How the Dallas Mavericks Hot Start & Kyrie Irving Closing Got the Mavs a Win vs the Utah Jazz

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1. What's 1 reason the Mavs beat the Jazz tonight?

2. Less luka.. more defense more wins..

3. Disagree that Josh Green didn’t work out here, he had a good year. He’d be great on the team behind Grimes/Naji

4. I like deviled eggs and I’d still take the trade. That’s impossible to only eat that for 3 years. 😂

5. Man, bring luka back asap.. Nick aint as happy in the intro's if we win without him

6. This team talkented enough without luka to win.will see when he will comeback….

7. Honestly I found tonight's game unwatchable. Zero creativity, 78 three point attempts, 50 of them missed, the team that made more three's won. Boring.

8. It would be so great to have Grimes in the starting lineup instead of Klay

9. Kyrie Pravi MVP unreal play so far this year!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🤔

10. really can't wait for Luka to come back! we've been playing really well without him but i think we're getting close to the limit. Hardy and Maxi look really rough, those are 2 guys whos minutes need to come down going forward somehow.

11. I am not even a Mavs fan, just here for the parasocial relation. 🤣

12. SLIGHTLY BIASED HERE WITH THE REAL TAKE

    DEVILED EGGS SUCK!

13. the "mavs are better withought klay" allegations are slowly creeping in

14. Western conference is a blood bath. Lose a couple of games in a row you go down 4 places in the standings.

15. More like Grimes been the THJ replacement for all the 4 point plays already

16. Luka should be traded for Picks Dallas Plays better whitout him

17. Maxi has been looking bad 2 seasons

18. FFS, get rid of the horrible new intro song and bring back the old one!

19. Kyrie not stat padding is amazing to see 😂any other all star superstar talent would’ve went for that double double all fourth

20. As for deviled eggs, I can't eat anything that smells like fart. Period

21. anybody thinks this new LOM tune can't be vibed to longer its repititive hope he changes it

22. Some notes for u guys Nick&Slightly : 1. It took ILLNESS to Naji make ONLY one 3-pnt-r 😂😂 So its not really fair stat and brake of the Marshall-RULE 🌞🌞 2. There where some ( atleast 2) plays between Kay and Spence in offence, where they showed reaching another level of reading each others game – its small peaces of development to the right direction right there. 3. About Hardy : i get all the slack and the reasons, why uve been gvein it to him those seasons, but there comes a moment where uve gotta ( and so do the Mavs ) ask a question – how many seasons it wil really take to admit the fact, that the basketball iq is not there enough for that dude bein in the team, who wants to WIN IT ALL? My point is, that if u want to beat Celtics ( and other that level teams ) in PO/Finals, u cant, JUST CANT have several rotation guys, who might be unplayable for nightly basis. Just cant. It all comes at the end to that point. ps. sry about mistakes in grammar, English is my fourth language🤷‍♂

23. DON'T BET EVERYONE BETTING IS A BAD BAD HABIT

24. Slightly biased just has a wealthier brain. I love that in people.

25. After a little pushing on ChatGPT, it suggested you’d likely die from a devilled eggs only diet within 6 months… so good call slightly!

26. Go mavs ,
    I wanted a 20 point Win ,
    But ,it is what it is 😂😂😂.

27. Grimes and Marshall such good gets. Me and Nick called it.

28. I honestly didn't recognize Slightly 😅😂 I don't think I've ever seen his eyes without tinted shades 😎

29. Hardy has shown signs of potential. Ill pick him over Exum

30. The throw aways were atrocious. Especially Hardy. You're looking at a guy in the passing lane and you toss it easy right to him. Kleber too, even Kyrie. Come on guys, recognize the need to move before you pass, or help your teammates after a dribble gets picked up.

31. Hey i love deviled eggs lol. Slightly needs a good home made batch. Anyways glad the club has been looking good without Luka. It's going to be interesting to see how this team changes with his return.

