Hornets at Mavs, Game 1 thread

[Pelicans78]

Gonna be a defensive battle.

[Ghazi]

already a thread sorry

[Roddy Beaubois]

Gonna be a defensive battle.

Yer starting to sing a different tune. Nervous?

[Pelicans78]

Yer starting to sing a different tune. Nervous?

Of course not. I'm confident in the Hornets. They're the superior team.

[Pelicans78]

already a thread sorry

I can hear crickets chirping in that thread.

[ElNono]

This is like the turd sandwich vs giant douchebag debate...

I hope they both lose... barring that, I hope it's at least a fun game.

[ElNono]

Story of the game:
Are the Mavs going to nail the Hornet's dream of a 82-0 ecstasy season to the tree of woe?

[frodo]

I can hear crickets chirping in that thread.

u must also hear the sounds of surges pulsating, the hurricane is coming...

[Pelicans78]

u must also hear the sounds of surges pulsating, the hurricane is coming...

Yup, the sound of CP3 doing circles around the old Mavs.

[fevertrees]

the Microwave inactive again...

[ElNono]

Is Barea playing? Vegas odds depend on that...

[TheNextGen]

im liking the Hornets in this one.

[Pelicans78]

Damn, this game is already over.

[fevertrees]

King Paul needs to stop this nonsense

[Ditty]

anyone have a game link?

[fevertrees]

anyone have a game link?

decent on here

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/37291/1/watch-dallas-mavericks-vs-new-orleans-hornets.html

[DarkGinobili]

Dallas tearing that shit up!

[DarkGinobili]

and the hornets make a run!

[ElNono]

Is Marion injured? Why would you *ever* want to play Brian Cardinal over him?

[fevertrees]

Ariza needs to hit these freebies!

[Ditty]

thanks bro

[frodo]

the winner wins the yellowjersey of the SW division. and it's also the "game 1" for Tyson Chandler to face his former teammates after the move to Dallas, just something notable.

[Pelicans78]

Is Marion injured? Why would you *ever* want to play Brian Cardinal over him?

Two quick fouls.

[fevertrees]

Is Marion injured? Why would you *ever* want to play Brian Cardinal over him?

2 Fouls already

[ElNono]

shit... Cardinal... really?

[ElNono]

BTW, unless Dirk gets tired, he can shoot over NO frontline all night.

[fevertrees]

David West playing like a blackhole this game so far

[ElNono]

JET lightning it up

[RoddyBukkake]

lol Followell: "Caron Butler working on that straw on the bench"

[Pelicans78]

Dick Bavetta's working for the Mavs tonight.

[BUMP]

Dirk CLEARLY playing scared of David West

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Pelicans78]

Nice flop by CP3. Gets Chandler a foul.

[fevertrees]

King Paul the only good thing on offense for the BeeShow

[sefant77]

Watching Paul is like watching italian soccer

[fevertrees]

Mavs shooting lights out this quarter so far..10-13

[ElNono]

Here comes Barea to even things out...

[Pelicans78]

Mavs shooting lights out this quarter so far..10-13

They're getting good looks. Need to play better defense.

[ElNono]

Some classy hoes in da house...

[DarkGinobili]

lol being scared of Barea.

[ElNono]

goddamn can't hit a 3...

[ElNono]

Subplot: Peja vs Barea :lol

[Pelicans78]

what's up with the FT shooting.

[ElNono]

CP3 with the cheap shot

[DarkGinobili]

Paul keeping them in the game.

[Pelicans78]

CP3 has been turnover prone lately.

[Obstructed_View]

Ian Mahinmi!

[ElNono]

Barea took it in the chin...

[Pelicans78]

Barrea did a good job defensively. CP3 actually has a size advantage. Needs to use it.

[DarkGinobili]

Paul better watch out, terry might punch him in the nuts.

[Ghazi]

our depth blows witout butler and beaubois even though butlers been suckin.

will be funny our C team will beat the Hornets

[frodo]

David West playing like a blackhole this game so far

not just the game tonight though, he always played like a blackhole the previous games this season.

[Pelicans78]

our depth blows witout butler and beaubois even though butlers been suckin.

will be funny our C team will beat the Hornets

I'll give you Roddy. But Butler sucks. Quit making excuses.

