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Happy Monday, everybody. 28 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Hope all you guys had an incredible weekend. We are 29 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: live on AMPS, so if you're watching on youtubeer listening 30 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: on our podcast feeds, don't forget that AMP is the 31 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: very first place that you guys can get these shows. 32 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: We are continuing our Power rankings today with Number eleven 33 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Mavericks. A full season preview on them 34 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: coming up. And then I've got two male bag questions 35 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: as well. You guys are the Joe Portaget started and 36 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: subscribe to our YouTube channel, follow me on Twitter at 37 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: Underscore Jason lt. Don't forget about our podcast feed wherever 38 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: you get your podcast under Hoops Tonight, and I need 39 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: mail bag questions, so continue to drop those in the 40 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: YouTube comments so we can hit them at the end 41 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: of the shows. All right, let's talk some basketball. So 42 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: this was one of the ten worst teams in the 43 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: league last year, and I have them all the way 44 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,839 Speaker 1: up at eleven. And there are three reasons for that number. One, 45 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: I think lucas amazing. I know Mavericks fans are all 46 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: mad at me for putting him down at ten, but 47 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: I try to be clear with the way my player 48 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: rankings work. My player rankings are not vacuum player rankings. Obviously, 49 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: if there are vacuum player rankings where we forget about 50 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: what happened with the specific teams and their result last 51 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: year and we purely look at who a basketball player 52 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: is and what he's capable of, Luca's gonna be a 53 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: lot higher for me. But last year obviously was not 54 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: a pretty year for the Mavericks, specifically down the stretch 55 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: of the season. Wasn't Luca's best basketball of his career, 56 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: and so obviously the guys that were ahead of him 57 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: were guys at all made deep playoff runts. My player 58 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: rankings are more of like a recognition, Like think of 59 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: him as like almost like an award ceremony from that season, right, So, 60 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: like that's the way my player rankings worth of work. 61 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 1: It wasn't a shot at Luca. It's just the way 62 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: my system works. If I was ranking players in a vacuum, 63 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: Luca would be either three or four, depending on how 64 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: I feel about Yanis on any given day. And lately 65 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: I've been pretty down on Yannis because I think he's 66 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: declining a little bit in some pivotal areas. So obviously 67 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: I think very highly of Luca. He's not perfect. There 68 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: are some things that he does that drive me a 69 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: little crazy. I wish he'd let up on the refs 70 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: a little bit. The way he's been going after the rest, 71 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: especially in FIBA this summer, is not a good look 72 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: in my opinion, and I think it's a distraction for him. 73 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: So there are some things that I think he needs 74 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: to improve his overall effort and focus on the defensive end. 75 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: I think obviously he needs to improve his conditioning and 76 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: things like that, but like those are just little things. Obviously, 77 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: as a basketball player, Luca is one of my favorites, 78 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: and he represents an archetype of player that is my 79 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: personal favorite archetype, the archetype that I think is the 80 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: most impactful, which is the big, rim pressuring, playmaking forward. 81 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: I've always been drawn to that type of player. It's 82 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: why Lebron is my favorite type of player. It's a 83 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: big reason why I believe in Lucas so much in 84 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: the big picture. But to be clear, there are three 85 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: reasons why I have the Mavericks so high despite them 86 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: missing the playoffs last year. And it's one. I think 87 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: Luca is amazing and I think he's very much capable 88 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: of flipping the script off of what happened last year. 89 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: Second reason, I love the Kyrie Irving fit. Not only 90 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: has he had experience winning a championship alongside another rim pressuring, 91 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: playmaking forward, but he's playing a really high level of 92 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: basketball right now, played a really high level of basketball 93 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: with the MAVs last year, and I think him and 94 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: Luca compliment each other very well. He also brings some 95 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: different change of pace stuff that I think will really 96 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: help the Mavericks in the long run. We'll talk about 97 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: that when we get to the offensive end of the floor. 98 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: The third reason is they've had massive roster eternal. They've 99 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: swapped out a bunch of players that are not necessarily 100 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: known for being guys who excel in the dirty work 101 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: for high motor athletes, and those high motor athletes should 102 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: help them specifically in the areas they struggled last year. 103 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: This was one of the worst defenses in the league. 