GDT: Wolves at Mavs (Kyrie plays for the home crowd)

[EricaLubarsky]

Finally a game at a decent time.

Kyrie plays for the first time in Dallas

Kleber - out
Bertans - out
THJ - questionable (hammy)

Remaining schedule
4th easiest schedule
13 home games (.679 at home)

[BPo001]

What is Bertans injury again?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by BPo001

What is Bertans injury again?

calf strain.

medical staff was saying two weeks and it happened on 2/2 so he should be available soon.

[ShaggyDirk]

Let's go

[Thespiralgoeson]

Part of me kinda hopes THJ is out so Kidd will start Bullock.

[SMC0007]

Must win.

Keep momentum.

Keep fast break.

[Thespiralgoeson]

I posted this in the Kyrie thread, but I'll post it here too.

"Teeny-tiny sample size but something to consider:

Mavs passes per game all season before Feb. 8: 265.4, 27th in the NBA

Mavs passes per game since Feb. 8 (post-trade, Kyrie's debut): 332.3, 1st in the NBA"

https://twitter.com/bobbykaralla/sta...llas-mavericks

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

I posted this in the Kyrie thread, but I'll post it here too.

"Teeny-tiny sample size but something to consider:

Mavs passes per game all season before Feb. 8: 265.4, 27th in the NBA

Mavs passes per game since Feb. 8 (post-trade, Kyrie's debut): 332.3, 1st in the NBA"

https://twitter.com/bobbykaralla/sta...llas-mavericks

Passes the eye test for sure.

As good as Luka was at passing, Mavs fell into a routine

Possession 1 - Luka jacks a three
Possession 2 - Luka drives for a layup
Possession 3 - Luka drives for a layup
Possession 4 - Luka drives and kicks and the player misses a three
Possession 5 - Luka jacks a three

Makes me miss last season where everyone was selfless and Luka might not get the assist, but another guy would.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Passes the eye test for sure.

As good as Luka was at passing, Mavs fell into a routine

Possession 1 - Luka jacks a three
Possession 2 - Luka drives for a layup
Possession 3 - Luka drives for a layup
Possession 4 - Luka drives and kicks and the player misses a three
Possession 5 - Luka jacks a three

Makes me miss last season where everyone was selfless and Luka might not get the assist, but another guy would.

I feel like 90% of that was just the loss of Brunson. Having no capable ballhandler outside of Luka was just killing us.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Passes the eye test for sure.

As good as Luka was at passing, Mavs fell into a routine

Possession 1 - Luka jacks a three
Possession 2 - Luka drives for a layup
Possession 3 - Luka drives for a layup
Possession 4 - Luka drives and kicks and the player misses a three
Possession 5 - Luka jacks a three

Makes me miss last season where everyone was selfless and Luka might not get the assist, but another guy would.

This posession break down Feels spot on!

[twistaeffect2004]

Any game links?

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by twistaeffect2004

Any game links?

https://p2pstreams.tv/dallas-vs-minn...ort=basketball

[EricaLubarsky]

McGee is trash

[Melonhead]

So I guess it?s Anthony Edwards turn to abuse the paint tonight.

[EricaLubarsky]

We don?t have a single big that can rotate to stop penetration

[Melonhead]

Idk man this isn?t the same Wood a few weeks before injury.

Some guys can?t handle the yo yo of minutes but at least show something defensively.

[Dtownsfinest]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Idk man this isn?t the same Wood a few weeks before injury.

Some guys can?t handle the yo yo of minutes but at least show something defensively.

They?re screwing him with minutes?that?s not the player he is.

[EricaLubarsky]

Static offense and our defense is still shit

It?ll continue to suck until we get a defensive anchor/big

[EricaLubarsky]

Where did the good team go?

[Melonhead]

Honeymoon lasted 2ish games

Fuck Kidd for even having Pinson in

[Amarelooms]

Pinson playing why? Lol

[Melonhead]

Give him minutes and things eventually happen.

Need team defense now

[Melonhead]

Just a horrible possession. Kyrie in the corner doing a ?wtf are we doing? with his hands

[Melonhead]

Idk how Kidd manages these horrible fucking lineups. Clown show.

Luka
Powell
Frank
Pinson
Bullock.

Lol

[Melonhead]

Can we get some Morris minutes?

What?s the point of a 10 day contract if Silva doesn?t get any run?

[twistaeffect2004]

Jeez what an uninspiring performance in front of your excited home crowd. Team is pathetic.

[Dallas41]

Ball just doesn't move like it did a few games ago

Everything just 1 on 1 again

Defense is just lack luster and home crowd has to be one worst home crowds in the NBA

They don't make any noise

[Melonhead]

Not a serious team with this defense.

Knee jerking but what happened to the run and gun with Kyrie couple games ago

[twistaeffect2004]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Not a serious team with this defense.

Knee jerking but what happened to the run and gun with Kyrie couple games ago

Luka came back?

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by twistaeffect2004

Luka came back?

Even in non Luka minutes he barely touched the ball.

[Melonhead]

What a cringe way to get married

[Amarelooms]

Not good team. Wood and kyrie gone. Need try trade most everyone not named luka/green/hardy and start over. Might take 2-3 years.

[twistaeffect2004]

Originally Posted by Amarelooms

Not good team. Wood and kyrie gone. Need try trade most everyone not named luka/green/hardy and start over. Might take 2-3 years.

Stop being so dramatic after a bad half of basketball

[Melonhead]

Ok Luka HAS to move his ass when he?s off ball.

[EricaLubarsky]

Luka -17

[Melonhead]

He?s standing talking with the ref while Kyrie goes and scores lol.

[EricaLubarsky]

Suckage didn?t stop at the half

[EricaLubarsky]

12-3 to start the half

Now -20

[EricaLubarsky]

-22

This team just straight up decided not to play

[Dallas41]

You can clearly see this team is incapable of playing any sustained defense

The trade for kyrie will be a fail because they still don't have the right pieces around him and Luka to compete in the playoffs