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mavs fans got the classic AD experience in game 1

look like a top 5 player+injury

 

Sad but true

 

Max Christie 23 points 4-5 from the 3 line

Definitely going to miss him and his defense

 

Then again Maybe not....

 

Showtime 24 - AR for Dennis??

Are you sure about that 5 minutes???

It’s ok..they know. Say it. “I may have been mistaken.” ; )

You wanted “context” - I think 45 points provides enough. Exciting stuff.

 

.... and well earned

 

Yeah and AD has played in 174 games, and Luka 156, over the last 3 seasons too. I'd rather stay away from, poking fun or throwing even minor shade, over injuries. Hopefully both guys are healthy and ready to rock and roll by the playoffs.

 

well, dallas traded luka to us because his injury maybe cost them a ring last year and he'd missed most of this season for a non-incident injury

that said, yes, AD was a source of anxiety. but he was also the primary source of hope, too.

 

Both AD and Max were only players for Dallas with 20+ points

 

Max is blossoming this season. Salute! That shot was ugly in his first preseason here. He put in the work, and it's paying off for him. It definitely looks like Kidd has confidence in him already, Max had the ball more than Kyrie down the stretch .

 

Max has been massively disrespected this last week, lots of people don't even mention him when talking about the trade, but I'm fairly confident he's going to develop into one of the best 3&D guys in the league, especially considering how much he has improved over just 1 year.

 

in fairness, apparently grimes's agent demanded a trade right after the luka deal. not because dallas wasn't contending, but because they were afraid max was going to take all his minutes in a contract year.

so we weren't the only ones watching.

 

oh, certainly--this happened when AD was in NO a lot, too. he just gets banged up easily. he left a lot of games without being severely injured. it is what it is.

i don't even know if it's about pain tolerance; i think he's such a unique athlete that mild compromises make him much less effective. like, when he tried to play that game 6 against phx and they just went right at him on offense...like, that's AD. but they were roasting him. injuries hurt but they also just limit your ability to do things.

i remember when i played on some severely sprained ankles--i could play through the pain, but i wasn't me. actually, i played a summer league in hs on a really bad ankle, and opposing coaches scouted our team based on that, and when i was healthy in the following season, i killed them on both ends.

was that story to puff myself up about junior varsity achievements? yes.

but it was also just to say that being able to cut violently and explode into the air depends upon fully functioning joints, pain or not.

 

Lol..let's hope LT can forward Luka a killer, calf muscle workout regime.

 

luka's legs are definitely both thick and solid.

 

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