No one respected the Mavs all playoffs. Not surprised they aren’t giving them the love even with Klay joining the team. We keep receipts over here in Dallas.
You think it’s bad for Dallas, nobody’s talking about the Pacers AT ALL. Even going to the ECF, they named Philly, New York and Milwaukee as the threats in the East. Pacers are getting huge disrespect.
@@elt-gamingbig difference Mavs we’re 5th seed while Luka carried the Mavs with no one. ☝️ acres were 5th and 6th because that’s what they’re. Mavs were on pace for 60 wins after trade deadline. Mavs weren’t who they are until after the trades.
Love how they can bash Luka for a 73 point game but not the Celtics for versing no competition for three rounds to get to the finals...they versed all injured teams...even including Dallas and Dallas was the only 50 win team they versed while Dallas went to war for three rounds...Dallas at the 5 seed woulda been the 2 seed in the East
Nobody talks about OKC? That’s all everyone’s been talking about. Mavs last year won 50 games and they had Kyrie, Lively, Exum, Green, Kleber miss 25-35 games each. Now they got better and you hope that they will be healthy this year. And that’s not mentioning how they were after the deadline. And you think Lively will get better and PJ/Gafford will improve after a a full offseason with the team.
these socalled nba analyst doesnt know simple common sense. im curious how they weigh teams in the east. im sure they would say celtics is number 1 cause the they went to finals and the won championship. why is it hard to say mavs went to finals and they should be the number 1. all teams should be graded with the results of the playoffs not because they acquire whos who. if okc acquired caruso etc nobody knows at this time if they would be a great fit and if they could really be in the finals they lost to mavs so its only natural that theyre below mavs. mavs shouldnt be graded to be number 1 just because they got klay. theyre number 1 cause they beat okc clippers wolves and went to finals.
When Kyrie misses his annual 20-30 games, Klay moves to SG and you have Luka/Klay/Naji/PJ/Gafford-Lively. That's a hell of a lot better than last year.
Yeah but Klay IS replacing DJJ in the starting and closing lineups (for now). That’s where the concern lies. I’m not hating. I actually think Dallas will be a better team this year, and I have them finishing second in the west
@@SquidysTents The starting line up will get worse defensively because of DJJ-Klay swap, but Mavs are overall better defensively. DJJ was starting but he was playing less minutes than THJ. Klay will play THJ (27) +3 minutes or so, Naji will play 20+ minutes of DJJ and maybe some hf Josh, and Grimes will play most of Josh minutes. Klay is much better defensively than THJ Grimes is slightly better on D than Josh Naji is slightly worse defender than DJJ Of course a lot of defense depends on line ups, rotations and whether they can keep being focused as at the end of the season, but on paper Mavs defense is clearly better. Not much better, but still better.
@@antykwantyNaji is a better defender than djj. Naji is bigger and stronger with quick hands. Djj is a twig that gets pushed around with a low basketball IQ on offense.
Lol nuggets would've had their way, if they didn't blow a 20pt lead vs wolves. OKC still #1 also they have 3 first round picks next season.. good chance they get somebody or could even trade them and add somebody.
The girl in the rainbow jacket has quite literally no idea what she’s talking about. Dallas signed Naji Marshall to replace DJJ. Naji is a better defensive player than DJJ. Dallas traded for Grimes to replace Green. Dallas traded for Klay to replace TIM HARDAWAY JR. stop acting like you’re an expert when you can’t even do your due diligence.
The narrative will be that Dallas made it through a soft conference, despite the fact that everyone said it was stacked and a bloodbath. You're going to hear a lot of takes like "oh, they only made it to the finals because Denver couldn't close out," etc.
How is it that the T’wolves and Thunder are put over the Mavs and the Mavs beat them both in 5 and 6 respectively??? ESPN really have the dumbest analyst. You really kill your credibility with takes like this making it on air…
That is, man. Everybody talks about Klay, but Marshall and Grimes are very good aditions. They are very good defenders, so they will have to play in playoffs.
Because they don’t want to mention how naji Marshall managed to locked up SGA when the pelicans met the thunder. And guess who locked up SGA and almost caused a fight against jimmy butler?
