While Dybantsa, Boozer, Peterson, Wilson, Wagler, Burries, Flemmings, Acuff, were all playing college ball, Coop was :

• Second youngest ROTY ever (by 2 days, to LeBron)

• Youngest ever to score 35

• Youngest ever to score 50, only one as a teen

• First rookie since Allen Iverson to drop 40 four times

• First rookie since MJ to lead his team in points, assists, rebounds and steals

All while being high school player of the year and college player of the year. And he's the 11th youngest player in the league RIGHT NOW, only 7 months older than Cam Boozer, the youngest one.

Let's see how this year's rookies do compared to rookie Flagg who was a year younger. Let's see how they do compared to Flagg this year, while they are the same age.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

Lively had superb potential when he last played. Gafford is serviceable but he is what he is at this point.

Between Rez and Cisse, who would you rather be palying at 5?

Personally, I think the issue with Rez is that despite being big and bulky he tends to get pushed around. Cisse in my opinion is much more athletic than him and when going against the like of Giannis, Wemby, Duren, Jabari I think Rez is in disadvantage.

I hope we can see some Cisse minutes when Rez is being killed at 5. I know he's a Dusty guy and he's a lottery pick so playing him to grow on that potential is more crucial than nurturing an undrafted Cisse. But I think it's also reckless to let a talent like Cisse rot in the bench. It's been 4 games, but I surely hope to see him on the court.

Also, from last game I like the pass he made to Kyrie as he was cutting for an easy layup. I hope Rez can grow more on being a connector, which Lively excels at.

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Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/GuRNM

Masai kept our raps relevant just by having defensive dogs for over a decade, and im happy the tradition is carrying over to the Mavs.

The Mavericks say Santi Aldama has been assigned to the Texas Legends to practice with the team as part of his return-to-play protocol.

Acquired in July as part of a six-team trade, Santi Aldama has been sidelined since knee surgery in March and will get in some practice work with the Mavericks’ @nbagleague affiliate before making his Dallas debut.

His defence has been very good, I'm not worried about his shot at all he's always had a solid shot. He just rushes his shot sometimes. With more game time and coaching he’ll eventually get there.

Walter Clayton JR provided a poise that we haven't had on this roster for a while. The way he controlled the offence and drove to the rim we really missed. I was super impressed by him. He looks calm and composed. Last year was his rookie year and he had to adjust to two different teams in one year. Small guards also take time to adjust to the nba.

These pickups by the Mavs have been amazing, very high quality pickups on the low. Walter was a 18th pick just last year and Zacch 1st overall just two years ago. They have a lot of talent.

Curious to know what Dusty May and his system have done for this former number 1 pick.

He's a stocks monster and playing 30mpg every game...you think he starts over Christie or PJ soon?

He's a career 45%/35% guy and hes at 38%/18% so that should come back around, especially with the gravity of Coop, Kyrie etc.

Rest of Season he could be at like:

12.5/6.8/1.8/1.6/1.4 as a starter.

Shout out to Dusty and the guys.

As much as I love our roster, we have some pretty big flaws. But he (and the team) are covering them up by playing the guys to their strengths and putting in old fashioned hard work.

Watch how valuable this coaching skill will be when we are actually contenders. Cautiously optimistic, but I have high hopes for the future, MFFL.

I'm asking who in NBA history is his game modeled after? The best comparison I can come up with is Anthony Davis. And I don't mean skill for skill, I just mean body type and a general idea of what they can do. Coops got better handles, ad has a bigger body and better post moves. That's an overall simplification but if you think about their games, who else would you put in that category? Rasheed Wallace? Sam perkins? Keith Van horn? Who fits in this category of athleticism, defense, point guard sensibilities and handles? Jermaine o'neal?

Who is the comp?

His defense is absolutely elite and paired with Flagg's defense... it makes our team scary.

Idk who he needs to work with to fix his shot. I'd honestly be fine with him taking those running floaters lol.

Stocks is steals+blocks btw

That’s it that’s the post. I love him so much HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Post Game Thread

Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat

FINAL — 113 - 109

Box Scores: NBA

GAME SUMMARY

Venue: Kaseya Center, Miami, FL

Officials: Chelisa Painter, Chelisa Painter, Kevin Scott, Josh Tiven

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Dirk could really tell when his one-legged signature fadeaway lost its lift and decided to call it quits shortly afterward.

Game Thread

Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat

FINAL — 113 - 109

Box Scores: NBA

GAME SUMMARY

Venue: Kaseya Center, Miami, FL

Officials: Chelisa Painter, Chelisa Painter, Kevin Scott, Josh Tiven

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Risacher and Larry are diamonds in the rough.

Could be that Hawks was disappointed or was tired of his development but damn, Risacher is an NBA player. He has strong motor, athletic and an energizer bunny. I see DFS in him with a better shot creation and handling. And I think him coming from the bench is the best scenario as he doesn't have to immediately go against star and starter players, he definitely has an advantage against opposing team's bench.

Larry, is one game worth the hype? I think so, his outside shooting is real. His passing too is, he definitely is not what Luka was in his rookie year. But he doesn't have to, he just has to be his own kind of player. But you can definitely see there's something as he is able to create some of his shots, be a catch and shoot on 3s. His biggest flaw now would be turnover, ball handling and strength. And I think he excels when there's another ballhandler with him in the floor

Sasser, I wasn't really high on him as we did not see him during preseason but I think he is a good off the bench PG. He is a streaky shooter that handles the ball.

Max, we are still waiting for the bump in his game. Apart from reboubding I haven't seen a change in his game still. Hope he lives to the potential Dusty mentioned he'd seen on him.

Excited to see DLive and Santi. I'm also curious to see how Biberovic would be like on the floor.