Mavs - Spurs first round....lets do it again

[picc84]

Get your shit talk ready. Its going down.

*GS is going into Portland on a back to back wednesday. Its all but wrapped up.

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[DMX7]

I'm in.

[sribb43]

Unless Utah shits itself against GSW or PHX and Mavs beat SAS along with Por and okc winning out...it's mavs spurs #2 vs #7

[DMX7]

Unless Utah shits itself against GSW or PHX and Mavs beat SAS along with Por and okc winning out...it's mavs spurs #2 vs #7

You know the Mavs are sweating this matchup, there's no way they want to play a finally healthy Spurs.

[DJ Mbenga]

alot of people tend to shit with the warriors but its all but set now

[DJ Mbenga]

You know the Mavs are sweating this matchup, there's no way they want to play a finally healthy Spurs.

problem is mavs are healthy too

[Ghazi]

You know the Mavs are sweating this matchup, there's no way they want to play a finally healthy Spurs.

There's no way the Spurs want to play the Mavs.

Shaddup

[sribb43]

You know the Mavs are sweating this matchup, there's no way they want to play a finally healthy Spurs.

...and it's already started :lmao

[Amarelooms]

You know the Mavs are sweating this matchup, there's no way they want to play a finally healthy Spurs.

lol...its gonna be a close series...but the Mavs are not scared one bit of the Spurs. Dirk can do whatever he wants....which is the key. Mavs should win but that's why they play the games

:elephant

[Findog]

Do the Spurs have anything to play for on Wednesday night? Are they locked in at 7 now?

Locked in:

1. LA
8. Zombie Sonics

My understanding is that the Blazers clinch the 6 seed with a win Wednesday night at home against Golden State. That game doesn't tip off until 9:30 central time. Spurs have to assume Portland will take care of bidness at home against the Warriors. So the Spurs lose and Dallas clinches the 2 seed. Spurs have to beat Dallas and hope Golden State beats Portland to move up to 6 - and by beating Dallas they might set up a matchup with the Mavs at 3/6.

[Findog]

You know the Mavs are sweating this matchup, there's no way they want to play a finally healthy Spurs.

It's gonna be a 6-7 game series. Was hoping for Portland.

[Findog]

There's no way the Spurs want to play the Mavs.

Shaddup

Spurs would rather play the Mavs than the Lakers. We don't "own" them as much as we think we do.

[Cry Havoc]

Do the Mavs want to play the Spurs right now? Who do you want in Round 1, Dallas fans?

[sribb43]

Even if SAS and por have same record, Por has the tiebreaker. Only way mavs tank the game on wed and let SA win is if Utah loses at GSW

[picc84]

Do the Spurs have anything to play for on Wednesday night? Are they locked in at 7 now?

Locked in:

1. LA
8. Zombie Sonics

My understanding is that the Blazers clinch the 6 seed with a win Wednesday night at home against Golden State. That game doesn't tip off until 9:30 central time. Spurs have to assume Portland will take care of bidness at home against the Warriors. So the Spurs lose and Dallas clinches the 2 seed. Spurs have to beat Dallas and hope Golden State beats Portland to move up to 6 - and by beating Dallas they might set up a matchup with the Mavs at 3/6.

If Spurs beat Mavs, AND golden state beats Portland, then it'll be Portland/Dallas and SA/Thuggets or Jazz.

[sribb43]

Do the Mavs want to play the Spurs right now? Who do you want in Round 1, Dallas fans?

POR....no/very limited Roy

Denver might be the winner in all of this

[alchemist]

Mavs/Denver who owns the tie breaker?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs would rather play the Mavs than the Lakers. We don't "own" them as much as we think we do.

It'll be a tough series but you guys will take it. This really sucks as I wanted us to get DEN in round 1 :lol


Anyways, at least everyone is healthy this time, so let's hope for a great series.

[badfish22]

Do the Mavs want to play the Spurs right now? Who do you want in Round 1, Dallas fans?

I wanted SA until Roy's injury. Now I would obviously rather us play Portland.

Still think Mavs win this one.

[badfish22]

Mavs/Denver who owns the tie breaker?

Mavs.

[Cry Havoc]

POR....no/very limited Roy

Denver might be the winner in all of this

Yeah, I have Denver and Portland both losing in Round 1 unless they play each other.

[Findog]

Do the Mavs want to play the Spurs right now? Who do you want in Round 1, Dallas fans?

