McDyess was the difference tonight

[nkdlunch]

amazing rebounding machine. Hustle and great D. He got his money's worth for the year tonight


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[timtonymanu]

Coming into the playoffs I was worried about Dice and thought he was done.

SO FAR in the playoffs we've seen the Antonio McDyess from Detroit. He's making me eat shit right now. Keep it up Dice!

[nkdlunch]

say what?

[superjames1992]

Agreed. Dice played great. That's what we need out of him.

Heck, basically everyone on the team played well this evening.

[HarlemHeat37]

Outstanding game from McDyess and this is what we've been waiting for..hustling, played some good D, rebounded..just keep it up..

[benefactor]

He was great. Playoff McDyess was one of the biggest x-factors that I cited. If he keeps it up the Spurs have a legit shot.

[Spurs Brazil]

Big props to Dice, played with A LOT of energy

[TDomination]

Dice played well in game 1 too, but played awesome today! heck yes

[SAtown]

Yes! Great thread. Dice deserves his props, he hustled tonight and made huge plays on the offensive glass, tipping out the rebounds. He def was the x factor

[jag]

Dice was HUGE. He didn't change his game, he just played Dirk straight up and did an amazing job.

[DAF86]

Dice has been playing well for quite some time now. Spurs offseason moves paid off tonight.

[ducks]

duncan said jefferson was not dice

[tdunk21]

dice baby

[Libri]

Those nine rebounds by Dice were worth gold.

[davidbowie]

old men in this bitch!!!!! :downspin:

[SpursTillTheEnd]

You know the best thing about San Antonio winning against the Mavs is seeing Mark Cuban get pissed

[in2deep]

dyess dyess baby

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

He was a big part of the win.
He came up huge and RJ showed up too.

[TIMMYD!]

You know the best thing about San Antonio winning against the Mavs is seeing Mark Cuban get pissed

It's what I enjoy the most also. :toast

Seeing him whine like a bitch is the greatest feeling you can have during a Spurs-Mavs game.

[SpurAddict561]

I said the same in the game thread


hustle player of the game, no doubt

[MaNu4Tres]

He's the underrated key this series. I've said it before and I stand by it.

[DesignatedT]

mcdyess was the shit tonight. this guy can straight up board.

[Doe]

Dice was huge tonight, he hustled his ass off on those offensive rebounds.

[cd98]

Excellent man defense on Dirk. And nice offensive rebounding.

[SenorSpur]

Huge "big-game" performance by Dice. This is the type of contribution many of us have been hoping for from him. Great job.

[pjjrfan]

McDyess was big in a lot of phases. Rebounding, scoring, hustle plays, offensive rebounds, defense. And RJ played well also.

[angelbelow]

great defense and effort by dice tonight. like i said, i was hoping dice was going thru a horry like effect where he goes on vacation during the regular season and shows up for the playoffs. lets hope he continues his great play

[EricB]

But I thought he was old and done?

[NewJerSpur]

great defense and effort by dice tonight. like i said, i was hoping dice was going thru a horry like effect where he goes on vacation during the regular season and shows up for the playoffs. lets hope he continues his great play

Agreed.

[scottspurs]

Dice was awesome, but you also have to applaud the effort of Jefferson tonight.

[slick'81]

hes the best shot we have v dirk he was outstanding on the glass and really all around

[SCdac]

His patient defense on Dirk was / may come be instrumental in these games. He is playoff tested and not nearly as lost as the first half of the season. Despite looking lost, he actually showed signs of good D on Nowitzki in the beginning of the regular season. Back in November Dirk shot 9-27 in a game that McDyess logged 29 minutes 45 seconds and primarily covered Dirk. That is what the Spurs should aim for - McDyess around 30 MPG.

[Kamala]

Dice was huge tipping balls keeping them in play and playing calmly during that huge Mav run. Jefferson's explosion in the first half was more spectacular and quite frankly more shocking given his performance in game 1.

[CFH]

Major props to Dice, he worked his ass off out there and all the hustling he did blew me away. :toast

[OldSilentHill]

Amazing night from him!!

Propssss!!!!!!!

[benefactor]

Besides Manu, the player that I feel can be the biggest x-factor in this series is McDyess. Having playoff McDyess walk out of the tunnel on Sunday evening would be huge for this team in so many areas. If he can hustle on the boards, knock down those open looks and make Dirk work like he did earlier this season it will take a lot of pressure off of everyone. If he wants to see the ring he has sought for so long he's gotta put his hand to the plow and not look back.
:hat

[Danny.Zhu]

Dyess was great. Thank you.

[DesignatedT]

Dice is the man :toast

[Avitus1]

Great game by Dice just hope he keeps it up in SA.

[Ditty]

mcdyess defense was great today except that rotation 3 in the corner for terry was dumb of him but hes been on dirk this series and he did a great job today of not falling for dirks jump fakes and mcdyess had a hand in his face everytime and he was jumping straight up to block the shot except jumping into dirk like last game great game for dice

[TheSullyMonster]

amazing rebounding machine. Hustle and great D. He got his money's worth for the year tonight


No he didn't. He's got 15 more wins to contribute to this season.:toast

[spurs10]

Hell yes!!!!

[silverblk mystix]

props to dice...

if dice had played 10 more minutes and bonner--10 less--in game 1---

spurs would be up 2-0

[TD 21]

The jumper still isn't as automatic as I remember it, but we're now finally, at long last seeing the McDyess I remember seeing with the Pistons. His stout post defense and rebounding (particularly offensive) was huge.

