Why The Mavs DISASTER Season Isn’t Just Because of the The Trade | Dallas Mavericks Podcast
The Dallas Mavericks’ season has been a disaster, with injuries and the Luka Doncic trade being major factors. What led to the Mavs’ current 38-41 record and 10th seed position in the NBA Western Conference?
Nick Angstadt and Isaac Harris discuss the reasons behind the Dallas Mavericks’ disappointing season, including injuries to key players like Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. They analyze the impact of trading Luka Doncic, the role of Nico Harrison and Mark Cuban, and mention other players like Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, and PJ Washington. The hosts also touch on the struggles of other Western Conference teams like the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings.
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What's the biggest reason the Mavs season is this much of a disaster?
Bron described Luka the n one sentence in Mind the game podcast with Steve Nash : Luka makes teammates beter by making them believe they can make it.
Trading the team doctor to piss off Luka just to bring his own guys is the main reason why every body is hurt.
Now trading Luka for street clothes Davis is the main reason why Kyrie is hurt since he had to carry all the weight Luka used to carry
Honestly… Who cares about Dallas (after that)? Did you guys see LA vs OKC match? 😮🤯🤟
I just don't think the injuries supersede how unbalanced the roster is post Luka trade. Even if everyone is healthy, I just don't think the roster makes a ton of sense. I could see them playing well in stretches, but they're imbalanced the same way Cleveland was three years ago. And unlike Cleveland, they don't have the benefit of just waiting to figure it out given AD and Kyrie's current age.
Hell, you can see it in the games they've played actually good teams they get blown out of the water because they just don't have the kind of guard play you need to win in today's game.
This goes back to a weird thing Nico has doubled down on post Celtics series…he seems to think the team lost because they weren't big enough. But the Celtics beat the Mavs because of guard play. It wasn't defense. It wasn't Luka no showing. It was the Celtics playing lineups of three guards and a forward who often plays like a guard just absolutely blowing the doors off the Mavs, especially in transition.
The main reason is the Luka trade. The Mavs are probably a 5th seed right now, and Kyrie wouldn’t have torn his ACL if he hadn’t played more minutes in almost every game.
Luka is to blame. Mavs lived quiet and peaceful life before he arrived. Then, all the hell breake lose. And last year they had to play until the finals finished!
Who needs that. Trade Luka.
No idea why this transpired after that fact
Blame Luka for the trade tells me that you just don't deserve him. Blaming games are the worst game to play, and it won't help anyone.
This team lost its heart with Luka and remembered the electricity of watching them last year. The first game back after the news, all the starters were out on "injury" the trade broke the spirit of the team.
Nobody missing AD in Los Angeles🎉 THANK YOU NICO ..WE LOVE LUKA
The biggest problem is the owners
If Luka wasn't traded Kyrie didn't need to play all those minutes and play that hard to prove something. He can just coast every game knowing when Luka comes back they will get back on track. These bigs doesn't need to work for every basket because Luka can spoon fed them. Ultimately there is less pressure to the team like what they are facing right now. More open shots for Klay.. i can go on and on..
If they felt there was conflict between Luka and Nico the owner should have sided with Luka. New GM will probably fire Kidd and team will have another shot to the title every year.
AD can sit and stay hurt while Luka just been sidelined for a month and he gets traded. Luka been playing through painkillers during post season and this motherfucking demon franchise just erased him from existence. Like he did not carry this team for 7 freaking years. This is just personal for Nico!
Nico should be in MVP conversation…
i can't understand why cuban didn't get it in writing that he would have operations control
Luka destroyed OKC!
I WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY JUST QUIT. SOME OF US BELIEVED IN THEM. THEY ALL QUIT PJ NAJI KLAY, AD, BASICLY THE INTIRE TEAM. THIS GROUP PLAYED WORSE THAN THE COMPLETE BENCH GAMES, WHY😮 WE THOUGHT THEY HAD HEART. NOW I DONT SEE IT.😢
28:48 Don’t worry Isaac, Luka is gone now from the Mavs and you are never getting him back ❤
LAST YEAR WE SAID " THANK GOD FOR THE MAVS" WHEN THE COWBOYS WERE SO PATHETIC, NOW ITS THANK GOD FOR THE RANGERS. 8 & 2 HOPE AGAIN.😂
You know this will burry the Mavs for a long time when every bad game, injuries AD will have and every success Luka will have in the future we will be back talking about this trade.
Its the trade…bunch of injuries can still win if luka is playing on that team …your argument is irrelevant..
Nico Fiasco must go. It's the least they could for their diehard fans.
The Dumont and Cuban verbal agreement reminds me of the Ray Kroc and McDonald brothers handshake agreement. Both equally worthless. 🤦♀