104 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: Last year. This was the worst rebounding team in the league. 105 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: Last year. They needed an influx of athleticism and motor 106 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: and they made that happen. So let's start with an 107 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: off season recap and take a look at what specifically 108 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: changed over in the roster. So they lost Davas Burton's, 109 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: Reggie Bullock, Justin Holliday, JaVale McGee, Frank Milakeina, Theo Pinson, 110 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: Christian Wood, and McKinley Wright. That's eight players off the 111 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: roster that all played at a specific points during the 112 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: season last year. Right, they added a bunch of different guys. 113 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: I want to talk about the perimeter guys in a minute. 114 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 1: Let's focus on the dirty work guys, the athletes to start. 115 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: So they brought in Derek Jones Junior, obviously a freak athlete, 116 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: one of the freakiest athletes in the league. He'll help 117 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: them with some contested rebound situations, and he's a good 118 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: defensive playmaker. Actually gets a lot of steals and blocks 119 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: per thirty six minutes. He just doesn't play as much 120 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: as some of his peers around the league, but he 121 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: will help them with some specific things in the defensive 122 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: and rebounding areas of the game. Rashaun Holmes didn't play 123 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: much last year obviously in Sacramento, but he is an 124 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: excellent rebounder that there was like a five year stretch 125 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: in a row where he averaged over ten rebounds per 126 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: thirty six minutes. And he's a very good short role player. 127 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: He's got a really accurate floater that he makes about 128 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: two thirds of the time, and that specifically, I think 129 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: is a really nice fit with Luca because so many 130 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 1: teams blitz him in and pick and roll or hard 131 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: hedge on him and pick and roll, which opens up 132 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: that short role pass Having a guy that can make 133 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: plays there's there is valuable. I think Rashawn's a really 134 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: nice fit there. Derek Lively, we did a full breakdown 135 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: of him in our draft reaction, So if you want 136 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: the full scouting report on Derek Lively, just go bick 137 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: a bit further back in our feed. But to make 138 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: a long story short, he's a young raw center prospect 139 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: and he has the potential to become the fulcrum of 140 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: a great defense. But obviously he's young. We'll see how 141 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: much he ends up playing this year. Later in the 142 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: first round, they took Olivier. I'm assuming that's how you 143 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: pronounced it. Olivier. Maxon's prosper a freaky athletic wing that 144 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: has a great motor. Specifically, will excel with the things 145 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: that the Mavericks needs so badly, which is just someone 146 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: that's big, strong and can run and jump and plays 147 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: hard all the time. I actually think he has a 148 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: chance to play a lot more than Derek Lively in 149 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: this particular season. But we will see great Williams and 150 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: assigning trade with the Boston Celtics a really nice pickup 151 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: at the forward position to help in their best lineups. 152 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: He's a little undersized, he's only about six seven with 153 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: shoes on, but he does have long arms, and he 154 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: competes on defense, and he's a very good rebounder for 155 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: his size for being a guy who's only about sixty seven. 156 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: For him to get you know, six and a half 157 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: rebounds per thirty six minutes. That's pretty effective rebounding. And 158 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: he could shoot. He's a fifty eight percent effective field 159 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: goal percentage catch and shoot jump shooter last year sixty 160 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,239 Speaker 1: eight percent when he was wide open, and I expect 161 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: him to get a lot of wide open looks with 162 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: the Mavericks. That tells me when he gets his feet 163 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: set and he gets to his muscle memory, that thing's 164 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: probably going in. He's gonna make almost half of them. 165 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: So that's a a really interesting stat there, and he's 166 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: got some off the dribble juice. He can actually put 167 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: the ball on the floor and make some plays attacking 168 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: a mismatch here or there, late clock situations, rescue possessions, 169 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: attacking closeouts. He was good for one point zero eight 170 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: points per possession in spot up situations, which is really good, 171 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: and he finished at the rim well for a ford. 172 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: He also was ten for fourteen from the field in 173 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: ISOs last year, which is really good. I'll be it 174 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: in small sample size, like that's kind of crazy when 175 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: you think about it. The fourteen times they tossed him 176 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: the ball and he went to work, he scored on 177 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: ten of them. That's pretty impressive. He's that starting caliber 178 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: forward that they desperately needed that they lost from in 179 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: the Kyrie Irving trade in the form of Dorian Finney Smith. Obviously, 180 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: I would prefer Do you prefer Dorian Finney Smith. He's 181 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: a better defensive player, a better athlete, a better rebounder. 