The Dallas Mavericks Are SERIOUS

The Dallas Mavericks Are SERIOUS

There’s teams across the NBA that have a good case to be a favorite when it comes down to a finals run and as the Dallas Mavericks are on a five-game win streak and are currently putting the pieces together they are truly a sleeper team in the west with such special talents on

The floor like Kyrie Irving and Luca donic the sky is truly their limit ladies and gentlemen welcome to a series where we will dive deep into a certain aspect of a team valuable things certain players bring to a squad and why a certain team can be a favorite in the

Playoffs for whoever faces them so without further Ado let’s get into the task force unit in Gotham City and that is the Dallas Mavericks Lucas said the other day that Kyrie is Batman and I’m pretty sure if the roles were reversed Kyrie would call Luca Batman so obviously there’s some great chemistry

Between the two but altogether the maps are an amazing unit that have produced some great moments but hey which one is your personal favorite is it the trades for PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford who almost broke wi’s record the emergence of a valuable rookie and Derek Lively Luca 73o performance or Kyrie brings

Ridiculous left-hand buzzer beater to defeat the Denver Nuggets regardless of which one you pick this team has a lot of bright pieces that all benefit one another the new additions to the team can already work so well off each other as here you see Lively Run the floor and

With the simple pass right down the middle from PJ Lively can now soore him for the emphatic slam putting up eight points a night on 74% shooting from the field Lively makes for an extra reliable Lop threat for the Dallas Mavericks but trust me his value extends Way Beyond

Just offense if needed well once you get down here heel and make his man rotate over will listen no-brainer just throw this up and let him finish off the lob and then after he’s done shaking the rim on one end of the floor he’ll come back

Down the other end and show your guards not to attack him by punishing the ball off the backboard his impact on both ends of the floor simply can’t be overlooked because he allows his MAV team to have a release option when driving and also a second line Defender

Who they can depend on after the shiy Mal monk burst pass the defender towards the rim he may think he’s going to score the bucket but with that wall of Dereck Lively he’s going to get the hand on the ball at the Apex and send this back down

You can put your trust in him defensively and then when you just throw the ball in the air you can trust him to rise up to go get it and punch it home see how he can be a problem on both ends of the floor with him standing at 71

With a 7′ s wingspan he can cause many difficulties for opposing teams on any given night since that length is a factor even though guys might get past him they’re still worried about him trailing to play so they’ll have to throw the ball up high making it much

Tougher for them to score the ball just to clearers contest guys will have to place the ball high over the squirel in the glass and for most guys in the league this can be extremely difficult it’s truly problem after problem Lively can cause with the other team’s offense

Because not only can he affect shots with his blocks or amazing contest but he can also be a wall in that paint to make it hard for yish to get a clean look at the rim with his Rim protection it’ll lead to easy opportunities on the

Other end for donic and other guys to go score and hey with his Relentless nature inside on both ends that’s when we see Lively give the offense three chances to score score and on that last one it’s an and one for Derek after taking the slap on the wrist since the All-Star break

The maps have a defensive rating of4 which ranks him as the sixth best defense in the league since this time and trust me someone else has been a major help defensively as well and that’s Daniel Gafford since joining the Mavericks Gafford has put up averages of 11 points and seven rebounds while

Shooting 77% from the field and maintaining a defensive rating of7 he did make 33 field goals in a row showcasing his soft touch around the rim but as we all know it’s all about Personnel so when you’re paired with a great passer like LCA donic and a guy

Like Kyrie Irving who can collapse the defense your buckets tend to be put right on a platter with Luca commanding the attention of two Defenders it forces lri to pick between Gafford and PJ Washington in the corner so now with luuka showing off his magic he looks at

Washington in the corner to throw off marinan and now gaffer can go right up for the bucket with many guys sitting front row at the donic magic show Gafford is still able to find a seat in the back and Luca will make sure everyone who bought a ticket will be

Shown some love just by being in the right place at the right time it GRS Gafford tons of easy looks and close but if needed he can spread the wealth himself and throw this over the top to Derrik Jones Jr after he gets open off the Luca back screen now yes spreading