[ElNono]

Why is Dirk not shooting?

[Pelicans78]

Dirk had a wide open shot. Glad he passed it.

[sefant77]

Marion, seriously....2nd brainfart TO

[sefant77]

ugly game

[Pelicans78]

West needs to score on Haywood. Hornets need to space better.

[DarkGinobili]

sloppy game!

[RoddyBukkake]

Barea has tiny little t-rex arms

[Pelicans78]

Marion keeping the hornets in the game.

Geez West with the turnover now.

[Pelicans78]

No way in hell Mbenga can stay with Dirk.

[BRHornet45]

sons no surprise ... whistles coming out for phantom calls with Dirk

[BUMP]

lol @ this "vaunted" Hornets defense

:rollin

[BRHornet45]

lol Peja pwning

[RoddyBukkake]

marion and haywood playing like garbage

[Peja On A Stick]

Lol at this vaunted Dallas defense

[ElNono]

tbh, if I'm Dallas I'm having Dirk take every shot... nobody else out there is doing shit except for Barea which I'm not sure you want to end up the night with more shots than Dirk.

[DarkGinobili]

Peja doing work! LOL

[Peja On A Stick]

Marion and Haywood are garbage

[fevertrees]

Peja doing good but glad to see he got his mandatory "airball a game" out of the way already.

[BRHornet45]

this is the Hornets bench ... has Dirk even sat yet?

[BUMP]

Seriously this Hornets team is not impressive at all

lol @ "the team to beat"

[Pelicans78]

tbh, if I'm Dallas I'm having Dirk take every shot... nobody else out there is doing shit except for Barea which I'm not sure you want to end up the night with more shots than Dirk.

I agree. Dirk seems to be getting whatever shot he wants.

[BRHornet45]

King paul!!!

[Pelicans78]

West playing like crap tonight.

[BlackSwordsMan]

god bless god taking out the cowboys jet as it flies over the arena for this game taking out all 3 teams
god bless sons

[ElNono]

JT shooting Dallas out of this game...

[Pelicans78]

What a pass by Kidd. Damn.

[ElNono]

Cardinal conversely keeps them in the game

[BRHornet45]

flukey shots by that child molester looking big man

[Pelicans78]

JT shooting Dallas out of this game...

I hope Carlisle keeps him in. He's gave the Hornets a fighting chance this quarter.

[Ghazi]

Cp3 is a beast in te regular season...

[j.dizzle]

Cp3 is a beast in te regular season...
:lmao Cardinal raining three's, Dallas will never win nothing with their offense.

[ElNono]

lol Paul chatting up Violet Palmer... "Shouldn't you be in the kitchen right now?" :lmao

[sefant77]

Butler out
Marion plays like crap
Terry cold
Haywood crap

And just two down....lol

[ElNono]

Okafor with the 8 seconds in the paint violation

[Ghazi]

:lmao Cardinal raining three's, Dallas will never win nothing with their offense.

Cool story, bro


JET sucking

[ElNono]

Okafor caught camping in the paint again...

[ElNono]

So much for the defensive battle... both teams on pace to hit 100 points more or less.

[sefant77]

what a stupid shot

[Giuseppe]

We're in pretty fine shape, BR.

[RoddyBukkake]

lol jet 2-11

[BRHornet45]

Butler out
Marion plays like crap
Terry cold
Haywood crap

And just two down....lol

lol excuses excuses ... Dallas sports fans are full of them.

[Pelicans78]

Butler out
Marion plays like crap
Terry cold
Haywood crap

And just two down....lol

Your team shot like 60% in the first quarter. Once the shots stopped falling, the game changed.

[Giuseppe]

Do they pile shit any higher in Texas than Terry?

[BRHornet45]

We're in pretty fine shape, BR.

son there is still a lot of time left, but the King is clearly annoyed with the people of Dallas refusing to feed him and his family last night. The Hornets shot their freebies very poorly in the first half. They should be up by about 10-12pts right now.

[Peja On A Stick]

Lol blaming poor shooting when they couldn't miss in the first. Like I said in another thread at pregame. The king will get his 30 pts 10 dimes

[Darth_Pelican]

Do they pile shit any higher in Texas than Terry?

Yes, Tony Romo.

