2021 - 2022 Dallas Mavericks: The Vibes are Immaculate

[dcar00 14028]

Doncic should have been shooting 3's the whole quarter.  It was obviously the only chance we had

[Zeus 5945]

Moving off ball screen unstoppable lol it's their go to

[Bigbend1812 12884]

 

piss poor defense 

[dcar00 14028]

we're gonna win both in Dallas.  wanted this one but still gonna come down to games 5,6,7

[Firemans4Horn 17823]

When you let Looney, Poole, and Porter shoot 21-28 against you, you deserve to lose. 

[Firemans4Horn 17823]

Layup drill. All night. 

[Zeus 5945]

Brunson is awesome can they afford em?

[Firemans4Horn 17823]

What a pussy foul call. Good grief. 

[RexWilson 1341]

If Steph, Klay, or Poole, get in the lane, you absolutely need to collapse down and let one of their guys shoot the 3.

[Pato del Muerto 52336]

Layup line 

[Zeus 5945]

 

[dcar00 14028]

ballgame.

[Get ln My Van 927]

Won’t win shit until we get a rim protector. Gobert would make us a dynasty 

[Firemans4Horn 17823]

Luka’s been over committing all night. Fucked their defensive structure so much. 

[Firemans4Horn 17823]

Just now, Get ln My Van said:

Won’t win shit until we get a rim protector. Gobert would make us a dynasty 

Gobert is a complete liability. 

[RexWilson 1341]

31 minutes ago, RexWilson said:

If we give up the lead at any point in the 4th, I'm not confident we will get it back. Have to start making shots.

Sadly this happened.

[dcar00 14028]

Kidd didn't adjust for shit tonight.

[Zeus 5945]

Code status: unbroken

Foul on YOU! No touchie Stephanie!

 

[Zeus 5945]

2 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Gobert is a complete liability. 

He's pretty good at spitting COVID spit on journos microphones

[Firemans4Horn 17823]

Case McCoy thinks that pass sucked

[Get ln My Van 927]

4 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Gobert is a complete liability. 

And 3 times better than any paint presence  we currently have 

[Fudbelty 2785]

Don’t think we’re going 4-1 against this group. I really really want too, but don’t see it.

[Bigbend1812 12884]

Welp, time to hold serve.

[LurkingHorn 1044]

We might as well run small if we’re going to give up layups all night. 

[LurkingHorn 1044]

I know a lot will be said of Green and Frank, but Maxi was absolute dogshit tonight on both ends. I can’t believe they didn’t try to go small. You were letting them get to the paint at will. 

[gsoda3 3234]

I know a lot will be said of Green and Frank, but Maxi was absolute dogshit tonight on both ends. I can’t believe they didn’t try to go small. You were letting them get to the paint at will. 

It wasn't Maxi's fault they were getting to the paint, Reggie was terrible on defense. And he was even worse getting around screens.

[gsoda3 3234]

I know frank took some bad shots tonight and got benched, but they were wide open shots. We need him in the lineup to guard Steph. He and maxi are the only two who can stay in front of him.

[LTtxfan 48952]

21 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Layup drill. All night. 

Mavs were Swiss cheese the entire 2nd half

[dcar00 14028]

18 minutes ago, Fudbelty said:

Don’t think we’re going 4-1 against this group. I really really want too, but don’t see it.

we get 3 of the 5 at home.  we have to make 3's but if we do we can beat them.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Defense looked like they were ready for Cancun.

[LurkingHorn 1044]

34 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

I know frank took some bad shots tonight and got benched, but they were wide open shots. We need him in the lineup to guard Steph. He and maxi are the only two who can stay in front of him.

He should have taken two of those to the basket for an easy layup. 

[westexhorn 2006]

When Ayton goes into free agency, Mavs better offer the max.  That's your future core right there.

Edited May 21, 2022 by westexhorn

[threesheets 1652]

3 hours ago, LurkingHorn said:

I know a lot will be said of Green and Frank, but Maxi was absolute dogshit tonight on both ends. I can’t believe they didn’t try to go small. You were letting them get to the paint at will. 

I love him, but he never committed to any doubles defensively. Just roaming. Not one shot, not one drive. And the next time he finishes a foul will be the first. Here's the deal Maxi- when you foul in the fucking playoffs, they don't get the shot off.  That's kinda the deal. 

Edited May 21, 2022 by threesheets

[Vic Mackey 46927]

Luka scores 40. Brunson 30. Bullock 21. We wanted to shoot better at 3. 57%. Up 19. And still lose by 9.

 

[Skipper 6100]

That was about the most frustrating half of basketball I've watched all year.  The 3rd quarter looked like a Chris Beard team.  Nobody could hit anything.   I really thought Kidd should have utilized a TO multiple times to reinforce getting to the lane when the shots stopped falling.   Then in the 4th our defense just completely collapsed.   Obviously all the momentum they had and the crowd had a lot to do with it.  But it was just a complete meltdown on both ends.  Maxi and really the entire bench was absolutely dreadful.  Have to regroup for Sunday but that was a very winnable game we'll all look back on as a wasted opportunity if we lose this series.

[SilasCoade 2620]

I wish the Mavs could figure out how to legitimately play Brunson and Luka off one another. Right now they simply alternate isos. It works enough of the time that it's acceptable but it just feels like there should be another layer to take advantage of the two legit threats they have.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Looney dominating Maxi and Powell is the biggest advantage GS has in the series.

[SilasCoade 2620]

33 minutes ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Looney dominating Maxi and Powell is the biggest advantage GS has in the series.

It's not like he's handling them one on one. The defense is helping and switching and the rotations have been slow or nonexistent.

[Catdaddyhorn 3444]

2 hours ago, Llogg said:

I wish the Mavs could figure out how to legitimately play Brunson and Luka off one another. Right now they simply alternate isos. It works enough of the time that it's acceptable but it just feels like there should be another layer to take advantage of the two legit threats they have.

We'd probably have to incorporate more movement in the offense and for whatever reason, despite playing in motion based offenses for both  Slovenia and Real Madrid, Luka doesn't seem to be an enthusiastic participant in that style of play in the NBA. 

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

If you give up 130 doesn't really matter what the offense looks like. Take care of the swiss cheese defense.

[LTtxfan 48952]

8pm CT on TNT tonight...   Go Mavs !!!

[Skipper 6100]

I'll be there tonight.   Should be rocking!

[Fudbelty 2785]

Did Dallas just say “fuck the bench rules” and decide to stand up all game every game?

Knew it was coming.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33964278/nba-fines-dallas-mavericks-100k-third-bench-decorum-violation-postseason

[Vic Mackey 46927]

One of my favorite ever wins from this franchise

 

[Vic Mackey 46927]

1 hour ago, Fudbelty said:

Knew it was coming.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33964278/nba-fines-dallas-mavericks-100k-third-bench-decorum-violation-postseason

How many other teams are being fined for this? I see this across the league. Is Dallas doing something different than these other teams? I do not know exactly what the bench rules are. Or is this another instance where the league still hates Cuban?

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Cubans response. Were like four other similar Draymond outbursts including the one with Bullock and DFS somehow got hit with the tech instead.

 

[LTtxfan 48952]

Need this Luka to dominate today...  😋

[RexWilson 1341]

Did the league lighten up with the techs on the "air punch"? I remember KP did one after a dunk and got a tech.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

After listening to enough Draymond off the court it's a strategy of his and not just anger issues. He picks up the early tech then knows he can intimidate and abuse the refs for the rest of the game. He knows which refs don't have the balls to kick him out in a big game.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Bullock discussing his family:

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/reggie-bullock-national-gun-violence-awareness