Putting the Wolves ahead of the Mavs is a joke…Minny did nothing to get better for next season, and that WCF Series wasn’t close. Mavs got better and deeper. National sports media is the worst.
Mavs go to the finals… they got better and will actually get more time together and they still don’t get the respect they deserve. Beat OKC in 6 and really had complete control of that series.
Go watch the games again. They were leaving Derrick jones and pj wide open on 3 most of the time and they missed a lot made less than 2 a game in that finals series
I ain’t a Dallas fan but they literally got better with every player they replaced. Naji to replace ddj grimes to replace green and klay to replace Tim who wasn’t even playing honestly.
How TF do they take the team that went to the finals last year, updated their roster and beat OKC and Minn and put them below? None of this makes any sense.
realistically mavs should be #1, as they're the team to beat cuz of their finals appearance. I do not think they should be lower than 2 as of right now
Ian gonna lie…kyrie, klay, luka, lively, and gafford is a nasty lineup. Even if klay is the fifth option, but he also can be the second and maybe first option on a good night
@@Danny-vk2cpno he’s not, even with klay having one of his worst seasons recently, he still had nights where he was playing like a first option or the 2 best player on the floor
What folks dont realize is with Harkenstein, it makes them a regular. Chet at the 5 made them dynamic because they can stretch teams out similar to Boston. Harkenstein cant shoot so it makes them easier to guard IMO. Caruso dont move the needle, stop it!
I fairly have them top 2 in fact based on what they did last season beating The Wolves and OKC was very huge considering those two teams are going nowhere meaning they legit top 3 with Okc that might probably dominate upcoming regular season but fair to say Dallas Top 2 based on their final run the acquisition of Klay and keeping their core
does espn hire people that watch basketball? the mavs held the celtics to their worst offensive rating all postseason in the finals, they just couldn’t match boston’s shooting. and for whatever reason no one is talking about how NOBODY could match their shooting, okc still can’t and now with denver losing kcp they for sure can’t, minnesota can’t. dallas may not have the best defense in the regular season this upcoming year bc rudy gobert gets carried by shitting on bad teams all year but when the playoffs come he’s proven to be a liability every season. dallas and okc are the only real contenders when healthy next postseason of the top 4 as currently constructed and they both still have frp’s to trade at the deadline unlike denver and minnesota. minnesota will be better but don’t match up well against dallas or okc by simple virtue of gobert being unplayable against luka/lively or chet/sga
They swear our defense was the problem, and it wasn’t, no one could get a bucket but Luka, the only team better than us in D after the trade deadline was the Celtics
ESPN never respected dallas as a contender. Regardless, what the mavs accomplished last year and what they did this off season. But MAVS still is number 1
Denver losing KCP is going to hurt them the same way it hurt the Lakers. I'm happy for KCP getting his money though. KCP deserves every penny. He's a solid player and people speak very highly of him.
Don't forget DLive was a rookie last year too and very noticeably improved as the season progressed. I'm most excited to see the leap he makes after a full offseason working out.
Dear god these guys keep talking like we are an old team! Gafford, Lively, PJ and Luka are young! Kyrie and Klay are seasoned, but it’s not like those guys are 37! They give the team good balance with young guys and vets! Also, yes OKC improved, but we did too and our young guys will only get better after that season! OKC had home court advantage and still lost!
They’re in the mix with the. Nugs, Tpups and Thunder as the West favs. You always have to worry about Kyrie going off the rails though and Klay completely falling off the cliff.
Ok so your judging Kyrie from your couch but cant see that he’s matured and now on a team that appreciates him but yeah your expert analysis from your couch says different 😂
listen guys. okc on paper was making great moves. but how is hartenstein helping with their shooting issues? i get carusso over giddey. but chet wasn't great. hartenstein isn't. i don't see it paying off in the playoffs as much as people are trying to make it look like.
