Tim Cato
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard Nov 2024
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And as a result, Dallas is just in a situation where whether it's offensive rebounds, whether it's concentration and effort, it just hasn't been there. And I think the late games, it has shown up a little bit too often. That is – That's been a lot of what's contributed to these, you know, four consecutive losses, despite the point differential, the combined point deficit being so small.
Defensive lapses, there's been a little bit too much Luka pulling up for 30 foot shots. I think we all focus on the end of games, and there's been some end-of-game issues, and this would look a lot better if Dallas just was executing a bit better. I do go back to, oh goodness, which game was it? It was against Phoenix, where Kyrie Irving was just nuclear. It might have been the game after that.
They all blur together at a certain point in the season. But Luka, up two, took a 30-foot shot that he never passed. He barely got it over the line within eight seconds. So yes, there's been some issues. Dallas has also not started well. Almost consistently, they're shipping 10 points in the first quarter. They've done that almost all season.
Against Utah on Thursday, they had one of the most terrific third quarters I've ever seen, where the effort and the buy-in wasn't there. Utah, for example, is a team that's the worst team in the Western Conference. all it takes is not playing horrifically, more or less, for a good team to beat them. And in that third quarter, they did.
They played horrifically, and all of a sudden, when in the fourth quarter, they actually played a very good fourth quarter. It was not nearly enough to overcome this deficit, this hole they had dug themselves. So, I would say that the fourth quarter stuff has to be better, and I think it will be, just in a sense of randomness. Clutch is a very small sample size. I do think it will trend upwards.
But Dallas is also digging themselves holes throughout games. Most often the first quarter, and the first quarter against Utah wasn't superb. But it's not exactly encouraging that these first quarter problems are not leaking into other quarters, even if the fourth quarter looks better for the team.
Yeah, I would say overall, Clay, in isolation and in a vacuum, has been great. He hasn't quite been the offensive player that he was last season, but there's expectations that he's going to get back there. His shooting percentage, things like that. There's hope that he's going to be a 40% shooter because he's Clay Thompson.
And he's been a shooter who typically starts a little slow, starts a little cold, and then warms up throughout the year. And But overall, you know, defensively, he's been fine. I think the concerns are not specifically about Klay Thompson, that he's been horrific, that he's been, you know, Klay Thompson before the season.
He talked about wanting to prove that he could still be an all-defense caliber player. And I think it's clear that he's past that, you know, that, you know, nearing 35, that he's not at that point of his career anymore. But I think he's been okay. He's been a fine defender, and he's been an above-average offensive player who may still yet be a bit better than what he's even shown so far.
The question is, and not to say that you were saying otherwise, the question is, can you survive with Klay, Luka, and Kyrie all together? Is that just not enough punch, not enough oomph on the defensive end? And the numbers so far would agree that...
Those three together have not led to great defensive ratings that the team performs a bit better when it's two of those three guards plus a Najee Marshall, plus a Quinton Grimes, plus a P.J. Washington. Or really, if you're just playing two of those guys, ideally you can get two of those players that I just named. Grimes, Marshall, Najee. And that helps the defense a lot.
So I think we're still in a find-out mode. I think that... it's a little bit too early to come to you know specific conclusions and clay himself certainly has not been a disappointment but it is going to be the big question hovering around the team all season even if they pull things together and start winning a little bit
That question, and whether this starting lineup works, whether this closing lineup works, and against Utah on Thursday, Dallas noticeably spent most of the fourth quarter playing without Klay Thompson out there. If that closing lineup is going to work, whether that trio is going to work, or whether Klay Thompson would fit the team better in another way, that's going to be the big question.
I just think it's a little bit too early to say for sure.
The legendary Mark Stein. I know. Four times a week.
So I've got first guess? Yeah. I named them all. That's right. That's right. Yeah, you could sweep it. Vince Carter.
He is no longer active.
Very confident guess.
comprehension is right here my brain's still a little hazy from being oh my goodness what a rough start this is the equivalent of spilling coffee onto my keyboard oh goodness I heard half the question I already started the brain was already going what about the zinger that's right Andrew he's one can you name the other three Brunson Brunson is one I get you a full point Andrew
Oh, who are we missing? Oh, Klay Thompson. Kyrie Irving. Oh, Kyrie, Kyrie. You said Klay Thompson.
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