Game 51: Dallas Mavericks (19-31) vs San Antonio Spurs (34-16)

[ThisIStheYear]

Watching Christie take every shot in the last 3 minutes is th most idiotic thing I’ve seen. I hope it’s just part of the tank.

[RBB]

Another hard-fought loss. This is the rest of the season.

[cow]

Christie snatches the tankie from Klay (bad all game) and Cisse (blowing to easy dunk opportunities late) with a horrendous last two minutes. Cooper and Nanji should beat the crap out of him in the locker room.

[Deebo]

I want to lose all remaining games. Close games but lose. Give me that top 3 pick

[RBB]

I was surprised Thompson didn't get traded. The Mavs obviously don't see a future with Klay...so let him go...hopefully to someone contending. I'm a big Klay fan and followed him over to the Mavs...and I'm sure it hasn't gone the way he had hoped at the time...chasing a championship with Luka, Kyrie, Lively.

[RBB]

Christie snatches the tankie from Klay (bad all game) and Cisse (blowing to easy dunk opportunities late) with a horrendous last two minutes.  Cooper and Nanji should beat the crap out of him in the locker room.

Klay has had a few not-very-good games lately.  He had a great end-of-Dec and Jan.  But not lately.

[cow]

I was surprised Thompson didn't get traded.  The Mavs obviously don't see a future with Klay...so let him go...hopefully to someone contending.  I'm a big Klay fan and followed him over to the Mavs...and I'm sure it hasn't gone the way he had hoped at the time...chasing a championship with Luka, Kyrie, Lively.

Considering how soft the market was for Gaff and Nanji, I doubt there were any offers for Klay.

[FireNicoHarrison]

Another quality L.

[cow]

During the broadcast, Followill said all four trade for players may be available to play on Saturday. With our panache for keeping games close, that doesn't bode well for the tank.

[F Gump]

During the broadcast, Followill said all four trade for players may be available to play on Saturday.  With our panache for keeping games close, that doesn't bode well for the tank.

Why would they matter? None of those guys are all that great, so as to make that much diff if they are used rather than the existing (previous) roster. They may even be worse, and they definitely don't know the plays or have any chemistry with the Mavs. In fact, these are the discards from a team even WORSE than the Mavs. 

I am not expecting to be impressed. Are you?

[cow]

Why would they matter? None of those guys are all that great, so as to make that much diff if they are used rather than the existing (previous) roster. They may even be worse, and they definitely don't know the plays or have any chemistry with the Mavs. In fact, these are the discards from a team even WORSE than the Mavs. 

I am not expecting to be impressed. Are you?

Impressed?  No.  Can they contribute to a team that plays hard and always seems to be in clutch games?  Sure.  Tyrus can save some wear and tear on Nanji/Cooper getting the ball up the court.  Middleton is vet and is savvy enough to not sabotage the game like Christie did tonight.  Less worried about the other two, but I really hope Middleton is never on the court for us. Little contributions can matter.