The Dallas Mavericks SLOW STARTS Are Showing us What They Are with Anthony Davis, Cooper Flagg
The Dallas Mavericks wrapped up their preseason with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers, previewing what Mavs basketball could look like this NBA season. How will the Dallas Mavericks adapt without Luka Doncic early on, and what can fans expect from Cooper Flagg, Anthony Davis, and Kyrie Irving in the upcoming NBA games?
Nick Angstadt & Slightly Biased break down the Dallas Mavericks’ final preseason performance, including standout moments from Dereck Lively II, Cooper Flagg, PJ Washington, and Klay Thompson. The episode also discusses the impact of Daniel Gafford’s absence, Jason Kidd’s rotation decisions, and notable appearances from Naji Marshall, D’Angelo Russell, and Max Christie. Hear insights on Gabe Vincent’s hot shooting night, Ryan Nembhard’s emergence as a rotation guard, and what the Mavs need to do to capitalize on their depth this NBA season.
0:00 Mavs Preseason Takeaways
11:12 Derek Lively’s Impact & Lineup Discussion
22:51 Ryan Nembhard Emerging at Point Guard
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36 Comments
How long will it take the Mavs to gel with their new playing style?
What happened to Brandon Williams?
Mavs has great shots the problem is they miss, we have to manny inconsistent at shooting 3s
It’s a new offense stop crying damn
To manny haters are waiting for mavs to lose ,they are 😂
Y’all have one shooter ….
Nembhard is a difference maker, because he is a facilitator, a maestro of an orchestra so to speak. And we had the best one in Luka! But Nico wanted “defense” but sacrificed the engine for a bigger bumper! Not the car is stalled! 🤦🏻♂️ But I’m a hater/troll for pointing that out! I EVEN GOT BLOCKED BY SLIMY WORM SLIGHTLY BAISED!!! 😡
IS THIS A PREVIEW OF THE SUPPOSED GREAT DEFENSE???….
THEY COULDN'T STOP LAKERS 3RD STRING….SIGH
AND COOPER WILL END UP BEING A ALLSTAR PLAYER SOON….
BUT HE NOWHERE NEAR EVEN ROOKIE LUKA
AND COOPER WILL END UP BEING A ALLSTAR PLAYER SOON….
BUT HE NOWHERE NEAR EVEN ROOKIE LUKA
AND…THINKIN WE CAN WIN WITH COOP PLAYIN POINT…
..NAW
WHAT AVALANCHE….AGAINST THE NOW 4TH STRING LAKERS
Ryan Nembhard is that GUY!
When Dlo gets control of the offense he will take it to another level. He's one of those guys that just knows how to make everything work too. The fact that you guys didn't even mention him as a guy who can make those pocket passes is crazy to me. Just turn the film on. The guy is absolutely a real point guard.
Sorry locked on Coop… Copper isn't close to being a point guard nor will he be plus the game is slower.. Defensively Cardio Gabe cooked him last night. He's a forward they should play him where he feels comfortable.
No need for Smith Jr. to be around . We are top heavy with defense and we are lacking in shot creation and need more players who can pass the ball.
Yeah not liking Flagg at the PG, wish we would have got Chris Paul to be the floor general. You can clearly see the difference when Nim runs the point.
It seemed when coop was “PG” he deferred a lot. AD, PJ brought the ball up.
However our rotations are nice, love the NRG when Naji, lively, Christie and Flagg are on the floor
What's with all these clickbait tittles? Don't tell me your becoming like Marcel
Also Klay getting more looks early is nice, would like to see him more
He’ll prob score 15-20/game and just drain 3s
Our defense is solid but we need to make more threes or teams will shoot us out the arena
Looks like the Mavs are starting a rookie PG and trying to win with defense.
I agree they should be trying to win with defense, but at the same time, it's a big ask for a rookie PG to come in playing like a playoff tested number one option.
Personally, I ask Flagg to play a secondary role as a PG, and as a scorer, behind the vets.
He should get his opportunities as a VERY talented prospect, and his defense and all around game will take him far.
Still just 18 years old, though.
People forget that the mavericks are missing Kyrie Irving who is a top 10 player in the league. Also Gafford is was out and he’s a dawg in the paint.
Screw it – cut Exum and DSJ, give Nembhard a full LT contract.
This game showed our depth, we simply have a very deep talented team. Players 6 thur 11 are very good and could start on many teams. Kidd experimenting with Flagg at point unfortunately is showing first his lack of playmaking at NBA level ie assist to turnover ratio many of his assists come of back cuts and not his creation. But the biggest flaw which will hurt thr team the most is his defense against quicker point guards. Agree Gabe Vincent made some grest shots but Flagg clearly got Cooked trying to guard him. He right noe is no where nesr the lock down defender he is being credited for. However unless he gets hurt he is a lock in for Rookie of the Year unfortunately not die to his play always yet simply how the national media presents him. Example last night he was gosh awful trying to cover a second tier point guard in Gabe simply bad. But media gave him a pass and says how grest he was. A 100% opposite spin on how they presented Luka's defense. Media simply is dying for an American player to be top player but unfortunately Shai, Joker, Luka, Wimby & The Greek Freak wont give that top 5 player listing anytime soon. Flagg will be great, he will win Rookie of the Year. Go Mavs.
I’m really impressed with Robinson earl. I hope we find room for him, he’s underrated
Every team will hve to feel each other out….except maybe Okc
Nick loves to add one inch of height to every Mav. Not sure why. For example, Max is listed at 6’5 not 6’6. Naji and PJ are both listed 6’6 not 6’7. Please be more accurate Nick, thanks.
JRE NEEDS TO BE A MAV!
Dlo should be the point guard because Nembhard is bbq chicken on defense and Cooper is not a point guard.
30 year old Gabe Vincent torched the great white hope Coop Flag for 18 points in four (4) minutes. Dropping three after three on cooper’s dome on natl tv
You havent seen the double bigs a lot in pre season because Gafford is hurt
If Nembhard was 18-19 I’d say yes sure let him play a year in G-league but he will be 23 early next year. It’s now or never for this guy and he’s already loved by his teammates. There’s about five guys I’d love to trade right now
(Hardy, DLo mostly) and this team might need to lean into their young guys early.
Clearly this team isn’t winning s*** this year so why bother getting DLo and Klay 30 min a game?
If Klay, DLo or Hardy aren’t making their shots early there’s really no reason to have them on the court.
Easy way to lose a bunch of close games early is to ride these guys when they are going 3-15 from the floor.
Every minute they get is one less minute guys like Williams and Nembhard aren’t getting. We know what THE VETS are and we have no idea what Brandon and Ryan CAN BECOME.
I still can't believe they traded Luka. 26 yrs old, wtf? It's nuts.
This team and its success is going to come from our defense!! I’ve only seen them once last night and from what I saw our D is going to be legit and I’m very high on our team especially once Kyrie comes back. Barring injury this team is a contender stop overthinking this!
If everyone is healthy there are going to be a bunch of unhappy veterans and a few young guys who deserve minutes who won’t get them.
God this team needs a trade.
Just to clean out the bench and get back a guy who can smoke.
A young Klay Thompson starter kit.
Because we don’t have that.