The Only Mavericks Podcast

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya record live from the American Airlines Center after a miserable defeat in Game 4. They discuss why it happened, what they’ve thought of the series so far, and what comes next.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk about the Mavericks’ semifinals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, covering Maxi Kleber’s injury and how the rotations adjust, what advantage Dallas will see from its big men vs. a smaller Thunder rotation, and which players we’re watching most closely to see how they look in this series.

Tim Cato talks with Locked On Mavercks’ Nick Angstadt about the Mavericks’ agonizing Game 4 loss and where the series goes from here. This is the first part of an hour-long discussion, with the other half posted on the Locked On Mavericks feed.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya break it all down: the missed opportunity in Game 1, the brilliant Game 2 win, Luka Doncic’s defense and his mostly superb but slightly weird offensive execution so far, both him and the entire team’s brilliant defending, the role players we think can be trusted for the series, where they work best (and why), and what our expectations are, optimistically and pessimitically, for the rest of what looks to be an all-time classic between two incredibly good basketball teams.

Tim Cato and new dad Mike Piellucci talk to The Athletic’s Law Murray, who covers the L.A. Clippers, about the upcoming first round series and what to expect from it.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya look back at the Dallas Mavericks’ regular season with The Athletic’s Dave DuFour, sharing some of our favorite moments and which aspects of the year really snuck up on us. Then, we each share three big questions we have for the team’s upcoming first-round series vs. the L.A. Clippers. We’ll be back later this week with a full preview.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk to their old friend from The Athletic, Dave DuFour, about the surging Mavericks, what criteria really should matter for the MVP voting, and whether Luka Doncic can usurp Nikola Jokic. We agree they’re the best two players in basketball this season, and that one of them deserves it. Will it, and should it, be Doncic?

With Dallas cruising toward a top-six seed, Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya rank which postseason opponents are most favorable and then draft rotation players by playoff importance.

Tim Cato talks toMavs.com’s Bobby Karalla about the Mavericks’ new offense, its deliberate paint-pounding approach, how the center position might be the team’s third-best “player”, the way that the team’s Tuesday win against Sacramento showcased another way for the team to play, and what’s needed for this defense to be good.

Tim Cato and Austin Ngaruiya talk about whatever THAT impossible shot was from Kyrie Irving that gave Dallas its best win of the 2023-24 season, and more about what this win represents for the Mavericks’ season.