Dallas Maverick’s

**IBetYou** · 04-05-23, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by stevenash

Why is that stiff Powell starting at center over Christian Wood?

And man that Mavs bench is next level stinky, that bench is about as deep as a puddle.

He's their best centre. Wood is SOFT!

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 04:45 PM

Doncic lacing them up again. Most of his teammates sitting for load management -just 2 games left and they want to rest lol

**d2bets** · 04-07-23, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

Doncic lacing them up again. Most of his teammates sitting for load management -just 2 games left and they want to rest lol

But Doncic only playing 1Q? Both teams trying to lose?

**teecee** · 04-07-23, 06:26 PM

Fighting for (well, in contention for) a playoff spot and they have, what, 4 starter out?

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

But Doncic only playing 1Q? Both teams trying to lose?

why would he play 1Q?

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 06:28 PM

The guy plays year round. Eurobasket last summer, WC this summer, yet not interested in quitting.

**teecee** · 04-07-23, 06:29 PM

Bums

**jtoler** · 04-07-23, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

The guy plays year round. Eurobasket last summer, WC this summer, yet not interested in quitting.

doncic is only playing 1st qtr so how are you gonna spin this one.

**teecee** · 04-07-23, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by jtoler

doncic is only playing 1st qtr so how are you gonna spin this one.

What is the point of playing 1 quarter?

**d2bets** · 04-07-23, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

why would he play 1Q?

Who the hell knows.

**Kermit** · 04-07-23, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

Doncic lacing them up again. Most of his teammates sitting for load management -just 2 games left and they want to rest lol

Don't the Mavs need to win tonight to have a shot at making the playoffs?

**Kermit** · 04-07-23, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by teecee

What is the point of playing 1 quarter?

I don't understand. If anything, I would expect him to play as much as possible.

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

I don't understand. If anything, I would expect him to play as much as possible.

They lose their pick if they're not in the bottom 10. They would rather be bottom 10 than compete lol

Why play him at all?

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 06:45 PM

I can't remember a worse final week of the season than this. The indifference...

**Kermit** · 04-07-23, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

They lose their pick if they're not in the bottom 10. They would rather be bottom 10 than compete lol

Why play him at all?

They have to win tonight and Sunday, and need the Thunder to lose Sunday to make the playoffs.

Are they really going to give up on the season when they can still make it into the playoffs?

**jtoler** · 04-07-23, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by teecee

What is the point of playing 1 quarter?

I don’t see how they are still favored I don’t care if bulls are suiting up middle schoolers it’s obvious mavs don’t want to win but it’s the nba and the irrational often hapoens

**Kermit** · 04-07-23, 06:48 PM

Ok, I see that Kidd said that Doncic will only play the 1st quarter.

"And the guys that are playing are gonna go out and try to play to win. You gotta be pros. You can't cheat the game."
All-Star guard Luka Doncic, who was listed as probable due to left thigh injury recovery, will only play the first quarter, Kidd said.
On Tuesday, Doncic publicly rejected the idea of sitting out down the stretch as a tanking measure to protect the Mavs' lottery position.

**d2bets** · 04-07-23, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

Don't the Mavs need to win tonight to have a shot at making the playoffs?

Perhaps, but it appears they care more about having a top 10 pick next season.

**Kermit** · 04-07-23, 08:33 PM

So what happens if the Mavs accidentally make the post season?

**Headsterx** · 04-07-23, 08:47 PM

Mavs 'change' course, sit Kyrie, four others

😂😂😂

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 09:12 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

So what happens if the Mavs accidentally make the post season?

I think they'd be alright with that. They just don't want to lose their pick AND miss the playoffs lol. One of the other and they're happy.

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 09:29 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

Ok, I see that Kidd said that Doncic will only play the 1st quarter.

"And the guys that are playing are gonna go out and try to play to win. You gotta be pros. You can't cheat the game."
All-Star guard Luka Doncic, who was listed as probable due to left thigh injury recovery, will only play the first quarter, Kidd said.
On Tuesday, Doncic publicly rejected the idea of sitting out down the stretch as a tanking measure to protect the Mavs' lottery position.

Can;t cheat the game he says... but he's not playing the rookie Hardy in crunch time. He's literally cheating the game.

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 09:43 PM

What a way to end your season. Jesus wept!

**Nate rasta** · 04-07-23, 09:44 PM

Stick a fork in Cubans ass, there done

**Headsterx** · 04-07-23, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by Nate rasta

Dallas is done. Can't see them making the playoffs after tonight and Oklahoma city won

Yup, Nate knew what was happening? Gonna miss laughing at this shit show. At least we’ll have the off-season to get some good comedic material from this team.

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 09:46 PM

They actually have another game to play yet Kidd hastily stating pre-game that Doncic would only play 1 more quarter on the season. So if they won and the Thunder lost? Don't matter, they weren't interested. You play 80 games for that. Talk about a black mark for the league.

**Nate rasta** · 04-07-23, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by Headsterx

Yup, Nate knew what was happening? Gonna miss laughing at this shit show. At least we’ll have the off-season to get some good comedic material from this team.

Luka is cry baby on the court.they have no veteran leadership

**Kermit** · 04-07-23, 10:16 PM

I just don't understand this at all. Why in the Hell would you tank the end of your season like this when you have a chance to make it into the playoffs?

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 10:21 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

I just don't understand this at all. Why in the Hell would you tank the end of your season like this when you have a chance to make it into the playoffs?

Wembanyama ...I guess.

**IBetYou** · 04-07-23, 10:22 PM

They'll never know how far they could have gone. But they were afraid of losing their pick AND not making the playoffs -disaster.

**Headsterx** · 04-08-23, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by IBetYou

They'll never know how far they could have gone. But they were afraid of losing their pick AND not making the playoffs -disaster.

Thunder was going to win anyway on Sunday so moot point in trying to win with Kyrie. Throw in the towel and start early on back room politicking with Silver for #1 pick.

**marcoloco** · 04-08-23, 12:57 PM

guess they just gave up on the season

**bjb7223** · 04-08-23, 03:32 PM

NBA investigating Mavs for sitting key players

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36121082/nba-investigating-mavs-sitting-key-players-amid-playoff-hunt

The NBA announced it is investigating the Dallas Mavericks over the team's decision to sit several key players for Friday night's 115-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls that eliminated the team from play-in contention.

under investigation

**bjb7223** · 04-08-23, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

They'll never know how far they could have gone. But they were afraid of losing their pick AND not making the playoffs -disaster.

I think they did it just to be spiteful to the NBA of the bad calls they got the past month.

**KVB** · 04-08-23, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

They actually have another game to play yet Kidd hastily stating pre-game that Doncic would only play 1 more quarter on the season. So if they won and the Thunder lost? Don't matter, they weren't interested. You play 80 games for that. Talk about a black mark for the league.

You know, I read this yesterday thinking the NBA might take a look at this behavior.

Then today bjb posted that link.

I had a feeling this looked just a little too obvious.

Cuban ran into this before and was fined in 2018.