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RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| D-Live's Mom Passes Away | Nico Gets Extension - Mavs2021 - 06-13-2024
(06-12-2024, 05:48 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: Truly, with all due respect to Lively and his mom, can we remove her passing from the thread title?
Also doubt Luka is feeling good right now.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| D-Live's Mom Passes Away | Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-13-2024
(06-12-2024, 05:48 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: Truly, with all due respect to Lively and his mom, can we remove her passing from the thread title?
Yes absolutely.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| D-Live's Mom Passes Away | Nico Gets Extension - RGP1981 - 06-13-2024
(06-12-2024, 05:48 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: Truly, with all due respect to Lively and his mom, can we remove her passing from the thread title?
I think it was removed twice, but someone added it back each time it was removed.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - Chicagojk - 06-13-2024
Such a bright kid.
I know everyone is interested to see if he can shoot the three in the future. Personally, I am more interesting for him to master the 6-12 foot shot(He has a ways to go). The thing I am really interesting to see what he can handle is playmaking. He made some really nice, quick reads all year long. Most of those weren't complex reads but he diagnosed quickly. I am curious to see what else he can handle. Right now, they pretty much ask him to hand the ball off when he catches it at the elbow. I wonder if he will be able to allow action around him and make the right play. That would do wonders for the offense if he could catch the ball and runs sets off of it.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5560540/2024/06/13/dallas-mavericks-nba-finals-dereck-lively-ii/
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| D-Live's Mom Passes Away | Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-13-2024
(06-13-2024, 03:13 PM)RGP1981 Wrote: I think it was removed twice, but someone added it back each time it was removed.
Was only removed once. I added it to the thread title the first and after it was removed. Felt like it was such out of nowhere and devastating news to our rookie that it deserved to be pinned for a bit. No one made a comment till now so I didn't think it bothered people.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - Chicagojk - 06-15-2024
https://x.com/mlswish/status/1801988944458043622?s=46&t=iwQP5yZoJF3Ulzfb9MH7Cg
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-17-2024
Dirk Nowitzki
@swish41
Great run @dallasmavs
Heads up!! We will be back!!!
Dirk gives his 2 cents. WE WILL BE BACK!
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-17-2024
@NationMffl
Dereck Lively II is 20 years-old
Jaden Hardy is 21 years-old
Josh Green is 23 years-old
Luka Doncic is 25 years-old
PJ Washington is 25 years-old
Daniel Gafford is 25 years-old
Derrick Jones Jr. is 27 years-old
Kyrie Irving is 32 years-old
The Mavs will be back
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-17-2024
https://x.com/townbrad/status/1802902312500785263
Brad Townsend (@townbrad)
Luka Doncic on the Mavs’ promising future.
@NationMffl
Luka Doncic on the Mavs future:
"I feel great... I would say you know we've been together for 5 months. I'm proud of every guy that stepped on the floor, all the coaches, all the people behind... We did have hell of a season and I'm proud of every one of them."
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-17-2024
Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA)
The Mavs beat three 50+ win teams — two top-5 offenses & the NBA’s best defense — with Luka being well below 100% for most of it.
Kyrie’s playmaking & defense popped for most of the run. Hard not to engage in hyperbole when thinking about Lively. DJJ got himself PAID.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-17-2024
MavsMuse
@MavsMuse
“I'm proud of every guy that stepped on the floor, all the coaches, all the people behind... We did have hell of a season and I'm proud of every one of them."
— Luka Dončić
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-18-2024
@_abigaiiiil
“I think from a spiritual standpoint, I enjoyed this journey more than any other season. Just because of the redemption arc and being able to learn as much as I did about myself, my teammates, this organization and the people that I’m around. There’s a lot of good people here, so it makes coming to work a lot of fun. When you have that type of environment, it’s easy to achieve goals that are bigger than yourself.”
I think if ‘the journey is the reward’ could be summed up… this would be it.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - SleepingHero - 06-18-2024
RealGM (@RealGM)
Mark Cuban No Longer Retains Control Of Mavericks' Basketball Operations https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/276116/Mark-Cuban-No-Longer-Retains-Control-Of-Mavericks-Basketball-Operations
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - KillerLeft - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 12:40 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: RealGM (@RealGM)
Mark Cuban No Longer Retains Control Of Mavericks' Basketball Operations https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/276116/Mark-Cuban-No-Longer-Retains-Control-Of-Mavericks-Basketball-Operations
Wow, that didn’t take long!