Okc in the reg season had the best 3 point percentage in the league. I think the moment just got too big for them, which makes sense given their age and lack of experience. Also it’s likely ihart comes off the bench to give Chet more rest. He struggled against Dallas because he was exhausted and okc didn’t have a viable backup
As a Mavs fan let’s see who is at the top of the standings in January and February. The Mavs could be # 1 by a wide margin in 2025 or they could be in the play in territory. The west is too good and it’s too close to call right now.
@@CannedHam2479 It ain’t that obvious that they won’t be #1 but sure it is hard in the west mavs turned into a 50 win team middle of the season when everyone was glamouring over the clippers run in the first half of the season. Then you had wolves, OKC and Denver tied in the first 3 spots… the 6th to 1st place may all be closely tied at the end of the season and I’m not even trying to exaggerate
Well OKC is about to have money issues here in a couple years (probably when Chet is eligible for max rookie extension), they can’t have SGA, J-Dub, & Chet all on max contracts so 1 of them will likely get the short end of the stick & might have to go elsewhere. Similar to how Memphis couldn’t afford to pay Ja, Bane, & Brooks big money.
I’m not saying Dallas can’t be number one but by a wide margin? Your fanboy is coming out. This isn’t the east with the Celtics. The west is consistently a cluster of teams every year. Plus Dallas isn’t better than most teams to the point they will ever have a wide margin as a 1 seed. OKC, Dallas, Denver and Minny will all be within 3-5 games of each other
That all depends on what type of klay they are getting I will say they are not getting championship klay but I think he’s still good enough for teams to not be crazy enough to leave him open
I’ve always said that OKCs weak point was their lack of ball movement!! Shai would get his and score but he couldn’t drop off or pass the ball “enough” and the others crumbled in the last 4 games! Please get more passing OKC
Somebody want to tell her that Dallas isn't switching Klay for Jones, it's Naji for Jones, Klay for Tim Hardaway. I'll take BOTH those moves every day of the week. And tell the half-wit doing commentary that Dallas held Boston to 20ppg below their season average, so if he felt the problem was Dallas not having enough defense, he's admitting he knows NOTHING about basketball.
The complete lack of research and the level of ignorance displayed by Skip Bayless and Keyshawn Johnson on ESPN’s Undisputed is truly astounding, particularly in regards to the WNBA’s Angel Reese and Caitlan Clark. To quote that timeless stalwart of women’s sports, Jane Austen, “A person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
I don't get why people are saying Klay will get open looks in Dallas so it will be better. He was getting open looks at Golden State! Did we forget Steph is always doubled teamed? The truth is may play better in Dallas but it's not because he's getting open looks, he was salty about money. His defensive rating is worse than Luka's, good luck with that. Warriors got better on D with their trades and shooting and Mavs possible got better with shooting and worse on D. Klay's basketball IQ was also abysmal this year.
LeFraud really screwed himself and the Fakers by drafting Bronny. No one respected that move like he thought they would and no one wants to be a part of that circus either. 😂
No one respected the Mavs all playoffs. Not surprised they aren’t giving them the love even with Klay joining the team. We keep receipts over here in Dallas.
You think it’s bad for Dallas, nobody’s talking about the Pacers AT ALL. Even going to the ECF, they named Philly, New York and Milwaukee as the threats in the East. Pacers are getting huge disrespect.
Yup that's how we like it every series they picked mavs to get swept
@@restlessyouthproductionsit’s only because the mavs and pacers were 5th and 6th seeds
It wasnt until we made the finals when everybody wanted to hop on tha bandwagon. Now that its over the media is going back to their origninal stance
@@elt-gamingbig difference Mavs we’re 5th seed while Luka carried the Mavs with no one. ☝️ acres were 5th and 6th because that’s what they’re. Mavs were on pace for 60 wins after trade deadline. Mavs weren’t who they are until after the trades.
ESPN:
Dal v LAC - I like the clippers in 6
Dal v OKC - I like OKC in 6
Dal v Minn - I like Minnesota in 4 or 5
😂 what a joke
It literally happened opposite of what they predicted and they still diss the Mavs… it’s literally targeted hate at this point.
@@Antoine_Devon yup. Bunch of clowns. Keep sleeping on Luka, Kai, Klay and the boys.
