Game 15: Dallas Mavericks (4-10) at Minnesota Timberwolves (8-5) | 7:00pm CST

[FireNicoHarrison]

The difference from tanking team and no tanking team is Unreal this year.

[mvossman]

Also Mavs DRtG is +9.4 with Hardy on the floor, so there is really no argument to not at least try to play him to see whether it translates. He´s literally a walking 3&D machine this season.

I assume this is tongue in cheek (DRtG doesn't mean much when you only play in garbage time) but I don't disagree with throwing him out there for more minutes to shoot threes and try on defense.  This is the season for that kind of thing.

[DL2RimRocker]

Why did Christie only play 19 mins?
Did he get injured?

[ThisIStheYear]

Martin is so bad and has such a terrible contract, it’s revolting. That is the worst trade in nearly any year. Thank you, Nico.

[soog]

I appreciate you all holding down the fort in the game thread. This one was tough. DLo needs to be gone now that Nico is gone. Nico said “it’s about to be a problem” in the PR phone call with DLo. Well… it’s a problem…

Yes, and Klay is a problem, too. Hopefully his hot streak that last few games was enough to convince someone to take him off of our hands.

I agree BWill gets his with speed but he’s still learning and developing. I loved his steal, spinning off the floor to recover it and dunk last game. Also loved his oop off of the backboard.

[ballsrchr]

I´d trade for Hardy just for his professional attitude and well his near 40% career 3pt shooting. That he has stayed positive and has not lashed out at Kidd in three years is amazing.

Took him 10 minutes to lead the Mavs in scoring in this game.

I agree with this--that he has maintained sort of a professional attitude--but I also think the life and joy for the game has been drained from him.  Yes, he still makes some silly decisions...like dribbling into traffic without kicking the ball out to the open man.  But Hardy has some natural skill and ability.  With proper coaching, teaching, and rotation into games he could become consistently very good.  It really pains me to see potentially good players ruined by half @@s coaching.

Can Jaden Hardy be salvaged?  Yes!

[F Gump]

I agree with this--that he has maintained sort of a professional attitude--but I also think the life and joy for the game has been drained from him.  Yes, he still makes some silly decisions...like dribbling into traffic without kicking the ball out to the open man.  But Hardy has some natural skill and ability.  With proper coaching, teaching, and rotation into games he could become consistently very good.  It really pains me to see potentially good players ruined by half @@s coaching.

Can Jaden Hardy be salvaged?  Yes!

I hope the NBA decision-makers share your view of Hardy. It would be great to get some good value for him (in particular, swap him for an expiring contract and a pick).

I gave up quite a ways back on JH becoming valuable to the Mavs, and I've been hoping somehow he would at least show enough to be moved at no cost. His flaws, that you call silly decisions, are things that I don't see as minor because they are so persistent, and because they never seem to go away. But if someone else sees value in him, that would be GREAT.

[Smitty]

Also Mavs DRtG is +9.4 with Hardy on the floor, so there is really no argument to not at least try to play him to see whether it translates. He´s literally a walking 3&D machine this season.

I laughed out loud. Well done.

[FireNicoHarrison]

I laughed out loud. Well done.

Me too

[Chicagojk]

It was a scheduled loss but I was surprised how boring the mavs are. Especially with the injures. It gets to a place pretty quick where I care very little about most of the players long term on the roster. I didn’t think that would be the case so quickly into the season.

[SwisherPrice]

Good loss. Another efficient shooting game by Flagg...at least his FG% will keep improving now.

[Chicagojk]

https://x.com/pandahank41/status/1990604714430648732

I stuck around for a few minutes after this but it was the point when I released I would not be finishing the game.  The players seem like good guys but I do wonder if we will see players looking for their own soon.  To be honest, I think there have been some examples of this already happening.

[david75090]

I made it into the 4th quarter before my disgust wouldn't allow me to watch any more. Had Monday night football on the TV and the Mavs game going on, on the PC. Both games were unwatchable. The Raiders were more pitiful than the Cowboys and the Mavs were more pitiful than the TWolves.

[Scott41theMavs]

https://x.com/pandahank41/status/1990604714430648732

I stuck around for a few minutes after this but it was the point when I released I would not be finishing the game.  The players seem like good guys but I do wonder if we will see players looking for their own soon.  To be honest, I think there have been some examples of this already happening.

The new GM needs to treat DLo like Nellie treated Oliver Miller.

[ballsrchr]

I hope the NBA decision-makers share your view of Hardy. It would be great to get some good value for him (in particular, swap him for an expiring contract and a pick).

I gave up quite a ways back on JH becoming valuable to the Mavs, and I've been hoping somehow he would at least show enough to be moved at no cost. His flaws, that you call silly decisions, are things that I don't see as minor because they are so persistent, and because they never seem to go away. But if someone else sees value in him, that would be GREAT.

I don't mind calling the silly decisions flaws.  Makes no difference to me.

[FireNicoHarrison]

The new GM needs to treat DLo like Nellie treated Oliver Miller.

I was happy for the D-Lo (mostly because we were without a single guy who can dribble) but i was totally wrong. He is trash. Very low BBIQ.

[cow]

Klay was never a dribbler.  So if he's doing it now it's not what kind of player he is...or was.

He could be effective to getting to his spots, now he just kills clock struggling to get by defenders on the perimeter.

[Mavs2021]

I hope the NBA decision-makers share your view of Hardy. It would be great to get some good value for him (in particular, swap him for an expiring contract and a pick).

I gave up quite a ways back on JH becoming valuable to the Mavs, and I've been hoping somehow he would at least show enough to be moved at no cost. His flaws, that you call silly decisions, are things that I don't see as minor because they are so persistent, and because they never seem to go away. But if someone else sees value in him, that would be GREAT.

Hey there is always somebody. I know somebody that thinks a 25 year old "rookie" PG with tunnel vision that shoots 43/16/78 with a mediocre AST/TO ratio would carry us to 50 wins.