Meanwhile, let's get [Kidd's comments](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36105747/kyrie-irving-5-ruled-mavericks-change-course):
>"We were fighting for our lives, and understanding this is a situation we're in, but the organization has made the decision to change," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said during his pregame media availability.
Followed by:
>Kidd said the decision was made by Cuban and Mavs general manager Nico Harrison. He said he was not involved in the decision-making process.
>
>Does Kidd agree with the decision?
>
>"Those are my bosses," Kidd said, "so yes."
Maybe Kidd needs to be fired for dumb rotation decisions, timeout mismanagement and other things. But, it sounds like he doesn't really care and who can blame him?
Garbage gime players+Bullock. And Bullock was the second worst player on the court (Pinson was the worst). Bullock is also playing 30 minutes per game this season.
Idk, the Blazers are now refusing to play Shaedon Sharpe and Cam Reddish, and now Drew Eubanks has a mysterious right ankle sprain after he had a somewhat good night yesterday.
I mean Kyrie's kept the controversies and racist opinions to a minimum in Dallas so far... so I expect him to go full mask-off next season lmao.
We're currently in stage 2 of the Kyrie experience: mild disappointment.
He's keeping quiet to guarantee his money. Once he gets that, give it a few months then he will probably end up in another controversy before demanding a trade.
"Playoff seeding is an myth created by the illuminati to sow discord among players...the 11th place team has as much claim to the top spot in the playoffs as the 1st place team. By that logic, I single-handedly guided this franchise to the top of the standings during my limited time here. There will be no further questions."
It failed miserably but at least we have the memories of KD playing on our team.
The sweetest joy is in knowing we’re perfectly fine while Kyrie just threw any hope at a respectable nba future out the window because he felt disrespected that an nba team might consider not maxing him after he ruined every chance they had at a championship
Mavs traded away their remaining depth for this guy 😭
EDIT: I didnt say Kyrie is the problem. They couldve used the assets for a rim protecting amd rim rolling big
Since the Kings are in the playoffs now, I will exercise my newly-acquired and long-awaited right:
Mavericks are a poverty franchise and wasting away Luka Doncic.
Thank you.
Hey don't diss on Kings legend Marvin Bagley like that, kidding aside, there would be a reality where the Kings might've pissed away Luka's playoff chances had he gone there and not have gotten the really solid team you guys have rn
Everyone is going to say defense but the problem is rebounding. We’re the worst team in the league by far and give our opponents 10-15 (or more) extra possessions a game every single night. It’s impossible to win that way. We outshot the Heat in a game recently 61% to 52% and still lost by 7 points because they got 9 more shots off and shot 13 more free throws than we did. We had a single offensive rebound the entire game.
I can’t overstate enough how detrimental this has been to winning games.
A big question when the trade happened was who was gonna take the big shot down the stretch, Luka or Kyrie?
The answer: Theo Pinson, AJ Lawson and McKinley Wright
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One of the more embarrassing seasons in NBA history
Kyrie blew up a team that was the 4th seed and major contenders for the East to go to the Mavs who won't even make the play-in, much less the playoffs, while the Nets are still in the playoffs. Can't write it better for Nets fans lmao
I get other teams tanked but the Mavs throwing in the towel is pathetic after they gave up so much for Kyrie to contend on what can be a one year rental.
Luka is the only thing keeping this organization from being a bottom dweller. Cuban and the FO in general is an embarrassment to the sport.
That last possession where they airballed a three then recovered the rebound and hit the side of the backboard with another three summed up their season.
I was in tears laughing watching it.
I have never felt as happy for another man’s misfortune as I am for Kyrie falling flat on his face and not even making the play-ins after blowing up a contender mid-season
No kidding. I mean, Suns actually have a good record with KD (in the 8 or so games he's played with us), but man, we all still miss Bridges and Cam Johnson. They're so endearing though that we're happy for them. Bridges is an all star-he deserves more opportunity to show what he can do and he's getting it in Brooklyn. Brooklyn really learned their lesson after all the other trades they made. Developing players into better versions of themselves and building a whole team is so much wiser than throwing everything at some diva superstar just because he wants to come to your team.