182 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: I'd like in the long run, you like, it'd be 183 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: ideal if you could have someone like that, but you 184 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: had to get Kyrie Irving, and Dorian Finney Smith was 185 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: a vehicle with which you got Kyrie Irving, so you 186 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: needed to replace that. Going after Grant Williams, I thought 187 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: was a really smart way to make that happen. I 188 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: think Grant it's a good player. He was stuck on 189 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: a super talented roster, not getting as many minutes as 190 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: he probably would have in another situation, and I actually 191 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: think he might end up starting. We'll talk about the 192 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: starting lineup here in a minute. But if the five 193 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: guys I just mentioned, four of them have reputations for 194 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: being high motor guys, and Derek Lively is the only 195 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: one who's not like that, and he actually does play hard. 196 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: It's just more other limitations that can cause some problems. 197 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: For him, and he's just super young and super raw. 198 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: So really all five of them have the potential to 199 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: help them in these areas in the long run. They 200 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: added a couple of guards as well. They brought in 201 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: Seth Curry. He was one of the best backup guards 202 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: in the league. He was one point zero five points 203 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: per possession and pick and roll last year, which is good. 204 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: One point one four points per possession and spot up possessions, 205 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: that's awesome. Sixty percent effective field goal percentage on catch 206 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: and shoot jump shots, that's awesome. Fifty five percent in 207 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: pull up situations, that's awesome. So one of the best 208 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 1: shooters in the league, one of the best off ball 209 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: guards in the league. Couldn't do much better than him 210 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: off the bench. In my opinion, I think that's a 211 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: really nice pickup. I also think you're gonna see some 212 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: crazy lineups out there where you see Luka, Kyrie and 213 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: Seth Curry out there, and they're gonna be damn near 214 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: impossible to guard. When that happens. We'll talk a little 215 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: bit more about it in a little bit. Dante Exemp, 216 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: fresh off of the FEEBA World Cup with Australia, is 217 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: coming to play with the Mavericks. Now, he's been out 218 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: of the league the last two years, but he had 219 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: a really good season overseas last year. One point zero 220 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: five points per pick and roll, one point two to 221 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: nine points per ISO, which is like off the charts good, 222 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: one point one six points per post up, and he 223 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: shot the shit out of the ball last year. Sixty 224 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: five percent effective fielgal percentage on catch and shoot jump shots, 225 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: fifty percent on pull up jump shots, sixty eight percent 226 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: at the rim. Now, his off the dribble stuff did 227 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: not work super well with FIBA, but he did shoot 228 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: well in catch and shoot situation. So he's done a 229 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: pretty long streak of being a competent shooter. So I 230 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: think that could buy him some minutes in the rotation 231 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: as well. Given the nature of their predicament where they 232 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 1: were at the end of the season, I think that's 233 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: a pretty solid one summer rebuilt to turn over your 234 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: role player contingent and make yourself a competent basketball team. 235 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: So let's take a look at the depth chart at guard. 236 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna have Irving, Tim Hardaway, Junior Seth Curry, Dante Exhem, 237 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: and Jaden Hardy. Again for the sake of this specific 238 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: depth chart. I'm always looking more at way the ways 239 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 1: that players fit defensively, because what your position is is 240 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: who you can guard in the NBA. Right, So Luke 241 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: obviously functions as a point guard for this team, but 242 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call him a forward on this list, Grant 243 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: Williams as well, Maxi, Kleieber Kleiba, I should say Josh Green, Olivia, 244 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: Maxon's prosper and Derek Jones Jr. And then at the 245 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: center position, Dwight Powell, Rashaan Holmes, and Derek Lively. And 246 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: we all know Maxic Cleba can play some backup center 247 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: as well. So the question becomes who's gonna start, and 248 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: the two obvious ones are Luca and Kyrie. Right, I 249 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: think Dwight Powell has start at center. He's consistently started 250 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: over Kleiba in his career with the Mavericks. I like 251 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: Rashawn Holmes more as a bench big anyway, because he's 252 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: not the best defender in the world, and I actually 253 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: think he makes a ton of sense to bring in 254 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: