Tim Cato

I'm doing good, man. It's good to still be back. Glad I still get invited back, even though we are not officially co-workers. But spiritually at heart, you guys are always co-workers to me.

I'm doing good, man. It's good to still be back. Glad I still get invited back, even though we are not officially co-workers. But spiritually at heart, you guys are always co-workers to me.

I'm doing good, man. It's good to still be back. Glad I still get invited back, even though we are not officially co-workers. But spiritually at heart, you guys are always co-workers to me.

I mean, you can make an argument that some of the issues is that they're not after the trade deadline. One commonality, one common trend between both of the deep playoff runs that Dallas made was that they came together late in the season. And, you know, so that's three seasons ago when they went to the conference finals. And of course, last season when they went to the finals.

I mean, you can make an argument that some of the issues is that they're not after the trade deadline. One commonality, one common trend between both of the deep playoff runs that Dallas made was that they came together late in the season. And, you know, so that's three seasons ago when they went to the conference finals. And of course, last season when they went to the finals.

I mean, you can make an argument that some of the issues is that they're not after the trade deadline. One commonality, one common trend between both of the deep playoff runs that Dallas made was that they came together late in the season. And, you know, so that's three seasons ago when they went to the conference finals. And of course, last season when they went to the finals.

This is a team that, for some reason, takes a while to really put it together. Now, this season was supposed to be different. This season, they came in with an offseason that was supposed to give Dallas the deepest team that they have had. Injuries eroded at that right away. Dante Exum remains out. P.J. Washington has missed games. Maxi Kleba...

This is a team that, for some reason, takes a while to really put it together. Now, this season was supposed to be different. This season, they came in with an offseason that was supposed to give Dallas the deepest team that they have had. Injuries eroded at that right away. Dante Exum remains out. P.J. Washington has missed games. Maxi Kleba...

This is a team that, for some reason, takes a while to really put it together. Now, this season was supposed to be different. This season, they came in with an offseason that was supposed to give Dallas the deepest team that they have had. Injuries eroded at that right away. Dante Exum remains out. P.J. Washington has missed games. Maxi Kleba...

who is an injury-prone player, to be fair, as is Exum. He has missed time. Derek Lively missed a few games. Kyrie Irving, in the loss and the defeat on Thursday night against Utah, the fourth straight, he missed. That said, good teams still win without some of their rotation players. It's not like Luka and Kyrie have been missing the majority of these games.

who is an injury-prone player, to be fair, as is Exum. He has missed time. Derek Lively missed a few games. Kyrie Irving, in the loss and the defeat on Thursday night against Utah, the fourth straight, he missed. That said, good teams still win without some of their rotation players. It's not like Luka and Kyrie have been missing the majority of these games.

who is an injury-prone player, to be fair, as is Exum. He has missed time. Derek Lively missed a few games. Kyrie Irving, in the loss and the defeat on Thursday night against Utah, the fourth straight, he missed. That said, good teams still win without some of their rotation players. It's not like Luka and Kyrie have been missing the majority of these games.

And so, yeah, it is absolutely a disappointing season thus far, a disappointing start for Dallas. I... I'm not quite at the point where I am willing to change my expectations for the team coming into the season. But this is a troubling trend that they keep running into where they start very slow. You know, the defense is top 10. The offense is top 10. These are usually marks of a title contender.

And so, yeah, it is absolutely a disappointing season thus far, a disappointing start for Dallas. I... I'm not quite at the point where I am willing to change my expectations for the team coming into the season. But this is a troubling trend that they keep running into where they start very slow. You know, the defense is top 10. The offense is top 10. These are usually marks of a title contender.

And so, yeah, it is absolutely a disappointing season thus far, a disappointing start for Dallas. I... I'm not quite at the point where I am willing to change my expectations for the team coming into the season. But this is a troubling trend that they keep running into where they start very slow. You know, the defense is top 10. The offense is top 10. These are usually marks of a title contender.

As you guys said, it's been a combined eight points that they've lost these four straight games. Just a little bit here or there could have easily changed something. But that's not really an excuse. I just think Dallas is going to get to the same point that they often find themselves in under Jason Kidd. They're trying to make up ground. They're behind and they're trying to catch up.

As you guys said, it's been a combined eight points that they've lost these four straight games. Just a little bit here or there could have easily changed something. But that's not really an excuse. I just think Dallas is going to get to the same point that they often find themselves in under Jason Kidd. They're trying to make up ground. They're behind and they're trying to catch up.

As you guys said, it's been a combined eight points that they've lost these four straight games. Just a little bit here or there could have easily changed something. But that's not really an excuse. I just think Dallas is going to get to the same point that they often find themselves in under Jason Kidd. They're trying to make up ground. They're behind and they're trying to catch up.

We've seen that happen. I still believe that's going to happen. But trying to catch up, trying to get back to where they need to be, that is a recipe for Luka to overextend himself, to play too many minutes, to be tired, exhausted, to have injury issues, nagging stuff that he just can't quite get rid of.

We've seen that happen. I still believe that's going to happen. But trying to catch up, trying to get back to where they need to be, that is a recipe for Luka to overextend himself, to play too many minutes, to be tired, exhausted, to have injury issues, nagging stuff that he just can't quite get rid of.