(01-30-2024, 01:53 PM)mvossman Wrote: Don't think Kobe belongs on that list.  I think Kobe is in the Dirk tier.

(01-30-2024, 07:20 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Ouch.  May need to skip as well.  Can we at least get weird?  No 30 minutes of Morris, maxi and Set.  Onax 30 minutes.  Maybe even Greg Brown.  Pair the two way guard with Hardy.  

The Kyrie thing is getting frustrating.  I do t want to push players with injuries but he sure seems to get dinged quite a bit and is always slow to return.  It is what it is though.  If it happens in a playoff series though, I won’t be singing the same note.

(01-31-2024, 01:06 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: 11-9 without him
15-12 with him

Not suggesting this team would be better without him, especially in the play-offs, given our dire situation on offense, but the regular season trend from the previous teams continues that he basically makes no difference to the W-L record.

(01-31-2024, 09:29 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don’t have a passionate need to oppose this take, but some of those “with him” wins are without Luka, right? That’s kind of a game changer for the Mavs, as modestly high as that bar is set.

(01-31-2024, 10:00 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: 3-2 in games without Luka.

0-2 without both.

(01-31-2024, 09:29 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don’t have a passionate need to oppose this take, but some of those “with him” wins are without Luka, right? That’s kind of a game changer for the Mavs, as modestly high as that bar is set.

(02-01-2024, 02:02 PM)omahen Wrote: February strength of schedule. Mavs 13th toughest. Sacramento has tougher schedule, New Orleans and Phoenix considerably easier one

https://www.nba.com/news/february-2024-strength-of-schedule

(02-02-2024, 12:09 PM)SleepingHero Wrote:

More Kyrie discord stuff. I have no clue what Discord he's in but it seems entertaining.

(02-03-2024, 08:08 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I watched a little of the G-league game last night.  Let me add first, I have no idea what they want Omax to focus on and I have no idea what transfers from the G-league to NBA success.  Omax leaves me wanting more though.  He tends to disappear on the the court and just get stuck in the corner.  Then he will make a really impressive play and bully ball a player for a really nice finish.  Then he disappears again.  Then he makes a really impressive defensive play.  Then he disappears again.  He seems a little confused getting into offensive sets too.  Plus, when he gets stuck in the corner.  He tends to stay there and doesn't go to the ball and get it when someone has it.  It is a small thing but you would really like to see him demand things more.  He is playing with some former NBA players though.

He had 18 and 13 in a loss in 42 minutes.    I have noticed he typically doesn't get more than 15 shots.  He seems to get less than that in a lot of games.  It is not just the shots though, very little of the offense goes through him.  The frustrating part is if you see the highlights you will see 4,5,6,7 really good plays.    There just needs to be more of good plays outside of the highlights imo.

(02-03-2024, 08:08 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I watched a little of the G-league game last night.  Let me add first, I have no idea what they want Omax to focus on and I have no idea what transfers from the G-league to NBA success.  Omax leaves me wanting more though.  He tends to disappear on the the court and just get stuck in the corner.  Then he will make a really impressive play and bully ball a player for a really nice finish.  Then he disappears again.  Then he makes a really impressive defensive play.  Then he disappears again.  He seems a little confused getting into offensive sets too.  Plus, when he gets stuck in the corner.  He tends to stay there and doesn't go to the ball and get it when someone has it.  It is a small thing but you would really like to see him demand things more.  He is playing with some former NBA players though.

He had 18 and 13 in a loss in 42 minutes.    I have noticed he typically doesn't get more than 15 shots.  He seems to get less than that in a lot of games.  It is not just the shots though, very little of the offense goes through him.  The frustrating part is if you see the highlights you will see 4,5,6,7 really good plays.    There just needs to be more of good plays outside of the highlights imo.

(02-03-2024, 11:25 AM)youzigizag Wrote: I need to see him rip more rebounds away from guys or win the battle for rebounds.

He seems to fumble and flop around as opposed to control his body and strongly snatch a board.

I would like to see him in the G-League with specific instructions to just rebound as hard has you can and play defense as hard as you can...and see what he looks like.

As of right now...he is big, long and athletic.   He can cause disruption with his size but needs to polish a few things up.   He is active on finding a player to box out when a shot is put up and he is good at attacking the rim from perimeter and decent at finishing.

I want to see better boards and more staunch defense.   His 3 shot is going to take a couple of years most likely.

Quote:Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon)
Luka Doncic said he “felt a pop” in his already sore right ankle when it got twisted under him and Giannis Antetokounmpo landed on him. “We’ll see tomorrow.”

Ankle strength/flexibility is an emphasis of Doncic’s conditioning work. “So it's better than if I did it last year.”