as almost like an energy boost at the middle of 255 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: the second quarter. Right, And then Dwight Powell's basically started 256 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: every game that he's been available under Jason Kidd, not 257 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: all of them, but most of him under Jason KIDDS, 258 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: So he's probably just the safest bet to start. Regardless 259 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: of how you feel about which player should start, it's 260 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: a safe bet that Jason Kid's gonna go with Dwight 261 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: Powell at center. At the four, I think it's probably 262 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: gonna be Grant Williams. I think he slots really well 263 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: at the four next to Dwight Powell. You just signed 264 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: him to a long term deal at what basically amounts 265 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: to starter money, so I just think I don't think 266 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: you go to all the trouble to bring Grant Williams 267 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: in to play somebody else at that position, So I 268 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: think that'll end up being Grant Williams. They didn't play 269 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: Maxi Kleebel alongside Dwight Powell a lot last year, so 270 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: I don't think it'll be Maxie, although it's always always 271 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: on the table. As you know, Max he's a really 272 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: dynamic defensive player and can shoot the ball, so theoretically 273 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: you could play him at the four, but I think 274 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: it'll end up being Grant Williams. So the question becomes 275 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: who plays the three? Now? If I've got, you know, 276 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: Kyrie and Luca, and I've got Dwight Powell and Grant Williams. 277 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: You know, I've got three big and strong players. I've 278 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: got a lot of strength and size and guys that 279 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: can rebound with guys like Luca and with Grant Williams 280 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: in there. But what I don't have is like quickness, right, 281 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: So what I need in this specific situation is I 282 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 1: need a good perimeter defensive player that can also knock 283 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: down shots. And so it really comes down to looking 284 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: at the depth chart. The two guys that make the 285 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: most sense to be considered here are going to be 286 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: either Josh Green or Tim Hardaway Junior. I'd go with 287 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: Josh Green for starters. I just think he's a better 288 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: player right now. I think he's a better defensive player, 289 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: and he took a significant leap in his offensive development 290 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: last year, Like that was one of the big things 291 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: I was on from the beginning of the year, Like, 292 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: holy shit, Josh Green got way better. And I'm always 293 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: amazed when I see stuff like that, because I don't 294 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: think people and all of you who have played basketball 295 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,119 Speaker 1: will know exactly what I'm talking about here. But improvements 296 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: with jump shooting and ball handling typically are incremental. It 297 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: typically takes a very very long time to have a 298 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: small improvement in those areas, and so to see a 299 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: dude make a significant improvement tells you that he made 300 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: a significant commitment in the offseason to address that. This 301 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: was a crazy turnaround and it was motivated by a 302 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: bat playoff performance. If you guys remember the year before 303 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: the year the MAVs went to the conference finals, both 304 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: Frank Miila Kena and Josh Green got opportunities off the 305 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: bench to come in and play, but neither of them 306 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: can consistently knock down the corner three. That ended up 307 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: being a problem, right. Josh Green clearly identified that in 308 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: that playoff run and was like, I got to fix 309 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: this shit so I can play, and he did. He 310 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: went from fifty three percent to sixty one percent and 311 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: effective field goal percentage on catch and shoot jump shots 312 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: that's an eight percent improvement year over year, from thirty 313 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: seven percent to fifty three percent in pull up jump 314 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: shots effective field goal percentage that's a sixteen percent improvement. 315 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: He got better at attacking close outs, he got better 316 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: at making reads. I even think he got better defensively, 317 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: so like Josh Green legitimately made a massive leap last summer. 318 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: That means that that tells me that his head's in 319 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: the right place, That tells me he's competitive in all 320 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: the right ways. It tells me that he wants to 321 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: do whatever it takes to help the team. And I 322 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: think that just makes him a better a better player 323 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: to put your vote of confidence in at the three, 324 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: if that makes sense. So like I almost look at 325 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: the long term set as those three guys being Kyrie, 326 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: Luca and and Josh Green as like the long term 327 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: solutions at the one, two three. Will Grant Williams be 328 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: your long term ford who knows, Will Dwight Power Dwight 329 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: Pow will be your long term center who knows. But like, 330 