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Post by drboogiebone on Mar 26, 2023 19:15:08 GMT -5
Night all.
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Post by puddin on Mar 26, 2023 19:19:19 GMT -5
You heard it here first, ladies!
Pud
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Post by cole on Mar 26, 2023 20:17:16 GMT -5
We just made a major leap in the average margin of victory.
I'm sure we're at the top of the leage in that stat, considered to be an indication of playoff success
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Post by Admin on Mar 26, 2023 21:09:01 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 26, 2023 21:27:02 GMT -5
Final Stats:
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Post by Admin on Mar 26, 2023 21:28:47 GMT -5
Three shooting exceeded the minimum 40% to assure the win ... LOL!
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Post by elvissurfs on Mar 26, 2023 21:37:27 GMT -5
Well, kids...go Celtics!... Going to miss the game, Mom's 85th shindig...nobody asks me about scheduling!...
What day is/was her birthday?
I'm an Aries as well.
March 28, my dad was March 3...
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Post by rkarp1 on Mar 27, 2023 7:05:04 GMT -5
Spurs playing for the right to choose Victor W. C's given an opportunity to keep their back 6 sharp. I am not liking how Mazz is using his first 5, with regards to rest and minutes. it's nice that JB got his 40, but what's the point? health is paramount right now. then keeping the bench ready and sharp.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Mar 27, 2023 7:13:51 GMT -5
Still want that #1 seed. Very important to beating MIL. Rest Al against WAS, maybe JT as well. Give Rob no more than 20 Give PP another game off. Then, on Thursday, we'll be at full capacity for MIL
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Post by hedleylamarr on Mar 27, 2023 7:36:01 GMT -5
“I feel great,” Brown said. “I’m on a 50-win team right now that you can’t take for granted. Tonight was the 50th win. And right now I’m focused on helping to lead my team for another playoff run. In terms of speculation, et cetera, I can’t speculate on anything above what I’m doing right now. I think sometimes when people write articles they get taken out of context especially when writers have their own agendas or whatever. So for me personally, I’m thinking about clarifying some of the things that have been recently said. But other than that, I’m just focused on my team. I’m focused on playing basketball and winning games.” – via Jay King @ The Athletic Free Agency, Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtic
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Post by hedleylamarr on Mar 27, 2023 7:38:40 GMT -5
Brian Robb: Malcolm Brogdon: “We want the No. 1 seed. This team understands the importance of having homecourt advantage.” – via Twitter BrianTRobb Playoffs, Malcolm Brogdon, Boston Celtics
Brian Robb: Malcolm Brogdon on Jaylen Brown: “He’s going to make All-NBA this year.” – via Twitter BrianTRobb Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon, Boston Celtics
Jay King: Robert Williams said he doesn’t care whether he starts or comes off the bench: “As long as we achieve what we want to achieve.” – via Twitter ByJayKing Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
John Karalis: Pool Report on Smart’s ejection from crew chief John Goble: “Marcus Smart was assessed a second technical foul for using derogatory language directed at a game official.” – via Twitter John_Karalis Referees, Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics
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Post by puddin on Mar 27, 2023 8:23:37 GMT -5
“I feel great,” Brown said. “ I’m on a 50-win team right now that you can’t take for granted. Tonight was the 50th win. And right now I’m focused on helping to lead my team for another playoff run. In terms of speculation, et cetera, I can’t speculate on anything above what I’m doing right now. I think sometimes when people write articles they get taken out of context especially when writers have their own agendas or whatever. So for me personally, I’m thinking about clarifying some of the things that have been recently said. But other than that, I’m just focused on my team. I’m focused on playing basketball and winning games.” – via Jay King @ The Athletic Free Agency, Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtic The above is a March 23rd quote.
UPDATE: JB is now on a 52 win team!
Pud
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Post by elvissurfs on Mar 27, 2023 8:44:21 GMT -5
126-86 C's ... 3:19 to go for the Win.
Loved the early Gino!...nice to see...
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Post by puddin on Mar 27, 2023 8:47:42 GMT -5
Now if Brogdon can just stay healthy to close out the year.
Pud
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Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2023 8:59:23 GMT -5
What day is/was her birthday?
I'm an Aries as well.
March 28, my dad was March 3...
