The last time the Mavericks were this unpredictable, the team was really bad. Back in 2013, Dallas had two 25-year-olds starting in the backcourt, and the team couldn’t get them out of town fast enough.
We’re four years from Mike James replacing Darren Collison, Chris Kaman playing over Brandan Wright. This feels a little different from then. This feels fun.
Dallas stone-walled Miami in the final couple minutes to win on Monday night and the new young guys were all over the place — Seth Curry led the way with 29 points, Harrison Barnes chipped in an efficient 24, Nerlens Noel flew around for 25 minutes, Yogi Ferrell found ways to do things with his jumper abandoning him.