Love how they can bash Luka for a 73 point game but not the Celtics for versing no competition for three rounds to get to the finals...they versed all injured teams...even including Dallas and Dallas was the only 50 win team they versed while Dallas went to war for three rounds...Dallas at the 5 seed woulda been the 2 seed in the East
Dallas is ranked 1. Stop the 🧢
They picked mavs to win the finals tho
Nobody talks about OKC? That’s all everyone’s been talking about. Mavs last year won 50 games and they had Kyrie, Lively, Exum, Green, Kleber miss 25-35 games each. Now they got better and you hope that they will be healthy this year. And that’s not mentioning how they were after the deadline. And you think Lively will get better and PJ/Gafford will improve after a a full offseason with the team.
It’s only about LA, Dallas, Denver. Never Small market teams..
these socalled nba analyst doesnt know simple common sense. im curious how they weigh teams in the east. im sure they would say celtics is number 1 cause the they went to finals and the won championship. why is it hard to say mavs went to finals and they should be the number 1. all teams should be graded with the results of the playoffs not because they acquire whos who. if okc acquired caruso etc nobody knows at this time if they would be a great fit and if they could really be in the finals they lost to mavs so its only natural that theyre below mavs. mavs shouldnt be graded to be number 1 just because they got klay. theyre number 1 cause they beat okc clippers wolves and went to finals.
When Kyrie misses his annual 20-30 games, Klay moves to SG and you have Luka/Klay/Naji/PJ/Gafford-Lively. That's a hell of a lot better than last year.
Klay isn’t replacing DJJ, Naji Marshall is: Grimes is replacing Josh Green
Yeah but Klay IS replacing DJJ in the starting and closing lineups (for now). That’s where the concern lies. I’m not hating. I actually think Dallas will be a better team this year, and I have them finishing second in the west
@@SquidysTents The starting line up will get worse defensively because of DJJ-Klay swap, but Mavs are overall better defensively. DJJ was starting but he was playing less minutes than THJ. Klay will play THJ (27) +3 minutes or so, Naji will play 20+ minutes of DJJ and maybe some hf Josh, and Grimes will play most of Josh minutes.
Klay is much better defensively than THJ
Grimes is slightly better on D than Josh
Naji is slightly worse defender than DJJ
Of course a lot of defense depends on line ups, rotations and whether they can keep being focused as at the end of the season, but on paper Mavs defense is clearly better. Not much better, but still better.
@@antykwantynaji is a better defender than DJ
@@antykwantyNaji is a better defender than djj. Naji is bigger and stronger with quick hands. Djj is a twig that gets pushed around with a low basketball IQ on offense.
@@phatch5444 TBD
Mavs could win a chip and ESPN would still use a Mav's story to talk about Denver and OKC.
the other lady is irritating she got no common sense😂
Mavs will not win a chip the East has a better shot
@@irving4486.. You only completely missed the point. Lol.
That lady said Denver got better in free agency and all they’ve done is lose players😂
Mavs went to the finals--none of the other teams did that. The Mavs are number 1.
This
Teams. change and grow. The Nuggets won it all. then didn't make the conference finals.
Lol nuggets would've had their way, if they didn't blow a 20pt lead vs wolves. OKC still #1 also they have 3 first round picks next season.. good chance they get somebody or could even trade them and add somebody.
@@Jayz93Jnuggets lost pieces, Mavs added pieces
@@truebrowncanadianmavs went to finals so theyre number 1 in west
The girl in the rainbow jacket has quite literally no idea what she’s talking about.
Dallas signed Naji Marshall to replace DJJ. Naji is a better defensive player than DJJ. Dallas traded for Grimes to replace Green. Dallas traded for Klay to replace TIM HARDAWAY JR. stop acting like you’re an expert when you can’t even do your due diligence.
She wants to hate on Dallas just because it’s the trendy thing to do
she fine doe
Exactly she, mina kimes and Kimberly martin should be on tv they are all trash
@@LuckyJackson2020 nah
don’t kno who these nobodies is lmao
ESPN Third Take
Courtney can get it, tho
Exactly
ESPN Lost Take 😂😂😂😂😂
@@dorya.2189😂😂
Keegan Murgan 😂😂😂
That woman saying Nuggets got better after saying they haven’t done anything but lose KCP… make it make sense.
