NBA Season 18-19: General Thread

[dirt_dobber]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

GS got their asses kicked by the Rockets. Mavs have a real shot if they keep that momentum from the Jazz game going.

agree - I love our bench unit - JJB, Maxi, DFS (when not starting) Devin Harris.
If we can just avoid an early deficit we will be in the fight against Warriors.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

agree - I love our bench unit - JJB, Maxi, DFS (when not starting) Devin Harris.

Zach Lowe: Ten things I like and don't like
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...trae-young-nba

9. Another wackadoo Dallas bench

The suddenly hot Mavs have outscored opponents by almost 20 points per 100 possessions when Maxi Kleber and Dwight Powell share the floor. Every year, J.J. Barea and Rick Carlisle take some cast of wackadoo misfits and meld it into a productive bench.

Their main co-stars this season: Dorian Finney-Smith, shooting 46 percent from deep after a lost 2017-18 season; and Kleber, the other Maverick from Wurzburg, Germany, emerging out of nowhere as a fearsome rim protector.

Kleber leads the Mavericks in blocks, and he's on pace to double his total from last season. Finney-Smith's versatility on defense has allowed Carlisle to play Luka Doncic, Harrison Barnes and Finney-Smith together for heavy minutes.

It will be interesting to see how Carlisle juggles minutes when the Tall Baller from the G returns.

[dirt_dobber]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

agree - I love our bench unit - JJB, Maxi, DFS (when not starting) Devin Harris.
If we can just avoid an early deficit we will be in the fight against Warriors.

Bobby Karalla@bobbykaralla
The Mavs' bench has outscored opposing benches 163-69 during the three-game win streak, per team PR.