3/24 here ...
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Post by hedleylamarr on Mar 27, 2023 10:53:04 GMT -5
March 28, my dad was March 3...
3/24 here ...
Same as my Mom. 2/19 here
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Post by petey62 on Mar 27, 2023 13:02:50 GMT -5
Been out of pocket myself, for Mom's birthday on March 24. Just back from Pittsburgh.
I don't want us playing guys heavy minutes to get that #1 spot in the east.
I don't think we need home court against anyone. After sweeping BKN last year, we lost at least 2 home games in each of the next 3 playoff series.
We were probably more focused on the road than we were at home.
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Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2023 20:43:55 GMT -5
You'll like what I just came across then:
Is it too soon to say, "chalk up another W" and rest the starters in Q4 for the coming matchup with the Bucks?
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Post by cole on Mar 27, 2023 21:13:25 GMT -5
You'll like what I just came across then:
Is it too soon to say, "chalk up another W" and rest the starters in Q4 for the coming matchup with the Bucks?
It seems like we can lose to any team that is willing to run hard all game.
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Post by elvissurfs on Mar 27, 2023 22:11:57 GMT -5
My pussy is sore...
I had a young lad I knew claim he could not play ping pong well because he hurt his wrist...
wanker...
Or as my 10 year old would say, 'suck it up buttercup'..
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Post by jdm894g on Mar 27, 2023 23:00:45 GMT -5
Thank you Denver!!!!!!!
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Post by cole on Mar 27, 2023 23:40:44 GMT -5
My pussy is sore... I had a young lad I knew claim he could not play ping pong well because he hurt his wrist... wanker... Or as my 10 year old would say, 'suck it up buttercup'.. I did a couple of years ago. I played lefty until the cast came off
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Post by hedleylamarr on Mar 28, 2023 7:08:38 GMT -5
Define irony:
Kyrie spent 45 minutes on Instagram yesterday complaining about vaccines, the government and social media..........
Isn't Instagram social media??
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Post by drewski6 on Mar 28, 2023 8:14:40 GMT -5
You'll like what I just came across then:
Is it too soon to say, "chalk up another W" and rest the starters in Q4 for the coming matchup with the Bucks?
It seems like we can lose to any team that is willing to run hard all game. Wasnt like this in the early season. Lets hope we get back to being able to keep pace, and maybe even (gasp for dramatic effort)..... push pace
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Post by puddin on Mar 28, 2023 9:11:54 GMT -5
Define irony: Kyrie spent 45 minutes on Instagram yesterday complaining about vaccines, the government and social media..........Isn't Instagram social media?? More on Kyrie in Dallas:
To Tank or not to Tank? Their best chance: 4.5% solution... The Kyrie Irving experiment failed. The Mavericks' best path forward is to tank. Yaron Weitzman
So, how has life been for the Dallas Mavericks since trading for Kyrie Irving?
Well, since you ask, on Friday, the Mavericks allowed the Charlotte Hornets to shoot 48% from the field — yes, the same Charlotte Hornets that own the league’s fourth-worst record and least efficient offense — in an embarrassing 117-109 home loss.
It was a pathetic performance for a team in the thick of the playoff hunt, and after the game, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd admonished his group.
"It was awful — dogs---," Kidd told reporters, specifically referring to the 37 points the Mavs surrendered in the first quarter. "Just understanding the talk before the game of what we're playing for, playoffs or championship ... the interest level wasn't high, you know? It's just disappointing."
The Mavericks, however, seemed to be in luck. Next on their schedule was another bout with the Hornets — and what better way to bounce back from an embarrassing loss than with a rematch with one of the league’s cellar-dwellers? After all, any team with a semblance of self-respect would of course run the Hornets off the floor.
So, naturally, the Mavericks came out Sunday in Charlotte and … fell behind by (*checks notes*) 18 points in the first quarter before falling once again, this time 110-104.
The defeats pushed their losing streak to four games and dropped their record to a humiliating 36-39. They’ve fallen into 11th place in the Western Conference. If the season ended today, the Mavericks — the team that went all in for Irving before the trade deadline — would be done.
The Mavericks aren’t just a disaster. They’re an organization teetering on the verge of collapse and in contention for the crown of the "Biggest Dumpster Fire in the NBA."
