The Dallas Mavericks are limping to the Playoffs. There’s no other word for it. It’s clear that the Rondo trade messed with the balance of the team. Hopefully they’ll get back to their NBA leading offensive efficiency that they had at the start of the year but they’re struggling right now.
Mavs owner Mark Cuban isn’t worried about the bigger picture, but he is concerned with fouls and how his player Monta Ellis is getting none of them.
It’s criminal how Monta doesn’t get calls Pushed.Hit in face.Hit on arm.Im tired of turning in calls.Fans need to post video to wake NBA up.
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 28, 2015
And he didn’t stop on Twitter, he also carried on via Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas.
“He got hit in the face, Duncan got his body lower, hand was down like this in the replay, and then [referee] Monty McCutchen says he was straight up and down,” Cuban said. “Say you missed it, cool. Say you’ll look at it, cool. Say you weren’t sure, cool. Say it wasn’t your call, cool. But when the second defender doesn’t jump, it can’t be up and down. When a drive starts at the top of the key and you go straight down, it’s not lower box, it can’t be up and down unless you jump.
“That’s crazy, and it happens three times a game for Monta, every game. It’s ridiculous.“
Monta got injured during the Mavs game. He clearly wasn’t happy as he did not talk to the media while on crutches. It’s something that is just unfortunate. The referees don’t have something against Monta. You’re silly if you think that. It’s just an unfortunate coincidence that has ended up in Monta Ellis walking in crutches. What can you do?
