RS 23/24 - Mavs vs Sixers (Sund., 1PMEST)

[Dirk]

Game of the season.

[Mavrelous]

Now is the time to put up or shutup, it's a long stretch of winnable games, that'll tell us who this team really is.

[ChipotleWest]

Now is the time to put up or shutup, it's a long stretch of winnable games, that'll tell us who this team really is.

Yeah I mean after Sixers we have Pacers and Miami who are no dogs, but we're at home if we're going to be a good team we have to beat good teams sometimes.

I guess we'll find out if Kidd is going to continue to play Maxi over Gafford against certain teams or always. I wouldn't do it at all.

[GermanFan120]

I will be happy if we have 2 wins in the next 3 games against 76ers, pacers and heat.

[Archx]

I guess we'll find out if Kidd is going to continue to play Maxi over Gafford against certain teams or always. I wouldn't do it at all.

Since joining Mavs, Gaff has played 8 games... 2x under 10 mins, 3x under 20 mins and only 3x over 20 mins.

Games over 20 mins he had 16//17/5 blks, 10/10 and 13/7/1/1/1...

In basically limited 17 mins he's averaging 9/7/1.4blks on 65% FG while Maxi.... well, he's a joke compared to Gaff so i'm not even going to bother. His "spacing" is also comical given the fact how many times he has turned down an open shot. He's making 0.9 long range shots on 36%.

[ChipotleWest]

I guess we'll find out if Kidd is going to continue to play Maxi over Gafford against certain teams or always. I wouldn't do it at all.

Since joining Mavs, Gaff has played 8 games... 2x under 10 mins, 3x under 20 mins and only 3x over 20 mins.

Games over 20 mins he had 16//17/5 blks, 10/10 and 13/7/1/1/1...

In basically limited 17 mins he's averaging 9/7/1.4blks on 65% FG while Maxi.... well, he's a joke compared to Gaff so i'm not even going to bother. His "spacing" is also comical given the fact how many times he has turned down an open shot. He's making 0.9 long range shots on 36%.

This could go on for the rest of the season and two more seasons if Kidd is still coach.

They gave Maxi a 3 year contract this past off-season, so both him and Gafford are under contract until 26-27.

If I'm Gafford I'm like "what did I do to deserve this?" he's pretty good.

[Mavrelous]

Maxi at the 5 have been good, and you need the options of Maxi at the 5, but Maxi should't play the 5 without PJ and Luka at 3 and 4, the Maxi/THJ lineups should be eliminated.
THJ should play with Lively, a big who.can erase a lot of mistakes.

[41Dirk41]

Maxi at the 5 have been good, and you need the options of Maxi at the 5, but Maxi should't play the 5 without PJ and Luka at 3 and 4, the Maxi/THJ lineups should be eliminated.
THJ should play with Lively, a big who.can erase a lot of mistakes.

Kidd played Kyrie-THJ-Green-PJ-Maxi against Horford-Porz in the end of the 3rd... An under14 coach would never have made a mistake like that.

[Mavrelous]

Maxi at the 5 have been good, and you need the options of Maxi at the 5, but Maxi should't play the 5 without PJ and Luka at 3 and 4, the Maxi/THJ lineups should be eliminated.
THJ should play with Lively, a big who.can erase a lot of mistakes.

Kidd played Kyrie-THJ-Green-PJ-Maxi against Horford-Porz in the end of the 3rd... An under14 coach would never have made a mistake like that.

Yes, that was idiotic, and Celtics destroyed the Mavs in this stretch, team's main strength post deadline is that they can match anyone with size, and Kidd chose lineup that got the Mavs into lottery last year.
On the other hand, with how the Celtics were shooting, that game was hopeless.
I wanted Kidd gone in January, the opportunity was there, time for recovery was there, but now Mavs have to ride with him, coaching change will happen in the off season, I put the odds of that at 80% now.

[41Dirk41]

Maxi at the 5 have been good, and you need the options of Maxi at the 5, but Maxi should't play the 5 without PJ and Luka at 3 and 4, the Maxi/THJ lineups should be eliminated.
THJ should play with Lively, a big who.can erase a lot of mistakes.

Kidd played Kyrie-THJ-Green-PJ-Maxi against Horford-Porz in the end of the 3rd... An under14 coach would never have made a mistake like that.

Yes, that was idiotic, and Celtics destroyed the Mavs in this stretch, team's main strength post deadline is that they can match anyone with size, and Kidd chose lineup that got the Mavs into lottery last year.
On the other hand, with how the Celtics were shooting, that game was hopeless.
I wanted Kidd gone in January, the opportunity was there, time for recovery was there, but now Mavs have to ride with him, coaching change will happen in the off season, I put the odds of that at 80% now.

