(11-13-2023, 09:15 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Old news:  We need to trade Hardaway

New News:  What will Hardaway resign for?

Kidding, but he has been good so far this year.  He is shooting really well but he is also one of the league leaders in charges and last night had 9 rebounds.

(11-12-2023, 12:13 PM)youzigizag Wrote: Green and OMax use their highest energy at all times causing them to lose effectiveness.   McDaniels is lucky to have length and athleticism...his knees when engaged at the perimeter are wide, his arms are long too...he is hard to get around.   But its his fundamentals coupled with God Given size that make him elite.   McDaniels does not use maximum energy at all times like OMax and Green.  He uses fundamentals(staying perpendicular and sliding accordingly) first...then when the ball handler has made up his mind to attack the rim...he then uses his energy to block the shot or force the ball handler to pass.   Going full speed constantly hurts you on defense because the ball handler has the advantage of changing directions quickly.  As a defender...the best way to change directions with the ball handler is to slow down and use your energy at the end, after the ball handler has committed to something.

Slow down is the key.  Along with staying perpendicular.

Im not good with words, but the best description I can come up with was like when Dieon Sanders came into the NFL and started returning punts.   Most all other punt returners would catch ball and start going full energy.   Dieon, though,  would catch ball be patient and efficiently side step defenders coming full spedd at him that couldnt change directions quick enough.   And...it worked.

Tells these youngins to slow down.   Work on sliding and staying perpendicular with the guy youre defending...then use your energy at the end to swat the damn ball or force a pass.

McDaniels is just elite.   Wide base(knees when engaged), long arms, slides gradually, attacks with energy after the ball handler has made a bad decision to attack rim on him.   

Its simple.   Tell these guys to use their energy more efficiently.  I think you will see quick results.   Or...Im a crazy guy.  Whatever.

(11-13-2023, 10:48 AM)omahen Wrote: Personally, short term means very little for me. In the current team, THJ looks nice. In the long term, if we are trying to build a contender, I don't see him as part of equation. And I don't see the current team as a contender. Perhaps if Omax develops, but I don't expect that to happen sooner than in a couple of seasons. By then both THJ and Kyrie will likely be on a decline.

Based on that, I am open to cashing in when THJ value is high. I think Mavs still need the number three guy to become a real contender and I don't see him on this team. Problem with getting number three guys is, that they are usually sold by rebuilding teams. Such teams usually don't see value in guys like THJ. They want picks and/or young players plus expiring salary, to have as much flexibility going forward as possible. Best case scenario is that THJ keeps this level of play for whole season and stays healthy. His expiring contract will really have value then, even for a rebuilding team, as they will be able to flip him for some assets. The risk with keeping him is that he either starts playing worse or gets injured. Personally, I would probably take the risk and keep him till summer, unless I really got a great offer from some contender for him (or that number three option guy becomes available this season).

(11-12-2023, 12:25 AM)youzigizag Wrote: Omax has the desirable length and effort...he needs to be sat down and shown videos of Jaden McDaniels and Alex Caruso.

Omax turns is hips and body too soon instead of sliding his body gradually with the ball handler.    Omax gives too much effort, causing his energy move 4ft past the ball carrier if the ball carrier changes directions.  Green has the same problem. 

They need to be shown videos of higher level defenders.  Green stays in front of his guy correctly but his energy screws him.  Omax has good defensive energy but turns his hips and body too soon.  McDaniels is the perfect mentor.  Stay perpendicular to the ball handler, dont turn your hips or body too soon.  Green and OMax are pigs to be taken advantage of by the likes of veterans like Steph Curry.  Their overabundance of energy prevents them from changing directions.  Their directions continue for 3 feet more than they should because of their energy while the ball handler has changed directions and completed a jump shot with 4ft of room.

Green and Omax can be elite defensively if they slow down, slide and stay perpendicular with the ball handler.  Both are giving too much room for ball handlers to quickly change direction, create space and make an easy jump shot.

The potential is there.  Show them McDanial and Caruso film.

