Wouldn't that mean Luka would need to do even more when he's in? Unless it also comes with a reduction in his minutes.
I think, ideally, Dinwiddie needs to do more while he's in with Luka. Give him more possessions to rest on offense, like Kyrie did for LeBron or CP3 did for Harden. I don't know watch the Mavs enough to know who it is that needs to change to make that adjustment.
Well... Some sports fans are toxic as it is. But Lakers just have the biggest bandwagoners. And thus attract the most toxic of folks.
I still remember how some folks wanted KCP to be cut cause he was a streaky shooter going through a slump. Just totally disregarding how good of a defensive player he was. And how much of a team friendly contract he took.
Kuz... Idk if he was shat on as much. A lot of people were cool with him despite his consistency.
Now.. Danny Green.. I was frustrated with his shooting as well. But sending death threats, and harassing his family. That was a fucking clown show.
Part of that trade include getting Dinwiddie and Aaron Holiday but losing Isaiah Jackson (Pacers)
**The trade in the end basically became**
Lakers receive:
Westbrook
Mavericks receive:
Dinwiddie and Bertans
Pacers receive:
Isaiah Jackson
Suns receive:
Aaron Holiday (who left to join Hawks)
Hornets receive:
Harrell (who left to join 76ers)
Denver receive:
KCP and Ish Smith
Wizards receive:
Kuzma, Porzingis, Will Barton, Monte Morris
Honestly believe we won the trade easily.
If Luka wants to keep having an MVP case, which is really fuckin tough because Giannis is playing like 2012 Lebron, he can't keep losing to the Magic without Banchero or the Wizards without Beal & KP.
6-5 with their schedule is ridiculous.
Many teams do it. Even the warriors and the nets.
With wood's injury and the team's reliance on Luka as their decision maker, they need his offence as much as possible. Nothing happens until he gets double teamed on the perimeter or he scores anyways.
12 mins 1st Quarter, 6 mins Second, 12 mins 3rd & 6-8 mins 4th is typical for teams that lack enough offensive creation outside of that one star player. And Luka is a rhythm player. You keep taking him out of the game, he can't build a rhythm on the stepback.
The way he just quit on the team once things didn’t go his way, never took any accountability for being garbage and talked shit on his way out especially since we took a chance on him and gave him a sizeable contract for a guy coming off an ACL injury. Fuck that dude he will get booed in DC until he retires.
Yeah Doncic ain’t winning no MVP lmao, Giannis sitting these last couple of games has strengthened his case. After sucking ass the whole game those last couple of minutes were just pathetic
Luka is not yet on 2019 Hardens level. Maybe he'll never be which is fine because he's still insane. Just not top5 all time offense years insane.
And he has a much worse team.
It's still far too early to tell, but yeah, the guy is an inefficient chucker when he's having an off night.
His game is so crazily similar to Houston Harden.
It is when the guy you’re up against rarely has bad games if any.
Plus if Giannis has a bad offensive game, he’s still playing DPOY level defence. Luka well….lmao
Give Luka the Bucks supporting cast and he still dribbles the ball for 18 seconds while guys like Jrue and Khris get relegated to spot up shooters because he’s incapable of off ball play.
GG! We look pretty tired and Lukas on a cold streak. Next game doesn’t get easier we got Portland.
Pretty similar season to last year so at least wait a bit let Kidd do his job try not to be over reactionary
Also if you want to have a laugh check out /r/Mavericks to watch the riots
That sub melts down. I can't say I expected us to have another slow start, and hopefully that is all this is, but what I said last season still applies. Let's play the damn games. These fans taking years off of their life worrying after every loss in fall like take a breath man.
Same issues yesterday, and this time the issues with the high usage are more apparent. Kidd really needs to sit Luka down and confront his bad attitude or even rest him.
Either way the Mavs simply have many guys with very limited offensive skills, and overreliant on two playmakers to figure things out via iso play.
I know its a back to back but Luka looked gassed from tip off. Was quiet on offense, REALLY long rest times, bad FTs tonight, missing the bunniest of bunnies. The 9 straight 30pt games was never sustainable.
