(02-07-2025, 05:45 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: One thing I will say is that the few remaining Mavs fans should be nice to AD and MC. It's not their fault that they don't add up to half a Luka.

(02-07-2025, 02:16 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRz8fvL8LHo


Link for the introductory press conference Nico is too good to show up for

(02-07-2025, 04:31 PM)audiosway Wrote: One I had heard is removing the corner 3 so that the line goes out of bounds at the sideline.

(02-08-2025, 12:57 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Per Iztok, AD's words a week before the trade:

‘I think we need another big. I think I've always been at my best when I've been the four, having a big out there. We know it worked when we won the championship with JaVale and Dwight at the five and me at the four. I think our 19-20 team was a perfect construction of a team.’ - Anthony Davis

So, here are the highlights from that year. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5v--pbkax8

(02-07-2025, 12:07 PM)Smitty Wrote: LEBRON: AD 4 | Luka 5 
VORP: AD 8 | Luka 36
WS: AD 11 | Luka 90
PIPM: AD 5 | Luka 26 
PER: AD 4 | Luka 10


I'm not saying that AD is better than Luka. No stat is perfect, actually all of them are flawed. Just that I can squint and see some evidence that suggest the media talking heads aren't brain dead. Factor in what Christie can be and who knows. I personally would much rather have Luka for several reasons and think that this trade will backfire in more ways than one.

(02-08-2025, 07:36 PM)Smitty Wrote: Marc Stein on the DLLS postgame show about Max Christie says “I can tell you that around the team, that there already is a lot of chatter and whispering like ‘wow this guy is better than we thought’.”

(02-08-2025, 07:30 PM)Knutsen Wrote: A line-up of

Irving
Christie
Washington
Davis
Lively

could be really nice on defense.

(02-08-2025, 07:58 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: They all would have to cover for Kyrie though. Lol.

(02-08-2025, 07:36 PM)Smitty Wrote: Marc Stein on the DLLS postgame show about Max Christie says “I can tell you that around the team, that there already is a lot of chatter and whispering like ‘wow this guy is better than we thought’.”

(02-08-2025, 10:03 PM)F Gump Wrote: That's been my impression, for sure. He is young, good on both ends of the floor, very athletic. Lots of upside, it would seem. AD plus Christie looks way better than it did at first.

(02-08-2025, 10:22 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Christie has closed three games in a row.  Think about that.  The 21 year old newbie who just started starting about 25 games ago.  I also thought it was significant that he started the second half in place of PJ.

It wasn't hard to see the vision for this in a playoff setting.  The start of the game was pretty impressive.  18 blocks!  Now we just need some health. 

If we had just gotten the 30 swap I'd be happier.  Don't care about Knecht and we probably weren't getting the 31.

(02-08-2025, 08:21 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Lively is already really good on defense, but he is going to learn so much watching AD every game and playing with him.  

(02-08-2025, 10:03 PM)F Gump Wrote: That's been my impression, for sure. He is young, good on both ends of the floor, very athletic. Lots of upside, it would seem. AD plus Christie looks way better than it did at first.

(02-09-2025, 01:08 AM)audiosway Wrote: I couldn't agree more. Max has really impressed me. He is a very good defender, great rebounder, very good passer, shooter. The more he shoots the better he seems to get. And to think that he's only 21.

Then, as was mentioned, Lively getting to basically be an understudy of one of the best two way players in the league? That's a huge thing that is getting missed. He will be 21 next week. Those two players could make a huge impact in Dallas for a very long time.