They’re Doing This On Purpose…
Marcel Martin breaks down the Dallas Mavericks’ 106-102 loss to the Miami Heat, analyzing how late-game turnovers and missed opportunities doomed another close contest. He highlights PJ Washington’s performance, the team’s struggles against Miami’s physical defense, and the lack of execution down the stretch. Marcel also discusses what this loss reveals about the Mavericks’ ongoing issues with consistency and composure in clutch moments.
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#DoItForDarryn
It's time trade everyone AD, klay etc and build around cooper and maybe their pick
I feel bad for you Marcel. You don't deserve the Mavs being THIS bad 😓
I’ve been feeling the same way Marcel
You funny!😁
Flaggs skills just isnt star potential. Atp his ball handlings mid, mid playmaking too and is low physicality/motor couple with weak strength. These are skills that cant be developed significant enough at his age now. Hes literally like Ayton, an overhyped bust.
I don’t think we should trade ad unless he can’t stay healthy till the off-season I will give him one last chance 😊
Man Darryn Peterson or Dybansta is right their we should be tanking this is the last chance take advantage of it
They playing hard they just aint good not doing it on purpose srry
Can we trade for Sabonis for AD
10 out of 10 times PJ drives that last ball and goes for the 2-pts or at least a foul. PJ definitely got told by Kidd what to do: TANK!
This will be a tough season to watch but it’s for the good of the Mavs’ future (I hope, lol). Silver still owes us big time for Luka.
The Mavs are just mid. They have no choice but to tank. #MFFLuks
No, they just suck. They have no PGs. You can't get a good shoot in key situations without a guy running the offense.
The Wings just got Back to Back 1st picks….is that Dumont & Team are trying to pull off??
Mavs need double DP, Darryn Peterson and Dwight Powell will torch the league
I don’t believe they’re as bad as they’re playing. I honestly feel like they could’ve won this game and the game the other night and their intentionally throwing the games they’re fighting back to make it look close to keep the fan interest up but they’re losing on purpose, but try not to make it too obvious so it doesn’t look like they’re tanking just my honest opinion
Man pj fuck up big time
They’re not tanking, they just suk.
Tank for AJ
Mav's can compete with any team, the problem is finishing. This has to fall on the coaching. Coaches have to figure out what line ups are best at time of need. Flagg gave us nothing in the first half besides some bricks and turnovers. Total waste of minutes with this guy in the first half. These are minutes that could have been better distributed. Flagg is a second half player so don't start him, take the pressure off and use him in the second half. Nembhard looked like a 5th grader out there missing most of his shots. N-Hard did have some quality assist but hardly should have finished the game. Didn't see Hardy the whole second half and no B-Will during the last quarter and a half. Kidd always calls time outs to get the ball in Flaggs hands, but Kidd does not understand the best way to use this man yet. If man- bun is not helping us, put a foot in his butt and force him to play harder. We may need more of a forceful coaching approach instead of this passive docile technique. Try something new, maybe Cisse at the 4 with Gaff, who knows, desperate times means try by any means necessary. Go Mavs!
it not tank when you team really worst.. they play 1000% but still cant win
Don’t switch up when Kyrie, AD come back
We about to get investigated 😭🙏
Trade PJ washington loser
Let’s just accept this Adam silver trying to hook up with cam boozer or dybansta
Thank you Marcell!! Ive been saying this for games now!! Kidd is clearly tanking!! I feel bad for the players. They're playing their butts off. Just so Kidd can inexplicably bring in Martin for the last 3min…the last 4min.. and tonight the final 3 seconds. No other reason why u would bring in Martin's sorry ass!! He cant shoot, and only fouls on D. So sorry for PJ, Coop, BWill and all the guys who are playing hard…just to watch Kidd throw these games at the end. This Mavs management is ruining this franchise and pissing off their fanbase. (Not that they care)
Jason Kidd is tanking, he knows his job is safe, probably got orders from up top, absolutely shameless
kidds lineups and timeouts and horrible plays for coop are the reason we lose, why is coop hanging out on the wing like a 3 and d player
If they're doing this on purpose then the new front office is smart, that turnover by PJ made me wonder if they promised him something to be in on it. Bill Self says Darryn Peterson is the best player he has ever had at Kansas. He's a big guard who is an absolute bucket and elite passer. Exactly the kind of young running mate you want next to Flagg, we can't tank again for the next 4 seasons
If they’re tanking after only playing 18 games, they are the weakest most pathetic team in sports. Tankers are losers. We already have the Cowboys. We dont need the Mavericks to be like them.
If Kidd would start coaching and using winning lineups, if the players would take their butts to the gym and start practicing 3s, they can be considered a real NBA team. Nico is gone. He ruined the team for sure, but they look like quitters now. Kidd can show some leadership and make his team win. This is the worst possible scenario after losing Luka. Kidd must start coaching to win. Players must practice and win. Cooper must stop passing and play to win! This is the most frustrating Mavs team since Cuban broke up the championship team. What we’re seeing is not Nico’s fault. It’s 100% a lack of coaching and a lack of winning effort.
What’s the schedule for the next week?
To be bad in the west doesnt mean you are actively trying to tank lol
Another L for the Dallas Logan Pauls 💀💀🤣🤣
Though the lottery prevent teams from tanking, plus imagine this nico championship roster, not wanting to win games.
Also I want to see more Nembhard, the other players seem a lot more hesitant to pass to Flagg which isn't making things any easier for him
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELLE WHY BRANDON WILLIAMS & RYAN NEMHARD ARE NOT OUR TWO POINT GAURDS UNTIL KYRIE RETURNS…
BOTH OF THERE PLAY HAS BEEN BEGGING FOR & REVEALING THAT TO ANYBODY & EVERYBODY WITH A LICK OF BASKETBALL SENSE…..🤔🤨🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE J KIDD PLEASE JUST @ LEAST PRETEND YOU CAN RECOGNIZE CONSISTENT PG PLAY WHENEVER YOU SEE IT ……….?🤷🏽♂️?????
A lot of teams play down to there competition. When the mavs do score a lot. The other teams score a lot.
So it’s confusing
Kidd hasnt done anything for this franchise
just glad Nico can't get all the credit .. for drafting lottery rookies
Pooper the "poop" Clogged is being excessively hyped by the media and mavericks announcers. They're overreacting to simple layups and dunks he made, treating him as if he's an MVP-caliber and generational talent 🤣🤣🤣. Stupid 💩💩💩
Mavs are not tanking. They're naturally idiot & trash
It's not about tanking on purpose, we just can't win games. AIPAC Adelson must talk to Silver. I believe he still owe us our first pick(s) for the Luka trade… He better give us our first pick or Dumbmont will revel proof of ….. So we don't need to tank on purpose 😂
i wish to see neimhard to be a starter. he can do more plays than bwill
Sell everybody
They suck ass
If we tanking we don't need too trade davis we trying to get the most value we can league mad about it we want good return an trade kryie too he older than AD an injury prone too position for the draft get another number 1 pick
Mavs being 4-11 in clutch games only means 2 things:
A. We are actually good, we just don't have a closer.
B. We are secretly tanking 🤫😂
You can tell Coop isn't 100% confident with his shots from 3, always has open looks, but dishes the ball back out rather than taking the open shot. Gotta build his confidence and become an efficient shooter! He gets aggressive near the basket but we need that on the outside as well. Turnovers are killing us too!
I had a dream in which I went to a game, and we were losing by over 40 by halftime to the Bulls. The arena was being emptied. I guess things could be worse. You said at least we are not getting blown out. Aside from the opener we haven't lost by more than 14. There's that at least.
Dante Exum was a waste