the lone star Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 13 hours ago, Tyronnosaurus said: Playing at Washington tonight. Should be a juicy loss. Anyways, what I want to see from DSJ: -2 or less turnovers -7 or more assists -at least 45% from the field Points aren't my main concern with DSJ. Of course it'd be nice to see him drop 20 finally, but if he only scores 6, I won't be mad if he's not turning over the ball, is efficient, and is running the offense effectively (with sexy assist numbers). Defense isn't really a concern to me as well, unless he's literally not trying. I'm also excited to see Barnes. His aggressiveness has tripled the past 5-6 games and he's scoring efficiently again. Hoping he goes for 25+ tonight. Wizards sabotaging the Mavs' chances at getting a top 3 pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyronnosaurus Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 6 hours ago, the lone star said: Wizards sabotaging the Mavs' chances at getting a top 3 pick. Yeah they really are awful outside of their core guys (Wall, Beal, Porter, Gortat). Kelly Oubre Jr. is the only player outside of those 4 that is any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the lone star Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 On 11/8/2017 at 9:25 AM, Tyronnosaurus said: Yeah they really are awful outside of their core guys (Wall, Beal, Porter, Gortat). Kelly Oubre Jr. is the only player outside of those 4 that is any good. Still more than what the Mavs got, but I'm hoping Seth Curry returns soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyronnosaurus Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 So I'm not sure if it's because he's a rookie or some vendetta against Cuban, but Smith is attacking the basket and getting hammered without calls a ton so far. The worst is when he gets hammered, the other team gets a fast break, and then gets an and 1 BS touch foul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasmade Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 http://www.nba.com/article/2017/11/13/morning-tip-dallas-mavericks-dennis-smith-jr-qa#/ Good read on JR. Seems like a pretty grounded kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyronnosaurus Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Smith's last 5 games: 20.6 ppg 6.2 rpg 4.2 apg 3.4 topg 43% FG 40% 3pt 91% FT You can tell he's starting to settle in. Turnovers are way up, but he's taking more risks. Either way he needs to get that number down (though 3.5 isn't awful for a 19 year old rookie playing with sacks of **** all over the floor). As of now my biggest complaint with Smith is his shot selection. He takes far too many shots that he shouldn't be. A big example is when he'll hit 2 or 3 shots in a row, and the he's guaranteed to start shooting, shooting, shooting on many consecutive possessions. Last game he made 2 baskets and looked to have a rhythm. Then very next possession he took a rushed, pull-up off-balanced three that bricked, and then the very next possession took another awful three. That was followed by an awkward 18 foot spin, turn around shot that bricked. And then the biggest frustration on offense is when he takes it to the rim against big guys and gets blocked damn near every time. He's definitely starting to settle in and you can see that star in him, but he needs to settle down and look for more efficient shots. Also needs to learn that just because he makes a few buckets in a row doesn't mean he has to play hero ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 I really hope DSJ can grow as a distributor and get guys like Noel and Mejri more involved in offense. I've always liked Mejri, but I guess Noel needs to develop a shot or a post-move or something. I'd be interested to see some of Noel at the 4 though, because honestly, this team isn't playing for anything this year. Let's just see if he can fit at another position, because he's a nice young talent that'd I'd like to keep. But if he can't get out of the doghouse, then it's all moot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 Cool to get a win, but I just want Dirk to score 15+ a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 What a way to lose. We need those though, so I'll take it for sure. Regardless, good team effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 54 minutes ago, tonyto36 said: Mavericks played a lot better than I expected. Added by some Celtics ineptitude there was some nice series for them and the guys played hard. Carlisle still a very underrated coach. I really wish he could coach Noel up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 I wonder if getting Curry back will help Noel out. Can't believe he rejected 4 years, $70 million in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Kleber has helped turn things around, but meh, I kinda liked losing. Also, I really want someone to develop a spin move. Saw Whiteside pull it off the other day and think that would be nice to have over here. Maybe Noel if he can get out of the doghouse, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Noel should eat more hot dogs to gain some weight, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 How did this team beat the Spurs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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