Mainstream Mavs Podcast

Will and Jaren diagnose the Mavericks 123-119 win over the Sacramento Kings. They talk about Kyrie Irving's masterclass of a performance in the 4th quarter where he scored 19 points and brought the game home for the Mavericks after an abysmal defensive first half. They also dip into how the role players on each side of the ball played and who surprised from the Sacramento Kings as well as who...

Will and Jaren get into 2 MORE debilitating losses for the Dallas Mavericks in a 129-122 loss to the Miami Heat and 132-130 OT loss to the Atlanta Hawks and talk about if the Mavericks should continue to tread along all happy go lucky until they are mathematically eliminated from the NBA play-in tournament or if they should mail it in with 3 games left despite being only .5 games behind of the Okl...

Will and Jaren cover the Mavericks 116-106 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in an ever important, stake changing game with 5 games remaining in the regular season. They cover the Mavericks falling apart in the clutch, how Luka and Kyrie played, negative regression from a shooting perspective from the Mavs role players, as well as a variety of other topics in a relatively somber topics. They don'...

Jaren gets into the Mavericks 127-104 victory over the severely shorthanded Indiana Pacers in a make or break game as the Mavs approach their final stretch of the season, and they jockey to try and stay within the Western Conference play-in race. Jaren talks about Kyrie Irving's resurgence after a rough 2 game bout, JaVale McGee seemingly becoming an important figure in the Mavericks rotation...

Will and Jaren talk about the Mavericks 11th seed placement in the western conference playoff race after 2 debilitating losses to the Charlotte Hornets in a home and home. They divulge into the factors that can be attributed to the Mavericks continued sliding and recent rough stretch that includes a culmination of issues that have plagued them all season such as the rotations, rim protection woes,...

Will and Jaren sift through the Mavericks 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors, one in which the Mavericks true colors came to the forefront defensively despite great offensive games from guys like Jaden Hardy and Reggie Bullock. They talk about an up and down performance from Luka Doncic, one which saw him act as the focal point offense with Kyrie out, with his playmaking skills put on a pre...

Will dissects the Mavericks 112-118 loss over the Grizzlies, a game in which the Mavs blew yet another lead and got too comfortable. Will talks heavily about the Mavericks clutch time woes and how they were not able to surmise any clutch time offense. He also talks about a tale of two halves from Kyrie Irving and the "fake beef" that persisted between him and Dillon Brooks and the other...

Will and Jaren dissect the Mavericks 111-110 clutch time victory by virtue of a game winning 3 pointer at the buzzer by Maxi Kleber and talk about the significance it holds as the Mavericks approach the playoffs in a ever crowded western conference standings where playoff position is paramount. Barring just the insane shot by Kleber and clutch time offense of the Mavericks, they dive into Kyrie Ir...

Will and Jaren debrief over the Mavericks 112-108 and 104-88 losses over the Memphis Grizzlies over a brief home and home stretch that saw injury riddled teams on both sides, particularly the Mavericks who saw Tim Hardaway Jr. get injured in the second affair as well as Christian Wood missing time amidst an already injured Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. After a quick debrief though, Will and Jaren...

Will and Jaren encapsulate a 137-128 OT victory for the Mavericks over the 18 win San Antonio Spurs in a game that saw a plethora of guys out for both teams. They dive into how sorely needed the win was for the Mavericks despite the Mavericks having every inclination to try and blow this game with Maxi Kleber's antics in the waning moments of regulation. They talk about the Mavericks continued gap...

Will and Jaren give their 2 cents on the Mavericks 120-116 win versus the Utah Jazz, and 113-106 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans respectively. They talk extensively about the Luka Doncic injury and how that situation may evolve over the coming days and weeks as well as other Mavericks injuries. They talk a lot about different offensive and defensive schematics the Mavericks instilled these past 2...

Will and Jaren talk about the Mavericks 130-126 loss versus the Phoenix Suns and how crucial it was as the Mavericks are ever tightly congested in the Western Conference playoff race. They talk about the late game antics with Luka Doncic and Devin Booker as well as the continued clutch time woes that have been an ongoing narrative for the Mavericks this season. They also talk extensively about the...