The wealth is great catching these lives is great and just being another Factor on the offensive side is great but to help the Mavericks in an area where they need it so desperately is the greatest thing they could ask for justice Lively makes it hard for guys to scoring close

When Fox is funnel into Gaff he askes the final boss to beat and with no no real room to maneuver Fox just gets defeated a big body like this is going to be key come playoffs because you’re going to need guys who can force yic into missing terribly but even more than

That you’re going to want someone who can erase shots constantly since joining the Mavs Gafford has averaged 1.8 blocks per game and yes I know this won’t uphold but it just shows you how much value he can provide this team on any given night with many changes made to

This team you can see that it’s all starting to click and for one of the more offensive leaning changes pushing the pace is helping the MS out a lot now this isn’t me saying that they’re going to be the team you’re just running down your throat constantly as they are

Ranked 10th with a pace of 100 but indeed they will beat you down the floor if you’re sleeping and now you’re left watching PJ Slam at home with Gafford being locked in defensively he’s able to make it tough for Murray to sink this 16f footer and then with PJ being aware

Of what’s going on he sented up the floor with a quickness to find Gafford leaking out and with that murring matchup this is a easy two points it’s honestly key to reward your big man who run the floor and with this DME from Kyrie Lively is able to to stay and

Stride perfectly for the throw down since their bigs know they’ll receive the ball when they run lend to get up the floor fast and instead of clashing with the defense the rookie used the clean Euro for the slam slam slam slam disconnectivity between one another when pushing the pace least to them being

Wide open for a look at the rim which is key because me and you both know that not everyone can finish like Kyrie when it comes to making shots over the defense with three Defenders closing in on him with only one to beat to the rim

Kyrie serves the Euro but since Brown is and his bombs away but hey not all the Thomas Hardway going to be hoisting up shots as if he can break down the defense he can find Luca on the perimeter so now Don can attack the defender closing out directly into a

Step back and a Straight Cash the flow this team plays with is all due to them trusting one another because when it seems like one guy has a good look and then another guy has a good look but they opt into one more pass it shows you

Just how well they believe in the next man now I don’t think I’m coming up here to say they’re a ball movement heavy team because that’s certainly not it with guys like Luca and Kyrie they’re going to initiate the offense and find guys off their gravity alone but when

This team does get into a Zone they’ll move the ball flawlessly around the court to get the foreshore bucket like I said they’ll have these times where Luca is creating and then missing the shot but then you’ll also see them go from Maxi to Kyrie on the perimeter sent back

Down to Luca and then wrapped around the defender for the Lively two-hander a lot of this movement is directly off Luca being able to attract multiple Defenders because now with the defense in rotation exm can attack the cloes out of mpj and with yic having to step up there’s no

Way he’s going to meet Lively in the air with Luka being the most double player in the league there’s always going to be someone open who he will find so with the defense having to shift multiple ways the ball will find the open man for the connection with yic and Murray on

LCA it leaves Gafford wide open in the middle of the floor so now with the smaller npj on him this makes Gordon sag in a little to help but the thing is Aaron Gordon has to split the difference between PJ Washington and Derrick Jones

Jr so once the ball is kicked out to PJ he sends it down to the corner where now mpj has a long close out and when you leave yish down low with Elite leapers it’s a done deal the ball movement can be great once they’re in Rhythm but we

All know that Luca donic is the head of the snake when it comes to setting up his teammates with him having no weakness on the offensive end it’s going to be extremely tough for teams to draw schemes to stop him because in any way he wants he can pick the defense apart

It’s like he’s playing a game of chess on the floor due to how well he can dictate his next move and the defense is simply no match he might show you one thing to make you look like a fool and then when he Blends his three into a ZIP

Down pass to Lively it shows you that he’s always two steps ahead of the defense on this drive versus Utah after it seems like Don is going to shoot this jumper on the step through he instead sends it out to the corner as Colin seon gets too deep in help now exm is

