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2024 - 2025 Dallas Mavericks Season Thread - This time we're not happy to just be here.


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9 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I understand you point,  but there’s a significant amount of personal maturing that happens from 26-30 years old. 
And you were not making the comparison or defending the trade but it’s worth mentioning that Anthony Davis has only played 70 games once since 2018, when he was 25.

That's where I was even when it happened.  I get the logic behind wanting to move off Luca but you traded for him for......Anthony Davis?  M'kay.  Poetic that he got hurt the first game in Dallas.

Speaking of that, they're bringing him back last night to compete for that #10 spot.  Why?

 

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1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That's where I was even when it happened.  I get the logic behind wanting to move off Luca but you traded for him for......Anthony Davis?  M'kay.  Poetic that he got hurt the first game in Dallas.

Speaking of that, they're bringing him back last night to compete for that #10 spot.  Why?

 

They're out of players, dude. 

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But that fat Stooges look alike is still out there saying that it was a "win now" trade. I hope there is someone on the inside that is willing to leak the real motivation for the trade to either confirm many of our suspicions or if there is something we never even thought about. Literally nobody thinks that trade was anything but intentional to tank the franchise, period. OKC has built an arsenal of draft picks through trades of far less talented players, and we got jack fucking shit for one of the top 3 players in the world and likely a top 50 player alltime by the time his career is over. With nothing of note in return. There is not a single objective explanation that has any merit that the trade made any sense for anyone who truly cared about the franchise's short and long term success, period.

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The explanation that they will never say, but is obvious, is that they didn’t want to pay him the $345 super max contract given his injury history, lack of conditioning, hookah and beer addictions, etc. Better to trade him now for what you can get.
That was their reasoning. Not saying I agree with it but there it is.

The moving to Vegas theory seems rather far fetched IMO.

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1 hour ago, 'stache said:

But that fat Stooges look alike is still out there saying that it was a "win now" trade. I hope there is someone on the inside that is willing to leak the real motivation for the trade to either confirm many of our suspicions or if there is something we never even thought about. Literally nobody thinks that trade was anything but intentional to tank the franchise, period. OKC has built an arsenal of draft picks through trades of far less talented players, and we got jack fucking shit for one of the top 3 players in the world and likely a top 50 player alltime by the time his career is over. With nothing of note in return. There is not a single objective explanation that has any merit that the trade made any sense for anyone who truly cared about the franchise's short and long term success, period.


Pelinka treated Nico like a dad treats his 6 year old in a family fantasy football league. 
 

“oh, you really like the Cowboys. So I’ll trade you Brandon Aubrey for Ja’Marr Chase”. 

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1 hour ago, TxTower said:

The explanation that they will never say, but is obvious, is that they didn’t want to pay him the $345 super max contract given his injury history, lack of conditioning, hookah and beer addictions, etc. Better to trade him now for what you can get.
That was their reasoning. Not saying I agree with it but there it is.

The moving to Vegas theory seems rather far fetched IMO.

Thanks man, way to kill the thread.  I guess you think Oswald was the only gunman as well.

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4 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That's where I was even when it happened.  I get the logic behind wanting to move off Luca but you traded for him for......Anthony Davis?  M'kay.  Poetic that he got hurt the first game in Dallas.

Speaking of that, they're bringing him back last night to compete for that #10 spot.  Why?

 

This franchise loves to fucking step on their dicks.  yes Dirk(and to be fair Kidd, Sean Marion) saved us from the "no title" abyss but dick mashing is what it does.

 

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5 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That's where I was even when it happened.  I get the logic behind wanting to move off Luca but you traded for him for......Anthony Davis?  M'kay.  Poetic that he got hurt the first game in Dallas.

Speaking of that, they're bringing him back last night to compete for that #10 spot.  Why?

 

HE said he was playing, and they can't upset him at this point or he'll want out, and maybe Kyrie too and that's all they really have going forward.

20 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

This franchise loves to fucking step on their dicks.  yes Dirk(and to be fair Kidd, Sean Marion) saved us from the "no title" abyss but dick mashing is what it does.

