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2020-2021 MAVS NEWS: Archived
(01-22-2021, 02:52 PM)omahen Wrote: https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1352...wcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fdallas-mavericks


Ooof. Out of the 4, I wonder who the 2 are that got pretty sick.

I hope not Maxi or JRich.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.
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(01-22-2021, 02:52 PM)omahen Wrote: https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1352...wcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fdallas-mavericks

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Josh Green is a top 5 Mavs player...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idi-4escrbo
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https://twitter.com/IsaacLHarris/status/...9449318401
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Houston will be without Wall, House and likely Wood. Mavs should build some wins before the difficult Denver/Utah/Utah stretch.
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https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/...6341261313
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6-5 on the road
2-2 at home

Mavs will have 10 home games in february. Only 4 on the road.
Assuming that the missing players are back that should be the perfect opportunity to go on a winning streak.
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https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1352829242439041024
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(01-22-2021, 11:21 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1352829242439041024

In light of the new team spirit, we should add DPOG vote next to the Dirkie Smile
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https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/13...9782973440
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https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1352840091505479685
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https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/...5347660801
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The table below is from BBall Index.  Here is how they describe this table:

Matchup Difficulty is an estimate of the difficulty a defender takes on with their defensive matchups/assignments. We develop matchup difficulty using partial possession player tracking data, to capture switches, help defense, etc., which allows us to capture how much time a player spends defending each opposing defender (rather than 1 player per possession calculations you may find elsewhere).

Calculations look at the usage tier of players defended to derive a final difficulty value. Players are rewarded in this rating more for defending top caliber players, and that benefit decreases in a tiered fashion as players defend lower tier opponents.



The players who most clearly take on difficult assignments are Finney, Powell, Willie and JRich with grades above 80.  League-wide the top of the Matchup Difficulty list is littered with guards and wings (since most high usage players are guards and wings).  Powell and Willie stand out as oddities being among a fairly small number of bigs in the top 40 or so.  Note, just because Maxi and KP don't take on the more difficult assignment, doesn't mean they are bad defenders.  It could be a scheme decision where their ability as weakside shot blockers is part of the decision making around who guards the other team's most prominent screen setter.

 

                                          

                                            Guarded   Matchup 
Player                         Team   Usage      Difficulty    Tier 1   Tier 2   Tier 3    Tier 4    Tier 5   Tier 6

Dorian Finney-Smith   DAL   20.8         90.9           23.5      17.4      16.8      16.2      4.5      21.7

Dwight Powell             DAL   19.8         82.1           19.5      10.4      33.0      15.4      2.2      19.5


Willie Cauley-Stein     DAL    20.9        96.7           16.6       23.5     16.1       14.6      6.4      22.8

Josh Richardson           DAL   20.9         83.7           14.7      32.1      18.1      13.2      3.3      18.6

Maxi Kleber                 DAL   19.1         62.6           13.4      12.4      13.4      13.3      5.3      42.1

Wes Iwundu                 DAL   21.0         61.8           11.4      36.5      13.0      12.0      5.7      21.4

James Johnson             DAL   19.3         63.3           10.5      17.0       7.1       21.2      9.3      34.9

Luka Doncic                DAL   18.2         44.4           7.9        17.4      17.3      26.5      4.5      26.4

Tim Hardaway Jr.        DAL   18.8         62.6           6.3        23.4      17.1      17.6      6.1      29.5

Josh Green                   DAL   18.7         51.4           3.7       19.5       18.3      9.7        7.1      41.8

Jalen Brunson              DAL   18.1         45.8           3.5       18.9       22.1      15.8      7.1      32.8

Kristaps Porzingis       DAL   17.3         34.1           3.2       11.9       20.4      32.1      5.4      27.1

Trey Burke                  DAL   18.8         54.4           3.1       25.8       13.3      14.5      7.7      35.6



The site also runs a Defensive Versatility Index.  DFS is second in the league in terms of guarding multiple positions.  Not surprisingly, the teams shortest and tallest players are among the least versatile.  "Position" means the average position guarded.  So, Luka is a "3".  All of DFS, Luka, Maxi and Johnson are among the top 75 or so in the league in terms of versatility.


                                            Position
                                                           Guarded     Versatility
Dorian Finney-Smith   DAL   2.7              87.7

Luka Doncic                 DAL   2.8             77.5

Maxi Kleber                 DAL   3.5              76.0

James Johnson              DAL   3.4              73.8
 
Josh Green                    DAL   2.3              71.1

Tim Hardaway Jr.         DAL   2.5              70.6

Jalen Brunson               DAL   2.2              68.7

Kristaps Porzingis         DAL   3.8             68.2

Wes Iwundu                  DAL   2.5             66.8

Josh Richardson            DAL   2.2             66.5

Trey Burke                    DAL   2.0             59.8
 
Dwight Powell              DAL   4.0             59.4

Willie Cauley-Stein       DAL   4.0            58.8


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Just more proof that the bashing Powell gets from some of the fans is unfair...he is asked to take on very tough assignments like guarding AD..then AD gets his usual and Powell gets featured the next day in trade machine ideas...
Josh Green is a top 5 Mavs player...
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(01-23-2021, 09:40 AM)ClutchDirk Wrote: Just more proof that the bashing Powell gets from some of the fans is unfair...he is asked to take on very tough assignments like guarding AD..then AD gets his usual and Powell gets featured the next day in trade machine ideas...
To be fair, he's put in trades the day before, and the day of too!
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(01-23-2021, 09:56 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: To be fair, he's put in trades the day before, and the day of too!

Cant argue that... Big Grin
Josh Green is a top 5 Mavs player...
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https://twitter.com/ESefko/status/1353085241188102144
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