Mavs @ Grizz

[Ghazi]

Beloved Mavs down 50-45 at half. Jaric and Mayo hit some bullshit fluky 3 pointers, so we should be up 1 :D.

Dirk w/ 22. Howard as usual making no imprint whatsoever on the game. His defense looks lazy as fuck, his jumper is unreliable as fuck.

Cmon Mavs, we're not good enough to lose to shitty teams!

[sribb43]

Mavs go up by 3 in the 3rd only to let the lead evaporate and turn into a 8point defecit heading into the 4th. I swear the mavs are the worst team in the league at getting stops after regaining the lead in order to build upon that lead

[SmellyFeet]

Any of you guys have a feed? my usualls arent working for some reason.

[Findog]

down by 11 with 8:45 left

[Findog]

uh, why are there no starters in?

[Findog]

Dirk was right the other night when he said this team isn't good enough to coast and anybody can beat them when they do.

[Findog]

down 9 with 7:11 remaining, starters back in.

[Findog]

scuse me, down 11 with 7:11 remaining

[Findog]

Grizz look like they're going to snap that 13-game losing streak to us.

[Findog]

This is disappointing, the West is too tight to give up a game like this.

[Findog]

Mavs can't hit water from a boat

[Findog]

down 11 with 5:26 to play

[Ghazi]

I'm very disappointed if we go on to lose this game. Story of game is 2nd chance points. Grizz outscoring us 21-8, that's basically the deficit.

[lebomb]

Grizz will win................book it!

[Findog]

Since starting 2-7, Mavs have gone 18-5. Those five losses:

@ LAL: typical Mavs-Lakers game at Staples. Mavs hang tough and lead for most of the game until the third quarter before faltering.
vs SAS: lost in double-OT at home without Josh.
vs Den: poor offensive performance at home in Josh's first game back.
@ NJ: completely shit the bed when they had every incentive to be up for this game.
@ Utah: listless performance on the 2nd of a b2b when the Jazz were missing Millsap, Boozer and Okur

And they're going to lose today @ the Grizz.

Three of these six losses are "lack of effort and intensity" losses.

[Findog]

I think the excuse today is that the Sunday afternoon time threw them off, and they're still hungover from Beale Street. That's valid!

[dirk4mvp]

I think the excuse today is that the Sunday afternoon time threw them off, and they're still hungover from Beale Street. That's valid!


Can't blame them for that. Beale st. is one wild ass place.

[SmellyFeet]

how long before mavs dont deserve suck a$$ threads?

[Findog]

how long before mavs dont deserve suck a$$ threads?

They're 18-6 after a 2-7 start. They're not an elite team, but they're generally headed in the right direction.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Despite how inconsistent Dallas can be from time to time I sure as hell would hate for SA to face them in the playoffs. They're still a nightmare for the Spurs to matchup with, especially if Howard is back.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

They're 18-6 after a 2-7 start. They're not an elite team, but they're generally headed in the right direction.

Even if they lose tonight, they're still just 2 games out of the #2 spot in the West.

[Findog]

Josh Howard hustle meter: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 blocked shot.

[sribb43]

With the 3 gurad lineup of Kidd JJB and JET, Kidd becomes only a defensive specialist bc Barea has the ball in his hands the majoirty of the time. I thiink Carlisle has fallen in love with JJB way too much

Dirk with 18 in the first quarter, and jack shit after that

[jack sommerset]

I'm sure the Mavs just over looked them....18-6 the last 24 games is pretty good.

[Findog]

Even if they lose tonight, they're still just 2 games out of the #2 spot in the West.

Yeah, it's disappointing, because like last year, it looks like it's going to be musical chairs again in the West, and where the difference between the 2nd and 7th seed is like 4 or 5 games.

[Ghazi]

Guys I hate to sound like a knee jerker but this loss pisses me off.

[SmellyFeet]

They're 18-6 after a 2-7 start. They're not an elite team, but they're generally headed in the right direction.

Yes, they got a pretty good record still, but getting blown by the grizz?

c'mon....

[sribb43]

Even if they lose tonight, they're still just 2 games out of the #2 spot in the West.

True but the mavs have had about the 5th easiest schedule in the league so far and have cupcakes like the clips and knicks at home for their next 2 games. I just fear that cubes and nellie think this team is condenters as currently constructed

[Findog]

Yes, they got a pretty good record still, but getting blown by the grizz?

c'mon....