 

Nah they did the right thing 2 years ago by tanking, but there's really no reason to now.  They're 12th in lottery odds now, and won't get any higher.  Making the play in and getting bounce early or even the first round wouldn't make too much of a difference between 12th and 16th in the draft.

Remember, this team has NEVER EVER moved up in the draft.  Only stayed pat or fallen.  They won't risk the conspiracy theory angle by all of sudden making the Mavs get a Top 4 pick or they'll never hear the end of it anyways.

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1 hour ago, TxTower said:

The moving to Vegas theory seems rather far fetched IMO.

In this simulation we're living in? There's not a notion in the world, basketball- related or otherwise, that I would consider unbelievable. 

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1 hour ago, Drew said:

HE said he was playing, and they can't upset him at this point or he'll want out, and maybe Kyrie too and that's all they really have going forward.

Nah they did the right thing 2 years ago by tanking, but there's really no reason to now.  They're 12th in lottery odds now, and won't get any higher.  Making the play in and getting bounce early or even the first round wouldn't make too much of a difference between 12th and 16th in the draft.

Remember, this team has NEVER EVER moved up in the draft.  Only stayed pat or fallen.  They won't risk the conspiracy theory angle by all of sudden making the Mavs get a Top 4 pick or they'll never hear the end of it anyways.

I'd rather have a shot in the lottery, regardless of the history.

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I get that...i just don't see them moving.  I've been watching since the lottery was a thing.  We'll get more out of seeing AD/Lively/Gafford healthy and with the team than not IMO.

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The explanation that they will never say, but is obvious, is that they didn’t want to pay him the $345 super max contract given his injury history, lack of conditioning, hookah and beer addictions, etc. Better to trade him now for what you can get.
That was their reasoning. Not saying I agree with it but there it is.

The moving to Vegas theory seems rather far fetched IMO.
Then why not wait until this summer to shop him? It would have been bigger than 2010 with the LeBron extravaganza, except with Luka, teams could actually control their odds by offering more than another team. There was no reason whatsoever to trade him for an aging, often injured player on the wrong side of 30 on a random Saturday night. Are you telling me that is the best they could do?
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Then why not wait until this summer to shop him? It would have been bigger than 2010 with the LeBron extravaganza, except with Luka, teams could actually control their odds by offering more than another team. There was no reason whatsoever to trade him for an aging, often injured player on the wrong side of 30 on a random Saturday night. Are you telling me that is the best they could do?

Just telling you what these idiots were thinking. Didn’t say they were right or they couldn’t have done better. I think everyone here agrees, they totally phucked it up.
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Had a friend (longtime season ticket holder) go last night and he sent a video of a largely empty lower level as the game was underway. Video arrived at 8:55pm and he wrote that it was in the 3rd quarter. Don't know if it was immediately after halftime or well into the quarter, but obviously the fans were in no rush to get back to their seats if it was just after halftime.

 

 

Enjoy the video of a slightly dazed crowd.

NOTE: It does appear that there are fans waiting for the next stoppage in play to walk to their courtside seats right at the start of the video. 

 

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AD clearly isn't back to himself...he rushed back like an idiot and it shows.  Gafford playing surprised me, but nice.

That was a horrible loss though.

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1 hour ago, Drew said:

AD clearly isn't back to himself...he rushed back like an idiot and it shows.  Gafford playing surprised me, but nice.

That was a horrible loss though.

any loss is a good loss.  probably not enough games for us to tank to the 11th spot but one can hope.  we can only be 9th, 10th, or in the lottery at this point.

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Fuck Adelson, fuck Dumont, fuck Cuban, fuck Nico. After 15 years since leaving Dallas I’ll probably buy my first Thunder shirt. Done with these cunts. I’ll be back if and when they’re all fucking gone, so probably never.

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5 hours ago, threesheets said:

All that but fuck OKC (not the town, just the team).

A franchise that understands values of players and draft picks? Might be refreshing. Oh, and they’re not intentionally tanking the franchise itself. That’s good enough at this point.

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I'm more referring to the franchise that drips swag it hasn't earned yet, is lead by the NBA's premier foul merchant, and makes you pray before watching basketball in their building. 

