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

[Catdaddyhorn 3435]

 

[Catdaddyhorn 3435]

 

 

[CBT 1282]

Mark Followill is a national fucking treasure. (Hat tip to Harp for calling it too).

 

 

[Skipper 5952]

I thought about going to the game yesterday.  Went from being very happy with that decision for 99% of the game to regretting it.  Crazy finish.  Hopefully can lock in that top 6 spot quickly and get Luka and others some rest.

[Bozo_Casanova 25503]

 

[gsoda3 3187]

Mark Followill is a national fucking treasure. (Hat tip to Harp for calling it too).
 
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Harp yelling GOT IT...

 

Not real

[LurkingHorn 1035]

Just need NO or Phoenix to lose and that clinches no play-in. I didn’t realize there are 6 days off if you’re not in the play-in. That is huge. 

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Yeah I was thinking about joining Team Rest until you pointed that out @LurkingHorn. I'll stay on Team Reps for now, but if they decide to start resting Luka/Kai it won't bother me a bit. We're stuck at the 6.

[LurkingHorn 1035]

I personally lean toward not playing Luka and Kryie on a back-to-back tonight. Very little to be gained. If reps are important, you could always play them the final 2. 

[idigTexas 2257]

We are out of the play in.  We are not out of a possible matchup with Denver in the first round.  We either need to lock in the 5-seed, or Denver needs to clinch 2 or higher.  Once either of those happens, then rest rest rest.  

[LurkingHorn 1035]

1 hour ago, idigTexas said:

We are out of the play in.  We are not out of a possible matchup with Denver in the first round.  We either need to lock in the 5-seed, or Denver needs to clinch 2 or higher.  Once either of those happens, then rest rest rest.  

I don't know. Mavs just need 1 win or a NO loss and the 5-seed is locked. NO has the Kings (who are desperately trying to avoid the play-in themselves), LAL, and GS. All those teams have something to play for.

If the Mavs lose tonight, they can go all-out against Detroit at home on Friday if NO hasn't lost by then. Hell, I think they should play the starters regardless in the game since there's such a long break. Just no need to be aggressive on a B2B. 

[threesheets 1637]

Shit, I meant 5 not 6.

[Bozo_Casanova 25503]

This team looks … very sound

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great win

[Rex Kramer 1171]

On 4/7/2024 at 9:53 PM, Catdaddyhorn said:

 

He sure has rehabbed his image here. Bold move by Cuban and Nico, and I don’t know where we’d be without him. Him, Gafford, PJ, Exum and DJJ have been absolute crucial pickups in the last 14 months. This team is so much fun, and all of these guys are playing key roles. Need Lively to come back healthy for playoffs. 

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47 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

He sure has rehabbed his image here. Bold move by Cuban and Nico, and I don’t know where we’d be without him. Him, Gafford, PJ, Exum and DJJ have been absolute crucial pickups in the last 14 months. This team is so much fun, and all of these guys are playing key roles. Need Lively to come back healthy for playoffs. 

It's pretty crazy how all of these trades were poorly thought of pretty universally and they've all looked like amazing bargains. Nico has done an incredible job

[Rex Kramer 1171]

1 hour ago, crum said:

It's pretty crazy how all of these trades were poorly thought of pretty universally and they've all looked like amazing bargains. Nico has done an incredible job

I thought Ky was a major risk that could work out beautifully. I thought it was a disaster after last season and at that point it was. I thought the PJ / Gafford trades were no brainers. I still never could’ve imagined how quickly it’d all come together, to the point where we go 16-2 down the most crucial stretch of the season and really look like we could make a deep run. I’m not scared of really anyone except the Celtics and this team doesn’t appear to be either. 

Edit to add I think we stole PJ and Gafford. Two instrumental pieces that average 53 starter minutes, 23 ppg, 13.5 rpg (MUCH needed), and 3 bpg (huge). And we gave up nothing immediate and probably nothing in the mid term. They have totally freed up Luka and Kyrie to be their best selves. 

