Preseason Game 4: Mavs vs. Hawks | 7:00pm CST

[Chicagojk]

Really sloppy dress rehearsal game by Dallas. They are getting their asses kicked too

[Moviemavguy]

Most of these NBA preseason games have been garbage...but damn, this is pretty awful. Gaff and PJ especially when they shoulda been moved this offseason. It'll be next to impossible to move them for anything other than a bag of chips if they don't play well. Nobody wants those contracts.

But preseason...I guess.

[Chicagojk]

I don’t think Zach has done enough in his trial run starting these preseason games. You can’t take much from it but he has been a little shaky, maybe that will be the plan long term but max probably is the better option to start the season.

[CooPerFan]

Cooper sucked on offense in the 1st half. Also Risache sucks.

[dirkfansince1998]

I don’t think Zach has done enough in his trial run starting these preseason games.  You can’t take much from it but he has been a little shaky,  maybe that will be the plan long term but max probably is the better option to start the season.

He had a couple of nice passes and is one of the few guys that don't look like geriatric Dirk on defense but his shot looks really bad. Might be a slightly better overall player than Christie but as bad as the Mavs are shooting Christie is more valuable for them right now and should probably start.

[dirkfansince1998]

Powell probably has been the best center on the roster in preseason. That's just a really bad look for Gaff, Morez and Cisse. Will be interesting to see how they handle this.

[Chicagojk]

He had a couple of nice passes and is one of the few guys that don't look like geriatric Dirk on defense but his shot looks really bad. Might be a slightly better overall player than Christie but as bad as the Mavs are shooting Christie is more valuable for them right now and should probably start.

Yes he had a few nice passes.  His handle is really shaky though.  Even his nice pass to cooper early in the game was a bit of a roller coaster.

Not saying he is a waste but I think it is going to be up and down for him.  To start the season Max seems more stable at the moment.  Although the second unit is really a mismatch of parts at the moment.

[Deebo]

Pj gotta go looks like. Just jacking 3s

[Mavs2021]

Not a chance this offense will work. Everything is too slow. Mavs do not have enough dynamic players, shooters/floor spacers and quick decision-makers. Kyrie is the #1 creator instead of Luka. That is completely different burden at age 35 coming off an ACL. And the defense is a** too.

[Chicagojk]

Thought Rex set some great screens. A healthy Lively and Eez is going to be fun. It may be rocky at first though. Aldama and Rez could Also be a nice combo. A solid showing by Morez

Sergio was up and down. I like how he took a shot driving. The offense overall was really rough. They need to play fast at the moment. If you are fouling and the other teams is making there threes is is really going to hurt the Mavs offense

[Deebo]

Powell probably has been the best center on the roster in preseason. That's just a really bad look for Gaff, Morez and Cisse. Will be interesting to see how they handle this.

Gotta be joking

[JamesConway816]

He had a couple of nice passes and is one of the few guys that don't look like geriatric Dirk on defense but his shot looks really bad. Might be a slightly better overall player than Christie but as bad as the Mavs are shooting Christie is more valuable for them right now and should probably start.

IIRC he was super streaky at Atlanta. I hope & think he can develop into a Chandler Parsons level of offensive player and believe he has the tools for that. But yeah it’s been rough.

I am super low on Christie though. Like just meh. He screams Malik Beasley / Gary Trent Jr to me. Journeyman SG with little ball skills. But he also reminds me too much of the trade so I might be biased.

We don’t have a superstar two guard on this squad so the positive is that we have plenty enough time
to give both Risacher and Christie extended looks to see if one of them can turn into something this season. 

I think we might see both get the starting spot for stretches.

[dirkfansince1998]

Gotta be joking

With Gafford they are playing 4vs5 on defense and Rez and Cisse seemingly aren't able to execute whatever May wants to do on offense. With Powell you at least get solid screens/handoffs and short roll decision making. It's not an endorsement of Powell. Just saying it like it. Rest of the guys sucked big time.

[Deebo]

Another foul
On a 3. Wthb

[dirkfansince1998]

Naji is either injured or completly out of shape.

[Chicagojk]

I think the Mavs will come to regret that Marshall extension. Not that he is not a good player but I really don’t see a big enough role for him to justify that salary. I don’t think you can expect him to run an offense. We will see.

[Smitty]

Gotta be joking

It’s just a bit.

[Deebo]

Pj/martin/powell all are not needed. Things are looking bad

[Chicagojk]

Atlanta has been much better tonight. Look much more in regular season form.

Looking at the stats it is not hard to tell why. 17 threes to 12 for Dallas. Atlanta is getting a ton of good looks on drive and dish.

17 more free throws. Just kills you. Five fouls on threes.

15 more rebounds. Maybe this is partly due to Dallas shooting but Atlanta has been much more active.

[CooPerFan]

26/12/4 8-20FGA for Cooper in 29 minutes