(03-17-2024, 12:55 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Kyrie has been averaging 25/5/4 a night on 50/40/100 since the ASB. 

JB in that span 24/2/7 on 43/33/90

Brunson is great dont get me wrong. He is a 1st option. But Kyrie has been out of this world the the last 3 weeks. 

If we want to go back since February, Mavs are 13-5 in their last 18 and Kyrie is at 26/5/5/ on 52/43/94.

JB since February the Knicks are 7-7 in the games JB played and he's at 29/3/6 on 46/33/87.

(03-17-2024, 01:08 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Remember the Mavs-Knicks game. Knicks had seven active players. Brunson has been carrying a roster without Robinson, Anunoby and Randle. Even the backup center Hartenstein missed a lot of games. Not exactly a fair comparisation.

(03-17-2024, 10:05 AM)SleepingHero Wrote:

Incredible trip down memory lane. Dirk was in fact HIM.

(03-17-2024, 12:56 PM)Smitty Wrote: Josh Green out a couple of weeks, per Kidd.

(03-17-2024, 08:45 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Yes I do remember that game. That same game Kyrie had 44points and 10 assists and out dueled Brunson to get the W. 

I'm not saying Brunson is a bad player. Quite the opposite. Brunson is great. He's had a career year and has reached a place I truly never thought he could've reached. At the same time, I'm trying to highlight how good Irving also is and has been right now. Can Kyrie be the 1st option on the Knicks and lead them to their record? Probably not just due to health issues and Thibs running him into the ground. But I wouldn't be shocked if in that reality the Knicks are in a similar place today with Kyrie at the helm.

(03-17-2024, 01:19 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: With Green being out for a few weeks and Exum doubtful due to Plantar fasciitis means you really need to be careful with his minutes....even when he is available.   

I wonder how they fill in for minutes.   I would guess Hardaway gets more minutes but that puts such a big drain on any defensive plans.   I wonder if they try anything else besides giving Hardaway close to 30 minutes?

(03-17-2024, 12:18 AM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Brunson scored 42 and did the Mavs a solid tonight beating the Kings. He also showed that he’s probably a little better than Kyrie now

(03-18-2024, 10:34 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon)
Kyrie Irving’s jaw-dropping, southpaw buzzer-beater was the second-longest hook shot in the NBA this season.

The longest, per the NBA’s play-by-play data: An Irving alley-oop pass that accidentally banked in the bucket.

(03-18-2024, 02:22 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Not your old Mavericks any longer.

https://twitter.com/MFollowill/status/1769509182758093210

(03-18-2024, 02:59 PM)michaeltex Wrote: I like to see both Lively and Gafford as willing, hard working participants who are filling the donut hole that has been in the Mav's defense for years. And Luka/Kyrie/Exum/etc. are rewarding them with lobs and inside passes to allow the big guys to score and fill out their own stat sheet.

One thing I noticed was that Jokic was pretty successful playing bully ball. Pushed either C deep in the paint then either take the shot or pass to a cutting dunker (e.g., Gordon). Worried at one point that DEN would ride that play into a win. Hope our bigs can bulk up some over the off season. But they definitely looked quicker than Jokic, more energy, more bounce, so I'm hopeful going forward that DAL is starting to find the confidence they will need for the playoffs.

(03-18-2024, 04:29 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Seems like the Mavs were switching on bigs.  So we’d often see Gafford or Lively switching with Maxi, PJ, or Luka. From that standpoint, the extra-big lineup they used at the end makes sense. 

And Jokic shot poorly. Cause-and-effect? Possibly.