It has been an incredible fall for a team that less than one year ago was playing in the West finals. But let’s be clear: What we’re seeing is not some fluky small sample size blip. It’s a result of 12 months of some of the worst roster management in recent NBA history.
Over the past 14 months, the Mavericks — led by first-time GM and former Nike executive Nico Harrison, but also team owner Mark Cuban, who spearheads all basketball decisions — have turned Kristaps Porzingis (averaging 23 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in Washington), Jalen Brunson (23.8 PPG, 6.2 APG, 41.1 3P% in New York) and Dorian Finney-Smith (an elite wing defender and career 35.6% 3-point shooter in Brooklyn), as well as potentially three first-round picks (more on that in a bit) into what could very well be three months of Irving.
And none of this even touches on the first-round pick the front office surrendered last offseason for Christian Wood, only for it to become clear before the regular season even tipped off that Jason Kidd had no faith in Wood’s abilities, or the decision to sign JaVale McGee, promise him a starting role and then have him spend the majority of the season on the sideline registering DNPs.
But the Irving deal represents the tipping point. The Mavs brought him believing that he and Luka Dončić would transform their offense into an unstoppable force. To be fair, that prediction has mostly come true; lineups with both Irving and Dončić on the court have scored at rate better than that of the No.1-ranked offense of the Sacramento Kings.
The problems, not exactly surprisingly, have come on the other end of the floor, where the Mavericks have surrendered points at a bottom-10 rate.
The issue is that the talent drain has left Dallas bereft of depth, size and, well, capable defenders. They can’t contain players along the perimeter (since the Irving deal, only four teams have allowed more points per game in the paint). They can’t rebound (only three teams since the deal are allowing more second chance points per game). They don’t deter shots at the rim (opponents have finished a ridiculous 71.7% of their looks at the basket since the deal, the league’s fourth-highest rate). It should come as no surprise, then, that the Mavericks are 4-13 since Irving’s Dallas debut.
Sure, you can point to the five games Irving has missed — four of which have been losses — but the Mavericks are still just 3-8 in games in which Kyrie and Luka both play, and injuries and missed games are part of the Irving package.
Everything about the organization just seems disconnected. One small but telling example: If the Mavs were truly going to lean into this "Let’s just put a ridiculous offensive group on the floor and outscore opponents" model, why not up the minutes of a dynamic scorer like Wood?
Meanwhile, the vibes around the team are no longer immaculate.
In the last month alone, we’ve seen Kidd respond to a loss by telling reporters, "I’m not the savior here. I’m not playing, I’m watching, just like you guys"; Irving go after Mavericks fans for booing, and Dončić hint at some sort of deeper level of sadness and stress.
Put it all together, and this season’s Mavericks appear to be toast. Maybe they notch a few victories over their last seven games, but it’s hard to envision this squad advancing past the playoffs’ first round, let alone the play-in.
So what then? Because not only is this season heading down the drain, but it’s safe to assume that at some point, Dončić is going to look around and say, "Yeah, no thanks."
How can the Mavericks avoid that fate? They can offer Irving to a multi-year extension, which, given how much they surrendered to get him, seems like something they have to do. But who knows if Irving is interested in returning to Dallas? Also, given his history, is betting its future on Irving something a team should want?
Another option is to let Irving walk and try to find a replacement with the $25-or-so million they can create in cap space. But the Mavericks have never had success in free agency. Also, this year’s pickings are slim — Fred VanVleet and Draymond Green would probably be the two best options.
Which leads us to what might just be the Mavericks’ only shot at salvaging their dream of a Dončić-led championship: Spend the season’s final two weeks tanking harder than any team has ever tanked before.
If the Mavericks' first-round pick lands somewhere outside the top-10, it will be sent to the Knicks as the final piece of the Porzingis deal. If it lands in the top 10, though, it will convey to next season (it remains top-10 protected through 2025, then converts into a second-round pick). If the Mavericks can get below the Utah Jazz — who, like Dallas, have 39 losses — they can boost their odds of a top-four pick to 20.3%.
They’d have a 4.5% chance at nabbing No. 1.
No, those odds are not particularly great — which is why it’s so telling that they represent the Mavericks’ best chance.
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