The Dallas Mavericks, a bad team, played the Minnesota Timberwolves, a better team, on Saturday night. The Mavericks, a bad team, played poorly. The bad team lost 112-99.
What else is there really to say? All the good vibes from the team last season when it played really competent basketball behind Dirk at center and Seth Curry in the starting lineup has been emptied into a dumpster and set on fire. The only noticeable change from last season’s roster is the drafting of Dennis Smith Jr. so while the Mavericks being 1-10 isn’t too shocking, the lack of joy from watching them has been.