How is Dallas not first when we’re western conference champs? lol
The narrative will be that Dallas made it through a soft conference, despite the fact that everyone said it was stacked and a bloodbath. You're going to hear a lot of takes like "oh, they only made it to the finals because Denver couldn't close out," etc.
@@dryr-mp4ppDenver couldn’t close because joker can’t close games it’s simple without Murray theyre a non factor.
@@phatch5444 tell me you and 2 goofs don't know basketball without telling me.m
@@phatch5444 jokic has made some insane shots, and he's made insane game winners and game winning plays.. here you deserve this 🤡
@@dryr-mp4pp they did only make it cause Denver blew a 20pt lead, jokic was gassed out and Murray was being moody, mpjr also didn't help much.
How is it that the T’wolves and Thunder are put over the Mavs and the Mavs beat them both in 5 and 6 respectively??? ESPN really have the dumbest analyst. You really kill your credibility with takes like this making it on air…
completey agree, OKC series could have goine either way, but the MAVS legit beat the t wolves, there were no questions. dallas was the better team.
@@Kcazbarach The mavs legit beat OKC too. We don't know if it could have gone either way because it only went one way
Once again they’ll find out too late that the Quentin Grimes and Naji Marshall signings are slept on and not talking about them enough
Just like DJJ last year 😅
Sure
And that they don’t wanna mention that naji locked up SGA with the pelicans when they were praising so much about OKC. They don’t watch the NBA tape.
The fact no one is talkin bout grimes & Marshall is crazy…
That is, man. Everybody talks about Klay, but Marshall and Grimes are very good aditions. They are very good defenders, so they will have to play in playoffs.
Because they don’t want to mention how naji Marshall managed to locked up SGA when the pelicans met the thunder. And guess who locked up SGA and almost caused a fight against jimmy butler?
I like OKCs moves. But I do not see how you could have Minessota over Mavs given they lost in 5 and then added a rookie.
ANT is their savior. Mavs and Luka get hate
Are these sports propagandists even aware the Mavs also added Quentin Grimes and Naji Marshall?
Lets just keep those guys as sleepers. If these clowns dont want to acknowledge them then let them sneak up and bite these people in the arsh.
Nope 😂
she said we swapped out D Jones defense for Klay
Wrong, we got Naji Marshall for that role.
Klay takes THJ role
She is talking about the starting line-up.
Luka is gonna look to leave this team this team belongs to Kyrie and Klay now
Putting the Wolves ahead of the Mavs is a joke…Minny did nothing to get better for next season, and that WCF Series wasn’t close. Mavs got better and deeper. National sports media is the worst.
Media really saying Wolves got better than Mavs because they drafted a rookie 😂
@@R3Y1023yeah they're expecting him to guard luka its honestly sad, they let their decent luka defender leave, and replaced him with a rookie
Our offense was more of a problem than our defense in the Finals. We definitely got better with the additions of Thompson, Marshall and Grimes.
Live your life Klay. Thanks for the wonderful memories, and making my childhood team a superpower!
Mavs go to the finals… they got better and will actually get more time together and they still don’t get the respect they deserve. Beat OKC in 6 and really had complete control of that series.
Lmaooo Denver fell off.. losing bruce brown last yr and now kcp killed all the dogness that team had
I wouldn’t call KCP a dog, but yeah they definitely lost two really crucial role players
It's a long season, they can add pieces
@@SquidysTentshe was their 3rd best player arguably. I mean of course AG and MPJ are in that conversation but KCP was underrated.
@@fringe_minority not really sure how they can add pieces when they have no money and would have to trade some of the pieces they already have.
@@CarbonSound4No aaron gordon definitely was the 3rd option KCP is not a dog my boy
Numbers wise, wasn't the narrative in the finals is how it wasn't the Mavs defense but their offense that cost them?