It's becoming more and more apparent that, while he may have declined somewhat from last season (more likely is he was just playing above his head in the second half of last season), he was also pacing himself throughout the season. He admitted that playing is hard on his body at this point. As frustrating as he was a lot of games, him pacing himself was probably necessary, so that he could play at the level he's currently playing at.

[raspsa]

Dice is a grizzled veteran and has earned the respect of the refs. He can get away playing Dirk tighter than Blair or Bonner. He has a crucial role to play in the coming games and I think his juices are just starting to flow now that the POs have begun ala Horry.

[taps]

I am so on board the Dice Train. The Horry comparisons are warranted but there's something I find uncannily familiar about his play:

All the hustle plays and movement without the ball,

the way he works hard at things that don't show up in the stat box.

It was the tipout late in the 4th when it struck me...

This rugged yeoman is filling the void Fabricio Oberto left.

Besides defense it seems his priorities are extending offensive possessions and being in the right place at the right time. Sure, there are kinks to work out but he seems well on his way.

[8FOR!3]

I agree with the Horry/McDyess comparison as of playoff performance right now. I just hope Dice doesn't start jackin up threes. :lol

[Dice]

This has got me all misty eyed...


I thought he played great. This is the McDyess I know and love.

[Waps1980]

Great to see Dice get 30 minutes, He deserved more action in game 1 also.
Maybe his effort was only picked up during watching the replay.

Keep that shit up!

[raspsa]

We were all a bit surprised with the Haislip signing and the thinking at the time was he was going to be the answer to Dirk and other mobile bigs. Unfortunately that experiment didn't bear fruit and perhaps in Pop's mind a healthy Dice could suffice.

[Spurs7794]

He is doing all the little things and I love it. During the season, he couldn't make a pass for his life...so far, through 2 games, hes done a good job at fixing that. He's been awesome.

This game gives me faith in if we play the Lakers, how we are going to handle their size. We just need to play with ferocity.

[nkdlunch]

Dice has 2 new bitches. Their names are Erika and Brenda

[bdubya]

This has got me all misty eyed...


I thought he played great. This is the McDyess I know and love.


+1. Warms my heart to see Dice being Dice.

[jack0fspeed]

You have to like McDyess. He started out as a freakishly athletic scorer, but then injury forced him to remake his game into a much more blue collar player. And he did fine in last night's game.

That said, McDyess guarding Dirk is a mismatch that Dirk should exploit. I think last night was more Dirk mailing one in than McDyess playing great against him.

The guys I think were primarily responsible for last night's win were RJeff (the early offense and responding after being called out in game 1), Duncan for delivering down the stretch, and Manu for hitting timely 3s to hold the Mavs off during their fake run.

[HarlemHeat37]

Well there's nothing McDyess can really do against Dirk, he can only give it his best, and that's what he did..there aren't many guys in the NBA that can guard Dirk 1 on 1 or in general..

[poop]

the only person ive seen who can do a good job on Dirt is pau gasol because he is just as tall and even longer

[SPURSCHAMP]

he beast on rebounding

[SAtown]

Once again he was a major factor tonight. He and hill were HUGE during that 3rd quarter run. Solid performance by dice

[Hemotivo]

great game by antonio

[Spurs Brazil]

Another great game. For me his best game in Spurs uniform

Props

[Spurologist]

loved the physical D on Dirk

[Hemotivo]

crucial jumpers

[Capt Bringdown]

I'm happy to eat crow. I thought Dice was mistake, but he seems to be an entirely different player so far in the post season.

Tonight was about players other than the Big 3 winning the game for us. Again, a year ago we couldn't have dreamed pulling out a win like this.

[Stringer_Bell]

He's been playing this series as we thought he could, deflecting balls and spiking them and rebounding and even his jumper has been pretty good. He's like an old warrior that doesn't look like shit until it's time to fight, then he starts slaying bitches in every direction. Keep it up yo!!

[emanueldavidginobili]

it truly makes me happy that dice is playing with so much hustle heart and playing good.

[pjjrfan]

McDyess has been a difference this whole series. He is finally looking like that guy I hated on the Pistons. And like Hill he was confident in his shot and in his play. I was hoping to see this guy earlier in the year but it's better late than never.

[Duncanoypi]

McDyess is our Udonis Haslem

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

After cheerleading for the Dice signing all off-season, then watching Dice look old and disinterested for most of the regular season, I've been chewing my nails and staring at my shoes.

Little did I or anyone else know that he was simply playing possum and waiting for the Real Season, just like his should-be-HoF predecessor Big Shot Rob.

Here's to you, Dice, for finally coming through when it matters! :toast

[ffadicted]

What a class act, he's been a huge impact in the series so far

[FvckMavs]

I want to say thanks to Rasheed.

[HBS]

Dice's defense on Dirk was very solid limiting him to 10 shots. A big reason why the Spurs won tonight.

[Waps1980]

Dice can see a ring in the distance thats whats brought him into the swing.
Task 1 'Dirk' so far so good.

knock em off in 5 and we'll get a rest.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Dice is to me one of the best players in the NBA in what he does. I learned to respect and love the guy when he played with Detroit against the Spurs. He was surely a headache back then. I think that now he understands his role on the court he will contribute even more. He's turning into a Robert Horry kind of player with timely plays and veteran IQ, he has a lethal mid range shot that is close to what Horry did from the 3-point line. When he hits those shots, it is much harder to beat the Spurs.

[scottspurs]

The Big Four tonight= Jefferson, Hill, McDyess, and Blair

[Gutter92]

One thing I noticed tonight...McDyess was making most of his shots because he wasn't having that tiny hitch of hesitation that he's had in the past...I liked to see that, he was shooting with confidence...hope it continues :D