32. I hold my breath every time Hardy or OMax have the ball in their hands, although they may have trade value, especially to a young team. At least Hardy can do a reasonable THJ imitation with his Hardy Party explosions. I actually like Jaz better than both — now he looks like the real deal. I wonder if those two will become part of a trade package while they’re still young and worth taking a shot on for a young team?

33. Hardy looks like he lost “his confidence”? He has no true confidence of a legit NBA player. He’s an ILLUSION. It’s fake confidence. Game after game he kills Mavs runs or is at center of opponents run. Every phucken game…. When he’s hot, people ignore his negative plays, which are consistent. Front office needs to wake up!!! It’s NOT reps! It’s NOT a physical issue. Doesn’t have the head/psyche to be a success in the NBA. Longer Nico waits, less trade value he has.

34. 🦝🦝

35. Very hyped about the Mavs!!!

36. Grimes is turning out to be a taller and more athletic Brunsen. He doesn't quite have Jaylen's pre-NBA resume but it's not that far off either.

37. Hardy just seemed like he was still sick and low energy. All his shots were short and he just seemed hazy. Makes perfect sense if everyone has been sick

38. Eggs are literally the healthiest whole food you could eat lol

39. Man, all role players have stepped up at some point and shown what they can bring. Once Luka and Klay get back and figure their shit out, it's gonna be REALLY hard to beat this team. Imagine how many things will have to go wrong so that you don't get a good game from at least 2 of Luka, Kai, Klay, PJ, Lively, Naji, Grimes, Gafford and even Spencer (and/or Exum), plus occasional bursts by Hardy if all else fails. Too many guys are capable of being decisive, so horrendous nights for everyone should be really rare, statistically speaking. Looking forward to the next 3/4 of the season.

40. Naji Marshall only hitting one 3 ruined my parlay

41. We're about to find out what Luka's return will do to the team chemistry being built w/o him.
    Will it be MAGICAL?

42. Kleber for Robert Williams III?

43. Well, when Exum/Luka come back, Spencer can still play if Hardy continues to struggle.

    Imagine Exum & Spencer both 6'6" guys with PG skills, side by side. Huge back-court 3rd Unit look

    One can move to 2-Guard the other PG/ interchangeable. Spencer is showing good Defense lately. Very deep.

44. I’d eat an entire plate of deviled eggs if I had the chance! Absolutely delicious!

45. Counterpoint: the new music is GOOD and I routinely say “still can’t leave me open”

46. I love u guys. But. Why on Gods green earth did you switch the intro music. 4 this crap. ? I mean. The old track was like way way way better. Imo

47. As Mavs fans we are super blessed with this podcast crew. The fact that the intro music had to change and Nick still goes out of his way every episode to add a level of charm and warm us up to the new music is awesome. Keep it up guys y’all are the best 🎉

48. LOL SLIGHTLY POWWOW LAY-UP LINE MAXI AND SUPER DWIGHT SUCKS WE CANNOT GIVE THEM AWAY AND YOU THINK THEY ARE VALUBALE LOL

49. 40k subscribtions Nick where is the extra party music, go Mavs, keep things going, looking forward to Luka

50. I’m still concerned about getting out rebounded. I believe Max’s better days behind him. PJ plays so much bigger than what he actually is so I believe the Mavs need a backup PF that’s in the 6’8-6’10 range that can help them on defense and the boards. Mavs do not need another scorer as they’ve got enough guys that can score. Hopefully Luka can come back and find away to not shockwave the offense to where the pace is slower because he’s dominating the ball. I don’t care if Luka shoots 25 times per game, I encourage that as long as he’s not dribbling the ball and passing the ball to players with 5 seconds on the shot clock expecting them to make a shot. That’s not practical. I like Luka but I’m not a glazer for ANY player. I like Kyrie but I’m not riding the dudes sac like a lot of his fans. I’m a real fan of my town’s team. I don’t fall head over heels in love with basketball players. I want the team to win so bad. I’m not a fanatical fan I’m a a practical fan. I would no doubt trade Klay if he doesn’t play better. I would not care what the perception would be as long as the trade improves the team. Mavs are in a great situation and are just a backup PF away from being a top 3 team in the NBA. Mavs up glazers down.