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: it feels right to me that Josh Green is the 331 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: guy that you invest in that like for the next 332 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: three to four years. If you can get Kyrie to day, 333 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: will end up being like you're starting three, I think, 334 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: And I think he makes a lot of sense as 335 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: like a strong athletic but slightly undersized three to be 336 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: that modern three in the NBA. So I really like 337 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: the idea of going with Josh Green. So that means 338 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: you would have a starting lineup with Kyrie Irving, Luka, Doncicic, 339 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: Josh Green, Grant Williams, and Dwight Powell. That's a lot 340 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: of talent and then they'd have options. They have real 341 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: positional depth. You can go to Seth Curry at the 342 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: three and just have a ton of shooting. You can 343 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: go with Maxi Kleeb at the ford and have a 344 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: little bit more size and athleticism in the front court. Right, 345 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: Derek Jones Junior is an option. You can go to 346 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: Rashan Holmes if you want a short role player that's 347 00:15:58,160 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: got a little bit more pop in the mid range 348 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: than Dwight howl does. Right, Like what if Dante xm 349 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: ends up being useful? What if one of these young kids, 350 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: what if like Prosper pops as like a athletic four 351 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: that comes in and can make plays. Like they just 352 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: have a lot of depth and options that they didn't 353 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: have in the past. I'd love to see some lineups 354 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: with like Kliba at the five, with Grant Williams at 355 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: the four, Seth Curry, Kyrie and Luca where like you 356 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: just have five guys that can dribble, shoot and pass, 357 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: and how ridiculously difficult. It would make them to guard right. 358 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: So there's just a lot that this particular Mavericks offer 359 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: a roster has to offer that last year's did not, 360 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: and so I think I think that justifies a significant 361 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: increase in their potential over what we saw last year. 362 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: So on the offensive end is we all know the 363 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: Mavericks play basically the purest form of modern heliocentric basketball. 364 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: They're gonna let Luka Doncics bring the ball out the 365 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: floor every single time, and when he takes a possession off, 366 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: he'll give it to Kyrie, and then when they stagger 367 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: each other, whicheveryone's on the floor will be the guy 368 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: that determining most of these possessions. He's gonna slowly work 369 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: his way up the floor, call for a ball screen, 370 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: and if he gets a switch, he'll attack in ISO. 371 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: If he gets that, whatever the coverage that he sees 372 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: in pick and roll, he's gonna make the right decision. 373 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: If it's if it's a blitz, he's gonna easily get 374 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: the ball to the short role. If it's a drop coverage, 375 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna get downhill and put the defender in jail 376 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: and take some sort of push shot in the short range, 377 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: right Like, if he gets a switch, he's gonna take 378 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: the big guy out to the perimeter and try to 379 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: work him off the dribble. He's gonna work some guard 380 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: to guard screen so that he can try to get 381 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: a small on him and take him to the post. 382 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: It's just helio centric dissect your defense basketball, and that's 383 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: what he's the best at. And he was the very 384 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: best pick and roll ball handler in the league. Last year. 385 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: He scored one point one to five points per pick 386 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: and roll. Out of the fifteen players in the NBA 387 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 1: to run at least one thousand, he was number one. 388 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: So there's nobody in the league better at picking teams 389 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: apart and pick and roll the way that Luka Doncic does. 390 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: As a team, the Mavericks were by far the most 391 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: efficient pick and roll offense overall. As a team, they 392 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: averaged one point one zero points per possession. The Bucks 393 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: were in second place at one point zero six. And 394 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: it really just comes down to, like I just talked 395 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: about Luca as this like offensive fulkrum and we've did 396 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: the whole breakdown on what Luca is capable of in 397 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: the player ranking. So I won't get into it today. 398 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: But the important thing with Luca is it's not just 399 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: what he's capable of, it's really smart spacing principles. They 400 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: always have guys in both corners. They always have a 401 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,199 Speaker 1: shooter that can knock down a long distance three on 402 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: the right wing, and they always have a roleman that 403 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: can make decisions. And then when they go five out 404 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: with Maxic Kliba, it's a clear paint for them to 405 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,880 Speaker 1: operate those modern spacing principles. Always having guys in every 406 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,239 Speaker 1: spot that are capable of knocking down shots consistently at 407 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 1: a rate that's not tenable for the defense. That's what 408 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: allows the Mavericks to be as dynamic as they are offensively. 