Hornets Bring Mavs Back Down to Earth - What's The Big Problem?

On this Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan recap the Mavericks' 118-99 loss to the Charlotte Hornets - and there are certainly some issues to discuss.

Dalton Trigg | Dec 31, 2020

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan talk about the Dallas Mavericks' embarrassing 118-99 loss to the Hornets in their home opener.

Although a loss like this ultimately falls on everybody's shoulders, is there one particular reason the Mavs have started this season 1-3? We believe so. And when it comes to Luka Doncic, is it too early to talk about this potentially being a down year for him? The guys discuss that.

But there are other problems that need fixing after this 1-3 start. They include:

Maybe Dwight Powell doesn't need to start anymore. Yes, the forward has a role on this team, but does Powell being a part of the starting lineup in best service to those needs? All of this made the guys ponder the definition on insanity, which is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Rookie Josh Green has made an impression. The first-round pick out of Arizona doesn't really need to score that much. In fact, Green is averaging less than two points per game in about eight minutes of work. But, is defense? That's a whole other matter. His relentless work on that end, according to Trigg and Galatzan, deserves more playing time.

Perhaps the bright side is that all of this is happening at the beginning of the season and not later on, so there’s time to fix what needs fixing. Oh, and someday, pretty soon, Kristaps Porzingis should be moving to the floor. That might help fix the 'Powell Problem.' Porzingis had a full workout the other day and head coach Rick Carlisle believes 'The Unicorn' is on his way back to the floor soon.

Trigg and Galatzan talk about all that and more in this episode of the Step Back Mavs Podcast

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Published Dec 31, 2020

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.