Go watch the games again. They were leaving Derrick jones and pj wide open on 3 most of the time and they missed a lot made less than 2 a game in that finals series
We could barley break 30% from 3 in the finals 🤦🏾♂️
Hit the nail on the head
They didn’t have Dallas going to the finals last year so all their opinions don’t matter lol
I ain’t a Dallas fan but they literally got better with every player they replaced. Naji to replace ddj grimes to replace green and klay to replace Tim who wasn’t even playing honestly.
Dallas should be 2
Shoulda woulda coulda. Mavs would've finished 1st in '25 with the same team as last year.
Yeah at least over wolves, think they're just trying to hype up ant unless they made some moves im not aware of.
We dont talk bout memphis enough
The dude on the left speaking fax 📊
How TF do they take the team that went to the finals last year, updated their roster and beat OKC and Minn and put them below? None of this makes any sense.
realistically mavs should be #1, as they're the team to beat cuz of their finals appearance. I do not think they should be lower than 2 as of right now
Ian gonna lie…kyrie, klay, luka, lively, and gafford is a nasty lineup. Even if klay is the fifth option, but he also can be the second and maybe first option on a good night
Trippin
@@Danny-vk2cpno he’s not, even with klay having one of his worst seasons recently, he still had nights where he was playing like a first option or the 2 best player on the floor
Thompson is the 3rd option
What folks dont realize is with Harkenstein, it makes them a regular. Chet at the 5 made them dynamic because they can stretch teams out similar to Boston. Harkenstein cant shoot so it makes them easier to guard IMO. Caruso dont move the needle, stop it!
Chet can play the 5 lol they don’t even need hartenstein to start.
The Thunder ahead of the Mavs after they knocked out the Thunder in six games in the second round? Yeah.... okay.
Thunder thr better team
@@kingsmith601sure they are buddy
Naji and Quentin are both underrated players who will make an impact to this Mavs team next season.
The Mavs are so disrespected. The Mavs beat the Thunder... The Mavs beat the Wolves... What is this?
I fairly have them top 2 in fact based on what they did last season beating The Wolves and OKC was very huge considering those two teams are going nowhere meaning they legit top 3 with Okc that might probably dominate upcoming regular season but fair to say Dallas Top 2 based on their final run the acquisition of Klay and keeping their core
What's rainbow girl saying? How'd Denver get better in the off-season?
for real bro they probably don’t even know naji marshall exists or that denver lost kcp
Denver getting better by losing KCP is crazy 😂
Hawk tuah on the right don’t know what she’s talking about
does espn hire people that watch basketball? the mavs held the celtics to their worst offensive rating all postseason in the finals, they just couldn’t match boston’s shooting. and for whatever reason no one is talking about how NOBODY could match their shooting, okc still can’t and now with denver losing kcp they for sure can’t, minnesota can’t. dallas may not have the best defense in the regular season this upcoming year bc rudy gobert gets carried by shitting on bad teams all year but when the playoffs come he’s proven to be a liability every season. dallas and okc are the only real contenders when healthy next postseason of the top 4 as currently constructed and they both still have frp’s to trade at the deadline unlike denver and minnesota. minnesota will be better but don’t match up well against dallas or okc by simple virtue of gobert being unplayable against luka/lively or chet/sga
^ this
They swear our defense was the problem, and it wasn’t, no one could get a bucket but Luka, the only team better than us in D after the trade deadline was the Celtics
ESPN never respected dallas as a contender. Regardless, what the mavs accomplished last year and what they did this off season. But MAVS still is number 1
Denver losing KCP is going to hurt them the same way it hurt the Lakers. I'm happy for KCP getting his money though. KCP deserves every penny. He's a solid player and people speak very highly of him.
Denver loses starter and role player with no replacements. Ranks them 2. This a joke right
They did a good job surrounding Luka with shooters who can play defense
Having a full season of PJ and Gafford will improve their regular season record. They had a really good record after the trade deadline.
Mavs added Klay, Grimes, and Marshall. Also, I expect our 2nd year player on O-Max to take a leap. Mavs are number 1.
Don't forget DLive was a rookie last year too and very noticeably improved as the season progressed. I'm most excited to see the leap he makes after a full offseason working out.