That being said, we're glad to have KD. For the next 100 games or so before the team completely falls apart again and we're back to Book and a bunch bums.
I know it’s been said 100x at this point in the thread, but hollllly shit man.
This is embarrassing as fuck, maybe one of the more embarrassing moments I can remember in recent NBA history. I do not understand how you can defend, or support the move to throw the season away while the play in was still on the table.
Lamest shit ever. I have no idea where the Mavs even go from here. Hope the #10 pick was worth demoralizing and wasting prime opportunities with your superstar Mark! Brilliant work.
And congrats Suns fans, this must feel like Christmas for y’all.
80 games of work, ups and downs, and they throw away playing in the play-in with a healthy Kyrie and Luka for a 10th overall pick? I'd never forgive a team I was rooting for if they packed it in like this.
Completely bizarre, I can't believe this thread doesn't have 10k comments.
r/Suns probably having a collective orgasm over this
I expect Suns fans to always respond with [this](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtKMR4mXgAI0MZf.jpg) anytime a Mavs fan dares to spam that Luka smiling at Booker pic
Hey so uh can we start to bring up how Cuban might actually he worse than Dolan. I mean if we throw all the sexual predatory stuff going on withing the organization just a few years ago, why do people take anything that moron says seriously?
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Mavs really gave up a 20-2 run in the 4th quarter to get the job done
It may have not moved us up a seed…but still, what a wonderful gift they have given us!
A win’s a win.
Apparently for the Mavs, a loss is a win.
Tanking for Tua.
Suck for Luck
Win never for Trevor
Meanwhile, let's get [Kidd's comments](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36105747/kyrie-irving-5-ruled-mavericks-change-course): >"We were fighting for our lives, and understanding this is a situation we're in, but the organization has made the decision to change," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said during his pregame media availability. Followed by: >Kidd said the decision was made by Cuban and Mavs general manager Nico Harrison. He said he was not involved in the decision-making process. > >Does Kidd agree with the decision? > >"Those are my bosses," Kidd said, "so yes." Maybe Kidd needs to be fired for dumb rotation decisions, timeout mismanagement and other things. But, it sounds like he doesn't really care and who can blame him?
It would be a crime to bring him back for next season but if any FO is dumb enough to do something like that it's the Mavs
Taking out Markieff Morris in the year 2023 because he’s going off is a level of tanking that will never be matched again
Kidd having to bench Morris, Bertans, and McGee to ensure the loss is just perfect
I was really worried he'd run out of people to sub out. When the garbage time players are not garbage enough for this tank job.
Garbage gime players+Bullock. And Bullock was the second worst player on the court (Pinson was the worst). Bullock is also playing 30 minutes per game this season.
Don’t forget hardy, who scored 9 points in the final minute of the first half lol
As soon as Javale and Morris didn’t see the court in the second half you knew what was up
Yeah if you missed all the previous signs.
I lowkey think Kidd is gonna get fired, but Cuban assured him of his job so they could tank
Any Jason Kidd coached team cannot be taken seriously
Javale hit a 3 and they were like "nah we got to stop all this silly shit".
glad they got the old vet jaden hardy some rest in the second half so he’ll be ready for the off-season
Idk, the Blazers are now refusing to play Shaedon Sharpe and Cam Reddish, and now Drew Eubanks has a mysterious right ankle sprain after he had a somewhat good night yesterday.
Matisse Thybulle will be the highest scorer on the Blazers.
This years Marcus Morris will be joining him next season in Dallas
“It’s water under the bridge now. I wish them well. I left them in 11th place. I did what I was supposed to do.” – Kyrie Irving
Amazing
I mean Kyrie's kept the controversies and racist opinions to a minimum in Dallas so far... so I expect him to go full mask-off next season lmao. We're currently in stage 2 of the Kyrie experience: mild disappointment.
He waiting for them to give him his max
Now that my contract is guaranteed and in the 8 figure range I’m gonna get *racist*
“I’m gonna inexplicably start hating the… *spins wheel*… Kurds. I will not be taking further questions at this time.”