They shot poorly and got out-rebounded. Dirk said the other night after the T-Pups comeback that this team is good, but not so good that they can take a night off like in years past and still expect to win. Any team in the league can beat them when they don't execute and play with the requisite intensity.

[sribb43]

Yes, they got a pretty good record still, but getting blown by the grizz?

c'mon....

and L is an L...Lakers lost to the queens, rockets lost to the Wiz at home, C's lost the Warriors, games like this happen all the time in the NBA

[Ghazi]

We're 18-6 but this has been a cushy stretch. I believe we're "only" 4-4 against teams with a record better than .500.

And we've had a lot of wins where the quality of our basketball was piss poor. The Knicks win (which kicked off this nice stretch), the comebacks needed against the pacers, clippers, thunder, sixers, and Twolves. Even when the Mavs win, their basketball looks mediocre. And it irritates me.

But what can you do? It's not like we're underachieving. Our roster is just not that good and that's why we're 20-13.

[Findog]

True but the mavs have had about the 5th easiest schedule in the league so far and have cupcakes like the clips and knicks at home for their next 2 games. I just fear that cubes and nellie think this team is condenters as currently constructed

They're pretenders...having said that, they're also playing better generally than at the start of the year. I would like to see them turn Stack's contract into something before the trading deadline. After the Lakers, can you really say any team in the West is head and shoulders ahead of us? Denver and New Orleans overall look a little better than us, but not like the Lakers.

[SpursDynasty]

Good win for Memphis today. Dallas should have been losing at this rate in the 2006-2007 season.

[Brickhouse]

The team is still a joke. This should be a wakeup call to stop falling behind to scrub teams and thinking they can come back.

[Ghazi]

^ shut the hell up.

[SpursDynasty]

Dallas has to go 47-2 to match their regular season record of two seasons ago.

[Brickhouse]

Mavs schedule has been easy as shit too.

[Ghazi]

Brickhouse the Mavs didn't reveal anything new today. We've been mediocre all year an games like this occur to mediocre teams. Even the Lakers/Celtics/Cavs can lose to a team like the Grizzlies on a given night but never by 20. That we lost by 20 is just more evidence of our mediocrity, just like falling behind by 29 to the Twolves is, just like needing comebacks v the Clippers/Thunder/Bobcats is, just like our 5-9 record v +.500 teams is.

Our roster is mediocre and needs a trade. Even then, that wouldn't guarantee we would enter the class of elite teams which right now is the Cavs, Celtics, and Lakers.

[cobbler]

Even if they lose tonight, they're still just 2 games out of the #2 spot in the West.


... or from another view... just 1.5 from out of the playoffs. :lmao

[Xylus]

... or from another view... just 0.5 from out of the playoffs. :lmao

The Jazz are 1.5 games back, not 0.5, so how do you figure?

[Brazil]

Our roster is mediocre and needs a trade. Even then, that wouldn't guarantee we would enter the class of elite teams which right now is the Cavs, Celtics, and Lakers.


Dirk for Udoka JVG Tolliver KT deal ? :lol

[cobbler]

The Jazz are 1.5 games back, not 0.5, so how do you figure?

My bad... missread.

Fixed!

[Biggems]

Memphis looked totally stupid for that trade with the Lakers last season....but they got Mark Gasol. They are building a nice team.

Gay, Mayo, Gasol, Warrick, Lowry, Conley, and Arthur are a nice core of players. They are still a couple of players shy...but things aren't looking as bleak for them, as they were last year.

Believe me, I am glad we are done with them this year. Mayo has gotten on my last nerve.

[MarHill]

They're 18-6 after a 2-7 start. They're not an elite team, but they're generally headed in the right direction.


I have to agree with that!

They have played good basketball since that bad start!!! However, a tough loss tonight!

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[MarHill]

Memphis looked totally stupid for that trade with the Lakers last season....but they got Mark Gasol. They are building a nice team.

Gay, Mayo, Gasol, Warrick, Lowry, Conley, and Arthur are a nice core of players. They are still a couple of players shy...but things aren't looking as bleak for them, as they were last year.

Believe me, I am glad we are done with them this year. Mayo has gotten on my last nerve.

+1

OJ Mayo is the real deal. And they do have some nice young players. They need a consistent low post threat. Al Jefferson from the Timberwolves would be a great fit for them.

Hopefully, Ivaroni will get a chance to grow as a coach with this team. However, they are in the toughest division in basketball..though!

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