biggest issue is he will continue to jack them up pretty frequently.

I think he could become more efficient if reduced his 3 point attempts down to around 4-5 per game because he's so good in the post and mid range.

Reducing his attempts and turnovers would be huge for this team especially in close games like the other night vs Phoenix where if just protects the ball better the Mavs win that game.

[Dallas41]

Impressive display by KP so far with 6 blocks

Dude practically said he hated playing here last year and it's good thing the new coaching staff has found ways to keep involved and motivated to play.

[Melonhead]

Wth are these lineups to close the quarter

[Dallas41]

I like this announcer....

"Jason Kidd isn't concerned about the Mavs not scoring 110 or 115 points. He's more concerned with holding teams to under 100 points."

Sounds like he also took a shot at the old coaching regime stating they would always talk about defense but nothing ever got accomplished.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Make defense great again!

[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs good

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Make defense great again!

Yep this is the J.Kidd effect


https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/ma...proved-defense
Biggest reasons for the Dallas Mavericks improved defense

The most significant change is that Jason Kidd has gotten the whole team to buy in defensively. Everyone believes, starting from Luka and KP down to the last player on the bench. The team seems to take pride in playing defense, and more than anything Kidd has done schematically, instilling the will to guard every night has impressed me the most.

As important as taking pride on the defensive end is, it takes more than that to excel defensively. One of the most critical things Jason Kidd has done to improve the team's defense is the way he's used the team's big men in the pick and roll.

In previous years, the Mavericks were horrendous defensively in the pick and roll. One of the biggest reasons was that the center, Dwight Powell or Kristaps Porzingis, would back up and let the guard or rolling big get to the rim easily. Now, the Mavericks cut off that drive early, and since that space is being closed, guards take a lot of contested jump shots.

[saclare]

Sexy dub

[EricaLubarsky]

4th place Jazz: