(02-23-2023, 02:51 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I listened to a Kidd interview on the ticket that was posted on Reddit.    A few takeways as Kidd was a little guarded.

-Sounds like Green is going to stay a starter
-Hardy is probably going to be limited in minutes when everyone is healthy down the stretch (not really suprising)
-They asked about Wood.  Kidd was pretty guarded but it sounded like Wood will get a chance at starting at some point.  Said they like him both off the bench and starting.

(02-24-2023, 01:02 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: Did we lose Dan?

(02-24-2023, 02:58 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Got tired of all the CWood drama.

(02-24-2023, 03:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Which I took to mean "opinions that don't run parallel to my own."

But it's whatever - to be honest, the Mavs have made it increasingly hard to be AS into them as some of us in this community have been for the past 10...15...20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the older, familiar folks start dropping out.

(02-24-2023, 03:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Which I took to mean "opinions that don't run parallel to my own."

But it's whatever - to be honest, the Mavs have made it increasingly hard to be AS into them as some of us in this community have been for the past 10...15...20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the older, familiar folks start dropping out.

(02-24-2023, 07:12 PM)Tyler Wrote: I don't think that's fair at all.

There are lots of fans like me that love the team as much as ever but who are prone to burnout caused by a small subset of toxic people (not just here -- Mavs Reddit and Twitter are also pretty rough at times) who filibuster discussions with persistent negativity and ultimately suck the joy out of talking about basketball. It's not a matter of differing opinions (we've all had robust debate for years) but about whether the discussions are a net positive to your enjoyment of your favorite pasttime. And at some point it's just no longer worth it.

Basketball is supposed to be fun.  IMHO, the Mavs community as a whole needs to figure out how to let go of the cynicism and re-embrace the joy of the game in order to bring more people into the conversation rather than drive them away.

(02-24-2023, 07:12 PM)Tyler Wrote: I don't think that's fair at all.

There are lots of fans like me that love the team as much as ever but who are prone to burnout caused by a small subset of toxic people (not just here -- Mavs Reddit and Twitter are also pretty rough at times) who filibuster discussions with persistent negativity and ultimately suck the joy out of talking about basketball. It's not a matter of differing opinions (we've all had robust debate for years) but about whether the discussions are a net positive to your enjoyment of your favorite pasttime. And at some point it's just no longer worth it.

Basketball is supposed to be fun.  IMHO, the Mavs community as a whole needs to figure out how to let go of the cynicism and re-embrace the joy of the game in order to bring more people into the conversation rather than drive them away.

(02-25-2023, 08:21 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Question, I was wondering if Maxi as the lone big is going to be as effective as it was last year.   I just feel like DFS was one of the pieces that made that work.   We really miss that other wing who can defend bigger and rebound.  Without this, this lineup may not be as effective.    It will be interesting to see.

(02-25-2023, 12:32 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Post of the year. 

I don't understand why this community has become so catty with one another. Sure people would argue back in the old forums, but people would move on quite quickly and never take things personally at least from my view.

The pervasive negative narratives that the vocal minority is spouting across Mavs internet universe is taking over almost every online Mav forum I know of. It basically starts in toxic Twitter threads and spreads from there,  It's frustrating cause I see everyone being driven away slowly but surely. 

It hurts. I love the contributions of everyone here. The creative roster moves and cap management ideas that Dan and FGump write are some of my favorite reads. I miss the post game conversations where everyone would discuss their thoughts on the most recent game. I miss Kamms use of stats to try and bring a different POV to what we're seeing on the court. I love Dougie's memes. 

I don't understand why everyone is taking everything so personal. I hope we can move forward and get back to just loving the Mavs and discussing the fact we have an interesting group with 2 all star starters and get to a point where we can make jokes again. 

Anyways, thank you for sticking up and highlighting some of the cool things we got going on.

(02-24-2023, 05:41 PM)OBX Maverick Wrote: Not this “older folk”! As frustrating as the their roster management has been, the KI trade has gotten me pumped up. I was not thrilled with the trade when it went down, but I think KI likes playing in Dallas.  It’ll be interesting to see if a healthy Maxie will be enough to make us a serious playoff threat this season.

(02-25-2023, 10:04 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Wow…GREAT question. Between Kleber’s injury, and the absence of DFS, it’s tough to predict how that 5-out lineup will function on the defensive end, even when Kleber is back.

You’re right - seeing how this plays out will be fascinating.

(02-24-2023, 03:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Which I took to mean "opinions that don't run parallel to my own."

But it's whatever - to be honest, the Mavs have made it increasingly hard to be AS into them as some of us in this community have been for the past 10...15...20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the older, familiar folks start dropping out.

(02-25-2023, 02:05 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: and it’s like prison rules

(02-25-2023, 11:39 AM)Reunion Mav Wrote: Maxi…quick scorer types totally overmatched his not so quick feet when we tried him as our one on one perimeter defender two years ago.