Agree, after TDL no coaches will be fired and it's ok for me because probably nobody now can turn this squad in a real contender before end of the season.

I also think that Kidd it's pretty done even for Nico unless Mavs will make a huge run in the PO.

[BliscoSantos]

Maxi at the 5 have been good, and you need the options of Maxi at the 5, but Maxi should't play the 5 without PJ and Luka at 3 and 4, the Maxi/THJ lineups should be eliminated.
THJ should play with Lively, a big who.can erase a lot of mistakes.

Kidd played Kyrie-THJ-Green-PJ-Maxi against Horford-Porz in the end of the 3rd... An under14 coach would never have made a mistake like that.

Yes, that was idiotic, and Celtics destroyed the Mavs in this stretch, team's main strength post deadline is that they can match anyone with size, and Kidd chose lineup that got the Mavs into lottery last year.
On the other hand, with how the Celtics were shooting, that game was hopeless.
I wanted Kidd gone in January, the opportunity was there, time for recovery was there, but now Mavs have to ride with him, coaching change will happen in the off season, I put the odds of that at 80% now.

I like your optimism but I doubt Kidd goes...he'll stay, rotations will stay the same(some Players will be in his doghouse,others will have a much bigger leash),there will still be no gameplan, no taking responsibility from the coach, and Mavs will once again underperform if he remains the coach

[Mavrelous]

I like your optimism but I doubt Kidd goes...he'll stay, rotations will stay the same(some Players will be in his doghouse,others will have a much bigger leash),there will still be no gameplan, no taking responsibility from the coach, and Mavs will once again underperform if he remains the coach

Kidd will be fired if the Mavs disappoint, he was a foot out of the door in January, Luka scoring 73 on the Hawks and snatching a win from the Magic despite his critical mistake bought him till the end of the season.
It'll come down to seeding, if the Mavs somehow finish top 6 seed and win a PO series, that'll buy him time, otherwise he'll be shown the door.
The 7 games win streak masked a lot of unprofessional decisions around this team from both medical and coaching staff, the new ownership will not tolerate this unless they perform.

[BliscoSantos]

I like your optimism but I doubt Kidd goes...he'll stay, rotations will stay the same(some Players will be in his doghouse,others will have a much bigger leash),there will still be no gameplan, no taking responsibility from the coach, and Mavs will once again underperform if he remains the coach

Kidd will be fired if the Mavs disappoint, he was a foot out of the door in January, Luka scoring 73 on the Hawks and snatching a win from the Magic despite his critical mistake bought him till the end of the season.
It'll come down to seeding, if the Mavs somehow finish top 6 seed and win a PO series, that'll buy him time, otherwise he'll be shown the door.
The 7 games win streak masked a lot of unprofessional decisions around this team from both medical and coaching staff, the new ownership will not tolerate this unless they perform.

Like I said,hope you're right, bit I very much doubt that...what makes you think this will happen,cause I haven't seen a single report saying that... unfourtunately he's a Mavs(player) legend,liked by the Players, and that gives him a lot of credit to burn
I think even if they faill this year the Mavs are stuck with him next season,because they'll keep on repeating the same old tune that the rosters flawed and that the new additions came during the season,they need time to gel... he'll be fired if the Mavs don't play to the standard next year,doubt this offseason

[agentofatlas]

Feels like every game is a must win at this point. Kinda exciting lol.

[Archx]

Feels like every game is a must win at this point. Kinda exciting lol.

The difference between 6th and 8th spot is 1 game. Difference between 8th and 10th spot is 2 games. So you are correct, we're sprinting to the finish line now with little to no room for mistakes.

[Mavrelous]

Feels like every game is a must win at this point. Kinda exciting lol.

The difference between 6th and 8th spot is 1 game. Difference between 8th and 10th spot is 2 games. So you are correct, we're sprinting to the finish line now with little to no room for mistakes.

Same story every year...
Only year where Mavs were comfortable in the PO picture was 22, and even then they were in a close battle for 3rd which they missed by 1 game.

[ChipotleWest]

I would argue that Luka's never had a roster worthy of a top 3 team in the West until now, but he's still got a bonehead coach playing the wrong guys.

Let's see who comes in the first substitution. If it's Maxi over Gafford for Lively then you already know Maxi is getting 20+ min and Gafford is getting 7, and we'll be dealing with this for 2 1/2 years unless Kidd is gone. The Sixers are not a team like Boston or Cleveland where you want a center who can guard the 3 over a traditional center.

We weren't beating Boston regardless but we would have beaten Cleveland IMO if Gafford and Maxi switched minutes.

[ejs78]

3s early

Good to see PJ make one from the corner.

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[Bob8]

It looks that they thought, they have won the game already.

[ejs78]

Will you look at that Gafford checked in before Maxi.

Now let's see how the mins pan out.



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