Drilling the three don’t bite don’t cheat and don’t be late because if you bite on the up fake it’ll make you turn around if you cheat on the play you’ll be out of position and then if you have a gap to recover you’ll just be too late

With the map structuring this team with perfect guys around each other it allows for everyone to play off each other seamless and when you have a master magician and Luca dones leading the unit this is when things are highly effective if you watch this play versus the Heat

When LCA comes off this screen since Martin is behind him it makes bam shift over to be ready for the drive so this makes hot slide over to stop the lob and with luuka being able to see all of this he Blends his Live pass into a kick out

To the corner for a maxi three-pointer if you’re a teammate of Lucas all you have to do is be ready and make yourself available because he’s bound to find you in the playoffs this will be huge because you want to make life easier for everyone around you when

The moment is tense and LCA will do just that with his nearly 10 assists per game LCA will make you pay for any opening on the floor so it’s going to be a long night for opposing teams but let’s say even if it isn’t Luca putting the

Defense on the slicing board well Kyrie is such a high alert player as well so he’s able to find his guys on the court if needed he has quick decision-making skills off these pick and rolls to thread it to Gafford before the double could get there with his ability to

Collapse the defense at any time he wants he can create these wide open looks from deep and with his s touch he can put it on the platter for lively to go eat but hey who are we kidding Kyrie is arguably the most skilled NBA player

That we have ever seen so that’s when his superb shooting ball handling and finishing skills come into play putting up 25 points tonight on 49% shooting from the field and 40% from Deep there really isn’t no other way to say it as Kyrie is simply a walking bucket with

Him and Luca both being a threat to score the ball when Kyrie comes off the screen Keegan Murray can’t help all the way because of Luca so that’s where you see this lazy swipe at the ball but Irving is too good for all of that and slithers right to the rack unbothered

For the dunk his ability to get past the defense looks effortless when he’s out there on the floor and with the simple yet very Shifty misdirection jab step Euro he’s able to shake Defenders completely before floating get over the top when it comes down to Irving creating for himself there’s honestly

Not much you can do as from anywhere on the court he can be highly effective and constantly punish the defense the playoffs is truly a walking playground for a player like Irving because non-stop he will stress test your defense say you backpedal just a little bit off these screens well it’s easy

Money from Deep if he gets a side isoled out for him well even if it seems like he stopped Irving will find a way to the paint to still convert the bucket and with only a little bit of space needed for the jumper this rip through jab

Cross breaks the defender and now Irving is putting points on the board with a multitude of ways to score the ball don’t be surprised when Irving hurts you without the ball as well it can be these plays where Gafford comes out to the perimeter to get the ball so now the rim

Protection is out the paint with Maxi spread out to the three it pulls Markin out that paint too so now when Irving receives the back screen from Tim Hardway he’s wide open on the cut for the bucket inside I know it may look simple but when we break it down there’s

More that goes into these plays but hey even if we do want to keep it at its simplest form well Irving can just bury himself in that corner and then off the Luca Creation The Money Ball is underway only being 25 years old Luca has done amazing things in his career this could

Be an MVP season for him and with Kyrie and the newly structured Squad he could see a ring coming his way the ability to make everyone around you better is not a skill set many players have and when you tune into a Maverick game you can see

The greatness of Luca on display some people like to talk and say he doesn’t play winning basketball and they need’s a second coming of James Harden and blah blah blah but I’m not here to argue that in my eyes Luca is an amazing player who

This team can lean on to take them to higher and higher levels if you try and double him well it’s nothing for him to just spin off the other way to go get the warm- up lay when Defender try and run him off that three by going over the

Screen all luuka has to do is slit back to the outside when the defender is trying to recover giving him just enough room to sink the jumper and with his nasty shot creation skills he can give you a spin out the post up directly into a step back and drain the tough bucket

There’s honestly not a thing Luca can’t do on the floor and nothing that the Dallas Mavericks can’t overcome to protect Gotham City on the way to the NBA finals

The Dallas Mavericks have been putting it all together & are a scary force in the NBA that people aren’t taking serious.. With Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving the sky is the limit for the mavericks & today we discuss why they can be a problem in the playoffs

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