The Dallas Mavericks are 2-0 but both games were decided in the end 1 by an INSANE Luka Doncic shot. The guys discuss Kyrie Irving’s offense, Derrick Jones Jr’s starts, and Dereck Lively II’s role.
Nick Angstadt (@LockedOnNBA) & Reggie Adetula (@1053TheFan) ask big questions about the Dallas Mavericks 2-0 start, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving’s offense, and Dereck Lively II’s minutes. Were the Mavs’ wins encouraging or discouraging? Are the Mavs actually pushing the pace like they said they would? What’s the desired effect of Derrick Jones Jr for Coach Jason Kidd? What does Kyrie Irving need to do to boost his offense? Will Dereck Lively’s role be closer to Game 1 or Game 2 for the Mavs?
0:00 Good Wins? & Luka’s Insanity
7:27 Are the Mavs Pushing the Pace?
14:18 Kyrie Irving’s Slow(ish) Start
19:39 What’s Derrick Jones Jr Plan?
23:55 Dereck Lively’s II Minutes & Role
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21 Comments
Whatās 1 question you have about the Mavs after 2 games?
Discouraging..Luka 49 to squeak out a win vs a bad team. When you start DJJ clearly you're not a Finals contender.
Discouraged after wins, esp after the Mavs lost tons of clutch games last year to shittier teams is insane š
The next 3 games will tell us the true story. If we get 3 W,, them we are for real
I'm in the cautiously optimistic camp.
Pushing the pace also depends on defensive stops. How can you get points in transition if you don't have good defence especially under the rim, offcourse you will be last…
Winning ugly is encouraging, a win is a win.
Coaching is the only thing holding us back. Not starting Josh is a crime. And Kidd still loves Powell heās going to play against every small ball team š¤¦š»āāļø
trade hardy for somebody theyād actually use
Winning in the NBA is tough. The way the team was able to respond to adversity is encouraging, but thereās definitely room for improvement. And yes, Luka being in shape is a major encouragement.
30 NBA teams, only 7 of them went 2-0 to start.
Kyrie got the contract , what you expect
its concerning how close the scores are considerning theyre up on those teams with no superstars. i will be happy if they have 20pts lead. they need to be better on their defense
Is it just me, or does Isaac look a little darker on this episode?
I'm not discouraged about Kyrie not shooting well the first couple of games because I 100% know those struggles won't last.
A lot of this falls on Jason Kidd , just like last year we have a lack of creation beyond Luka and Kyrie later on, except this year we actually have the players who can create , Kidd just wonāt play them ! I donāt understand why we keep running THJ after he misses multiple shots at that point bring hardy in so we can have some sort of 3rd creation slashing and rim pressure. And he leaves richaun Holmes on the bench when richaun is the only big we have that can actually put the ball on the floor and make a move towards the basket. We are lacking interior scoring connecting, creation , and rim pressure and we have a solution and he is sitting on the bench. Itās just really maddening at what point is Cuban gonna sit Kidd down and tell him tk get his pride and the seniority out of the way and play the best players ! I mean Jaden Hardy was a āuntrade-able assetā WHY IS HE NOT PLAYING OVER SETH AND THJ
Didnāt we just do this with Cowboys? They beat two terrible teams and started chanting Super Bowlā¦Yes, better than losing and Livley looks good.
Will they run sets
We wouldāve lost these games last year.
As long as the Mavs use Luka like Houston Rockets James Harden they will always underachive. The Mavs ceiling is a Luka MVP and 2nd round playoff exit, maybe 1st round. The Mavs highest potential will be reached if they use Luka like the Celtics used Paul Pierce and let a point guard that not the primary scorer run the show
I fuc wit Reggie, but damn I miss issac and hoped SB would be the replacement
Reggie needs to upgrade his webcam