Did The Dallas Mavericks ACTUALLY Get Better?

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1. Not watching any pod that uses the 0-10 Klay excuse

2. Maybe don't start the vid with a minute long screaming match😵‍💫

3. That clip at the beginning is a fantastic example of why Kenny is so good. No pointless yelling, just insightful opinions.

4. Go mavs

5. my opinion on the dallas mavericks has now arrived

6. i would juss like to point out it that in the 16-3 1 of those Ls was the 3rd longest game winner in NBA history. Max strus sold his soul for that shot

7. i think klay has regressed a little on defence, but his bad defence last season was due to him mentally checking out imo. his defence wont be prime klay, but it will be better than last season

8. first time seeing other ppls content in kenny’s vids

9. Hell naw lol

10. Derrick Jones jr was definitely a great loss! He was just starting to get better thanks to Kyrie and luka. His play in the mavs system works great for him and is a perfect fit for his role in the team!
    He got us out in tight situations in the playoffs. He is sorely needed because his bounce can block shots from the three point line!
    This is the greatest need on defense! They took this factor for granted and gave it to the clippers….🤦

11. A healthy Dallas roster is very dangerous.

12. Shoutout Riv man he is easily the most knowledgeable about basketball on that podcast

13. The issue is naji marshall is the upgrade for DJJ but they probably wont start him. But if the Mavs dont change their offense they wont win shit

14. first clip showed me while ill never watch anyone else other than notb and cone lmao

15. bro so with you’re logic now that d jones jnr is on the clippers you’re saying they making finals now ? hahaha mavs upgraded kid simple

16. give that man some chill pills

17. crazy how they love to sleep on the mavs, talking crazy like Klay is DJJ’s replacement 😂, come on, we all know Naji was paid to be that player, but with better shooting. Man im SICK of listening errybody talking like DJJ was some type of bron. his ass couldnt make a 3 to save his life on the finals. btw, klay thompson is the second BEST shooter of all time, and quentin grimes is a + defender, over josh green? hell yea i’ll take that as an upgrade too.

18. On that Murray shot I think Steph should’ve gone there, stay up until Klay gets there and then run to Keegan. Klay with his speed would’ve never been able to catch up imho

19. Re: Klay’s defense – if you watched warriors basketball last season you’d know that Klay is a shell of his former self on that side of the ball

20. first clip showed exactly what's wrong with sports media

21. That clip at the beginning is a fantastic example of why Kenny is so good. No pointless yelling, just insightful opinions.

22. It’s so insane to me that we’ve gotten to this point where we are actually debating who is a better player derrick jones jr or a F-ing KLAY THOMPSON… crazy what injuries can do man😢😢

23. Your 2k videos are fun, but you know shit all about hoops 😂

24. It was gettin pj and gaff. Dwight Powell got off the floor

25. I think people are vastly overrating what Derrick Jones Jr added to the Mavericks, yes his perimeter defense was great but during that stretch where the Mavericks wen't crazy he barely played 20 minutes a night. The stuff Klay Thompson adds is just unreal, imagine Luka being able to lob to DLive, Gaff or kick it out to PJ, Klay and Kyrie. I know PJ wasn't shooting well last season but his shot looks good and should be around the 38% mark, just like the first 2 years of his career especially with the insane amount of open looks he will get this season.

26. People blow the 0-10 play-in game from Klay out of proportion. He didn't make shots he normally does and only took 10 of them. I think people who fixate on it didn't watch the game.

27. How they all have bad arguments 😭

28. Naji is better than DJJ…DJJ was a minimum contract before he played with Luka. THJ couldnt play in the playoffs and Klay is the replacement. Then you add Grimes who is a plus defender and its really not an argument that they got better.

29. Somebody gonna punch Riv for talking crazy irl like he on Twitter

30. They got worse. It’s that simple.
    They have one of the most overrated superstars ever and he’s great but he’s too selfish to win, if he can commit to defence then maybe he can win. But as it stands he’s equivalent to peak James Harden.

    Klay is washed.
    They got worse and it’s not much of a conversation

31. U failed to mention how deep their bench is now too. They got super young guys who (from what I’ve seen in the preseason games) can actually make an impact. Jaden hardy and jazian gortman are absolute buckets. They got omax prosper who is a big solid wing defender. And they got jamarian sharp who is 7foot5 and a great rim protector at their 3rd string center.

32. Dallas will be better because they are trying to add some motion offense to their schemes, so their offense isn't so predictable. All they did was run Pick n Roll and ISO, and Boston shut that shit down easily. Klay is a bit overrated, and if he was the player Dallas fans want to believe he was, the Warriors wouldn't have let him go. Klay slipped bad on both sides of the ball, and the Warriors couldn't justify overpaying him to be an inconsistent 2nd scoring option. So, will Dallas be better, yeah, but not necessarily because of Klay, although he will help as a 3rd option. How much better is the real question? We will have to see.

33. Naji will be the DJJ replacement, and that's a plus for The Mavs. He's a better shooter, playmaker, and just as good on D… Klay will replace THJ, and nobody will say that's a downgrade. Quinten Grimes > Josh Green… They got better on offense and might have gotten better on defense… i dont understand how people dont see that.

34. I fucking HATE screaming matches about anything, especially sbout such insignificant topics such as the dallas mavericks. Had to skip the clip

35. People acting like the Mavs didn’t get Naji Marshall AND Quentin Grimes alongside Klay. Like their perimeter defense doubled in power along with their 3 point ability. People saw Klay and ignored everything else.

36. They got better because Luka started playing defense as well, you cannot have both him and Ky as liabilities on defense. What they needed was firepower to allow Luka to rest with a defensive team like Boston. Dinwiddie will allow Kyrie to rest, so he can close games and is a better defender, this is where the difference will be made, the others just need to be 3 and D.

37. Djj and washington were very good corner shooters but average to subpar above the break shooters and great defenders.

    But, tatum on dallas' centers completely lockdown mavs offense since luka can't penetrate cause boston would just switch dallas PnR and luka or kyrie are forced to take pull up isolation shots late in the shot clock which the celtics prefer all day. The celts center horford or kirstaps will be on djj instead so he can help from the corner.

    Now, since the pnr game with lively and gafford are locked up dallas was forced to utilize djj or pj as screeners so luka can get the mismatch or get an advantage driving to the paint. Problem is, djj and pj aren't great rollers so they opt to Pop instead. Problem again is, above the break threes aren't their fortes so boston let them take those. Klay does offer above the break shooting but that's basically it. It's a numbers game at the end.

    That said. Djj and pj are both explosive athletes and great onball an offball defenders which are both great cause luka gets blownby 90% of the time. So having like 3 shotblockers waiting made dallas crazy good on defense. Will klay be able to replicate that? Doubt it.

38. No

39. i compare this to old ray allen joining the miami heat in the 2010's. klay gonna win the mavs a late playoff game or two

40. Spencer shooting good in Dallas makes sense.
    With Luka setting them up, everyone shoots better

41. i dont think klay is a replacement for Flight 55. Thats why they got Naji. And boi hes good af at defense