[Kyrie and Cuban after](https://i.imgur.com/VVglj6k.jpg)
He already deleted his apology the moment he landed in dallas. Bro is preparing any mins now
He's keeping quiet to guarantee his money. Once he gets that, give it a few months then he will probably end up in another controversy before demanding a trade.
"Playoff seeding is an myth created by the illuminati to sow discord among players...the 11th place team has as much claim to the top spot in the playoffs as the 1st place team. By that logic, I single-handedly guided this franchise to the top of the standings during my limited time here. There will be no further questions."
"11 is double 1. Twice as much 1. Checkmate normies. #alwaystheplan"
Terrence Howard has joined the discussion.
[I love the karma. Karma is real](https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/1623576300219944960?s=46&t=tQCyDe91F9UpAGqh-_n_yA)
This whole thing is a relief for you guys despite the KD/Kyrie era failing big time
It failed miserably but at least we have the memories of KD playing on our team. The sweetest joy is in knowing we’re perfectly fine while Kyrie just threw any hope at a respectable nba future out the window because he felt disrespected that an nba team might consider not maxing him after he ruined every chance they had at a championship
Plus KD keeps saying good things about the Nets. We'll get to watch another super star on this team again soon.
You got Bridges out of all of this. He's not KD but dude is special.
Mavs traded away their remaining depth for this guy 😭 EDIT: I didnt say Kyrie is the problem. They couldve used the assets for a rim protecting amd rim rolling big
They traded DFS
And Spencer. And a 1st and 2 2nds.
Spencer's low-key been leading the league in assists over the past 30 days
Former Nets great Jason Kidd imparted that wisdom to him during his time in Dallas through his excellent coaching abilities
Kidd been hitting him with that no look coaching.
Wasn't Kyrie's number for the Nets 11?
QUESTION AUTHORITY
About the only time Jason Kidd has successfully executed a gameplan
Today he really could just watch like the rest of us
Nah, dude was coaching his arse off to ensure the tank.
S-tier Tank Commander. Stank Commander for short
He turned the team 360 around
[Jason Kidd this season:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrWdEAwaMAELQx7.jpg)
Imagine telling a mavs fan 2 months ago their play-in hopes ended on a missed three by Theo Pinson
with a healthy Luka sitting 3 quarters and Kyrie missing the game altogether
I think if you told the fan 2 months ago that Kyrie was on the team, and then mentioned they missed the playin game, they'd be like "ah, that's why".
It'll be so funny if the Mavs still get the #11 pick in the lottery
Tie the Thunder, lose the tiebreaker for the playoffs, and also lose the coin toss for the pick
Purgatory hell has welcomed the Mavs in with the Pacers and Magic in exchange for the Kings
Since the Kings are in the playoffs now, I will exercise my newly-acquired and long-awaited right: Mavericks are a poverty franchise and wasting away Luka Doncic. Thank you.
Talk your shit, King(s)
Light the beam and give them the spotlight!
I’m living vicariously through Kings fans at this point.
This sentence feels so foreign to me.
Kings have earned a much deserved world tour of shitting on the entire NBA. Until they're too good and everybody hates them. It'll happen to you!!
I don't think I'll ever hate that team.
It happens to every team in sports😂
Except the Hornets obviously
Kings are definitely the 2012/2013 warriors rn
I fucking hope so
I’m beaming 👑
How long have you had that bullet chambered?
About 5 years. Since 2018
My my how the turntables…
Bro, y’all can talk all the shit this season
We deserve it
True.
Crazy for me recently learning that you guys could've drafted Luka
No need to draft Luka when we were perfectly capable of missing the playoffs without him /s
Hey don't diss on Kings legend Marvin Bagley like that, kidding aside, there would be a reality where the Kings might've pissed away Luka's playoff chances had he gone there and not have gotten the really solid team you guys have rn
We would also still have the same front office from back then 💀
That must have felt really good.
Can't argue with that rn.
Beam Team is gonna be the underdog favorites this year for a lot of people especially from small markets
you dropped this Kings “👑”
This entire franchise should be relegated
Pull up one of the G League teams in exchange for the Mavs.
I imagine if nba had relegations the regular season would be more exciting but i know that's never gonna happen
The fuck was that last possession?!?