409 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: They were sixth in spot up efficiency last year, and 410 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: I actually expect them to go up a level this year. 411 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: I think more improvement from Josh creen bringing, bringing Seth 412 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 1: Curry into the picture, Luca and Kyrie getting better at 413 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: playing off of each other. I actually think they're going 414 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,959 Speaker 1: to be even better in their spacing and spot up 415 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,719 Speaker 1: effective effectiveness this year. And it's just incredibly high end 416 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: ball handling. When you have Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncicz, 417 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: it's unfair because you finally get Luca to take a 418 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: possession off and he's tossing the ball to Kyrie, freaking 419 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: irving man. And I know that Kyrie gets a lot 420 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: of negativity online because of his off the court stuff, 421 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: and look, I'm not here trying to defend that stuff. Like, 422 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 1: I have a huge problem with Kyrie stepping away from 423 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: a basketball team that he's committed to a goal with 424 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: to like go to his sister's birthday party or whatever 425 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 1: it was he did two years ago, or like some 426 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: of the other things that we've encountered over the years. 427 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 1: I'm not a big fan of that. It's just as 428 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 1: a I think as a teammate, you have an obligation 429 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: to your to your teammates to participate in that ultimate 430 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: goal with them, and like, if you're not committed to 431 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: that goal for whatever reason, you need to confide in 432 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: them about that so they can proceed without you, if 433 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: that makes sense, right. But that was a Brooklyn Nets issue, 434 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: and so far he's been good with the MAVs, and 435 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: in his time in a Dallas Maverick Jersey, he was 436 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: freaking incredible twenty seven points, five rebounds, and six assists 437 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: on sixty three percent true shooting in a MAVs jersey. 438 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: He was also the MAVs. For as bad as they 439 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: were down the stretch of the season, they had a 440 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: plus six net rating with Kyrie Irving on the floor, 441 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: meaning they outscored teams by six points per one hundred possession. 442 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: Say what you want about the MAVs after the deadline, 443 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: Kyrie was not the problem. And there were a couple 444 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: of specific things that he brought that I really really appreciated, 445 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: and a lot of it was just change of pace. 446 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: Like you know, Jalen Brunson was very methodical too, and 447 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: so there was like a very methodical approach from both 448 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: him and Luca. And Kyrie Irving has like a real pace, 449 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: and I don't mean pace from the standpoint of like 450 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: up and down the floor transition pace. Although Kyrie does 451 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: play with more pace than Luca. But Kyrie's not a 452 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: super high paced player either. But he does play with 453 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: more pace in the half court. What does that mean? 454 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: Less methodical in the half court? Not a bad thing. 455 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: Luca being methodical, I think is the strength of his 456 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: That's how he strangles the pace of games and how 457 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: he throws his opponents off of rhythm. But Kyrie does 458 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: bring a change of pace. He attacks quickly. He won't 459 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: take thirty seven dribbles to get the matchup that he wants. 460 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: Once he gets the ball, he attacks right away, and 461 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: I think that brings a really nice change up, or 462 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: it's more like the fastball to Luca's change up right, 463 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: But I actually really like that combination because it gives 464 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: that that kind of change of pace. Like you're you 465 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: have two or three possessions in a row where Luca's 466 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: methodically doing something, and as an off ball defender, you 467 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: have more time to kind of digest what's taking place, 468 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: and then next thing you know, here comes Kyrie off 469 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: a dribble handoff and he's already downhill and he's making 470 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: a counter move and it just happens so much more 471 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: quickly with Kyrie and that change of pass, that change 472 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: of pace I think helps them a lot. But the 473 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: aggregate ball handling and shooting on this roster is what 474 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: makes me so excited to see them play this year. 475 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: Like I said, if you throw Steth, if you throw 476 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: Seth Curry into that mix, Grant Williams obviously as a 477 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 1: four that can shoot, Maxi Kleeb as a five that 478 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: can shoot, they have a lot of potential to cause 479 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: teams a lot of problems. Offensively, they were already good 480 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: offensively last year. I actually think this is one of 481 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: my big predictions for the season. I think the Mavericks 482 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: will have the best offense in the NBA next year 483 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: by offensive rating. They were already the best half court 484 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: offense in the league last year, averaging one hundred and 485 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: five points per one hundred half court possessions. So that 486 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 1: simply put, the MAVs got better this summer, and they're 487 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: gonna have the continuity of a full training camp. I 488 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: think you're gonna get a a more in shape Luca 489 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: than usual coming off of FEBA, although I heard he's 490 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: had a little bit of an injury that he's dealing with. 491 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: I think this is gonna be a big bounce back 492 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: year for the MAVs. Now, defensively, last year they were terrible. 