But I don't disagree wth the shit you said about the Mavs. 

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21 hours ago, threesheets said:

I'm more referring to the franchise that drips swag it hasn't earned yet, is lead by the NBA's premier foul merchant, and makes you pray before watching basketball in their building. 

But I don't disagree wth the shit you said about the Mavs. 

All of this. They've been crowned for not doing nothing.

At least the 2007 Mavs who ran away with the West had just come off a Finals appearance, and had been in a WCF/close before that.

 

OKC players/fans/media acts like it's foregone.

 

I have no belief the Mavs sneak into 8 and beat them...but if healthy, they damned sure will scare the fuck out of them.  Mavs seemingly are in their heads(3 of their 12 losses are to the Mavs and 2 without Luka, so it's like it doesn't matter who's playing).  Making them work in the first round would be hilarious.

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21 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Fuck Dumont and Fuck Nico, but man, FUCK OKC. 

Not sure how I feel about this order of business. Fuck that gap-toothed gorilla looking motherfucker and fuck that Nike athlete dick-riding house servant way before OKC. 

Dort>>>>Dumont/Nico

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It's fuck Nico first for me first. What he did directly affected a team I love. I don't give two shits about OKC other than it's fun owning them when it matters.

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Intuit Dome is pretty dope but I got “relocated” from my seats because they were in the wall. Got ADA too of the damn place right now and 2 tickets to another game to use. 

 

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On 3/30/2025 at 10:06 AM, Im_smarter_then_you said:

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Cuban is such a shithead. You would think that he, out of all the owners, would realize- you pay fans with wins, not dollars or promotions. 

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40 minutes ago, statsman said:

Cuban is such a shithead. You would think that he, out of all the owners, would realize- you pay fans with wins, not dollars or promotions. 

Well mulloy was an employee.  Also mark didn’t trade Luka 

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42 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Well mulloy was an employee.  Also mark didn’t trade Luka 

Yeah, but he was talking about how great he was, because he kept Dan costs down. He misses the point. 

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I don't know what the O/U for Luka points tonight is, but whatever it is, it feels like the over is the safest bet in history (which means we should probably all take the under). 😃

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On 4/3/2025 at 11:25 AM, Drew said:

All of this. They've been crowned for not doing nothing.

At least the 2007 Mavs who ran away with the West had just come off a Finals appearance, and had been in a WCF/close before that.

 

OKC players/fans/media acts like it's foregone.

 

I have no belief the Mavs sneak into 8 and beat them...but if healthy, they damned sure will scare the fuck out of them.  Mavs seemingly are in their heads(3 of their 12 losses are to the Mavs and 2 without Luka, so it's like it doesn't matter who's playing).  Making them work in the first round would be hilarious.

I mean they’ve accomplished something this year, whether they can win it all remains to be seen.

 

On 4/5/2025 at 10:17 AM, Vic Mackey said:

It's fuck Nico first for me first. What he did directly affected a team I love. I don't give two shits about OKC other than it's fun owning them when it matters.

Luka owned them and he’s gone. AD ain’t doing shit to them if there was somehow a playoff matchup, especially from the bench. Those days are over, advantage OKC. I’d take OKC over the Lakers right now too but would be interesting to see if Luka still dominates them from LA.

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2 hours ago, LurkingHorn said:

I'm not ready for this shit tonight. I do hope the Fire Nico chants are rampant and Luka goes off for 50. 

My son is the biggest Mavs fan on the planet and I don't discourage him because fuck Nico and these owners- they're not taking that part of my relationship with him away. So I'm sending him to the game tonight, but I'm making my wife take him. She can have that core memory- I don't want to be there. 

She asked me why I didn't want to witness all the madness. I said "You mean like watching a train wreck? Because we're the ones in it."

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I wonder how many cops they're gonna have on hand. If this game had happened a few weeks ago I guarantee they would have needed multiple paddywagons.

I really hope people act a fool. I need more craziness to happen so the magnitude of how ridiculous this whole thing is still resonates 20-30 years from now. But hell, on paper this is a game AD should absolutely dominate, so they'll probably end up cheering their asses off like good little soldiers.

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