2021 - 2022 Dallas Mavericks: The Vibes are Immaculate

[dcar00 14223]

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

[Zeus 6078]

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

[Bigbend1812 12927]

 

piss poor defense 

[dcar00 14223]

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

[Firemans4Horn 18085]

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

[Firemans4Horn 18085]

Layup drill. All night. 

[Zeus 6078]

Brunson is awesome can they afford em?

[Firemans4Horn 18085]

What a pussy foul call. Good grief. 

[RexWilson 1348]

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 52510]

Layup line 

[Zeus 6078]

 

[dcar00 14223]

ballgame.

[Get ln My Van 927]

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

[Firemans4Horn 18085]

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

[Firemans4Horn 18085]

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 1348]

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 14223]

Kidd didn't adjust for shit tonight.

[Zeus 6078]

Code status: unbroken

Foul on YOU! No touchie Stephanie!

 

[Zeus 6078]

2 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Gobert is a complete liability. 

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

[Firemans4Horn 18085]

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 2788]

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

[Bigbend1812 12927]

Welp, time to hold serve.

[LurkingHorn 1066]

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

[LurkingHorn 1066]

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 3262]

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 3262]

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 49235]

21 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Layup drill. All night. 

Mavs were Swiss cheese the entire 2nd half

[dcar00 14223]

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 1066]

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 2020]

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 1673]

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 47076]

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

 

[Skipper 6136]

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 2622]

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 2622]

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 3446]

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 49235]

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

[Skipper 6136]

I'll be there tonight.   Should be rocking!

[Fudbelty 2788]

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 47076]

One of my favorite ever wins from this franchise

 

[Vic Mackey 47076]

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 49235]

Need this Luka to dominate today...  😋

[RexWilson 1348]

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