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - audiosway - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 12:40 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: RealGM (@RealGM)
Mark Cuban No Longer Retains Control Of Mavericks' Basketball Operations https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/276116/Mark-Cuban-No-Longer-Retains-Control-Of-Mavericks-Basketball-Operations
I can't even begin to tell you how happy this makes me. Let Nico run the show.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - Mavs2021 - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 12:40 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: RealGM (@RealGM)So we assume that basically Cuban didn´t have much to say much since last summer or at least the trade deadline. The change of direction within the franchise and the new decisions taken have been too dramatically different from the old MO.
Mark Cuban No Longer Retains Control Of Mavericks' Basketball Operations https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/276116/Mark-Cuban-No-Longer-Retains-Control-Of-Mavericks-Basketball-Operations
Plus whatever you think about how much the Dumont family cares/cared about the Mavs as a casino/gambling gateway venture; they still enjoy being successful and Patrick got an immediate taste of the public fame, glory and admiration. Once that happened he probably went full Ballmer on Cuban´s influence.
Now let´s get one more guard (plus extended minutes for Hardy) to spare Luka/Kyrie some major minutes, especially in the regular season. We went 20-8 after the trade (I split Detroit/OKC as serious games) which is a 58 win pace. So I´d say 54 wins is an easy target for us, if the new guard > THJ, plus further cohesion and growth from the young players, even with a reduced workload for Luka/Kyrie. It will benefitial to us in the next play-offs to run more stuff through Washington, Green and Hardy.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - Chicagojk - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 12:40 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: RealGM (@RealGM)
Mark Cuban No Longer Retains Control Of Mavericks' Basketball Operations https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/276116/Mark-Cuban-No-Longer-Retains-Control-Of-Mavericks-Basketball-Operations
Just really weird all the way around. From the sale to his role post trade. Seemed like an odd role for him and something that was not needed. Just an another level that wa not needed. Plus, it was a role that he was not really very good in anyway. Identifying talent was never his strong point.
He seemed to be in good spirits, but this change just feels odd.
He made a ton of money and maybe he needed that. Just word how it went down and how it looks like his role will be very limited moving forward
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - khaled1987 - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 01:06 AM)audiosway Wrote: I can't even begin to tell you how happy this makes me. Let Nico run the show.
As good as it sound, I will be skeptical.
I remember the Suns from 2021, a 25 years old young star, young promising players in Bridges and Ayton and HOF PG, an owner that fans hated. Decent coach and GM too.
Only for the new owner has destroyed all that with new strategy and they are more of a laughing stock now.
Sometimes the old bad owner has enough experience to keep something that works (Cuban himself did that) while a new owner is eager to leave his mark and oroof his genius.
I am not saying that this is what will happen, but I am not ready to celebrate yet.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - HoosierDaddyKid - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 06:03 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Just really weird all the way around. From the sale to his role post trade. Seemed like an odd role for him and something that was not needed. Just an another level that wa not needed. Plus, it was a role that he was not really very good in anyway. Identifying talent was never his strong point.
He seemed to be in good spirits, but this change just feels odd.
He made a ton of money and maybe he needed that. Just word how it went down and how it looks like his role will be very limited moving forward
I don't know how true it is or not, but rumor is he had some type of financial stress and that was the reason for selling the team. Now he gets to be a full-time cheerleader without the responsibility of being governor.
RE: MAVS NEWS: Luka: "I feel good"| Nico Gets Extension - Chicagojk - 06-18-2024
(06-18-2024, 06:51 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I don't know how true it is or not, but rumor is he had some type of financial stress and that was the reason for selling the team. Now he gets to be a full-time cheerleader without the responsibility of being governor.
Yeah maybe, just weird though. I thought he may have thought this would need to be a tax team to keep Luka and he didn’t have the financial resources to lose 50 million a year. Just off that this was the solution he came to.
Maybe he thought he was the smartest guy in the room again and thought he was selling at peak value. Although from reading the cba days, he is not always the smartest in the room. He probably could have gotten more for the team if this was the end goal. The lure of a boatload of casino money would not be there though