On Episode 24 of Howdy Partnets, Tim MacMahon is joined by Iztok Franko to discuss the state of the Dallas Mavericks ahead of Luka Doncic returning to the club as they still look to establish an identity after acquiring Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline.
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They have an identity. They have no wing defenders and can't stop a fly.
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Mavs have an identity. All offense , No defense. They can’t stop anyone from scoring and must score 130-140 to win games.
I don't think anyone has found their indentity yet…
I'm just waiting for Luka to play again
No matter who the Mavs play they get destroyed in the paint and on the boards. If Kidd keeps playing small they will get bounced in the 1st round.
I thought it was really good analysis of the Mavericks. All the Dallas fans want to do is blame Kidd for everything, but it's pretty obvious to me that their primary issue is the roster. Their top end talent got a lot better with the Kyrie trade, but now their overall roster construction and depth is even worse by losing DFS.
In 2k you start mc gee and Wood they almost a Brook/Giannis light version
Luka saying "my feelings get hurt a lot" hurts a lot… He was literally carrying a huge load without complaining to start the season and now he got injured, but fans and media always point the finger at him. Remember when he asked Kidd "What more can I do?" he was literally prepared to carry by himself until the trade somehow.
Iztok, catch up was a good point. But overall there seems to be a real issue as to whether they even make the playoffs, not how far they will go in playoffs.
Really like Josh Green and definitely think he should be getting 30+ minutes.
Dallas defense will be their demise in the playoffs. Great analysis today!
The Dallas Mavericks are a poorly constructed team — they are awful defenders, they have no rebounders, no rim protectors – opposing teams shoot 53 percent against them — the head coach has lost the team – the Mavericks will NOT win the Western Conference and they are not winning any championship titles in the future – in the 9 games kyrie and Luka have played together they are 3 wins and 6 losses — there is no chemistry there between two ball hogs — opposing GM's are hoping Mark Cuban hands out a max contract to kyrie irving, because once it is signed expect kyrie to miss at least 50 percent of Maverick games going forward along with the drama and distractions that go with having irving on your roster.
Their identity is blowing 20 point leads in the 4th.
Regardless of the points scored, if your defense is lousy and you are ranked 31st in rebounding then you are not winning titles — no way — that is why this team is poorly constructed and the GM has to go — he took the easy way out trading for kyrie, a big name, sells tickets and merch – but he is not what the team really needed — the GM did not address his teams deficiencies by trading for kyrie irving — so you have the wrong GM and the wrong head coach and you do not have players who can rebound or rim protect — score all the points you want — but if the other team is outscoring you — you lose. Dallas is not building a winning culture. Making the playoffs – most teams do – many teams who really do not deserve it — a .500 Dallas team does not deserve to make the playoffs but they will, that is the NBA in 2023, they have lowered the standards in the NBA just as they are doing in education in school districts around the country!
Dwight is unplayable in the playoffs, and they don't trust Wood. Bertans goes 2-3 from the field in 5 min and sits the rest of the game. Maxi is coming off injury and doesn't look 100%. McGee is out of the rotation. What a mess.
These should be the Mavs line up:
Starters
1. PG – Kyrie Irving
2. SG – Luka Doncic
3. C – Javale McGee
4. PF – Maxi Kleber
5. SF – Christian Wood
2nd Team
1. PG – Tim Hardaway jr.
2. SG – Jaden Hardy
3. C – Dwight Powell
4. PF – Josh Green
5. SF – Reggie Bullock
3rd Team
1. PG – Frank Ntilikina
2. SG – Theo Pinson
3. C – Markieff Morris
4. PF – Justin Holiday
5. SF – Wright
Better chance of finding their indentity than their identity, I'll say that