it's not a fact considering it's hyperbole
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Oh come on. Nobody has sat 15 or 20 minutes.
Jrue and Lonzo both sat with 2 minutes remaining in the first and came back in 4 minutes into the second. So they sat 6 minutes, for example.
You can't (or at least shouldnt) play guys 40 minutes a night. People sit sometimes.
they're actually refusing to call fouls for us lol
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WTF is going on
TERRIBLE just TERRIBLE. 19-2 RUN
19-2 run for the Mavs, unreal
Dreadful turn in this second quarter. Just god awful.
Need to let Ingram continue to initiate and create. He is elite at getting his shot.
wtf happened
This is hideous.
The only offense we're seeing is iso ball right now.
It's ugly as hell.
Mags have just got hot plain and simple. We also didn’t play very well in the 2nd quarter. This isn’t likely to last.
Favors has run out of steam. he isnt fighting for boards
45 points quarter for Dallas? WTF is that? Where is Jrue??
After a brilliant first quarter, the second quarter collapsed into horrible basketball. Jesus Christ.
Starting unit looks out of sync on both ends of the floor. That was a sloppy end to the 1st half.
This is rough to watch. Welcome back Pelicans!
I think Gentry needs to do a better job of staggering starter minutes..
FTA disparity: 14 for the Mavs, 6 for the Pels. Also worth considering, beyond the appalling play from the 2nd quarter pels.
We need to trade Jrue while he still has value because geez, if he keeps playing like garbage he's going to be worthless on the market.
I just keep feeling like our starters are a terrible fit. I feel like Lonzo in general is a bad fit as our team is constructed. He rarely drives to the goal and so defenses just slack off him and dare him shoot 3s. He makes all our other players on offense have to work harder because it's 4v5.
Lonzo works but you have to have the shooters around him. The problem is Jrue has been garbage so even if you wanted to sit Lonzo you can't play Jrue as a main PG.
Things the second half needs more of:
- Ball screens. We ran a lot of ball screen, PNR type action in the first, and less in the second.
- Passing. Collapsing into isoball just isn't good enough and it's not a consistent source of offense for good teams.
- Switching on defense and help.
Things it needs less of:
- Isoball
- Trap heavy defense
Pretty interesting that the NBA GMs were polled on who they would take right now to start a team and Karl Anthony Towns came out first on the list. Kid is a beast that some can maybe admit now that AD isn’t god here.
We need to quit settling for long 2s.
So I guess we just aren't getting foul calls? Saving them all up for Zion, I suppose.
Let’s all remember we are playing another actual basketball team trying to accomplish the same thing as us. As much as some wanna act like Dallas sucks they don’t and have 2 legit stars. We are also without our best player which you know usually makes a difference in basketball. Take Doncic or Porzingis off the Mavs and let’s see how good they look. We have a young team let’s pump the brakes. It’s halftime!!
I like Brandon Ingram and Zo. A few months ago I didn’t feel that way, but they are showing why they were top 3 picks.
NO! I want instant gratification! FIRE EVERYONE! TRADE JRUE! I don't WANNA wait till our young players develop. I don't WANNA wait until Gentry figures out which rotation combos are most efficient. I don't WANNA acknowledge that he's already replacing E'Twuan Moore with Frank Jackson off the bench!
WAH!!!! WAH!!!!
Interesting point here: You know what Jrue averaged through the first 2 games last year?
12.5 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 turnovers, 43% from the floor, 0% from 3. The assists were good, of course, but basically it: everything else in his box score looked pretty pants.
By the end of the year, he had picked up, was 21/5/8, made an all-defensive team, and had a strong argument for all-NBA.
Just gotta be patient with him. He's usually a little slow to start the year. Yes that sucks, but it's not a huge deal.
MOVE THE BALL, Ingram. The ball will get back to you eventually. Jesus...