[BRHornet45]

Dirk only has 3 freebies so far ... expect him to get at least 12 in the second half

[Pelicans78]

Gotta give credit to the Mavs. They're hanging in the game right now. 3rd quarter will be interesting.

[sefant77]

Your team shot like 60% in the first quarter. Once the shots stopped falling, the game changed.

With Marion on the court we played 4 on 6

[Pelicans78]

With Marion on the court we played 4 on 6

You guys were praising him the last two games and crapping on Butler. I do think Butler is better.

[Pelicans78]

Dirk only has 3 freebies so far ... expect him to get at least 12 in the second half

Dirk bothers me still. He only took 6 shots because the Hornets doubled him. Basically the team is hoping his teammates miss. It's a big gamble.

[ElNono]

Is this the worst Dallas team of the past 8 seasons or so?
I know injuries are a factor here, but we're talking Butler who is a decent role player, and Roddy who has a lot of potential but it's far from a established player.

I gotta admit, this is the first extended look I have from the Mavs this season, and it's kinda disappointing.

[BanditHiro]

Yes, Tony Romo.

no just no

[Ghazi]

Is this the worst Dallas team of the past 8 seasons or so?
I know injuries are a factor here, but we're talking Butler who is a decent role player, and Roddy who has a lot of potential but it's far from a established player.

I gotta admit, this is the first extended look I have from the Mavs this season, and it's kinda disappointing.

you're an idiot.

[j.dizzle]

Dallas barely gets any easy points, they dont have anybody to throw the ball in the post other then Dirk & he rarely does anything other them jumpshooting too. Chandler was a good pick up but his whole offensive game is an an alley oop haha. Defense is great & all but its like you're playing 4 on 5 most of the time.

[fevertrees]

Peja +6 so far :toast

[Sportstudi]

Dirk only has 3 freebies so far ... expect him to get at least 12 in the second half

One of them was a technical on a defensive 3 second. Stop complaining, there was just one foul called on him.

[BRHornet45]

One of them was a technical on a defensive 3 second. Stop complaining, there was just one foul called on him.

son no one was complaining ... just simply stating the facts. the refs always help Dirk out in the 4th quarter. dude leads everyone in the NBA in 4th quarter free points from the refs.

[ElNono]

you're an idiot.

Serious question, brah. I have no problem saying last season's Spurs were the worst in a while.

[sefant77]

Paul again

[BRHornet45]

what a pass

[Peja On A Stick]

Dimage

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Prince Paul is just disgusting..most exciting player to watch in the NBA IMO..

[BRHornet45]

:lol Prince Paul is just disgusting..most exciting player to watch in the NBA IMO..

hmmmm Prince Paul ... son I like that one

[Peja On A Stick]

Lol at dirk

[Peja On A Stick]

Stupid foul for chris

[BRHornet45]

alright Dallas here is your chance ... the refs are doing everything they can to help you guys right now

[Peja On A Stick]

Lol that was no foul on bayless

[Peja On A Stick]

Wow refs are really wanting Dallas back in this

[HarlemHeat37]

Why the fuck did West just try to strip Terry?..you're 6'9 and he's 6'1, try to block his ass..not only did he miss the strip, but he bumped him in the air..what an idiot..

[j.dizzle]

Damn Mavfan how to you guys watch this team so much, they're boring as shit to watch.

[Peja On A Stick]

What the fuck

[fevertrees]

LOL @ the Refs taking this crap over...5 team fouls in less than a minute for the Hornets.

[j.dizzle]

& LOL at PHX, 2 for 12 from three tonight & down by 12 at halftime. Those cocksuckers will never win shit the way they play. They basically an Orl in the west but play no defense also:lol

[HarlemHeat37]

The Mavs lineup right now is extremely bad, god damn..they're going to Marion for offense:lol..

[j.dizzle]

Wtf kind of lineup is this?..Dallas playing 2 on 5 out there.

[Ghazi]

very disappointing performance.

This offense needs a playmaker on the wing badly.

And Beaubois would be nice.

[BRHornet45]

sons still lots of time left, but our bench is solid. our starting wingmen Belinelli and Ariza both provide good defense and can they both can create their own shot ... something we haven't had at those positions in years.

[024]

i don't know how the hornets have done it but they are winning against some pretty decent teams so far.