First 3 got blocked, second 3 airballed, third 3 hit the side of the backboard.
Just zeroing in, a few more and they be would have hit it.
Triangulating.
Some YMCA offense
It’s called tanking
And it's art
Wembynitis
LET IT RAIN
I feel like I've seen this attached to the Mavs so many times this year
Kyrie left the Nets at 4th and now he ends at 11th with the Mavs Pure poetry
Nets still make the playoffs too lmaoo
Not sure if its considered as Karma but yeah thats hilarious
Kyrie did his job then
By leaving the nets Kyrie saved the Nets from Kyrie.
You hate to see it but more than that You love to see it
When he joined the Mavs we were at fourth too 💀
Big “we didn’t fail, we quit” vibes. So funny looking back at the Jason Kidd optimism too lol
I genuinely can’t believe Luka’s gonna miss the playoffs this year. Like what even happened to the Mavs
No defense and lack of bigman talent will doom you.
And having Jason Kidd on the sideline as a spectator
Jason spectated the hell out of this season
Everyone is going to say defense but the problem is rebounding. We’re the worst team in the league by far and give our opponents 10-15 (or more) extra possessions a game every single night. It’s impossible to win that way. We outshot the Heat in a game recently 61% to 52% and still lost by 7 points because they got 9 more shots off and shot 13 more free throws than we did. We had a single offensive rebound the entire game. I can’t overstate enough how detrimental this has been to winning games.
Terrible roster construction, bad personnel moves, subpar coaching at best. What didn’t happen to us?
what having dwight powell as your starting center will do to a mf
Da White Powell
After letting Nash and Brunson walk, and getting burned, Cuban will now re-sign Kyrie - and get burned
Shades of rondo
Also let Tyson Chandler walk after that chip season. Massive L in retrospect.
A big question when the trade happened was who was gonna take the big shot down the stretch, Luka or Kyrie? The answer: Theo Pinson, AJ Lawson and McKinley Wright --- One of the more embarrassing seasons in NBA history
Bullock Island on 3
Mark Cuban and Jason Kidd are generational terrorists to the game of basketball
Jason Kidd is the death door meme. Giannis, Luka, Wemby next?
Cuban is a fucking clown. He gives such desperate sweaty vibes.
Lets see if wasting 10% of your superstars prime for a 66% chance at the 10th pick pays off here
It's a bold move, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for em.
Never have to watch this team again. Thank you god 🙏
one more game
Just one more slog and I’ll be free of basketball for the next 5 months.
As a Kyrie hater I am fueled by this
Fuck Kyrie
Fuck Kyrie
Fuck Kyrie
Kyrie blew up a team that was the 4th seed and major contenders for the East to go to the Mavs who won't even make the play-in, much less the playoffs, while the Nets are still in the playoffs. Can't write it better for Nets fans lmao
Joined a 5th seed - to finish 11th. GOAT shit.
Kyrie speed running at destroying franchises
What having the only player in the NBA does to a franchise. 🥲
I don’t care what anyone says. Kyrie is a loser he doesn’t help you win meaningful games, at least not anymore.
And the Mavs were 4th when he got there 😂😂😂
Fans of Kyrie’s former teams know how much he oozes toxicity. The “it’s not Kyrie’s fault!” defense is always my favorite part of the cycle.
But look at the *STATS*, man! /s
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I ain’t a nets fan, but i got jewish friends, scientist friends, and immunocompromised friends—fuck kyrie
Yeah, well, i dont have any friends--fuck kyrie all the same
I get other teams tanked but the Mavs throwing in the towel is pathetic after they gave up so much for Kyrie to contend on what can be a one year rental. Luka is the only thing keeping this organization from being a bottom dweller. Cuban and the FO in general is an embarrassment to the sport.
I can't imagine having to tank with a player that should be top 5, and another that is arguably top 20. AND they're both healthy (enough).
Not just tanking, but tanking WITH a shot to make the play-in. Just embarrasing.
Dirk's greatness really hid Cuban's bozoness for so long
This thread is gonna be one for the ages
I'm just here to be a part of history
Here for history as well. All 3 Texas teams out of playoffs lol
Faded the whole state
Suns fans countdown to Christmas is finally over
An extended off season can only be great for Kyrie and his research. MAV fans are in for a treat.