Will and Jaren talk about an insanely fun game from the Mavericks against the 76ers where they won 133-126 and a game in which they saw Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving both have 42 and 40 point games respectively. They talk about the dynamism that persisted with Luka and Kyrie and how they were able to play within tandem of one another and it still be within the flow of the game as well as the overar...

Will diagnoses a debilitating 124-122 clutch time loss to the Indiana Pacers in a game where the Mavericks defensive woes were once agin put on full display. Will talks about the Mavericks overfilling the first half and the hot start the Pacers got off to as well as the Mavericks reliance on Luka Doncic to keep them in the game throughout large stretches of this one. He also talks about positives...

Will and Jaren detail the Mavericks 111-108 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and other then covering the game sequentially and getting into how everyone played, they delve into the narratives regarding Jason Kidd and his weird proceedings rotationally. They make sure to cover the other contributors to this matinee affair such as lack of rim protection, Jarred Vanderbilt and Anthony Davis' defensive...

In their 100th episode of the Mainstream Mavs Podcast, Will and Jaren diagnose the Mavericks 142-116 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and talk heavily about the positives and negatives that persisted just within this game for the Mavericks defensively, how new Maverick Justin Holiday fared in his debut, how Luka and Kyrie lead the charge and pacing of the game for the Mavericks in their own uniq...

Will and Jaren dive into the All-Star break shenanigans over the weekend as well as how Mavericks Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic enjoyed their time in Salt Lake City. They then get into some national media narratives that have been bugging Mavs twitter for days on end then outlook to how long it will take Luka and Kyrie to fully get together, if they aren't already really close as is. After that, th...

Will discusses the Mavericks 118-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets, a game which included lots of injuries (Kyrie, THJ, Davis Bertans, and Maxi for the Mavs, and Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray for the Nuggets), a very lackluster team defensive performance from the Mavericks, a 37 point haymaker from Luka Doncic with seemingly no notable contributions outside of Christian Wood otherwise, and some inter...

Will and Jaren get into the Mavericks 124-121 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Kyrie Irving's home debut, a debut in which Kyrie finished with 26 points in the 4th quarter which was nearly a franchise record for points in a quarter by a Maverick, only 3 off from Dirk Nowitzki's 29 point record. Despite all this though, there were many woes that paralyzed the Mavericks ability to win this game...

Will details the Mavericks 2 games over the weekend, that being their home and home versus the Sacramento Kings that saw the Mavericks win 122-114 without Luka in the first Friday night affair, then lose 133-128 OT in the second game with Luka debuting alongside Kyrie. Will talks about the pace at which the Mavericks are playing, the offensive actions in which they are running, Luka and Kyrie spli...

Will and Jaren discuss the Mavericks not making a move at the NBA trade deadline and the potential fallout effects it could have and what it could mean going forward in terms of how good they could be this year, what it could mean for Kyrie re-signing, as well as what it could mean for the futures moves to be made come this draft and offseason. They also talk about new Maverick Chris Silva, who ju...

Will and Jaren dissect the in’s and news that Kevin Durant has been traded to the the Phoenix Suns for 4 first round picks along with Cam Johnson, animal Bridges, and Jae Crowder and talk about the implications it has for the Mavericks as well as the rest of the Western conference as we approach the ensuing trade deadline on Feb. 9 2:00 PM CDT. They then of course get to the most intriguing subjec...

Rodrigo talks about the Mavericks most concerted effort without Luka Doncic this season as they beat the Utah Jazz 124-111 in their first game post-Kyrie trade (though obviously Kyrie wasn't playing) and talks about insane career high games for both Jaden Hardy and Josh Green respectively as they both register 29 points on a highly efficient combined 18/29 shooting from the field. He talks about t...

Will and Jaren go through their reasoning as to why the Mavericks are still in a position to make more moves after trading for superstar Kyrie Irving with the trade deadline less than 48 hours around the corner and diagnose a plethora of teams from both conferences they could see the Mavericks trading with before hashing out a ton of mock trades! -Follow us on Twitter @mainstream_mavs and like, su...

Will and Jaren take an absolute deep dive into Kyrie Irving's fit with the Mavericks regarding his on/off the court fit, what he will contribute on both sides of the ball, how he fits with Luka and how he'll be able to alleviate a ton of pressure off Luka. They then diagnose the contract situation with him and the Mavericks that will likely proceed into the summer as well and also get into a very...