Zombie Sonics (no longer an option), Portland (Roy?), and San Antonio in that order. Not scared of the Spurs, but they are the strongest playoff team of the three.

[sribb43]

Mavs/Denver who owns the tie breaker?

Mavs

[lurker]

Do the Mavs want to play the Spurs right now? Who do you want in Round 1, Dallas fans?
Obviously the Blazers are the dream first round matchup right now in light of BRoy's injury.

[alchemist]

Mavs.

:pctoss

[ElNono]

GSW already beat OKC monday... I'm not sold Portland is going to win Wed...

[BanditHiro]

GSW already beat OKC monday... I'm not sold Portland is going to win Wed...

they will snap back to reality after tough wins against lakers and thunder and the injuries will show

[picc84]

GS was at home...they can beat anybody at home. Its been that way since 2007, when THEY BELIEVED.

[alchemist]

Pop better send Nelson some of his best stuff to get another win over a Spurs foe.

[Spursmania]

Manu is one bad motherfucker...:smokin
I think Spurs pull off a close one.

[Findog]

GSW already beat OKC monday... I'm not sold Portland is going to win Wed...

That game was in Oakland.

[Findog]

Do the Spurs play to win Wednesday night on the off-chance Golden State wins?

[Texas Chili Dog]

The Mavs clinch the 2nd seed with a Warriors win over Utah OR a Nuggets win over the Suns.

[sribb43]

GSW will be on a 2nd night of a B2b against POR...they will get rolled

[bostonguy]

The Mavs clinch the 2nd seed with a Warriors win over Utah OR a Nuggets win over the Suns.

Oh cuz of that 3 way tie breaker Dallas would have right?

[sribb43]

Do the Spurs play to win Wednesday night on the off-chance Golden State wins?

I think they would prefer to play the nuggets....but you can't assume anythig considering those games finish after mavs spurs play on Wed. Unless GSW beats Utah tomorrow, I see mavs spurs both playing to win on wed

[j.dizzle]

Fuck this gonna be a fun ass week(s) on this site with all the shit talking between Mavfan & Spurfan hahahaha hope they play each other

[Texas Chili Dog]

Oh cuz of that 3 way tie breaker Dallas would have right?

Kinda. If the Nuggets beat the Suns, Denver clinches the division, which would mean Utah (the only team that holds a tiebreaker edge over Dallas) would no longer be able to get as high as #2.

[ElNono]

Do the Spurs play to win Wednesday night on the off-chance Golden State wins?

I'll be surprised if they rest the players... you would think you want to get to the playoffs with a little rhythm and momentum... but if the 7th seed is a lock, Pop might not want to show all his cards yet...

It's going to be interesting how this develops...

[Findog]

I'll be surprised if they rest the players... you would think you want to get to the playoffs with a little rhythm and momentum... but if the 7th seed is a lock, Pop might not want to show all his cards yet...

It's going to be interesting how this develops...

7th seed is pretty airtight when it would take a Warriors win over Portland to move up.

[bostonguy]

7th seed is pretty airtight when it would take a Warriors win over Portland to move up.

Add in the fact the game is in Portland and it will be a B2B game.

[Findog]

Add in the fact the game is in Portland and it will be a B2B game.

And it doesn't tip off until the Mavs-Spurs game is almost over. I think it will also depend if San Antonio has a say in who they play - as in beating Dallas knocks the Mavs down to 3 and gives San Antonio a more desirable matchup at 2.

[ezau]

Zombie Sonics (no longer an option), Portland (Roy?), and San Antonio in that order. Not scared of the Spurs, but they are the strongest playoff team of the three.

Not scared against a team like the Mavs. With the way the Spurs are playing right now, these Mavettes are fucked

[FkLA]

Well I was really looking forward to securing the 8th seed and beating those chumps in LA, but beating the Mavettes will have to do. Spurs steal a game in Dallas and win in 6 games. Go Spurs Go.

:flag:

[ffadicted]

Spurs in 3

[FkLA]

nice av bitch :lol

[BanditHiro]

I'm going to enjoy Dirk giving the Spurs fans the finger after every clutch three while running down the court. Spurs fans will have excuses as usual for their annual suck fest in the playoffs.

rofl

[badfish22]

rofl

Yeah Dirk never is clutch :lmao

[Ghazi]

Not scared against a team like the Mavs. With the way the Spurs are playing right now, these Mavettes are fucked

What does "right now" mean? Are the Spurs in a game right now?

