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Tess and Josh discuss the expectations around the Mavs and Jason Kidd. They also delve into the center rotation, lineup success, and Luka's (sometimes) bad attitude on the court. Tess answers a series of true or false questions. 

Grant and Josh talk about who is gonna get traded, who we want, and the "Donnie Whisperer" tells us the plans for James Johnson and Dwight Powell. WE also discuss our biggest surprises and disappointments and of course the "lane clogger" Andre Drummond. 

Tess and Josh discuss the Mavs arriving at .500, the Luka slander my national media, and some Porzingis stuff which has been a hot topic. 

Josh and Tess discuss the recent win streak that is much needed. Jalen Brunson and Tim Hardaway Jr. are give some flowers for their recent play against Atlanta, and we talk about how great John Collins would be next to Luka. 

Tess and Josh discuss the Mavs recent win over the T-Wolves. They also go into detail about whether or not the Mavs and Mavs fans should be in panic mode yet or are the Mavs back. The pod is finished off by answering some questions from friends and listeners of the podcast. 

Josh talks about the Mavs rebounding & shooting woes, Tim Hardaway Jr. and a series of interesting numbers, and some surprise teams this season so far. 

Nick Daigre and I talk about COVID and how it has changed the league this year. WE also get into some news about the Atlanta Hawks with the John Collins and Trae Young fiasco. Luka earned player of the week honors and we discuss our biggest surprises and disappointments so far this season. 

Tess joins the pod again to discuss the dramatic win over the Nuggets, a new starting lineup and more Mavs tidbits through a handful of games this season. 

Friend of the pod (Tess) and I discuss the first three games, our expectations, and the overreactions of out-of-shape Luka. We also give our Dwight Powell opinion and briefly discuss the landscape of the NBA after one week of play. 

On this episode I give my thoughts on the JJ Barea situation, the animosity between Hawks/MAvs Twitter, who will be the best in the East and West, and a single random take for every Eastern Conference team. 

A quick note about every team in the western conference after I discuss my opinions on the whole Harden fiasco . Who gets snubbed from the playoffs and who has a most improved type of year? 

Blake Combs and Josh Gamel discuss the brilliance of Luka in game 4, Rick Carlisle's playoff mind, and some of the other playoff matchups.