The Dallas Mavericks are 2-7 and currently sit at 15th place in the Western Conference. There are 15 teams in the Western Conference. For a team with title aspirations and a luxury tax bill, this start is a disaster of epic proportions. The team has already been ravaged by injuries, which, given the personnel, is only remotely surprising because of how mercilessly swift the hammer came down. Things are not good.

Although we’ve been told many times throughout the last nine months that “defense wins championships,” many in Maverick land have failed to consider that the game is About a Bucket. And after all, who could blame them? If you’ve been watching the post-Luka Doncic Mavericks, you may have forgotten what baskets look like. Nico Harrison, Patrick Dumont, and the rest of the Yes Men an

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