2021 - 2022 Dallas Mavericks: The Vibes are Immaculate

[CBT 1290]

Let's fucking go.

Roster:

Luka and KP BFFs now

Everyone loves Bobi

 

 

[LurkingHorn 1093]

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Happy season’s eve. 

[Catdaddyhorn 3464]

Fucking awesome interview with Haralabob. 

He actually comes off as much more likeable than all the reporting intimates.  

[CBT 1290]

Exactly. What I’ve said all along. The Cato piece is bunch of bullshit parroted from Donnie.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

That interview just confirms for me it was time for all of them to go, honestly. 

[conVINCEd 21477]

[Catdaddyhorn 3464]

3 hours ago, LurkingHorn said:

That interview just confirms for me it was time for all of them to go, honestly. 

I don't know about all of them. Donnie, certainly should've been gone a long time ago and Ive had my problem with Carlisle's inability to develop young talent. However, I would've liked to have kept Haralabob. Seems like if he were employed in the right manner he offered us a competitive advantage. That being said, Cuban's chaotic approach to structuring the Mavericks' org was the real culprit behind our inability to amass talent through the draft over the past 20 years. 

Edited October 21, 2021 by Catdaddyhorn

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Very pedestrian 1st half. Trying not to overreact to losing to a good ATL team. 

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Man, the hawks are who I wish we could have been. Young, talented, and not even in their prime yet. 

[TexPx 2335]

Same as it ever was


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[Vic Mackey 47951]

4 minutes ago, LurkingHorn said:

Man, the hawks are who I wish we could have been. Young, talented, and not even in their prime yet. 

Yep. Trae Young actually has a solid team around him. 

[RexWilson 1502]

At this point I would like to see Moses Brown get some minutes to see if he has anything to offer.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Like I said earlier, I’m trying not to overreact, but I had serious concerns going into this season that Kidd was going to hamstring this offense. Tonight’s performance did nothing to change my mind on that. 

[dcar00 14947]

yuck.  that was fucking awful.  

[Catdaddyhorn 3464]

Tell you what, when you don't have an X and Os advantage on the bench the lack of talent on our roster becomes starkly apparent. Especially compared to an Atlanta roster that has an over abundance of talent. 

[LurkingHorn 1093]

This is...subpar. Again.

[gsoda3 3362]

Getting better. KP with not the most efficient game but it'll work. Especially when THjr decides to play. Dodo made the biggest impact tonight with his effort.

[conVINCEd 21477]

If good Timmy shows up we are tough to beat as long as KP is at least average.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

2nd half was great. Good THJ makes all the difference. The team still needs another player who can dribble a basketball besides Luka and Brunson. It’s still stunning to me that they didn’t address that. 

[conVINCEd 21477]

1 minute ago, LurkingHorn said:

2nd half was great. Good THJ makes all the difference. The team still needs another player who can dribble a basketball besides Luka and Brunson. It’s still stunning to me that they didn’t address that. 

They have made 2 attempts to address that.  Delon Wright and Josh Richardson.  Didn’t work out.  We decided to go with length and shooting this offseason.

[dcar00 14947]

1 hour ago, conVINCEd said:

If good Timmy shows up we are tough to beat as long as KP is at least average.

this.  everything pretty much hinges on THJ. which means likely another 1st round bounce out because he's too inconsistent.

Edited October 24, 2021 by dcar00

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Do we finally see the end of DP in the starting lineup tonight?

[Fudbelty 2809]

Only post so far this season and yes I know it’s early but this team feels the same. Might be a 6 seed then out early once again.

[Pato del Muerto 53452]

They are so meh

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Good start to the 3rd. Defense has definitely clamped down. 

[dcar00 14947]

24 minutes ago, Fudbelty said:

Only post so far this season and yes I know it’s early but this team feels the same. Might be a 6 seed then out early once again.

well yeah.  its Luka and the Jags again with more average coaching.  the only hope is THJ consistency.  KP is what he is at this point.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Is it controversial to say Silas might be a better coach than Kidd? We might win this pretty comfortably in the end, but if these coaches switched rosters, I’m not sure Silas doesn’t win in a bloodbath. 

[gsoda3 3362]

kidd challenged THAT?

[dcar00 14947]

2 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

kidd challenged THAT?

gotta pretend you are paying attention and "coaching"

[LurkingHorn 1093]

 

[Pato del Muerto 53452]

So what was the line tonight?  Because there have been several interesting choices by the officials in the rockets’ favor tonight. 

[CBT 1290]

Dub

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

KP sucks. Sigh

[LurkingHorn 1093]

We take it and move on. Guess we’ll see how KP is going to be. That’s obviously disappointing. 

[dcar00 14947]

How do we move on from Porzingis? Guy is a disaster.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Is letting the players do stuff like this a thing? I thought it was great to see some guys get some run, but this was a bit of a head-scratcher for me. 

[RexWilson 1502]

^^^

I was just coming to post this. As a head coach you can take the "leadership council" opinion in to consideration, but you shouldn't be saying that is what drove the decision.

[conVINCEd 21477]

Bullock can shoot a little bit and seems to be a little salty on the defensive end.  His hair is an abomination, but other than that, good pickup.

[Catdaddyhorn 3464]

1 hour ago, RexWilson said:

^^^

I was just coming to post this. As a head coach you can take the "leadership council" opinion in to consideration, but you shouldn't be saying that is what drove the decision.

Eh, I take all of this as an early season attempt to build camaraderie. So what if Kidd allows KP a few more touches in the post to start the season. Who cares if the ball moves around a bit early in the shot clock rather than having Luka do his best James Harden impression for 20 of 24  seconds. The fact remains that the roster is meh, but we have an alltimer who makes us a threat on any given night. We need KP in a good head space so that he returns to the defensive presence he was early in his time in the metroplex. His offense, while a nice bonus if it comes, isn't the deal breaker for having a good season. It's what he does on the defensive end that will actually give us a shot at advancing in the playoffs. 

Edited October 27, 2021 by Catdaddyhorn

[CBT 1290]

and it was the rockets

[gsoda3 3362]

Is letting the players do stuff like this a thing? I thought it was great to see some guys get some run, but this was a bit of a head-scratcher for me. 

There's been a trend in coaching which started gaining traction in HS about 10 years ago, coaching the total player. At its core it focuses on the player's complete well-being, not just his aptitude in that sport. The NCAA and pros have slowly implemented some of these strategies. This sounds like what kidd is doing.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Carlisle is 1-4 so far.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Oh look. Another atrocious start. 

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Never been so happy to only be down 10. 

[LurkingHorn 1093]

16-0 run for the Mavs. Defense really showed up from the bench. 

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Powell, Luka, and THJ are all a solid -23 at halftime. 

[dcar00 14947]

ridiculous...

we have no fucking clue on offense.

[LurkingHorn 1093]

Considering the start to this game, that was a good win. Defense really played well for stretches I thought. Luka missed clutch free throws again. Very weird to say when you see his stat line, but I didn’t think he was very good tonight.  

[dcar00 14947]

1 minute ago, LurkingHorn said:

Considering the start to this game, that was a good win. Defense really played well for stretches I thought. Luka missed clutch free throws again. Very weird to say when you see his stat line, but I didn’t think he was very good tonight.  

the D definitely won that game. Brunson picked up for THJ this game on the offensive end.