[fevertrees]

http://trulucks.com/pages/dallas-texas

[Sportstudi]

Carlisle is so dumb, it's insane. NO is in foul trouble and he is sitting Dirk... :bang:bang:bang And no, Dirk hasn't played that much tonight. Even if he plays the entire 4th quarter, he will end up with like 36 minutes.

[HarlemHeat37]

Where's Marcus Thornton?..

[BRHornet45]

Dirk at the freebie line yet again

[BRHornet45]

Where's Marcus Thornton?..

son he's not even active. he is in Monty's dog house

[HarlemHeat37]

son he's not even active. he is in Monty's dog house

Why?..

He's by far NO's most talented wing, seems stupid..

[BRHornet45]

Why?..

He's by far NO's most talented wing, seems stupid..

offensively no doubt about it, but his defense is horrible and Monty has been preaching defense since day 1. the Hornets have like the 2nd best defense in the NBA right now ... (if not the best after tonight)

[Peja On A Stick]

He's not our most talented wing at all.

[Peja On A Stick]

BR we do have the best defense going by points per 100 possessions and it's showing again

[HarlemHeat37]

Meh..I guess he's sending Thornton a message, so I don't necessarily disagree, but they will definitely need him later on, every team has to have some wing scoring, and he's definitely NO's best wing scorer..

[j.dizzle]

:lmao Barea..Only chance Dallas has is if Terry or Dirk start hitting their shots

[Rob123]

Where's caron butler?

[Peja On A Stick]

He's not sending a message. He doesn't fit in with our team

[BRHornet45]

the help the refs provided Dallas in the 3rd quarter is starting to payoff for them now

[TheRealCB]

:lmao Barea..Only chance Dallas has is if Terry or Dirk start hitting their shots

Done.. Jet smacking that bitch too hard :lol

[DarkGinobili]

Damn, terry back to back threes.

[Ghazi]

lame

[Peja On A Stick]

Lol who leaves Peja open in the corner

[IronMexican]

Lol who leaves Peja open in the corner

After last season, who wouldn't?

[BRHornet45]

http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/042208_NOHDAL_photo6.jpg

[Giuseppe]

Cubby, gettin' naked!

[Peja On A Stick]

Wide open..... Your crazy last season or not he can still fill the bucket.

[DarkGinobili]

Hornets building the lead again.

[024]

hornets dropping 3's

[j.dizzle]

Dallas is playing really sloppy & NO's scrubs are hitting 30 foot shots haha nothing you can do about that

[21_Blessings]

Brenda has been muffdiving all night. What a worthless sack of shit.

[j.dizzle]

3pt shooting contest bitchessssss hahahaha

[024]

wtf is this game or a 3pt shooting contest?

[RoddyBukkake]

lol ortegal

[DarkGinobili]

The night will come when someone will nail Chris Paul. LOL

[BRHornet45]

not even Wade or Lebron get the type of calls Dirk gets in the 4th quarter

[ElNono]

Shit, I missed most of the second half

[RoddyBukkake]

:downspin::lol

[GuerillaBlack]

sons, Dirk is clutch.

[ElNono]

tied game, what happened?

[Amarelooms]

Dirk is the man...God bless sons

:elephant

[Venti Quattro]

Tied game...

[TheRealCB]

Dirk,sending that NO bitches to the tree of Woe.:downspin:

[Peja On A Stick]

Dallas playing good d. Chris needs to take over

[j.dizzle]

All tied up just like that..LOL ariza going ISO fadeaway

[DarkGinobili]

Dirk 3! only the second he made this year?

[Peja On A Stick]

Dallas d is impressive here

[BRHornet45]

props to Dallas for sticking around and capitalizing on the help from the refs

[DarkGinobili]

Damn it's raining threes.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

OMG Ariza is still clutch.

[ElNono]

Ariza clutch

[DPG21920]

Damn, Ariza sucks at shooting except for when the game is on the line.

[j.dizzle]

LOL its raining threes in this bitch.

[45 bank shot]

Let's go NO, show jerk who's the boss

[ElNono]

Ariza bailing out CP3 just like he bailed out Kome...

[024]

even ariza is making his 3's.

