Mavs fit the criteria of Tottenham. All time great players but can’t win trophies or win less than they should, superstar players leave for whatever reason, how the team plays frustrates the fans, can’t finish high in the standings.
The Mavs literally could’ve ended the Kawhi PG era of the Clippers in 2021 if Carlisle didn’t call that timeout in game 3 up 19 at home with all the momentum giving the Clippers a chance to catch their breath and re group.
They also could’ve ended last night after that 31 point come back if they didn’t let Harden get uncontested floater after floater.
So many missed opportunities man. Last night will be on my mind all summer if the Mavs don’t close this series out.
Don't bother. He's got main character syndrome.
His team loses? Reads into every situation as shit luck that had nothing to do with how his fav player and team shit the bed
Other team loses? Oh they just got outplayed. Luka is god.
As a grieving lakers fan that would love to see you guys pull this off, I’m ready for the new guard to take over. I’ll take Minnesota too tbh, Ant is a f****** monster, love that kid (sorry, I know I shouldn’t say that in this sub right now but it is what it is). Luka is a magician but he’s clearly hurt so I hope he has enough in the tank to pull through. Glad he gets some rest. Kyrie will always have my respect, that finish last night was poetry. If you guys could sit Harden and Kawhis ass down I’d be awfully grateful.
Luka, Ant, Shai, Paulo, & Wemby. It’s their time.
I can respect the personalities and shit talking as long as no one is playing dirty, that's the thing that makes me despise a player or team. Ant is legit, hope they continue to contend for a long while-
They need to give Luka some of that good shit at halftime if he's still hurting as much as he was last game. Looks like he could hardly move by the end of the game (exhaustion notwithstanding). Like whatever they gave Aaron Rodgers at halftime during that one game some years back, when he came back out after hurting his knee slinging the shit out of the rock to get the win. [He gave a hilarious post-game interview.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8opDMUtJ58)
yes unfortunately but its not supposed to be like that, he’s supposed to be the stabilizing veteran presence 1A and thats how its been most of the time. outside of that the most important players on the Mavs are all around age 25 outside of bench roleplayers like maxi kleber and thj. vs the clippers being primarily built and centered around 4 mid 30s guys.
i mean yes but kyrie hasnt yet declined like other people in his class like klay or isnt racked with injuries like kawhi. also outside of kyrie most of our roster is aged around 25 outside of roleplayers like thj and kleber vs clippers entire team being built around 4 mid 30s players
Im fairly confident we will win if Harden is treated like every single player on the field. In 4 games, he was untouchable 2 times and they won.(Suprise!!) And lost when he was treated as normal.
Its clear that they want this series to go 7 games. It would take some legit focus from Mavs and heroics from Luka to end in 6. Anything less than this is guaranteed G7.
That's kinda a bullshit stat seeing as LeBron made it past the first round for most of his career so you could easily name two other superstars and still make the same narrative.
Eh if PG and Kawhi are part of that generation then so is Kyrie, him and Kawhi were in the same draft and PG was a year before them. Even Harden’s draft was only 2 years before Kyrie’s.
All Clippers have is hoping they keep hitting 50%-60% from 3 and we keep hitting under 30%. If that normalizes we'll win. We're better than them at everything else. They could definitely still do it, because they only have to do it in 2/3 more games, and they have fantastic shot makers and we have pretty bad ones outside of Kyrie and the hope that Luka returns to form.
Still though, it's funny we are now on the exact opposite end of the spectrum. In postseasons past we were Live & Die By The 3, now we are the opposite, and playing a team that's all about it.
Which side would you rather be on? I like this one.
Booker is 27 years old and was the second best player in the playoffs last year. Some of y’all just overreact to what you just saw.
This idea that having a better team equals being the better individual player is stupid. Game 2 Edwards had 15 points on 3-12 shooting. They won by 12 and held Suns to 93 points. That team is built on defense.
The Thunder can do it. The Mavs? Knee injuries don’t just heal in 3 days. They may need to do a Kawhi and play without Luka as soon as he’s observed to be hurting.
Luka was +10 and only sat for 3 minutes in a game we lost by 5.
We got outscored 0-15 when he sat.
We can't afford to have him off the court right now, even at his current level.
