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EricaLubarsky · 01-26-2022, 10:37 AM

Are the Mavs just bad or did they just stumble against an elite team last night?

Mavs bounce back or fall back

THJ (broken foot)
Sterling (ankle)

DannyFortsonBakedPotato · 01-26-2022, 01:46 PM

Simons about to go off.

Dallas41 · 01-26-2022, 07:30 PM

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Simons about to go off.

I think Green with the extra minutes (hopefully) will have an awesome game tonight.

Melonhead · 01-26-2022, 10:35 PM

This is fun.

Blazers on a b2b after losing a heartbreaker.

And they have no interest in playing.

mac222b · 01-26-2022, 10:37 PM

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I think Green with the extra minutes (hopefully) will have an awesome game tonight.

I agree, if he gets in the game! Kidd playing starters a ton of minutes again.

Melonhead · 01-26-2022, 10:48 PM

Chris’s is Back babyyy

Dallas41 · 01-26-2022, 10:54 PM

wow

there's been a Chriss siting again

Dallas41 · 01-26-2022, 10:57 PM

Chriss is surprisingly shooting the 3 ball better than our other big's this year

Melonhead · 01-26-2022, 11:05 PM

So about that defense…

mac222b · 01-26-2022, 11:08 PM

So on the back to back Luka played 22 of 24 first half minutes? Maxi played 20– which should be around what he plays for the entire game ideally. Kidd’s rotations have been so out of whack since he came back.

Melonhead · 01-26-2022, 11:18 PM

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So on the back to back Luka played 22 of 24 first half minutes? Maxi played 20– which should be around what he plays for the entire game ideally. Kidd’s rotations have been so out of whack since he came back.

Yeah it’s not a good recipe. Very coach thibs of him.

Melonhead · 01-26-2022, 11:34 PM

Sorry kidd sucks. Idiot doesn’t know how to manage minutes

Scoobay · 01-26-2022, 11:35 PM

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wow

there's been a Chriss siting again

perhaps you meant sighting but i read "sitting" - lol
we do need to see more of him - has played well when given minutes

Scoobay · 01-26-2022, 11:48 PM

they better reverse that - such a clear push off/elbow by CJ

edit - i wasn't sure what they were reviewing - no sound on. did they initially call foul on mavs? that's what i thought was going on.
i'm glad they did call it against CJ and wasn't expecting a flagrant though he clearly elbowed him/pushed off around the neck area

EricaLubarsky · 01-27-2022, 12:01 AM

Refs give our leading scorer his fifth foul on the most blatant offensive fake in the game. Boo refs.

EricaLubarsky · 01-27-2022, 12:07 AM

Nurk is a fake tough guy

Scoobay · 01-27-2022, 12:12 AM

nurk now hitting his own guy

EricaLubarsky · 01-27-2022, 12:13 AM

Powell getting called for McLemore bouncing into Nurk?

Scoobay · 01-27-2022, 12:14 AM

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Powell getting called for McLemore bouncing into Nurk?

basically unless the refs are blind

Scoobay · 01-27-2022, 12:15 AM

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basically unless the refs are blind

yeah they're blind... stupid call

EricaLubarsky · 01-27-2022, 12:15 AM

Wait, we lost the challenge for that $&%#

EricaLubarsky · 01-27-2022, 12:17 AM

Green is a baller

DevinHarriswillstart · 01-27-2022, 12:22 AM

Bullock is already better than Tim. Go figure.

DevinHarriswillstart · 01-27-2022, 12:23 AM

33 assists to 8 turnovers.

Scoobay · 01-27-2022, 12:28 AM

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Bullock is already better than Tim. Go figure.

defense for sure
definitely someone who knows his role
shooting seems to have come around for the most part

Dallas41 · 01-27-2022, 12:51 AM

2 games back of Utah for the 4th seed

Maybe it' just me but I think THJ's injury might be a blessing in disguise because that's one less guy who is a defensive liability you have on the floor, and it also reduces the amount of bad 3's you would normally get with him in the lineup.

Also, if we could get Green's minutes up to around 20 per night and Chriss somehow manages 8-12 that really improves the athleticism of the team on a nightly basis and those two guys are always active.

SMC0007 · 01-27-2022, 12:01 PM

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Sorry kidd sucks. Idiot doesn’t know how to manage minutes

His rotation/minutes management isn't what I'd be doing, but he doesn't suck.

SMC0007 · 01-27-2022, 12:03 PM

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2 games back of Utah for the 4th seed

Maybe it' just me but I think THJ's injury might be a blessing in disguise because that's one less guy who is a defensive liability you have on the floor, and it also reduces the amount of bad 3's you would normally get with him in the lineup.

Also, if we could get Green's minutes up to around 20 per night and Chriss somehow manages 8-12 that really improves the athleticism of the team on a nightly basis and those two guys are always active.

And we gotta get Frank back in regular rotation.

Melonhead · 01-28-2022, 12:33 PM

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His rotation/minutes management isn't what I'd be doing, but he doesn't suck.

yeah that was heat of the moment. I hate his rotation/minutes like Luka 22/24 first half minutes off a b2b.

Defensively, its working. Offensively, Im not a fan.

Chriss a few minutes, never saw him again. And if he keeps running Luka 38- 40 min nights (its not a habit yet), I could see him falling off at the end of the season. Doesnt mix enough scoring with some of his second units.

Still a work in progress

SMC0007 · 01-28-2022, 02:24 PM

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yeah that was heat of the moment. I hate his rotation/minutes like Luka 22/24 first half minutes off a b2b.

Defensively, its working. Offensively, Im not a fan.

Chriss a few minutes, never saw him again. And if he keeps running Luka 38- 40 min nights (its not a habit yet), I could see him falling off at the end of the season. Doesnt mix enough scoring with some of his second units.

Still a work in progress

Yea. I hope the coaching cast realizes that certain guys are over exposed. Maxi, DP, used to be THJ need to be getting less mins to help Green, Frank and Chriss grow.

FreshJive · 01-28-2022, 06:28 PM

I just hope the coaching staff figures out that Porzingis is not good at post ups.

Kristaps Porzingis post up stats from NBA.com:

2020-2021: 3.7 per game, 49.2 FG%, 0.98 points per possession, 58.8 percentile.

2021-2022: 4.2 per game, 42.6 FG%, 0.89 points per possession, 45 percentile.

SMC0007 · 01-28-2022, 07:16 PM

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I just hope the coaching staff figures out that Porzingis is not good at post ups.

Kristaps Porzingis post up stats from NBA.com:

2020-2021: 3.7 per game, 49.2 FG%, 0.98 points per possession, 58.8 percentile.

2021-2022: 4.2 per game, 42.6 FG%, 0.89 points per possession, 45 percentile.

Well he's not shooting from the perimeter well either. Sooo.

We need guys to make open shots, period.