493 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: We're not gonna dive too far into it because they 494 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: have all different players, but they were twenty fifth and 495 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: defensive rating twenty third, and half court defense twenty second, 496 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: defending the paint in dead last, and rebounding. Now do 497 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be elite defensively this year. No, 498 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: But if you guys remember what we talked about in 499 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: the Sacramento Kings video. To me, there's when you're that bad, 500 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: it's effort Like personnel is gonna have a limitation on 501 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: your end, right, Like you're not going to be able 502 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: to have a top ten defense with the Dallas Mavericks 503 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: with the type of personnel that they have around the floor. 504 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: That's not elite defensively, right, But if you get your 505 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: point of attack guys to commit, right, So, like if 506 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 1: Josh Green has a good point of attack season, if 507 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: you get Kyrie and Luka Doncic to commit, if you 508 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: have a culture that you set from training camp on 509 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: where the team has good habits and competitiveness on the 510 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: defensive end of the floor, there's no reason why you 511 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: can't be a around like the fifteenth, sixteenth best defense 512 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 1: in the league. This is where I look more at 513 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: Denver as a comp. Now, you remember with the Kings, 514 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: I said that was a bad comp because the Kings 515 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: wanted to be the offense first team that didn't need 516 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: to commit to defense to win. But for starters, they 517 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: were atrocious defensively, and two their offense was a little 518 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: bit more smoke and mirrors, as we saw the Warriors 519 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: hold them to an offensive rating below one ten. Right, 520 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: the difference is the Mavericks were truly unguardable. They had 521 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: a top tier superstar in Nikole that was many levels 522 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: better than guys like darreon Fox. Right in Demandisabonis, so 523 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: he was unguardable and able to overcome the playoff dip 524 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: that so many players experience, and then the off ball 525 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: players complimented him really well. Jamal Murray played like a 526 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: superstar in the playoffs. Their offense was so transcendently great 527 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: that they only needed to be averaged defensively. This dlex 528 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: Mavericks team has that potential. Even if the Kings were 529 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: the fifteenth best defense this year, I would give them 530 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: zero percent chance to win the title. Why because they 531 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: do not have the top end offensive talent to be 532 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: that difficult to hang with in a seven game series. 533 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: Four times right, Luka dancicch and Kyrie Irving absolutely are 534 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: that dangerous. That's how highly I you, Luka. I view 535 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: him in the same tier in a vacuum as someone 536 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: like Nikola Jokich as a playoff offensive fulcrum Kyrie Irving 537 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: is the perfect complimentary piece. There's no reason in the 538 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: world that if the Mavericks don't get up to fifteen 539 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 1: in defense, and that to me is just like kind 540 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: of a benchmark to demonstrate that they're committed to the details, 541 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: because they don't have to be great, but they have 542 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: to be committed to the details. They have to be 543 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: good enough defensively to allow their top end offensive talent 544 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: to clear the way. This was a good This team 545 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: is going to be an interesting kind of case study 546 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 1: and whether or not the Dallas excuse me, the Denver 547 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: Nuggets from last year are kind of like a like 548 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: a one off or like the exception that proves the rule, 549 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: or an example of a new trend in the NBA 550 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: which would demonstrate that high end offensive talent is actually 551 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 1: more important than defensive talent in the new era. This 552 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: team is a good case study for that, and I'm 553 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: curious to see what they can pull off. So I 554 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be a middling seed in the regular season, 555 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 1: somewhere between five and eight. I just don't think they're 556 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: gonna rip off regular season games. I don't think they're 557 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: talented enough, but I do view them as like a 558 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 1: bona fide puncher's chance team to beat anybody in the playoffs. 