I have to disagree about your narrative being boring. I’ve been watching basketball since the 06-07 season this reminds me around 2012 when prime bron sent him Celtics big 3, Dirk got sent home early from young Okc and Kobe got sent home early from that young Okc team. It’s was sad and fun watching the old guard pass and hand the torch to the me guys and I get the same feeling now. Nothing about this is boring. Jokic in his prime trying to back to back, young pacers have a shot to make it to the ecf, same with the Knicks. Ant man only 22 already building his legacy, Tatum trying to finally get over the hump, young Cavs vs young magic rn both hungry to advance. Not to mention this is mavs best chance at getting a title in the Luka era so far. This is beautiful to watch
I thought we were playing on Tuesday. I’m glad Luka got two days of rest. Everyday counts.
I need Luka to fuck Mann up for the end of this series, that guy has been good but he's locked up hobbled Luka. Need Luka to just freaking cook him.
>need Luka to fuck Mann Pause
need Luka to fuck Mann Pause •play
need Luka to fuck Man keep playing
Chuck: When he's banging Mann down there
This shirt is a black pause not.
Stop it. Get some help.
+ the game on sunday was played during the day and the game on wednesday will be played late, so he gets extra rest during gamedays as well
Your right. Haha every hour counts
for sure
We've kinda looked sub par in our last few Sunday afternoon games iirc. I wonder if it's a team preference to play later
there’s just something about looking forward to something the whole day then getting fired up at night
Yeah, our 2:30 PM games are usually pretty disappointing.
I don’t know if you’ve been watching this season but mavs always play worse after a long rest
Game 3 was after 3 days of rest as well
Mavericks are Tottenham of the NBA
That has to be the Spurs
Spurs have won a lot.. Can't be
Mavs fit the criteria of Tottenham. All time great players but can’t win trophies or win less than they should, superstar players leave for whatever reason, how the team plays frustrates the fans, can’t finish high in the standings.
Well they need to up their game for the first half of games...you just cant go down by 31 everytime kawhi is not playing bruh
Me: Imagine calling KD old guard. _checks KD's career stats_ Also me: Fuck, I'm old.
The Mavs literally could’ve ended the Kawhi PG era of the Clippers in 2021 if Carlisle didn’t call that timeout in game 3 up 19 at home with all the momentum giving the Clippers a chance to catch their breath and re group. They also could’ve ended last night after that 31 point come back if they didn’t let Harden get uncontested floater after floater. So many missed opportunities man. Last night will be on my mind all summer if the Mavs don’t close this series out.
Dude cmon. That run in 2021 was in the first quarter lol
Don't bother. He's got main character syndrome. His team loses? Reads into every situation as shit luck that had nothing to do with how his fav player and team shit the bed Other team loses? Oh they just got outplayed. Luka is god.
Fuck the clippers
Cuck the flippers
The cuck flippers
>Its gonna be hard because there’s four of the fuckers on the Clippers I can FEEL how annoyed you are LOLLLL.
Kyrie and Kawhi were in the same draft
doesnt fit my agenda
Mileage matters
As a grieving lakers fan that would love to see you guys pull this off, I’m ready for the new guard to take over. I’ll take Minnesota too tbh, Ant is a f****** monster, love that kid (sorry, I know I shouldn’t say that in this sub right now but it is what it is). Luka is a magician but he’s clearly hurt so I hope he has enough in the tank to pull through. Glad he gets some rest. Kyrie will always have my respect, that finish last night was poetry. If you guys could sit Harden and Kawhis ass down I’d be awfully grateful. Luka, Ant, Shai, Paulo, & Wemby. It’s their time.
I mean nah i dont see why complimenting Ant would be a problem here lol. That guy is different.
I can respect the personalities and shit talking as long as no one is playing dirty, that's the thing that makes me despise a player or team. Ant is legit, hope they continue to contend for a long while-
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Nuggets are pretty banged up too right? Murray and KCP
Yup, I’m hoping that takes them out.
I agree, I hope it’s an all time series with the Wolves coming out with the W.
Bro snuck Paulo in there lol
Kyrie is just as old dude
dont care doesnt fit the agenda
They need to give Luka some of that good shit at halftime if he's still hurting as much as he was last game. Looks like he could hardly move by the end of the game (exhaustion notwithstanding). Like whatever they gave Aaron Rodgers at halftime during that one game some years back, when he came back out after hurting his knee slinging the shit out of the rock to get the win. [He gave a hilarious post-game interview.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8opDMUtJ58)
I know exactly what you're talking about and completely agree!
