The Dallas Mavericks are in a tough spot with Luka Doncic. Kyrie Irving is a free agent, should they re-sign him? Can Jason Kidd & Nico Harrison make the right moves so the Mavs bounce back?
Howard Beck (NBA Awards Voter & Formerly of Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, & More) joins Nick Angstadt to discuss the Dallas Mavericks’ future and if they should be concerned about Luka Doncic. Should the Mavs even try the Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving pairing again? Are Jason Kidd and Nico Harrison the right figures to help the Mavs get back to the playoffs? Did Howard Beck vote for Luka Doncic to be 1st Team All-NBA? How can the Mavs avoid what happened to Lebron James in Cleveland and Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City?
0:00 Should Mavs Try Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving Again?
12:28 Can Jason Kidd & Nico Harrison Right the Ship?
20:09 Do Kidd & Nico Appeal to Players?
25:10 Did Howard Beck Vote Luka Doncic 1st Team All-NBA?
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32 Comments
is this a locked on mavs without Nick and Isaac š„ŗš±
Absolutely
I like these off-season pods. We get to talk about the team instead of why they lost to the second unit of the g-league ignite
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trashing kyrie for no reason, clearly biased
Rondo trade was worse
thank u
No shout out to Isaac? š
I think itās unfair to say this was a fail when from the beginning luka was hurt and at the end both kyrie and luka were hurt. Also these guys were in close games despite no defense. You canāt tell me that Brunson would have won those games without depth or defense and luka being hurt.
Another thing Luka is a play maker and you are giving him a 90/50/40 guy. Heās just looking to trash Kyrie. There are so many flaws in his argument about the last champions. But regardless I think anyone who watched the mavs would say that kyrie is a great fit and if they find the role players to fit it can be special
alright Isaac
If it was just Luka yes we would just bounce back. But Kyrie is not back yet. And nico can't do anything without Cuban. And hard to trust the mavs front office after all these years of ineptitude. So no better sure but no righting a ship with a clueless captain
bro got that skip bayless sigh AND absolutely hates kyrie? gotta be related lol
So much better lately without Isaac. Keep it going
Did we forget about the Rondo trade?
Pod immediately gets smarter and more interesting without Isaac. Please please pleeeeaase replace him going forward. Love you Nick
The mavs put together a championship core this season. Ky and Luka could be the best duo in the league and they lucked into even being able to make a deal for him. If you were given the choice to make the playoffs this year as a low to mid level team or miss the playoffs for one season in order to build a contender, which would you take?
great podcast!
Hate to say this. But if Luka doesn't change his contitioning, stamina and nutrition, then it doesnt matter. Because most of the problem starts with this issue. He cant even play whole 4th quarter an score vecause he is gased. So how do we wxpect him to defend at a decent level. All great players can go all day. Esepecialy at fuckn 24. So this must be priority no.1. NOT SIGNING KYRIE.
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to me kawhi is a stone cold killer. Westbrook is not great but he is a vet that hustles and thats why they are in their current situation. if kawhi is on your team youre gonna step up because the dude is scary. Mavs have no killers, or anyone that wants it. I think this team has players with high basketball iq, but they are just weak..Kidd is a players coach so that doesnt help the situation. Again Luka was unhappy, Mcmahon created the whole narrative how Luka wanted out. Dude is under contract, how many foreign players in the NBA usually request a trade?
Still donāt know how people are going with the āKyrie isnāt the right number 2ā narrative. That back court was absolutely cooking teams and that was with Kidd not even running any plays, he just let them do whatever they wanted. The issue is the guys in the front court couldnāt make up for the lack of defence from the two of them. This team with a real center is easily back in playoffs. This team with a real center and a wing that actually defends is a contender
I love how they traded a legit big man instead of bothering to develop him for almost nothing and then brought in Kyrie Irving, the guy who sunk the Nets. Yes, he did hit a big shot a long time ago in a championship game, but I'm pretty sure the NBA's all-time leading scorer and powerhouse had more to do with that series win than anything else. Mark Cuban may very well be one of the worst manager/owners in history.
Luka isn't Dirk. He's always out of shape, and he can't play defense. You don't have to be an incredible defender, but he's a BAD defender. Iverson had this same issue. You can't win championships without some kind of defense. Despite the Maverick's doing what he wanted them to do – blame everything on the center and get him some help – now suddenly there's an even worse problem. The problem… is Luka. He can't play defense.
Even if kyrie stays and they get a good defensive wing and center…Luka needs to play defense.
I hope we resign Kyrie. Imagine what him and Luka will look like next season after a full offseason together
Good to see isaac finally shaved
Every team starts with the coach and thats how professional sports has always worked. And kidd has proven incapable of wanting to improve
fire J KIDD
Who is this joke ?
Did he watch a single Mavs game this season?
Luka who? Were busy with playoffs. Real MVPs like Tatum, Jokic, Booker etc….
They are putting the highlights of the downfall in the Kyrie trade, but for me the negative hightlight was in the beginning of the season, letting Brunson leaving for nothing. It was the biggest FO mistake since letting Nsh leave.