You are most welcome KLAY
ESPN really forgot that naji marshall was giving SGA a hard time defensively.
Dallas and okc two best teams.. wolves next darkhorse healthy Memphis team👀
Thanks for this report.
klay was to replace thj
naji replaces djj who plays defense just as well but gaps ahead offensively
grimes replaced green
this woman seriously okc number 1😂😂😂 delusional people should be banned from being part of media.
As a Mavs fan, I am concerned about their POA defense if Klay starts and finishes games alongside Luka & Kyrie.
Calm down we have Naji and Grimes for that
@@R3Y1023 so sit Klay to close games?
Imagine your team getting more coverage all because of one player 😆
When are yall gonna wake up and give the mavs credit? How many times do yall have to be wrong to change? God god
This is like putting a tire with no tread on a new car and thinking the car is better because you swapped a tire.
Dear god these guys keep talking like we are an old team! Gafford, Lively, PJ and Luka are young! Kyrie and Klay are seasoned, but it’s not like those guys are 37! They give the team good balance with young guys and vets! Also, yes OKC improved, but we did too and our young guys will only get better after that season! OKC had home court advantage and still lost!
Not to mean Mavs beat them with Luka hobbled.
They’re in the mix with the. Nugs, Tpups and Thunder as the West favs. You always have to worry about Kyrie going off the rails though and Klay completely falling off the cliff.
Ok so your judging Kyrie from your couch but cant see that he’s matured and now on a team that appreciates him but yeah your expert analysis from your couch says different 😂
@@Joeshiesty286 He's matured but completely folded in Boston.
Us Lakers Familia Always Wanted & Needed U Klay 😢
I agree with those teams being ahead of Dallas , but…but … Luka is a playoff beast that can will his team to wins that others cannot do
It's role replacements. Not who's starting or coming off the bench.
Naj = DJJ
Grimes = Green
Klay = THJ
Letting go of djj was a problem , but when we had him he wasn’t talked as much ? Espn WIERDDDDD
Warriors should’ve accepted his 20M/yr offer. Will never forgive Mike
Dallas a bad matchup for OKC, they got bigger but that’s just another non shoot who will get called up in PnR
ESPN please have ppl who know what they are talking about!!!
OKC whoo
Didnt Mavs Beat Them in 6 could of been in 5 tbh
listen guys. okc on paper was making great moves. but how is hartenstein helping with their shooting issues? i get carusso over giddey. but chet wasn't great. hartenstein isn't. i don't see it paying off in the playoffs as much as people are trying to make it look like.
Okc in the reg season had the best 3 point percentage in the league. I think the moment just got too big for them, which makes sense given their age and lack of experience. Also it’s likely ihart comes off the bench to give Chet more rest. He struggled against Dallas because he was exhausted and okc didn’t have a viable backup
As a Mavs fan let’s see who is at the top of the standings in January and February. The Mavs could be # 1 by a wide margin in 2025 or they could be in the play in territory. The west is too good and it’s too close to call right now.
Definitely will be closer to play in territory
ZERO chancd theyll be #1 by a wide margin
@@CannedHam2479 It ain’t that obvious that they won’t be #1 but sure it is hard in the west mavs turned into a 50 win team middle of the season when everyone was glamouring over the clippers run in the first half of the season. Then you had wolves, OKC and Denver tied in the first 3 spots… the 6th to 1st place may all be closely tied at the end of the season and I’m not even trying to exaggerate
Well OKC is about to have money issues here in a couple years (probably when Chet is eligible for max rookie extension), they can’t have SGA, J-Dub, & Chet all on max contracts so 1 of them will likely get the short end of the stick & might have to go elsewhere. Similar to how Memphis couldn’t afford to pay Ja, Bane, & Brooks big money.