559 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:49,959 Speaker 1: Like I give them a chance to be Denver. I'd 560 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: give them a chance to beat the Lakers, or give 561 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: them a chance to beat the Suns like Luca and Kyrie. 562 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: If they find a good four or five guys from 563 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: the rest of that roster that are committed to the 564 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: defensive end and that can knock down shot, they're just 565 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: gonna be a handful. They're gonna be a handful to 566 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: beat in a playoff series four times out of seven. 567 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: So all that is why I have them up at 568 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: eleven despite missing the playoffs last year. Very very excited 569 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: to see the Mavericks this year. All right, let's talk 570 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: about our mailbag questions. First one from Michael. If you 571 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: were to realistically improve the Warriors' size, which players do 572 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: you think they can sign. I saw a lot of 573 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: Warriors fans talking over the over the last couple days 574 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: about the Dwight Howard situation, and you Warriors fans that 575 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: watched the show will know that I basically said, don't 576 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: expect much from Dwight, and I actually thought it was 577 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: smart for them to move past dhite I didn't think 578 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: he was someone that could particularly help them. Not to 579 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: mention the fact that, like, when push comes to shove, 580 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: this is going to be a Sarch Draymond Looney front court. 581 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: Like those three guys are gonna get all the front 582 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: court minutes when it comes down to it in big moments, Right, 583 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: So I like that move as far as like signing 584 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: a player to address size issues. I dealt with the 585 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: same issue covering the Lake as someone who's a fan 586 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: of the Lakers last offseason, where it's like, man, where's 587 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: the size. There's all these guards, where are the forwards? Like, 588 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: how are they gonna contend with the athleticism of these 589 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: other teams? How are they gonna fix this problem? And 590 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: you find out pretty quickly that the veteran minimum free 591 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: agent market just doesn't have those players. You're gonna find 592 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: freak athletes that don't know how to play basketball, and 593 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 1: you're gonna find like veteran dudes who know how to 594 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: play basketball but can't contend physically anymore. That's pretty much 595 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 1: why they're not signed to rosters right now. So the 596 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: reality is is the only way that the Warriors are 597 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: gonna dramatically increase their size with playable guys is via 598 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: trade or via one of their young guys popping. It's 599 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: got to be Moody taking a leap. It's gotta be 600 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: Kuminga taking a leap. It's got to be trading those 601 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 1: guys for a veteran forward. That's the only way you're 602 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: gonna see a significant improvement in the Warriors perimeter size, 603 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: in particular interior size. I just don't think a veteran 604 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: minimum signing is gonna address that problem, all right. Last 605 00:27:56,320 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: question from Xander. If Yannis asks for a trade, where 606 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: would you like to see him go. So to be clear, 607 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: I don't think this will happen, but I would just 608 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 1: as a basketball fan, I would love to see Yannis 609 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 1: with Luca. The main reason why is I think they 610 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,719 Speaker 1: would cause the most I think they would form the 611 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 1: most devastating two man game in the history of basketball. 612 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: When you're talking about a roleman that is impossible to stop, 613 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: barreling towards the basket, who has all the nimbleness and 614 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 1: footwork to get around defenders, around the rim and finish everything. 615 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,440 Speaker 1: Giannis is one of the most underrated passers in the 616 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: league because people are so focused on him running and 617 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: jumping and dunking that they don't realize that he sees 618 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: the floor better than most forwards do. You're talking about 619 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: a screener that would get Luca better separation than he 620 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: has at any point in his career because of the 621 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: role gravity of someone like Giannis. I think the two 622 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: of them would be absolutely devastating together. And it's a 623 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: good thing that this will never happen. And it's a 624 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: good thing that it hasn't happened, because I don't think 625 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: they'd lose a lot of games if the two of 626 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: them were together. But that's definitely would that definitely, as 627 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: a basketball kind of fantasy situation, would be my dream 628 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 1: uh yannist destination, the Dallas Mavericks. All right, guys, that 629 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: is all I have for today. As always, I sincerely 630 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: appreciate you for supporting the show. We will be back 631 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: tomorrow with number ten. I'll see you guys. Then the 632 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: volume