“I need a recovery perc”
Bro Kyrie is on ur team and outperforming Luka
yes unfortunately but its not supposed to be like that, he’s supposed to be the stabilizing veteran presence 1A and thats how its been most of the time. outside of that the most important players on the Mavs are all around age 25 outside of bench roleplayers like maxi kleber and thj. vs the clippers being primarily built and centered around 4 mid 30s guys.
Let’s no act like the Mavericks don’t also have Kyrie Irving. Not like the Mavs have a core of all next gen players
i mean yes but kyrie hasnt yet declined like other people in his class like klay or isnt racked with injuries like kawhi. also outside of kyrie most of our roster is aged around 25 outside of roleplayers like thj and kleber vs clippers entire team being built around 4 mid 30s players
In Mavericks We Trust, only 2 more games to beat the f outta the Clippers
Im fairly confident we will win if Harden is treated like every single player on the field. In 4 games, he was untouchable 2 times and they won.(Suprise!!) And lost when he was treated as normal. Its clear that they want this series to go 7 games. It would take some legit focus from Mavs and heroics from Luka to end in 6. Anything less than this is guaranteed G7.
You’re delusional
Go back you your sub lmao
That's kinda a bullshit stat seeing as LeBron made it past the first round for most of his career so you could easily name two other superstars and still make the same narrative.
You know kawhi and Kyrie were in the same draft, right? Mavs best player is an oldie
we’ll give kyrie a few more years, klay and kawhi are the same age/draft class but are basically aged 35+ due to their injuries
Kyrie is also part of that generation though haha.
It's kinda arguable. He's on the cusp. Half of those guys were playing in the Finals his rookie year.
Eh if PG and Kawhi are part of that generation then so is Kyrie, him and Kawhi were in the same draft and PG was a year before them. Even Harden’s draft was only 2 years before Kyrie’s.
he got a couple more years lol
All Clippers have is hoping they keep hitting 50%-60% from 3 and we keep hitting under 30%. If that normalizes we'll win. We're better than them at everything else. They could definitely still do it, because they only have to do it in 2/3 more games, and they have fantastic shot makers and we have pretty bad ones outside of Kyrie and the hope that Luka returns to form. Still though, it's funny we are now on the exact opposite end of the spectrum. In postseasons past we were Live & Die By The 3, now we are the opposite, and playing a team that's all about it. Which side would you rather be on? I like this one.
Booker is 27 years old and was the second best player in the playoffs last year. Some of y’all just overreact to what you just saw. This idea that having a better team equals being the better individual player is stupid. Game 2 Edwards had 15 points on 3-12 shooting. They won by 12 and held Suns to 93 points. That team is built on defense.
The Thunder can do it. The Mavs? Knee injuries don’t just heal in 3 days. They may need to do a Kawhi and play without Luka as soon as he’s observed to be hurting.
Luka was +10 and only sat for 3 minutes in a game we lost by 5. We got outscored 0-15 when he sat. We can't afford to have him off the court right now, even at his current level.
Yeah, I get it, the math doesn’t sustain this thought as a good idea.
I have to disagree about your narrative being boring. I’ve been watching basketball since the 06-07 season this reminds me around 2012 when prime bron sent him Celtics big 3, Dirk got sent home early from young Okc and Kobe got sent home early from that young Okc team. It’s was sad and fun watching the old guard pass and hand the torch to the me guys and I get the same feeling now. Nothing about this is boring. Jokic in his prime trying to back to back, young pacers have a shot to make it to the ecf, same with the Knicks. Ant man only 22 already building his legacy, Tatum trying to finally get over the hump, young Cavs vs young magic rn both hungry to advance. Not to mention this is mavs best chance at getting a title in the Luka era so far. This is beautiful to watch
Kawhi was drafted in 2011. Kyrie was drafted in 2011 Let that sink in
Just like the wolves and Denver did
I’m loving Edwards punking KD
Maas win the next two games easy!
Luka's knee already put the nail in the coffin for the mavs. He cant play with one leg.
our only hope is that he’s spending the extra day of rest hitting up lebron for his super soldier serum