Notice....McDanial is even more elite becuase he doesnt make stupid slaps at the ball that refs call fouls on(Caruso is elite at it though) and uses straight up perfect perpendicular defense to combat his opponents.

Stay perpendicular to the ball handler and dont bite on fakes and youre money.

The Mavs have a safant in staying in front of the ball carrier at their dispense in Devon Harris.  How are they not asking him for advice.  They guy was amazing at staying in front of his ball carrier.  Makes no sense. 

These guys need to slow down, slide at correct angle accordingly and no bite on fakes.

(11-13-2023, 12:25 PM)The Jom Wrote: Tim is far better than anyone you can get for him. And, strangely, he’s improving. The trade efforts may have been about trying to find him a starting spot because that’s what HE wanted. The trade failure may be what led to him accepting/embracing a bench role. Don’t think this is a mirage. Think this is New Tim. New Tim is a key bench piece for a contending team. Perhaps THIS contending team.

(11-13-2023, 12:25 PM)youzigizag Wrote: Has anyone noticed he is easy to create like 4ft of room on for an easy pull up jumper.  That needs to be cleaned up asap.  He needs to slow down and work on lateral footwork.

(11-13-2023, 02:46 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: That's one of my pet peeves.  If you're on the wing, I'd rather a defender crowd the shooter than focus on not getting blown past.

(11-11-2023, 09:53 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: O-Max looks good. I started watching at the beginning of the second half, and it seems like they're playing him at the 5. The are using him as a screener, and he seems to be pick and popping a ton. Attacking closeouts off the dribble, too.

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Lol, Justin Jackson is on the Mavs' G league team. I think I knew that already, but it's one thing to read it and another to see his 30 year old self out there launching 3's.

(11-13-2023, 11:34 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: https://newsletter.threefourtwo.com/p/dwight-powell-dallas-mavericks

Great read on Powell here for all my Powell supporters.

Also an opportunity to say you should absolutely give the dunkers spot a listen if you haven’t. The content these guys put out is pretty great.

(11-14-2023, 01:21 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Great listen here for all my Powell haters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiG7L1pZjo

Top 5 ranked defense with Luka + Kyrie + Lively on.
30th ranked defense when Lively is off.

It´s so obvious watching the team. We´d basically be the same team as last year, if not for Lively, which shows you all those advanced stats for Powell are pretty empty.

(11-14-2023, 08:33 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Hilarious.  You do see the irony of calling out 'advanced stats' and then using them to try to prove a point.  It is fantastic that Lively is playing well with the stars (or if you hate advanced stats, you might instead say the five man lineups that include those three have played well).  But, if you don't mind, I'd like to check the stats that back up the obvious conclusion that Powell sucks and contributes to this 30th ranked D when Lively isn't playing with Kyrie and Luka.

Luka and Kyrie have only played 175 minutes together and Lively has played 148 or those.  That leaves 27 minutes of possible "empty stats" for Powell.  Except that Maxi played 18 of those minutes with Luka and Kyrie (-24 with a D-Rating of 131.7) representing 5% of total minutes played this season.  Now we are down to 9 possible minutes where Powell could be at fault in your obvious eye test.  Except, he hasn't played a single minute with Kyrie and Luka this season.

(11-14-2023, 09:22 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: And here is the basic stat for you.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401584796

The loss with the -10 in 24 minutes as a starter.

(11-14-2023, 09:22 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote:  It´s so blatantly obvious that opposing players have no respect for the Mavs interior defense with Powell on the floor.

(11-14-2023, 09:38 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: And +7 in that game when he played alongside both Luka and Kyrie (which was the stat you quoted). 

https://popcornmachine.net/gf?date=20231108&game=TORDAL 

Apologies for not finding the 41 minutes Kyrie/Luka and Powell have played together.  Those lineups are +10.2 compared to +12.5 for Kyrie/Luka Lively.  The Powell lineups have O/D-ratings of 125.0 and 114.8.  Yeah, Powell sucks.