Dallas @ Suns Game 2 (R2) Wednesday 5-4-2022, 7PM

[Mainstreet]

I wonder how many points he gave up on the other end with crappy defense. I wouldn't be shocked if he gave up 50+ alone.

Yeah, I think the Mavericks were fatigued.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Luka Oncic

That's very clever

 

[Cheesebeef]

Luka Oncic.

Damn you. I was trying to figure out some name to trash Luka a couple of pages back and my brain was too fried from work today to come up with anything even remotely clever.

That’s it tho. Good work.

Also, slight credit to Oncic in the post game presser. First question was someone begging for him to blame the officiating and he swatted that junk away.

 

[Mainstreet]

NBA TV does nice wrap-up shows.

 

[Cheesebeef]

NBA TV does nice after game wrap-up shows.

Love NBATV coverage after a playoff W.

 

[GatorAZ]

Oh its not a safe place over there. They are turning on Luka

Probably the same idiots that were booing Dirk when he was young.

 

[Mainstreet]

Love NBATV coverage after a playoff W.

In the playoffs it's the only way to go. You actually get to hear from the coaches and players.

 

[Mainstreet]

Jae Crowder said the Suns wanted to make Luka work. Let's do it again Friday.

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[GatorAZ]

It’s ridiculous what CP is doing right now. As long as he keeps up whatever he’s doing to his body he will see that 4-year deal all the way thru.

 

[Covert Rain]

I am so tired of people mentioning Luka and Jordan in the same sentence. First off Jordan played on both ends. Comparison over.

You want to know how bad Luka‘s defense has been?

Suns went at Luca 50 times and scored 1.72 points per possession.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I am so tired of people mentioning Luka and Jordan in the same sentence. First off Jordan played on both ends. Comparison over.

You want to know how bad Luka‘s defense has been?

Suns went at Luca 50 times and scored 1.72 points per possession.

YIKES!

 

[Mainstreet]

Chris Paul and Devin Booker are double trouble.

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[Suns_fan69]

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[Hoop Head]

On Reddit the general sentiment from Mavs fans is hoping for a gentleman's sweep rather than a straight sweep.

I almost want to find out when Nick Wright will be on TV next to see what he has to say.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Chris is wearing an OLD SCHOOL Suns hat… that thing takes me back to 1993 when the black version of that hat never left my head for two years.

 

[1tinsoldier]

i think Barkley was justified in writing down names of people who can stay at his house for the Western Conference Finals

but i wouldn't bet on us winning the next 2 in Dallas. i would never predict any NBA team sweeps another.

 

[Raindog]

That's the thing about Doncic. He's a top flight offensive player... but he is also rapidly approaching also being the most overrated player in the league. He can certainly shoot, handle, and pass the ball well above average for a guy his size, but there still isn't a lot of evidence that he really elevates his teammates in any way like Magic or Bird, or can singlehandedly dominate the way Jordan or Lebron could. And that's not even mentioning his inability to defend, which is something that is never going to get better.

Yes, he will likely be a stat stuffer for the remainder of his career. But calling him "White Harden" may end up being more and more apt. The NBA is ALL about hyping "stars"...and they won't have that singular Jordan/Lebron soon as James continues to wind down. So I am sure they will try to turn someone like Doncic into that. But with his athletic limitations and propensity toward becoming even less so as he gets older, I don't see him living up to the absurd hype over the long term.

 

[Mainstreet]

Jae Crowder says Devin Booker has a switch he can turn on.

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[GatorAZ]

That's the thing about Doncic. He's a top flight offensive player... but he is also rapidly approaching also being the most overrated player in the league. He can certainly shoot, handle, and pass the ball well above average for a guy his size, but there still isn't a lot of evidence that he really elevates his teammates in any way like Magic or Bird, or can singlehandedly dominate the way Jordan or Lebron could. And that's not even mentioning his inability to defend, which is something that is never going to get better.

Yes, he will likely be a stat stuffer for the remainder of his career. But calling him "White Harden" may end up being more and more apt. The NBA is ALL about hyping "stars"...and they won't have that singular Jordan/Lebron soon as James continues to wind down. So I am sure they will try to turn someone like Doncic into that. But with his athletic limitations and propensity toward becoming even less so as he gets older, I don't see him living up to the absurd hype over the long term.

Dallas missed the playoffs 7 consecutive years before drafting him. They’ve been terribly run for a decade.

 

[Phrazbit]

Dallas missed the playoffs 7 consecutive years before drafting him. They’ve been terribly run for a decade.

Them breaking up their title winner so they could have cap space a full season later was one of the more inexcusable front office moves of all time.

Even if their odds of a repeat were incredibly slim... you can't do that.

 

[Mainstreet]

Biyombo played 18 minutes shooting 4-4 from the field, grabbing 3 rebounds and scoring 9 points.

He did a great job of staying ready.

 

[GatorAZ]

Them breaking up their title winner so they could have cap space a full season later was one of the more inexcusable front office moves of all time.

Even if their odds of a repeat were incredibly slim... you can't do that.

IIRC they were holding out hope to sign Deron Williams who ended up being a disaster for the Nets.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Dallas missed the playoffs 7 consecutive years before drafting him. They’ve been terribly run for a decade.

Bingo.

Magic had STACKED teams around him with a 4 time MVP next to him the second he stepped on the court.

Larry had a bunch of talent around him as well.

Luka’s second best player is… Jalen Brunson. The Mavs were atrocious for better part of a decade before him. They’ve made the playoffs the last 3 years, gave a healthy Kawai/George Clippers team all they could handle in 7 last year and won a round this year.

Is he the end all be all some hype him up to be? No. But even now, he’s a hell of an offensive player, and if he ever actually gets in great shape and Dallas figures out how to put any actual talent around him, will be a tough out for years to come.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Biyombo played 18 minutes shooting 4-4 from the field, grabbing 3 rebounds and scoring 9 points.

He did a great job of staying ready.

Yup. Biz made a great impact tonight.

 

[Phrazbit]

IIRC they were holding out hope to sign Deron Williams who ended up being a disaster for the Nets.

Then they went after DeAndre Jordan, who agreed to sign with the Mavs but the Clippers went and locked him in a cellar until he agreed to stay. (Mild exaggeration)