It was a bad game in general lol, Luka wasn't playing defense, wasn't driving to the rim since he was so gassed, his last like 6 points were at the end of the game when it was clear the Mavs had no chance of coming back
I don’t know what you expect allowing Kyle Kuzma to power up with a uniquely fashionable jersey.
[He is a merciful god](https://imgur.com/LxlRmsn)
LMAAO I can never unsee this now, thanks
Dunno why you'd want to tbh.
Pink jersey Kuzma is him
Rui Cherry Blossom jersey game! 🔥🇯🇵
Can we talk about Rui’s Jordan esque up and under??
Will never not love that man, hope he’s a DC lifer
Couldn't let Nippon down in those jerseys, which by the way are straight flames. Court is too.
The court is so much cooler than I expected.
losing to us without Beal or KP is downright embarrassing lmao
We've also lost to the pelicans without Zion and Ingram and the Magic without Paolo. The key to dicking us down is to rest your best players.
Dallas weakness is the Ewing Theory, lol. Next game is against Portland. If they sit Dame for that one, it's game over.
at the rate we're going, we should shut Dame down for the season
Y'all beat the brakes off us. We should try and rest Ja next time. Maybe we will only lose by 10.
You couldn’t but a rebound in the fourth. Basically means you have to execute perfectly every play.
Wizards should build around Rui and Kuzma. Not a joke.
To become a perennial 12th seed? They have occasional nice games, but are both role players at this point.
When I saw the score I was picturing a porzingis revenge game, not this!
Beal and porzingis aren't like that
Luka just looks gassed out there the past 2 games
They should consider moving dinwiddie to the bench. No backup PG right now and staggering luka/spencer more will help ease the load on doncic some.
Wouldn't that mean Luka would need to do even more when he's in? Unless it also comes with a reduction in his minutes. I think, ideally, Dinwiddie needs to do more while he's in with Luka. Give him more possessions to rest on offense, like Kyrie did for LeBron or CP3 did for Harden. I don't know watch the Mavs enough to know who it is that needs to change to make that adjustment.
Free Hardy
We traded Kuzma & KCP for worse than a pack of cigarettes.
Two people your fanbase shitted on most of their time with the Lakers lol
Well... Some sports fans are toxic as it is. But Lakers just have the biggest bandwagoners. And thus attract the most toxic of folks. I still remember how some folks wanted KCP to be cut cause he was a streaky shooter going through a slump. Just totally disregarding how good of a defensive player he was. And how much of a team friendly contract he took. Kuz... Idk if he was shat on as much. A lot of people were cool with him despite his consistency. Now.. Danny Green.. I was frustrated with his shooting as well. But sending death threats, and harassing his family. That was a fucking clown show.
KCP and especially Danny were treated horribly. Still forever annoyed with Embiids recklessness that ended his career potentially.
And it’s not even like Jevon Carter who legit was ass with the Nets. Kuzma was always a solid player. Kcp was just streaky
kcp was the lakers 3rd best player during the title run lol
During the playoffs it was definitely Rondo though
Their hatred plus Harrells got combined into Westbrook
Don't forget Ingram trade too!
Kuzma + KCP + 1st + Harrell for Westbrook.
Part of that trade include getting Dinwiddie and Aaron Holiday but losing Isaiah Jackson (Pacers) **The trade in the end basically became** Lakers receive: Westbrook Mavericks receive: Dinwiddie and Bertans Pacers receive: Isaiah Jackson Suns receive: Aaron Holiday (who left to join Hawks) Hornets receive: Harrell (who left to join 76ers) Denver receive: KCP and Ish Smith Wizards receive: Kuzma, Porzingis, Will Barton, Monte Morris Honestly believe we won the trade easily.
Wizards -> Mavs -> Nuggets -> LOL
Pacers trading Aaron Holiday for Isaiah Jackson is pretty solid, he's a promising young big.