Past 5 games? Spurs 3-2, Mavs 4-1

Past 10 games? 7-3 for both teams

Since All Star BReak? Mavs have a better record.


I hate when people say this "right now" bullshit, it's so stupid.

Series comes down to talent/matchups, not whose playing better "right now"

[j.dizzle]

LOL if Haywood actually had an offensive game, then I would say Mavs in 6 for sure..This one can go either way imo but ill give the edge to dallas since they would have homecourt

[Borosai]

Fun.

[Ghazi]

One of the biggest arguments against the Mavs is their margin of victory is significantly lower than every other team in the Western Conference at +2.7. In fact, despite being 2nd in the West the Mavs have the 12th best margin of victory in the league.

But I would like to present a theory for the Mavs margin of victory, "the Josh Howard cancer" effect.

J-Ho made his return to the regular rotation of the Mavs on December 5th up until the ASB, and during this time the Mavs went 18-14 with a margin of victory of -.5. IN fact if you throw out the 50 point win against the Knicks as an outlier, their margin of victory was worse than 2 points a game. It should be noted the Mavs had Dampier injury issues at this time which forced more time for Gooden, who has terrible on/off stats despite putting up a seemingly decent 8/7 (or something like that).

In the games before that, and the games after the ASB, the Mavs are 36-13, with a margin of victory of +4.7. If you throw out the 34 point loss to the Knicks as an outlier, it becomes +5.5.

Granted, every team can pick and choose information like this, but I'm just pointing out that the Mavs may not be a fool's gold team with an inflated record :).

[anonoftheinternets]

blah blah blah.

omg shut up and just enjoy the game between two healthy teams ...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

When Spurs/Dallas tip off on Wednesday, what will still give Dallas a reason to actually try?

Will it require a Denver win on Tuesday?

[DAF86]

Do the Spurs play to win Wednesday night on the off-chance Golden State wins?

I'm 99% sure that Pop will sit Manu and Tim and probably McDyess, RJ and/or Hill too. Parker needs the playing time.

[DAF86]

When Spurs/Dallas tip off on Wednesday, what will still give Dallas a reason to actually try?

Will it require a Denver win on Tuesday?

Jazz Ws.

[Fpoonsie]

:depressed

[ezau]

I'm going to enjoy Dirk giving the Spurs fans the finger after every clutch three while running down the court. Spurs fans will have excuses as usual for their annual suck fest in the playoffs.

Nice avatar

[ezau]

What does "right now" mean? Are the Spurs in a game right now?

Past 5 games? Spurs 3-2, Mavs 4-1

Past 10 games? 7-3 for both teams

Since All Star BReak? Mavs have a better record.


I hate when people say this "right now" bullshit, it's so stupid.

Series comes down to talent/matchups, not whose playing better "right now"

Dallas is a good team, but I really like the Spurs chances against them. It would be a close and tough series. Oh, the Spurs have won five games against division leaders in a span of two weeks. IMHO, that's enough reason for Spurs fans to be upbeat

[xellos88330]

Can't wait for this series. Looks like it will be a great one this year! We are all going to be in for a great series if this is the matchup.

[Texas Chili Dog]

When Spurs/Dallas tip off on Wednesday, what will still give Dallas a reason to actually try?

Will it require a Denver win on Tuesday?

Quite the opposite. A Denver win over the Suns tonight clinches the 2nd seed for the Mavs.

[Dirkadirkastan]

It'll be a tough series but you guys will take it. This really sucks as I wanted us to get DEN in round 1 :lol

Spurs/Nuggets is still possible. But it would require both of them to win their last game AND Portland losing.

[picc84]

lol at everyone wanting Denver now

How things change.

[Hubie Brown]

I'm really looking forward to this series Mike. We're talking about one of the most heated rivalries in the NBA, with hall of famers leading both teams. One key difference this time around from 2006 is that Jerry Stackhouse is now on the Bucks instead of the Mavs. In Stackhouse we're talking about one of the toughest players to defend off the dribble, a tough minded veteran who can give you 20-25 points a game. Mavs are really going to miss his presence in this series, and if I'm the Spurs I'm saying: Phew!

[picc84]

Thanks, Hubie. :lol

[chichi!gettheyeyo]

hey Hubie! jou look 103 years old!

[phyzik]

I got a feeling Manu is going to go full on Doomsday on the Mavs. He has some pent up rage regarding that team in Dallas when it comes to the playoffs.

[ElNono]

LOL Hubie...