Locked On Mavericks - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Mavs
Oct 17, 2026 · 34 min · 25 segments
Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving showed star power in the Dallas Mavericks' NBA preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks, but the Mavs still have major question marks around their supporting cast. Dallas…
Nick AngstadtHostSlightly BiasedGuest
but I think in a game like this, there, the context is always key, and I think that the context is this is a group that has not played together very much.

Like, there are lineups and combinations we have just not seen very much from the Mavericks so far that include Kyrie, that include Cooper Flagg, as they've only played a few preseason games, a few preseason minutes here and there.

And I'm just gonna take away, f- first of all, the Cooper Flagg, 26 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, got to the free throw line nine times, should've been more.

If that duo looks good, that, that's the, that's the first thing you want going into a season like this.

I would much rather have it this way, where there's big questions around all the role players, than questions around the stars on your team.
I mean, he's gonna be so valuable to this team 'cause of his shooting, obviously.
And, uh, I find, I found it interesting early, 'cause we know that Kyrie, you know, remember the Kyrie experience where it'd be the first quarter, second quarter, it's like-
Like, I, I know you're trying to en- entrust your teammates and stuff, and I feel like this year, again, if the goal is to win games, th- there's gonna have to maybe be a, by, a, uh, a shift in philosophy there, where it's like, "Hey, we're gonna need you to get going early.
Like, you're gonna have to set the tone for us a lot, uh, offensively." 'Cause there were some plays where it was like I'd much rather Kyrie shoot whatever shot he just passed up to pass the ball to Reza Shea.
So I'm wondering if we get that version of Kyrie, 'cause he's just so good of adapting his, his game to whatever is needed out of him, of just like a, "Okay, obviously for most of my time here in Dallas, I played next to the best first quarter scorer in the league, and the guy who night in and night out would go out and say, 'I'm gonna put up, you know, 10 shots in the first quarter, and let's see.'"

but I think in a game like this, there, the context is always key, and I think that the context is this is a group that has not played together very much.

Like, there are lineups and combinations we have just not seen very much from the Mavericks so far that include Kyrie, that include Cooper Flagg, as they've only played a few preseason games, a few preseason minutes here and there.

And I'm just gonna take away, f- first of all, the Cooper Flagg, 26 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, got to the free throw line nine times, should've been more.

If that duo looks good, that, that's the, that's the first thing you want going into a season like this.

I would much rather have it this way, where there's big questions around all the role players, than questions around the stars on your team.
I mean, he's gonna be so valuable to this team 'cause of his shooting, obviously.
And, uh, I find, I found it interesting early, 'cause we know that Kyrie, you know, remember the Kyrie experience where it'd be the first quarter, second quarter, it's like-
Like, I, I know you're trying to en- entrust your teammates and stuff, and I feel like this year, again, if the goal is to win games, th- there's gonna have to maybe be a, by, a, uh, a shift in philosophy there, where it's like, "Hey, we're gonna need you to get going early.
Like, you're gonna have to set the tone for us a lot, uh, offensively." 'Cause there were some plays where it was like I'd much rather Kyrie shoot whatever shot he just passed up to pass the ball to Reza Shea.
So I'm wondering if we get that version of Kyrie, 'cause he's just so good of adapting his, his game to whatever is needed out of him, of just like a, "Okay, obviously for most of my time here in Dallas, I played next to the best first quarter scorer in the league, and the guy who night in and night out would go out and say, 'I'm gonna put up, you know, 10 shots in the first quarter, and let's see.'"
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