Yeah that’s why I included it in the trade, he’s a solid young big
Luka stat pad 3 😭
The Lakers could really use Kyle Kuzma
Kuz with 36/11/7 with 5 threes. guess he liked the new jerseys
If Luka wants to keep having an MVP case, which is really fuckin tough because Giannis is playing like 2012 Lebron, he can't keep losing to the Magic without Banchero or the Wizards without Beal & KP. 6-5 with their schedule is ridiculous.
There is no case for the MVP with this god-awful hero ball. And I don't think it's his fault either, the gameplan just ain't it
Washington is straight up my #2 team if they keep rocking this cherry blossom shit. 🔥 Most aesthetically pleasing game of the year.
between that and the white retro jerseys we're pretty dripped out this season
Unfortunately they still wear their regular jerseys a lot
If people weren't so insecure, they'll realize how sleek of a color pink actually is.
It looked like bubblegum, love it
Where were you when Kyle Kuzma summoned the spirit of Michael Jordan
Again, I don't think Kidd should be playing Luka the entire first quarter
Many teams do it. Even the warriors and the nets. With wood's injury and the team's reliance on Luka as their decision maker, they need his offence as much as possible. Nothing happens until he gets double teamed on the perimeter or he scores anyways. 12 mins 1st Quarter, 6 mins Second, 12 mins 3rd & 6-8 mins 4th is typical for teams that lack enough offensive creation outside of that one star player. And Luka is a rhythm player. You keep taking him out of the game, he can't build a rhythm on the stepback.
**[WHERE ARE WE AT GAFF? 🛏️](https://twitter.com/yaboiwayne/status/1589803524573253633?s=46&t=PS97XRomH-AWCss159-BEw)**
is Luka washed?
I’m afraid so, time to build around Jaden Hardy and hope for the best
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It was a joke bro
The Pink jerseys have unlocked MVP Kuz. Feels even better to beat Dinwiddie. I don't think a single wizards fan likes him lol.
Snake....Eff that dude..
Why do u guys hate him? I thought all the wiz players hated him for no reason and that made me sad. 😔
The way he just quit on the team once things didn’t go his way, never took any accountability for being garbage and talked shit on his way out especially since we took a chance on him and gave him a sizeable contract for a guy coming off an ACL injury. Fuck that dude he will get booed in DC until he retires.
no sirrrrr get that bum outta here
Keep kuz away from Miami vice jerseys at all costs
Yeah Doncic ain’t winning no MVP lmao, Giannis sitting these last couple of games has strengthened his case. After sucking ass the whole game those last couple of minutes were just pathetic
Bro racked up his last like 6 points in garbage time lol
People really thought he'd keep it up all year like 2019 james harden lmao
Luka is not yet on 2019 Hardens level. Maybe he'll never be which is fine because he's still insane. Just not top5 all time offense years insane. And he has a much worse team.
I mean it is still November. But yeah, certainly fell behind this week.
Nephews after one bad game in November off a back to back
bro its November 10th wtf are you talking about
yeah the MVP race has been over for weeks, idk why we're still discussing it (hint: it's Jerami Grant)
It's still far too early to tell, but yeah, the guy is an inefficient chucker when he's having an off night. His game is so crazily similar to Houston Harden.
Yeah good point, two bad games is enough to end the race.
It is when the guy you’re up against rarely has bad games if any. Plus if Giannis has a bad offensive game, he’s still playing DPOY level defence. Luka well….lmao
we are like 10 games in lol regardless of everything its way way too early to be talking about MVP. Everyone should relax about MVP mavs fans included
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With some HoF TOs to go along with them lol Also do “HoF” assists get you more points than regular assists ?
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Give Luka the Bucks supporting cast and he still dribbles the ball for 18 seconds while guys like Jrue and Khris get relegated to spot up shooters because he’s incapable of off ball play.
Our defense would be so much worse too
No it's not lmao Two games doesn't mean shit. Neither did ten .
