UP ON GAME – LaVar Arrington, TJ Houshmandzadeh, and Plaxico Burress react to the Dallas Mavericks sitting players to avoid the playoffs. Plaxico gives an in-depth look at what went wrong with the Mavericks and Luka Doncic.
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38 Comments
I’m curious supposedly Luca wanted to play but they’re only gonna playing for a quarter but Mark Cuban and the execs made a weird decision last minute. They don’t care about the fans or win.
They would still need other teams to win/lose games for them to make the PLAY IN and no 10th seed has ever won a play in game so they would have lost and lost their pick or lost their pick and hot swept by the Nuggets.
The thing is tho, their pick might still go to the Knicks and Kyrie can walk for nothing so their screwed either way.
The team is done and the franchise has no valuable trade assets. They might as well trade Luka and beg Kyrie to do a sign and trade so they can have something to build on for the future.
Mark Cuban does not know ANYTHING about basketball, let alone…., NBA basketball.
This was Cuban’s call. Luka wanted to play. They need that pic though. In the long run smart move.
Cuban is a quitter! Just ask him and he'll tell you as he is the smartest guy in the world.
Mavs franchise is a joke
The problem is do you trust the Mavs to build this roster. They have made the weirdest personnel moves since Cuban got there. From thinking Steve Nash was done and letting him go before he won 2 MVP’s all the way up to the Porzingas and Brunson stuff. Them dismantling a team that just won a championship a month earlier and not winning a playoff series for 11 years after that. Dallas is a great market and the team has A1 facilities. Why on earth haven’t they been able to sign a major free agent? They’ve opened up cap space a few times and no one has bit. Imagine what the Mavs roster would look like if Phoenix, Sac, and Atlanta didn’t all pass on Luka.
Not any different than Lamar not giving it a go in the playoffs vs Cincy! From the heights of seriously injured Willis Read giving it a go vs the Lakers in the playoffs to where we are today with the athletes like Lamar only caring about money and themselves, no TEAM.
Secondly, Dallas had to announce those not playing as the gambling deals require it.
Damn I'm a Giants fan and all but Plax is straight up cooking Luka like the competition is going out there with Mutumbo, Scottie, Tony Allen, Bruce Bowen and Payton.
Plax needs to stick to football. 😂
This would NEVER happen under David Stern's watch!!
And the NBA wonders why regular season ratings are so low?????
Dam bruh plax was my favorite player growin up and now he doin nba commentary when did I miss this
They're soft.
In my opinion they definitely can play together and have some playoff success next season but you have to construct that team with straight 3 and D guys. Players that don’t require the ball a lot but defend at a moderate to high level while hitting the open threes. And a few rebound specialists with size, not powell lol. Cuban needs to construct the team similar to the rockets years back with CP3 and Harden. They had guys like ariza, PJ tucker,Gerald green, clint capela. Let the stars eat and have solid vets around them that don’t mind playing their roles. Easier said than done though 🤷🏾♂️
Y’all need to make up your minds, does making the playoffs matter or does winning rings matter. Dallas wasn’t winning a ring regardless this year so why do people care if they make the playoffs.
Plexxico was cookin 🤷🏿♂️🔥
Westbrook create those false triple double pads stats, those doesnt make a winner basketball player
Guy on the left on his phone? Show some professionalism . Look at the camera.
This was ugly. I get the pic rationale, but for a team to throw a game, to give up on a chance to fight for a playoff spot, goes against the core of the competitive spirit of any athlete, much less those who battled and fought hard all their lives to get to this level. Imagine how the athletes felt. I hope Luke leaves. And I hope the league removes that pick from the Mavs.
So 😂
If you gonna reward losing teams with draft capital then they gonna tank. End of.
Mark Cuban is smart. There was no way they're winning 2 road games to make the playoffs against the Pelicans and Wolves. Better to get the draft pick and a chance at a future star than give it up to the Knicks.
They're tanking. Plain and simple
It’s the rollover soft ass commissioner silver that lets teams get away with this stuff. He’s the pushover parent that appeases the crying kid to get their way. Commissioner stern would’ve fined and more for this.
5-10 pick will take 2-3 years to become a good player. Luka is in win mode. The mavericks will be in a hole for the next 5 years.
Quit? They no chance for play in. Mem sit their player against OkC 😂😂😂. And you want mavs all out on their remaining games. No one criticize Uta quitting 1st.
How can you be a great player if you only play half the game, on offense
Ignorant people given opportunities to say stupid things on radio. Just allowed to say anything. This is exactly what is wrong with sports now. Too many opinions. We’re listening to people who played football and is best know for trying to shoot his balls off in a club
I understand that Mark Cuban is trying to think long-term rather than just right now, but at the same time when you still have a punchers chance to make the postseason and you would rather shut down and quit rather than compete until the end, to me that’s just not a good look and a bad precedence to set for your franchise. Your franchise player that is also one of the 5 to 10 best players in the league just coming into his prime, wanted to compete and try and you went the other direction.
Mavs play NO DEFENSE 💯
Luka is lazy! Dude doesn't really do anything bit shoot the rock.
No lies detected. Not a single lie. Only thing I would say is this season Luka actually looked somewhat in shape compared to last season.
Luka and a quitter. He wanted to play. He needs to leave that franchise.
Luka and Brunson were perfect and both drafted together in the same class. It’s Mark Cuban dumbass always trying to chase the big name and then lose the guy they already have. Steven Nash Brunson etc…
Plaxico need to be educated on this situation. He thinks Kidd sat them down. How do you even speak on topics wit ignorance? Probably with the same brain he shot himself with. Stop talkin about others when you were half assing a lot of games yourself bro. What you forgot?
Mavs fan checking here. I was expecting this segment to be garbage…..but Plaxico is on the money in regards to Luka.
Mavs getting the 14th pick.