2023 - 2024 Dallas Mavericks Season Thread - I'm watching, just like you guys

[Fastbreak 3989]

Hot take, the thunder are getting a top 6 pick in next year’s draft courtesy of the clippers.

[LurkingHorn 1066]

Holy shit. I saw we were down 11 at one point and now up 26 at the half? 

[gsoda3 3274]

I was only half paying attention but we went on a 30 something to 4 run at one point. I'm going to rewatch this.

[CBT 1282]

That offense.

[Vic Mackey 47093]

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[LurkingHorn 1066]

So yea. This team might be pretty good. 

[cmontexas 3272]

They are fun to watch when they have it rolling

[Bozo_Casanova 26510]

 

[CBT 1282]

So yea. This team might be pretty good. 

This

[gsoda3 3274]

Timmy is playing really well. We've been trying to trade him for a long time but I hope we make a trade that gives us talent in an area we need instead of just giving us financial flexibility. Several times this season he's been the only one who can score for like half a quarter.

[idigTexas 2289]

Our schedule hasn't exactly been murderer's row, but we've certainly proven that we are capable of losing to anyone, so I'll happily take Ws where we get them.  I guess having to score 120+ to win is only a problem if you aren't able to do it.  

[dcar00 14317]

If Luka and Kyrie beast mode and THJ stays solid 80% of the time vs. 50% then we'll be top 4 or 5.  The chances of that consistently happening all year is probably less than 10% but a man can dream.

[Bozo_Casanova 26510]

“Luka doesn’t play defense.”

- Kenyon Martin’s dumb ass

[cmontexas 3272]

Im not sure we know these tournament games count towards the overall record

[gsoda3 3274]

“Luka doesn’t play defense.”
- Kenyon Martin’s dumb ass

His 1v1 defense is fine. He gets low marks for team defense when he falls asleep and misses assignments.

[Dbeasy 15075]

What’s the deal with U-verse in Austin. The Mavs games keep getting blacked out. 

[dcar00 14317]

hey just keep scoring 120+ and we good.

[idigTexas 2289]

18 hours ago, BeardIP said:

Losing to a NOLA team that lost 6 in a row is a bad loss.

Already spoiled by that 8-2 start?  

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

What a gem of an offseason find

[Post Oak 20254]

I saw one guy on Twitter saying DL has completely changed the direction of the franchise.  I'm not sure he's correct yet, but I'm also not sure he's wrong either.

DJJ playing really well too.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Yeah not quite sure about superstar or anything but the Mavs would be screwed this season without him. 

Timmy has been cooking knock on wood. 

[gsoda3 3274]

My duke friend said lively never played like that in college. Is he the key to unlocking good Timmy?

[Post Oak 20254]

I think Tim is just on a good run.  We've seen this before.  We know he'll have a slump at some point but he should still get better looks than in the past so hopefully it doesn't last as long.

When he's on the floor with Luka, Kyrie, Grant and DL, he's playing with really good passers and connectors. Best he's ever played with. Even when DJJ is on the floor he makes quick decisions and moves the ball.

[cmontexas 3272]

They just leave him open

[gsoda3 3274]

23 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

I think Tim is just on a good run.  We've seen this before.  We know he'll have a slump at some point but he should still get better looks than in the past so hopefully it doesn't last as long.

When he's on the floor with Luka, Kyrie, Grant and DL, he's playing with really good passers and connectors. Best he's ever played with. Even when DJJ is on the floor he makes quick decisions and moves the ball.

 

22 minutes ago, cmontexas said:

They just leave him open

 

i think both of those are true. whatever the reason his numbers are interesting too look at.  while his 3p% has gone up from 38.5% to 40.2% on 1.6 more attempts per game what catches my eye is his 2 point % has gone up a lot.  43.1% last year to 51.7% this year on .6 more attempts.  he's never been more efficient in his career (57.4%).  