[DarkGinobili]

LoL, Ariza three for the tie

[Amarelooms]

what a bullshit shot from Ariza....cocksucker...Mavs need to go 2 for 1 here. Also would help to make Paul touch the ball before it rolls down the court

:elephant

[ElNono]

I see JT found his shot again

[DJ Mbenga]

ariza had all the chances in the world

[DPG21920]

Turtle head with the nice shot, requisite dumb look.

Ariza w/ two good looks.

[Venti Quattro]

Terry is clutch too...

[ElNono]

Why is Ariza taking the last few shots? Where is the King hiding?

[TheRealCB]

Who are the chokers now,sons? :toast

[j.dizzle]

LOL Ariza went from clutch to anti-clutch in a 10 second span.

[boutons_deux]

needs 2 to tie, bombing 3Gs.

gameover

[DPG21920]

Very bad call. Dirk lost it.

[DJ Mbenga]

why is this dike still in the nba?

[ElNono]

That's a tech on flop king...

[ElNono]

:lmao

[DJ Mbenga]

wow, those idiots didnt block out terry's small ass

[ElNono]

If Dallas loses this....

[TheRealCB]

:wow Dirk choked hard,taking back what I said.

[DPG21920]

Dirk :sad

[ElNono]

lol Cubes caught in the act agonizing...

[cobbler]

props to Dallas for sticking around and capitalizing on the help from the refs

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/qq115/cobblerphoto/broken_record.jpg

[j.dizzle]

PHX hit more three last night then both Dallas & NO combined hahaha 22-21

[DPG21920]

Ariza: The Redemption.

[Venti Quattro]

00.7, something will happen here sons

[HarlemHeat37]

Terry is coming up huge for the Mavs tonight, player of the game..

[The_Worlds_finest]

real Son your bitch ass hornets lost. Son. Lol gay son. Haha

[ElNono]

gg Hornets lol

[DJ Mbenga]

wow was it me or was okafors shot decent?

[Amarelooms]

Mavs own you son...ya'll want no part of us...God bless

:elephant

[Crookshanks]

I don't like either team. It's always good when Dallas loses, but it would be nice for the Hornets to lose their first game - then they'll be tied with the Spurs.

[45 bank shot]

I fukin hate Jason Terry. What a classless pussy!

[boutons_deux]

Hornets went cold in the 4th, 19 vs 29 Mavs got hot.

[Amarelooms]

I fukin hate Jason Terry. What a classless pussy!

Terry fucked your mom and sister huh....you dummy

:elephant

[DarkGinobili]

LOL Hornets

[Red Hawk #21]

That was an exciting game. Now it's time for Hornet fan to be sent to the tree of woe.

[Mav-elous Man]

Hey Hornets fans!!! Suck on your first loss bitches!!!

[Ghazi]

even w/ JET having a great year thus far this offense looks bad for the Mavs tus far.

Defense has been great, wonder if it can be sustained..

[BRHornet45]

even w/ JET having a great year thus far this offense looks bad for the Mavs tus far.

Defense has been great, wonder if it can be sustained..

congrats ghazi!!!!

[sribb43]

Mavs win by hitting jump shots, normally all those 3's won't fall. Games like this happen in the regular season but in the playoffs it still won't cut it. Great win but wednesday night all those 3's won't fall and mavs will have to find other ways to score. When the jumpers are falling this team looks great

[BRHornet45]

son a win is a win and Dallas got it. that's all there is to it.

[j-money24]

son a win is a win and Dallas got it. that's all there is to it.

Thats Respect! :toast

[Budkin]

Nice win Mavs... Hornets now fall into a tie with the Spurs for first place.

[stretch]

Mavs win by hitting jump shots, normally all those 3's won't fall. Games like this happen in the regular season but in the playoffs it still won't cut it. Great win but wednesday night all those 3's won't fall and mavs will have to find other ways to score. When the jumpers are falling this team looks great

:rolleyes

dude the hornets were completely committed to defending the inside. the mavs were pretty much forced to shoot 3s, and most of them werent contested 3s. they were wide open. those are shots they are supposed to take, and will usually make.

if they were hitting a bunch of tough 3s, then sure, knock them. but hitting open 3s is what they are supposed to do, just like you are supposed to hit open layups. mavs played a great game and showed a lot of grit tonight