DLLS Dallas Mavericks Podcast

With Dallas cruising toward a top-six seed, Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya rank which postseason opponents are most favorable and then draft rotation players by playoff importance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato talks to Mavs.com’s Bobby Karalla about the Mavericks’ new offense, its deliberate paint-pounding approach, how the center position might be the team’s third-best “player”, the way that the team’s Tuesday win against Sacramento showcased another way for the team to play, and what’s needed for this defense to be good. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk about whatever THAT impossible shot was from Kyrie Irving that gave Dallas its best win of the 2023-24 season, and more about what this win represents for the Mavericks’ season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya look forward to the Mavericks’ next three games, ones where we can potentially learn a lot about whether Dallas has improved defending the corner 3 and five-out lineups, what the postseason rotation might look like, and what Dante Exum’s effect on the team really is. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Austin Ngaruiya, and Mike Piellucci talk deep on the team’s most polarizing player, Tim Hardaway Jr., who is hurting Dallas. There’s more nuance than the discourse has given him to the player he’s been in Dallas and the actual mechanics of taking him out of the rotation if this continues. Then we talk about Jason Kidd, and whether he’s the right person to solve this. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Austin Ngaruiya, and Mike Piellucci link up to chat about what we expect from the Dallas Mavericks for the rest of the season — and what we expect from Tim Hardaway Jr., his role going forward, and whether Jaden Hardy makes more sense in the rotation over him. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya cover the questions — it felt like it was about five, but honestly we weren’t counting — we have for what remains of the Dallas Mavericks’ regular season and the postseason that will (almost certainly) follow. We covered: the rotation; Lively’s postseason impact; which defensive matchups make sense for potential postseason opponent; and a few other topics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Austin Ngaruiya and Mike Piellucci talk about the new-look Mavericks after last week's trades for P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford, and what it cost to acquire them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk to Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer about the Dallas Mavericks’ outlook heading into the NBA trade deadline and the league’s perception of the Nico Harrison-led front office. Check out Jake’s book, Built to Lose: How the NBA’s Tanking Era Changed the League Forever. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato talks to Mavs.com’s Bobby Karalla about what Dallas’ healthy starting five might be able to achieve when they FINALLY get on the court together, maybe as soon as this weekend. Then, we debate whether Luka Doncic’s 73 point game actually was bad and sucked like SOME folks have said. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Austin Ngaruiya and Mike Piellucci chat about the Mavericks’ defeat to the Boston Celtics, what it represents in the grander scheme of the team’s roster construction, and Luka’s emotions still sometimes affecting him. Then, we briefly chat about rumored trade targets — and there’s really none we like enough that we believe Dallas should send out its one available first-round pick. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk about the Mavericks beating the Pelicans in the harder game thanks to Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway Jr. combining for 83 points, and then discuss some broader themes from that game & the 5-2 homestand at large. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Mike Piellucci record live from the American Airlines Center to discuss the Mavericks’ best and worst case scenarios as the team continues missing Dereck Lively II (and Dante Exum), and then think about what Pascal Siakam might look like in Dallas, even if it still seems a bit too soon to get your hopes up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk about the Dallas Mavericks’ most important question for the second half of the season: Is their best lineup one that hasn’t even played together? If so, how far can it take them? Email us at [email protected]! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Mike Piellucci and Austin Ngaruiya are back to talk about the Mavericks’ Christmas win against the Phoenix Suns, where that Luka game ranks within his career performances, and chat about some players trending up and down. Email us at [email protected]! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato talks to Nick Angstadt from the Locked On Mavs podcast about the team’s current vibes, what the team’s starting lineup and rotation will look like once they finally get healthy, and whether this is Luka Doncic’s best start yet to a season. Email us at [email protected]! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato talks to old friend Dave DuFour from The Athletic and 77 Minutes about how good Luka Doncic has been, what defenses opponents are using against him, and what we might see next. Dave literally had to gameplan against Doncic this summer in the FIBA World Cup, so he would know. Then they talk about the team’s improving defense and other observations Dave has had. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Mike Piellucci talk through the team’s biggest recent news: Mark Cuban’s decision to sell the team and what it means, practically, for the coming years. Then we answer more questions that we solicited from Reddit about who’s tradeable and what we think of Luka’s play style. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Mike Piellucci, and Austin Ngaruiya talk about the Mavs’ split in Los Angeles, how good Kyrie Irving has been, and why Dallas has become so reliant on Dereck Lively II. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato, Mike Piellucci, and Austin Ngaruiya talk about the team’s obvious defensive problems from their two losses to Milwaukee and Sacramento, which players share the most culpability for the struggles, and what might make it better. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk about what might have been Luka's worst game ever, and why the Mavs have been good enough, with a deeper roster than ever before, that it doesn't really matter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to the first episode of The Only Mavericks Podcast hosted by The Athletic's Tim Cato, D Magazine's Mike Piellucci, and Austin Ngaruiya. We have many, many plans for what this podcast could be, but it’s past time we relaunched in a new feed. In this episode, which was recorded Tuesday evening prior to the team’s loss to Toronto, we go around and discuss some of our early season observations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.