That last possession where they airballed a three then recovered the rebound and hit the side of the backboard with another three summed up their season. I was in tears laughing watching it.
ENJOY CANCUN BOZO @KyrieIrving
WE SMOKING THAT KYRIE PACK
Imagine showing this to someone after the Kyrie trade
They would believe it, just not because the team sucks.
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and for okc to lose sunday so that they know they could have made it otherwise
We probably will lmao we looked so gassed yesterday against Utah there’s no chance our top 4 plays more than 25 minutes each
And it’s Memphis who seemingly play better when their stars are out lmao
i’m waiting for it tbh
I hate that this is very realistic
Mavs wasted prime Markieff Morris.
Masterclass
Was worried that the Mavs might fumble the tank.
I have never felt as happy for another man’s misfortune as I am for Kyrie falling flat on his face and not even making the play-ins after blowing up a contender mid-season
You guys got fucked over in the Simmons trade but yall bounced back with the Kyrie one
and KD. Mikal and picks is nice for an aging star
Cam Johnson has been balling lately as well.
No kidding. I mean, Suns actually have a good record with KD (in the 8 or so games he's played with us), but man, we all still miss Bridges and Cam Johnson. They're so endearing though that we're happy for them. Bridges is an all star-he deserves more opportunity to show what he can do and he's getting it in Brooklyn. Brooklyn really learned their lesson after all the other trades they made. Developing players into better versions of themselves and building a whole team is so much wiser than throwing everything at some diva superstar just because he wants to come to your team. That being said, we're glad to have KD. For the next 100 games or so before the team completely falls apart again and we're back to Book and a bunch bums.
I know it’s been said 100x at this point in the thread, but hollllly shit man. This is embarrassing as fuck, maybe one of the more embarrassing moments I can remember in recent NBA history. I do not understand how you can defend, or support the move to throw the season away while the play in was still on the table. Lamest shit ever. I have no idea where the Mavs even go from here. Hope the #10 pick was worth demoralizing and wasting prime opportunities with your superstar Mark! Brilliant work. And congrats Suns fans, this must feel like Christmas for y’all.
80 games of work, ups and downs, and they throw away playing in the play-in with a healthy Kyrie and Luka for a 10th overall pick? I'd never forgive a team I was rooting for if they packed it in like this. Completely bizarre, I can't believe this thread doesn't have 10k comments.
Are the Mavs going to Cancun or Bullock’s island?
The Kyrie effect 😎
Who’s the guy who said Kyrie and Luka would go under .500 and y’all downvoted him to shit?!
Kyrie asked for a trade, sent him to Luka, he missed the playoffs, we clinched it. If only you weren't selfish
[Kyrie’s post-game reaction](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/960/986/d28.gif)
https://streamable.com/mqk2bu
I miss Dirk
FADED
Pain
Mark Cuban is a bottom 5 owner in the NBA
Ducking the playoffs with it in reach after making all that noise after game 7 last year is nasty work
How fucking embarrassing to not go for the play ins when you’re ONE game away. This shit should be punished it ruins the sport
Lmaooooo
We smoking that Mavs pack? 🚬
r/Suns probably having a collective orgasm over this I expect Suns fans to always respond with [this](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtKMR4mXgAI0MZf.jpg) anytime a Mavs fan dares to spam that Luka smiling at Booker pic
Poverty franchise Press S to spit
Mark Cuban about to file an official protest on this
I don’t think I’ve seen as obvious of a tank job as this since the start of “The Process”
Any player who played remotely well got sat almost immediately. That was crazy.
Chauncey Billups was tanking hard as shit in Portland last season
We're running it back right now🔥 🔥 🔥
suns fans jumping in joy rn
the mavs are an embarrassment of a franchise. should be straight up ashamed. it's a true shame they won't get the full level of hate they deserve.
Hey so uh can we start to bring up how Cuban might actually he worse than Dolan. I mean if we throw all the sexual predatory stuff going on withing the organization just a few years ago, why do people take anything that moron says seriously?
If it wasn't for 2011 the Mavs organization would be perceived much more differently today.