Edited April 11 by Rex Kramer

[idigTexas 2257]

We've clinched no worse than the 5-seed, as well as the meaningless division.  The only reason to keep trying to win is to try to get homecourt from the Clips, but we essentially have the same home and away records as them, so I don't see that as much of a gain.  Time to rest in my opinion....except Hardaway.  Play him 40 minutes the rest of the way.  

 

[Bozo_Casanova 25503]

1 hour ago, idigTexas said:

We've clinched no worse than the 5-seed, as well as the meaningless division.  The only reason to keep trying to win is to try to get homecourt from the Clips, but we essentially have the same home and away records as them, so I don't see that as much of a gain.  Time to rest in my opinion....except Hardaway.  Play him 40 minutes the rest of the way.  

 

cosign

[LurkingHorn 1035]

1 hour ago, idigTexas said:

We've clinched no worse than the 5-seed, as well as the meaningless division.  The only reason to keep trying to win is to try to get homecourt from the Clips, but we essentially have the same home and away records as them, so I don't see that as much of a gain.  Time to rest in my opinion....except Hardaway.  Play him 40 minutes the rest of the way.  

 

Phoenix beating the Clippers last night makes it interesting, but the Clippers have the tie-breaker over the Mavs, meaning they would need to lose both of their last 2 games for the Mavs to even have a chance to jump them. I agree, time to rest. 

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11 hours ago, Rex Kramer said:

and 3 bpg (huge). 

Man, that Gafford block on Herro was so fucking filthy. And no, I don't care if it was on the way down (wasn't called so it obviously wasn't 😁).

[Rex Kramer 1171]

4 hours ago, idigTexas said:

We've clinched no worse than the 5-seed, as well as the meaningless division.  The only reason to keep trying to win is to try to get homecourt from the Clips, but we essentially have the same home and away records as them, so I don't see that as much of a gain.  Time to rest in my opinion....except Hardaway.  Play him 40 minutes the rest of the way.  

 

There is no gain and we aren't getting the 4th seed.  LAC has home games against the hapless Jazz and sputtering Rockets.  I'd keep the pedal down for reps and continuity into playoffs, but not press the issue unless LAC loses to Jazz tomorrow.  LD and Ky don't need 36 minutes like last night.    

[Rex Kramer 1171]

I’m thinking of dropping $1k for a Luka MVP bet. Thoughts?

[JohnnyRage 1616]

16 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

I’m thinking of dropping $1k for a Luka MVP bet. Thoughts?

Jokic is -4000 to 5000. Is that good?

[Rex Kramer 1171]

4 minutes ago, JohnnyRage said:

Jokic is -4000 to 5000. Is that good?

Hes a massive favorite. I cannot imagine voting for Jokic over Luka. It’s a no brainer

[threesheets 1637]

I'll kick you in the nuts for free. 

[gsoda3 3187]

the MVP race is over.  don't waste that g.

 

we've got the 5 locked up.  very slight chance at the 4- we gotta win our last two (detroit, @okc) and LAC have to lose their next two (utah, rox).  the home court advantage that comes with the 4 would be huge but i've come around to resting ky and luka the next two games.  luka especially, he's gotta get that knee right.  give em the next week and a half off.  put them in bubble wrap in a padded room.  hopefully lively also comes back healthy with an edge.  and luka will be playing with a chip on his shoulder for getting disrespected in the mvp race. 

[LurkingHorn 1035]

59 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

the MVP race is over.  don't waste that g.

 

we've got the 5 locked up.  very slight chance at the 4- we gotta win our last two (detroit, @okc) and LAC have to lose their next two (utah, rox).  the home court advantage that comes with the 4 would be huge but i've come around to resting ky and luka the next two games.  luka especially, he's gotta get that knee right.  give em the next week and a half off.  put them in bubble wrap in a padded room.  hopefully lively also comes back healthy with an edge.  and luka will be playing with a chip on his shoulder for getting disrespected in the mvp race. 

What's the latest on Lively? I'd really like to see him come back and get some minutes before the season ends. 