@@user-fj9gg5jx5z100 pct they wont be #1 seed
I’m not saying Dallas can’t be number one but by a wide margin? Your fanboy is coming out. This isn’t the east with the Celtics. The west is consistently a cluster of teams every year. Plus Dallas isn’t better than most teams to the point they will ever have a wide margin as a 1 seed. OKC, Dallas, Denver and Minny will all be within 3-5 games of each other
How are the T-Wolves above the Mavs? 😭😭😭
Them boys got absolutely dogwalked but somehow she thinks they're better😂😂😂
The playoffs gave the mavs chemistry and identity..plus klay naji grimes
Same thing as always … all theses teams are better than Dallas then Dallas are gonna beat them again then they’ll make up excuses
Asks about Dallas , talks about Thunder and Lakers .... ESPN such a joke
That all depends on what type of klay they are getting I will say they are not getting championship klay but I think he’s still good enough for teams to not be crazy enough to leave him open
I’ve always said that OKCs weak point was their lack of ball movement!! Shai would get his and score but he couldn’t drop off or pass the ball “enough” and the others crumbled in the last 4 games! Please get more passing OKC
I’m a Mavs fan and I agree with coach, OKC is to me the #1 team in the West
They just lost to the Mavs in 6. 🤣
Watch OKC turn into the 23-24 Memphis
I find it absolutely hilarious Minnesota is over Dallas😂
I'd say that the MAVS have moved up from slightly annoying to over-the-top annoying. Is Klay gonna hold up 4 fingers all season?
Not gonna talk about health? it would be suspicious if that two teams have only one injury of 15 days in all year
Okc, is talented but not contenders
You can tell klay is crushed by leaving golden state feel for you klay A HOF either way so he always good 💯
I think it’s disgusting that a 7+ footer isn’t a natural center, that pf move should not work
Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall, Quentin Grimes ALL 3 WILL BE FANTASTIC in DALLAS. ESPN EXPERTS! MAVS WILL BE NO.1 EASY
Now the Mavs have 3 of the future Top 100th team. They better win the chip next yr.
So the sports writers think the teams Dallas beat are clearly better than the Mavericks. Luckily the players have some say in this too, lol
Dallas can be the 8th seed. Doesn’t matter, Luka will shine like always and we will prove more people wrong.
Who are these clowns. Mavs just got better. Luka will feast on these teams
Somebody want to tell her that Dallas isn't switching Klay for Jones, it's Naji for Jones, Klay for Tim Hardaway. I'll take BOTH those moves every day of the week.
And tell the half-wit doing commentary that Dallas held Boston to 20ppg below their season average, so if he felt the problem was Dallas not having enough defense, he's admitting he knows NOTHING about basketball.
The complete lack of research and the level of ignorance displayed by Skip Bayless and Keyshawn Johnson on ESPN’s Undisputed is truly astounding, particularly in regards to the WNBA’s Angel Reese and Caitlan Clark.
To quote that timeless stalwart of women’s sports, Jane Austen, “A person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
Look at all the okc thunder haters in the comments😂😂😂
Luka owns the thunder
@@giffondhall9214Luka also owns a 0-1 finals record
I don't get why people are saying Klay will get open looks in Dallas so it will be better. He was getting open looks at Golden State! Did we forget Steph is always doubled teamed? The truth is may play better in Dallas but it's not because he's getting open looks, he was salty about money. His defensive rating is worse than Luka's, good luck with that. Warriors got better on D with their trades and shooting and Mavs possible got better with shooting and worse on D. Klay's basketball IQ was also abysmal this year.
Yeah 2 teams we beat without 3pt shooting last PO are better than us when we did GET 3pt shooting lol. Alright bro 😭
Is chet really going to defend well at 4?
Dude said 3rd! Lmao!!!
LeFraud really screwed himself and the Fakers by drafting Bronny. No one respected that move like he thought they would and no one wants to be a part of that circus either. 😂
cant believe they still think nuggets are top 3
The Mavs rank in a Play-in position with this addition 🔥
Probably a lottery team honestly
cry harder poverty boy
Lol..with the Dejounte addition..the Pels are now definitely better than the Blazers and the Jazz
Dallas in 5 ❤
How is Boston not in the top 3 when they won the chip?
i think dallas got better because of naji replacing djj, grimes replacing josh. and klay replacing thj..
Keep dissing the Mavs. We love the underdog role. Grimes, Marshall, Thompson replace Jones, Green and Hardaway. SSHHH!
Luka played injured, if he had been healthy...