(04-13-2021, 11:48 AM)Jason Terry Wrote: Where are you finding those stats?

(04-13-2021, 12:03 PM)HAguiar95 Wrote: These guys are taking on the HARDEST matchups this season among the top 150 in minutes:
1. Dort
2. O'Neale
3. Lonzo
4. Holiday
5. Brooks
6. Jones Jr
7. DFS
8. Mikal Bridges
9. Okoro
10. Payton
11. Richardson
12. Oubre
13. Brogdon
14. Simmons
15. Schröder

(04-13-2021, 12:03 PM)HAguiar95 Wrote: https://twitter.com/The_BBall_Index/status/1381766585463885827


https://twitter.com/The_BBall_Index/status/1381759035624538115

(04-13-2021, 12:53 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Lonzo Ball

(04-13-2021, 12:53 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Two things jump out at me.

1.  Lonzo.  Dallas has clearly made defending point of attack and shot creators a priority in its acquisitions of DWright and JRich.  Lonzo Ball absolutely jumps off the page with Holiday gone.

2.  If you have to hide someone, they better be worth it...Zion, Lebron, Luka, Ingram, Steph, DeRozan.  No need to apply if you have to be hidden and you aren’t worth it...Cedi, McDermott, Seth, Ross.

(04-13-2021, 01:20 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Some people have McDermott as a favored target for this offseason. Hmmm....

(04-13-2021, 12:03 PM)HAguiar95 Wrote: https://twitter.com/The_BBall_Index/status/1381766585463885827


https://twitter.com/The_BBall_Index/status/1381759035624538115

(04-13-2021, 09:27 AM)mvossman Wrote: Since the championship, the issue with this team has always been lack of talent.  Carlisle has generally gotten more out of this team than what should reasonably be expected.  The real problem is I don't think the talent issue is primarily Donnie.  I think it's been more of a Cuban issue, starting with plan powder culminating in the decision to trade down and draft Larkin to save cap space instead of getting Donnie's pick Giannis.  I think all the star chasing (for guys who turned out not to be stars) is primarily Cuban driven including that disastrous Rondo trade.  It's been a lot better the last couple of years when it seems like Cuban has backed off some, but there still have been hints of the past like the star chasing for Kemba (which like the others would probably been a mistake) and then the inability (unwillingness) to spend the cap space you made from dumping Barnes.  I feel like Cuban has maybe been our worst enemy and the more he backs off and lets Donnie and Rick work the better off we will be.

Also, this kind of talk feels like a bit of an over reaction to a bad loss against our probably worst matchup without our second best player.  The real mistake here is we don't know how to rest players correctly.  We should have played Maxi against SA (which probably would have been a win) and rested everybody in this game.  There have been several times where we have gotten cute with resting players and lost games we should not have.  I hope we get that shit fixed soon as it is costing us games we cant afford.

(04-13-2021, 11:45 AM)HAguiar95 Wrote: Luka (11th) AND DeRozan (4th) are on the top-15 guys with the EASIEST matchups this season. Meanwhile, DFS (7th) and J-Rich (11th) are on the top-15 guys with the HARDEST matchups this season. This gave me reason for concern about DDR's fit here defensively. If he came, he or Luka would have to guard the 2nd or 1st option (maybe Maxi with one of them hidden on the opponent's PF).

(04-13-2021, 01:26 PM)BasketballJones41 Wrote: I like McDermott if he’s relatively cheap and coming off the bench. I don’t think that’s crazy. I haven’t heard anybody advocating for giving him big money or a big role. It probably doesn’t matter since shooters get paid he’ll likely get an bigger offer than any of us pro Dougie people would like. But we need to get some high-level shooting in here to put around Luka. There’s a few other cheaper options out there that are probably more realistic and palatable for everybody.

(04-13-2021, 01:32 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: Thank you kind sir! 

My takeaway is that Ball and Schroeder need to be on the due diligence list. 

Due diligence/run out the ground ball list 
1. Conley
2. CP3
3. Lowry
4. Ball
5. Schroeder 

Highly unlikely we have a chance on any of those guys. Still, need to contact them and get something done prior to FA or move on 

Brogdon should be high on the trade list. Maybe number 1. In a hypothetical KP wants out scenario, Indy makes sense as THE team or the 3rd team

Also, what is New Orleans even doing? None of their moves make sense. Their new GM is supposed to be high quality and did well on the AD trade. The Adams extension looks dumb. I don’t see any way they let Ball walk without getting a big time return. Even if they have to match and he demands a trade

(04-13-2021, 12:29 PM)F Gump Wrote: 2 Brogdon isn't available (and never was, given the fact it took a 1st round pick to get him, and the Mavs didn't have one or more to beat that offer). 

(04-13-2021, 04:45 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Best free agent of the summer: Masai Ujiri.

Overpay and give him the freedom to rebuild around Luka. No interference from Cuban. Donnie can do some scouting in europe or manage the Legends.

(04-13-2021, 04:49 PM)cow Wrote: We should have recruited Morey.  I wonder if Presit is bored now that he proved he can get all the picks.

(04-13-2021, 05:54 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: DDR is kind of old and doesn’t seem well suited to play five out offense (but I really don’t know what the Spurs run).  I’m not really interested in spending big money on him.

(04-13-2021, 05:54 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: DDR is kind of old and doesn’t seem well suited to play