The NBA Has A Dallas Mavericks PROBLEM

The NBA Has A Dallas Mavericks PROBLEM

Imagine having a second option that can make a shot like this looking in for Irving Irving for the win a southp finish yes that is the Dallas Mavericks second option making a 20ft running left-handed hook shot for the win and the reason he’s the Maverick’s second option is because

Their first option can make shots like this late in the shot clock 4 seconds got it from CBA again late in the clock in desperation magic and when you have two of the greatest shot makers ever your team is generally going to be pretty hard to defend but as a team Dallas is

Starting to find a rhythm at exactly the right time because over the last 12 games the Dallas Mavericks are 11-1 with that one loss being a singled digit loss to the OKC Thunder without Luca donic and their most recent performance was a statement game blowing out a Houston

Rockets team that was on an 11 game winning streak and Houston probably should have known what was about to happen when Luca was doing this in pregame warm-up and the craziest part that wasn’t much different to some of the shots he made during the game luuka

Has done this to many teams this year what and this was just another day at the office for Luka donic because as you can see here he’s made it a habit this season to absolutely demoralize teams as quickly as he can and when Luca wants to

Demoralize a team he does more than just fill up the stat sheet he’s going to make it his mission to make you look foolish just like on this play in the first half where he decided a step back three wasn’t enough he had to win a step

Back three off the backboard and you can actually see him nod his head after the shot like to say yeah I meant that but if you think that’s a rich well later in the same half this time inside V Ark he hit Jabari Smith Jr with a combination

Of moves before once again going off glass this was in addition to the shot I already showed you which would probably be the greatest highlight of most players careers Fuca however he’s had about a dozen shots that rival or exceed a one-handed floater from 21 ft out now

There is one other player I can think of who could pull something similar off oh that’s right he’s on the same team as luk donic but before we talk more about Kyrie and Luca this Resurgence from Dallas has been LED on the back of their defense with them ranking fourth in the

NBA on defense over the last 12 games which is largely a product of the MAV surrounding their alltime great shot makers with length and athleticism just take PJ Washington for example who has struggled shooting the ball so far as a Maverick but he’s been consistently good on defense here he is isolated against

Jimmy Butler Jimmy tries to lower the shoulder against PJ to no avail he then pivots on a dime into a fade away which PJ contests perfectly without fouling and this is the highlight of PJ’s defense moving his feet well and then using his length to make shots more

Difficult for opposition stars like here against Shay where he does exactly that but what makes him so unique is he not only moves his feet really well he’s huge so on this play when matched up against a s Foot monster and Larry Markin and he’s still able to effectively contest his shot without

Fouling and force the miss having this size is also useful off the ball like here where sabonis and Fox Run the pick and roll Gafford traps Fox which leaves sabonis in space so PJ has to rotate over to help using his size to force a jump ball the Mavericks haven’t

Consistently had a guy who can help over in the paint but also hold up on the perimeter aside from Maybe Maxi cber a few years ago but the difference was Maxi had no one else to partner with him in the front Court the Mavs now have two

Guys in Gafford and Lively who are not only much more of a defensive presence than the likes of Dwight pal and javel McGee they are also perfect fits next to Luca and Kai offensively take this play for example where Lively sets the screen for Luca Luca gets the defender on his

Back and pause here at wemi size if this was someone like Dwight pal in this situation Luca wouldn’t be able to put the ball Out Of wem’s Reach on the lob but because of Lively’s athleticism Luca is able to put the ball where only Lively can catch it and just watch that

In slowmo to understand how absolutely unbelievable his passing is that is CM perfect it’s a similar premise on this player where this time it’s Gafford setting the screen and this is just cruel from Luca because realistically with Bow’s positioning he could go straight to the room in this situation

But he chooses to throw it up to Gafford embarrassing the Spurs Defender and getting his big man a bucket in the process and these plays are so important because it’s not just the two points he’s getting from Easy lobs it leaves the opposition big man with a level of

Indecision they don’t want to give up the easy two points on the lob but if you don’t at least try to shade over to Luca then he’s scoring every single time and even when a guy like Victor wanyama who is 7′ 4 and hedges perfect

Luca can still put the ball in a spot out of his reach oh and when you are finished dealing with what he does you can try and defend Kyrie Irving who is casually averaging 25 5 and five on 49 4190 splits just ask Luca about how good

Kyrie is oh he’s the Batman I’m the robin now granted we all know lucer as Batman but it’s been very noticeable how much the chemistry is continuing to grow with these two guys not just on the court but off it as well just listen to what Kyrie had to say about Luca I’m

Lucky fortunate enough to have one of the best to ever play the game in Luca with me and that’s not just saying it because he’s here but I’m not going to gas you up bro you are we push each other every single day it’s even got to

The point where Luca is throwing lobs got George back pedling and it’s Kyrie with the but more than just the chemistry between these two Kyrie has been immense season just look at him against Trey Jones He faces him up at the three-point line Jabs once Jabs twice and then on

The third time goes past him stops waits for him to fly by and then ever so casually knocks it in this is the beauty of Kyrie’s game it’s move after move after move but at no point does he ever look out of control again a fast jab

Into a low crossover and it’s a step back jumper there’s a reason so many players call him the most skilled player ever because his combination of footwork and ball control is something out of a video game and with this being said if there is one part of his game that

Remains underrated it’s what he does without the ball in his hands just watch him on this play ludor is shadowing him off the ball so Kye emotions like he’s going for the handoff and look at the brutal cutback before getting a wide openen jumper he genuinely crosses

People over just as well without out the ball in his hands as he does it with it in his hands oh but he can do better than what I just showed you how about this time with Trey Jones guarding him Kyrie gets him to bite once setting him

Up for the second cut which leaves Jones in the dust and with Vel helping over he is able to reverse the layup around him and if you need any more evidence just look at him cross up Davon Mitchell to get the hand off and then at full speed

Attacks sabonis for the Baseline jumper I don’t what’s more beautiful to watch Kyrie Irving playing on the ball or off the ball luckily for Dallas either one of them is just as dangerous

11-1 in their last 12 games… they’re looking really really dangerous.