[Firemans4Horn 18118]

[gsoda3 3274]

As soon as lively went up for it you could tell it was going to end poorly. I hope he's ok

[Vic Mackey 47093]

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[Don Johnson 4754]

 

[conVINCEd 21469]

Fuck Mark Cuban for doing this.  These are some of the shittiest people on the planet.

[TonyTexas 10519]

Las Vegas Mavericks?

 

[Vic Mackey 47093]

He gets $3,5 billion and still runs and controls the team? Lulz.

[Fastbreak 3989]

#1 rule of business. Don’t sell soul to the devil.
(Unless it’s 3.5 billion, I guess)

[Dbeasy 15075]

So is there no longer a way to watch the mavericks in Austin on U-verse? It’s blacked out again. 

[TonyTexas 10519]

25 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

He gets $3,5 billion and still runs and controls the team? Lulz.

He’s not getting $3.5B. That’s where the sale puts the valuation of the club. He’s retaining a minority stake. 

[tx 3 putt 77237]

2 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

Fuck Mark Cuban for doing this.  These are some of the shittiest people on the planet.

 

this , fuck that family 

[AbeFroman 2200]

Man Dirk barely has an accent anymore.  He speaks better than a lot of people I know born and raised here.

[Bozo_Casanova 26510]

I hate this so much

[Boss Hogg 808]

 

[conVINCEd 21469]

I’m done.  Family had season tickets for 30 years, starting with the first year.  I was one of the kids who mopped up the sweat with a broom for a year.  Might as well have sold the team to the Saudis, they probably would have paid more. 

[Fastbreak 3989]

I’m done.  Family had season tickets for 30 years, starting with the first year.  I was one of the kids who mopped up the sweat with a broom for a year.  Might as well have sold the team to the Saudis, they probably would have paid more. 

The Mecca Mavericks has a nice ring to it…

[Napoleon 8692]

10 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

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Marc Stein gets the scoop on Cuban selling a majority of the team to the Adelsons.

Sounds like an inside job.

[Dbeasy 15075]

this could be the beginning of a move by the Adelson family to fund a Presidential campaign by Cuban in 2028. 

[Post Oak 20254]

I don't like the sound of that. Not one but.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13515]

While I know that Cuban says that he’s maintaining control, I doubt that the adelsons are agreeing to never have control. There must be a time set where  Cuban walks away.

[Trey3216 15350]

6 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

While I know that Cuban says that he’s maintaining control, I doubt that the adelsons are agreeing to never have control. There must be a time set where  Cuban walks away.

I think this is a power play by Cuban and the Adelsons to use the Mavs as a threat to the Texas legislature to get a real casinos in TX vote oh the books sooner rather than later.  Threatening to move the Mavs to Vegas (they won’t).  Then when Vegas gets an expansion team, the Adelsons will be the owners of that franchise and will sell their rights to the Mavs back to Cuban (with Dirk as minority investor). 

[Dbeasy 15075]

So is Adelson family mob?

[Gengs1 2583]

13 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

I think this is a power play by Cuban and the Adelsons to use the Mavs as a threat to the Texas legislature to get a real casinos in TX vote oh the books sooner rather than later.  Threatening to move the Mavs to Vegas (they won’t).  Then when Vegas gets an expansion team, the Adelsons will be the owners of that franchise and will sell their rights to the Mavs back to Cuban (with Dirk as minority investor). 

This is to move the team to Vegas.

Vegas has all of the major sports beside men bball and this will get it to them 

[Fastbreak 3989]

Cuban is not that that smart. He is playing with paste while these mob guys are playing checkers. No one is playing chess.

[Bozo_Casanova 26510]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

I think this is a power play by Cuban and the Adelsons to use the Mavs as a threat to the Texas legislature to get a real casinos in TX vote oh the books sooner rather than later.  Threatening to move the Mavs to Vegas (they won’t).  Then when Vegas gets an expansion team, the Adelsons will be the owners of that franchise and will sell their rights to the Mavs back to Cuban (with Dirk as minority investor). 

Inshallah!