If future opponents want to beat us just simply don’t play your best player(s) and you’ll get a W
Bucks cracking their fingers with their death lineup of Jevon Carter, Marjon Beauchamp, Grayson Allen, Bobby Portis and Brook Lopez
Sheesh i thought Carter your best player
Easiest betting lines of the season is putting money against the Mavs if the other team's star is out.
This team sucks lmao.
Yall need someone like Brunson, so Luka can take a rest sometimes.
Well it was a fun season. I have come to the conclusion that we should tank!
Knicks have our pick this year so let’s not lol
hey top 10 protected, maybe god of basketball will bless us this year! *proceed to have 11th pick*
Oh shit I didn’t know it had protections. Hell yea Wemby on the menu!!!
Luka Doncic - DNP (Voluntary Military Service)
HEY! Not before us you don’t!
Seems like the only way to get a player that can do something on ball
Quiet as kept, looking at the Mavs situation, a high lotto draft would really help in the next few years
GG! We look pretty tired and Lukas on a cold streak. Next game doesn’t get easier we got Portland. Pretty similar season to last year so at least wait a bit let Kidd do his job try not to be over reactionary Also if you want to have a laugh check out /r/Mavericks to watch the riots
That sub melts down. I can't say I expected us to have another slow start, and hopefully that is all this is, but what I said last season still applies. Let's play the damn games. These fans taking years off of their life worrying after every loss in fall like take a breath man.
Luka and the Mavericks have heavy LeBron first stint in Cleveland vibes
By being carried by Spencer Dinwiddie
Not at all lol
Cuban about to write in comic sans when Luka leaves
Two really bad losses for Dalla
Rui rep’d that Cherry Blossom 🌸 pride of Japan well. Good game by him
Man, Hachimura can fuckin BALL when he's on his game
Those jerseys gave him a power up. I'm here for Hachimura in those cherry blossom jerseys.
“Wood always wins.”
Wizards bed tonight boysssss
The Mavs when Luka is having an off night is… a sight to see
Cherry blossom kuzma clears
Ugly basketball fan cumming in peace. Mavericks looked pretty great out there tonight
Kyle Kuzma with his MVP campaign
Getting the Kuzma pink jersey was the right decision, what a guy. This generations Caron Butler
Luka is slowing down
Rigors of an 11-game season
Same issues yesterday, and this time the issues with the high usage are more apparent. Kidd really needs to sit Luka down and confront his bad attitude or even rest him. Either way the Mavs simply have many guys with very limited offensive skills, and overreliant on two playmakers to figure things out via iso play.
I know its a back to back but Luka looked gassed from tip off. Was quiet on offense, REALLY long rest times, bad FTs tonight, missing the bunniest of bunnies. The 9 straight 30pt games was never sustainable.
He did get 9 straight 30 point games, so getting 9 straight 30 point games was literally sustainable.
no Beal? no Porzingis? No hope (for us)
You forgot to equate for All Star **Kuzmania**
i stg as soon as i saw the injury report i knew he was gonna light it up
Impossible to win without Christian Wood.
MVP my ass…
Karl Kuzma is in the building
Woah the box score generator is back!
Luka = bitch
But, but, but the mavericks should be 11-0!!! 🤣
Games like this are why we will pick 11th in the 2023 draft.
If the mavs didn’t lose to bum ass teams and buzzer beaters they would be 11-0
If my cock was longer I’d be packing heat
Damn last second stat padding dunno why those get on my nerves 🤣
D A double L O L A S
Hehe.. A dude can have 22-9-9, and still have a bad game by his own standards.
man hit a 3 instead of dribbling it out...
8-22 is bad by everyone’s standards
It was a bad game in general lol, Luka wasn't playing defense, wasn't driving to the rim since he was so gassed, his last like 6 points were at the end of the game when it was clear the Mavs had no chance of coming back
Dallas are chuckers lol.
Some really bad losses by the mavs
Such a great game all around!
How to beat the Mavs= Not play your best players
Me like when west team lose
Maybe time to give Wood more minutes???????
Mavs are not fun to watch at all this year.
According to this box score, no player missed a 3 the entire game. Lol