In the first episode of this rebooted podcast, the Athletic's Saad Yousuf joins Darreck to discuss his background, his sports journalism career, and the challenges of working in the industry.

Goodbye for now*

*Until I return from vacation.

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Saad Yousuf of The Athletic joins Darreck again to talk Mavs and answer some of the bigger questions on Mavs fans' minds right now.

Is Luka's slow shooting start a concern? How close is Kristaps Porzingis? Should Dwight Powell continue to start? 

The guys answer all of these questions and more!

Big Game James of Silver&Blue Nation joins the show to talk Mavs early-season ups and downs.

Dallas gets its first win of the year and WHAT A WIN IT IS. Let's talk about it.

Things did not go well for Dallas on the big stage Christmas night, getting routed by the defending champs 138-115 thanks to 35 second-chance points for LA. No time to sulk, however. The team runs it back Sunday afternoon against the 2-0 Clippers. 

Mavs drop the opener in Phoenix 106-102. Let's talk about it.

Mavs

Luka: 32pts, 8rb, 5ast

Richardson: 12pts, 7rb (5/11 FG, 2/7 from 3)

THJ: 12pts, 4rb (3/10 FG, 3/8 from 3)

Brunson: 12pts, 4ast, 2rb (5/8 FG)

DFS: 11pts, 8rb, 3ast

Suns

Booker: 22pts, 5rb, 3ast (8/15 FG, 2/6 from 3)

Bridges: 18pts, 7rb (5/11 FG, 4/7 from 3)

Ayton: 13pts, 8rb (5/9 FG)

Johnson: 15pts, 5rb (5/9 FG)

Payne: 11pts, 3rb, 3ast (5/9 FG)

Let's get down to business and discuss the Mavs in 2020-2021!

Last season the Dallas Mavericks touted the most efficient offense in NBA history. While part of that may be a byproduct of this current era, the fact remains that Luka Dončić and company could score against the best of them. What they lacked, and what limited how far they could ultimately go, however, was the defensive end of the equation. The Mavs might score 120 or more on a given night, but they were likely going to give up somewhere around 115 points in the process. This meant that whenever Luka Dončić or Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t in optimal health, or even if they happened to be sharing in a poor shooting night, Dallas was unlikely to walk away with a “W.”

Enter Josh Richardson