06-23-2023, 02:43 PM
(06-23-2023, 02:10 PM)Jmaciscool Wrote: I feel like I've seen a lot of comments to this effect from national media (especially the Ringer) where they act like Dallas tanking the last few games was some kind of egregious act. If there's anything about the Mavs tanking to dunk on it's that they (Kidd) were dumb enough to talk about it and get fined, but the actual tanking wasn't something isolated to the Mavs.I think the worst part is the awkwardness of how DAL went about it.
But other than that I agree with Hollinger's analysis of their night
In like the 3rd-to-last game, Luka plays his normal first quarter, then never returns for the rest of the season? Even though he was moving and playing as normal, with no obvious injuries? It was like Cuban/Nico whispered in Kidd's ear after the first quarter, "Pssst, remember how we agreed to tank these last few games just this morning"?
But the results are beyond expectations.