AD going crazy in his debut with the Mavs

[Dreklie]

24 points
13 rebounds
4 assists
2 blocks

in the first half and it's not even over yet, crazy how good he is

reed having an awful game, wear another Arkansas shirt

 

[dynastydreamuk]

Davis was a great player for us when at Kentucky.

Who is this Reed person?

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

21 points
13 rebounds
4 assists
2 blocks

in the first half and it's not even over yet, crazy how good he is

reed having an awful game, wear another Arkansas shirt

Yeah he’s legit crushing.

 

[Dreklie]

crazy how good the shooters are in the NBA ... if they are open they just don't miss. Even if its some random bench bum lol

 

[electricat2]

thats awesome. i hope he uses the trade for motivation.
and all the disrespect he has got in the last week
people act like luka is mj and davis is scrub.
luka is younger and tough as hell but put a lil respect on A.D.

 

[jc2010]

AD is a great player. Reed is making the Mavericks look like a Horizon League team.

Reed who?

 

[NociHTTP]

NBA defense is awful. Fans don't want to see it.

 

[59coop]

I kinda enjoyed the video of A.D. ragging on LaBron after the trade.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Total BS thatt they couldn't find a way to televise that.

 

[shakestheclown564_rivals213940]

Reed who?

Graduated from the 1 year program at the University of Calipari, if I remember correctly

 

[Kingslayer07]

And he's hurt. Back to the street clothes.

 

[FurdTurgason]

He's hurt. Dreaded non-contact injury

 

[azubuikefan]

He left hurt in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

He got hit squarely in the nugs. Probably not a long term thing.

https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/ne...las-mavericks-houston-rockets-in-dallas-debut

 

[king of cali]

thats awesome. i hope he uses the trade for motivation.
and all the disrespect he has got in the last week
people act like luka is mj and davis is scrub.
luka is younger and tough as hell but put a lil respect on A.D.

I think it’s more the shock of trading Luka than anything to do with Davis. Never in the history of of the league has a team given up on a top 3 player in the league who’s not even in his prime yet.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

thats awesome. i hope he uses the trade for motivation.
and all the disrespect he has got in the last week
people act like luka is mj and davis is scrub.
luka is younger and tough as hell but put a lil respect on A.D.

Mavs fans gave Davis a warm reception.

 

[anon1751545683]

NBA defense is awful. Fans don't want to see it.

Just not true. If a player can’t play defense he’s not making it in the NBA unless he’s generational on offense.

And there’s not many of those.

 

[kuhlkat]

I think all the talk about it being a terrible trade for Dallas will motivate AD

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Just not true. If a player can’t play defense he’s not making it in the NBA unless he’s generational on offense.

And there’s not many of those.

That poster is a mess. She (he in disguise) has been hating on Butler all season.

 

[BigKari]

He got hit squarely in the nugs. Probably not a long term thing.

https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/ne...las-mavericks-houston-rockets-in-dallas-debut

That’s what’s I thought at first, but there was literally no contact.

 

[BigKari]

That poster is a mess. She (he in disguise) has been hating on Butler all season.

Easily the least knowledgeable person on this forum, and that’s really saying something.

 

[anon1751545683]

Easily the least knowledgeable person on this forum, and that’s really saying something.

Maybe they are just playing around?

 

[BigKari]

Maybe they are just playing around?

It’s been a years long running joke then…

 

[celtikat33]

NBA defense is awful. Fans don't want to s one can make an argument that the offense these days is a lot harder to guard than it was 20 years ago.

 

[true-blue1]

AD is a Beast!

 

[blackcat714]

Davis was a great player for us when at Kentucky.

Who is this Reed person?

Some Arkansas bum scrub player

 

[HamuelLJackson]

AD is going to prove why he is better at the four.

Good for him

 

[anon1751545683]

I don’t know if the offense is better. NBA offense has always been great.

But the rules have changed so much to favor the offense.

No hand checking. The clear path rule. The euro step and step back shot used to be called traveling. Now they are part of the game.

It’s really hard to guard in the NBA without fouling. And they were already hard to guard.

People say MJ would average 50 today. And they might be right?

But he would have to change how he guarded too. Or he wouldn’t make it to halftime. MJ, and Scottie, relied on hand checking for their defense.

 

[NociHTTP]

@celtikat33 if you're going to try and quote someone, at least make sure you do it accurately and in the correct format here on RR. The offense is not "a lot harder to guard" than it was 20 years ago.

 

[ukcatz12]

@celtikat33 if you're going to try and quote someone, at least make sure you do it accurately and in the correct format here on RR. The offense is not "a lot harder to guard" than it was 20 years ago.

It's a million times harder to guard then it was 20 years ago. People who say there's no defense in the NBA simply don't watch the NBA. Just because it's not physical defense like it was in the '80s doesn't mean there's no defense.

The defensive schemes and rotations are very complicated. The problem is guys take pull up half court shots and can hit them like they're nothing. This wasn't something you had to worry about 20 years ago.

The guy linked below actually has some really good stuff breaking down the strategy and schemes of modern defenses.

https://halfcourthoops.substack.com/p/nba-defense-philosophy

 

[LineSkiCat14]

This injury might be kind of a decent one.. he already has the INJ tag in Yahoo Fantasy and anytime a player gets that designation that fast, it's not good.

 

[Shaudylo]

This injury might be kind of a decent one.. he already has the INJ tag in Yahoo Fantasy and anytime a player gets that designation that fast, it's not good.

Damn that’s crazy . I’ve had guys out back to back games not get that tag on them.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Damn that’s crazy . I’ve had guys out back to back games not get that tag on them.

Im thinking.. it might be a precaution. Because you're right, I've never seen this before (lord knows I have to wait 3 consecutive games for MY guys to get the INJ tag..). How could they possibly know? And he got that INJ tag mid game.

But yeah, not good.

 

[ukwazoo]

It's a million times harder to guard then it was 20 years ago. People who say there's no defense in the NBA simply don't watch the NBA. Just because it's not physical defense like it was in the '80s doesn't mean there's no defense.

The defensive schemes and rotations are very complicated. The problem is guys take pull up half court shots and can hit them like they're nothing. This wasn't something you had to worry about 20 years ago.

The guy linked below actually has some really good stuff breaking down the strategy and schemes of modern defenses.

https://halfcourthoops.substack.com/p/nba-defense-philosophy

I watch the NBA. Defense is horrid..

 

[anon1751545683]

I watch the NBA. Defense is horrid..

You watch a different NBA than I do.