[gsoda3 3187]

12 minutes ago, LurkingHorn said:

What's the latest on Lively? I'd really like to see him come back and get some minutes before the season ends. 

they gave an update last night and said he's not coming back for any of the regular season games.  

[Rex Kramer 1171]

1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:

the MVP race is over.  don't waste that g.

Tend to agree it’s over, but Luka’s odds have gone up sharply. It makes zero sense why Jokic gets it. What is hurting Luka is his sidekick is a top 10 player and Murray is not even close. 

[idigTexas 2257]

2 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

the home court advantage that comes with the 4 would be huge

I'd rather have it than not, but I don't agree that it would be huge.  The Mavs have the same home and road record, and the Clips essentially do as well.  I don't really see home court being a factor in this matchup.

[Rex Kramer 1171]

1 hour ago, idigTexas said:

I'd rather have it than not, but I don't agree that it would be huge.  The Mavs have the same home and road record, and the Clips essentially do as well.  I don't really see home court being a factor in this matchup.

Yep. Would rather have it, but Utah is gonna have to beat LAC at Staples and then Rockets have to beat them at Staples for us to have a chance. 

We are, by far, the hotter team, which I’ll take over any 1-game HC advantage. 

[LurkingHorn 1035]

3 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

they gave an update last night and said he's not coming back for any of the regular season games.  

That doesn't sound promising for the start of the playoffs. 

[gsoda3 3187]

3 hours ago, idigTexas said:

I'd rather have it than not, but I don't agree that it would be huge.  The Mavs have the same home and road record, and the Clips essentially do as well.  I don't really see home court being a factor in this matchup.

i think it'd mean more to us than the clippers to have home court advantage.  this group (luka and gafford especially) feeds off crowd emotion . a gafford block, offensive rebound, or dunk sends the crowd into a frenzy and i've noticed a few times since the trade it's picked us up when it looked like we were tired.  

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[LurkingHorn 1035]

Damn…

 

[Chewbacca 7612]

On 4/12/2024 at 8:41 AM, Rex Kramer said:

Tend to agree it’s over, but Luka’s odds have gone up sharply. It makes zero sense why Jokic gets it. What is hurting Luka is his sidekick is a top 10 player and Murray is not even close. 

That's why Jok is going to get it.  He's never played with another All Star on his team in his entire career and they're the defending champs and tied for the best record in the West this year.

[Skipper 5952]

Game 1 is Sunday (time TBD)

[Rex Kramer 1171]

1 hour ago, Chewbacca said:

That's why Jok is going to get it.  He's never played with another All Star on his team in his entire career and they're the defending champs and tied for the best record in the West this year.

Yeah. Jok has a fantastic supporting cast though. Reminds me a lot of what Dirk had a lot of years in his prime. A lot of really good help.  No superfriends sidekicks. 

[Chewbacca 7612]

1 hour ago, Rex Kramer said:

Yeah. Jok has a fantastic supporting cast though. Reminds me a lot of what Dirk had a lot of years in his prime. A lot of really good help.  No superfriends sidekicks. 

If you guys get tired of Luka, I'd love to give Jokic a superfriend sidekick.

[Rex Kramer 1171]

7 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

If you guys get tired of Luka, I'd love to give Jokic a superfriend sidekick.

Shut your whore mouth 

[Chewbacca 7612]

15 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

Shut your whore mouth 

Yeah, but can you imagine those 2 together?  They might break the NBA.

[Longboard Horn 39798]

NSIAP

 

[Vic Mackey 46581]

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[LurkingHorn 1035]

Seems relevant. 

He didn't play the last few weeks as well, right? We need to hammer them the first couple of games. At the very least, he's going to be rusty. 

[LurkingHorn 1035]

Totally forgot Dinwiddie is with the Lakers now. 

[LurkingHorn 1035]

Game day!

[JohnnyRage 1616]

Kahwi ruled out.

[LurkingHorn 1035]

41 minutes ago, JohnnyRage said:

Kahwi ruled out.

Better take this one then. 

[AbeFroman 2020]

Terrible start.  We got pieced up in the 1st qtr.