Mavs vs Blazers - Round 1

[sribb43]

Let the doom and gloom begin

Blazers in 6

[HarlemHeat37]

Mavs in 6, Portland is overrated..

[TE]

Mavs in 6-7

[Killakobe81]

Mavs in 6, Portland is overrated..

I say Mavs in 7 ...Harlem is right they are overrated...but I think they win their home games. My guess is Dirk and Aldridge light each other up, but Dirk is playoff proven despite his crtics so I say Mavs win in 7 and Terry plays well in that game ..only to choke in round 2 ...leaving Dirk to dominate offensively on the Lakers by his lonesome. they play tough but Lakers win in 6 close games

[Ari Gold]

omfg BLAZERS WILL DESTROY THAT ASS. BLAZERS IN 4

[lil_penny]

Mavs in 6, Portland is overrated..

Not sure how being a 6th seed could equal being overated.. Theres really no preassure on us at all, just gotta be competitive.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Mavs in 5

[sefant77]

Serious home cooking in Portland and probably in at least one Dallas game.

Gonna be tough but if you cant beat Portland in the 1st round you wouldnt win a ring anyway.

[ElNono]

Mavs in 5

this

[Frenzy]

Blazers in 6

[tlongII]

Blazers in 5. This should be pretty easy actually.

[i MAke GOod POlls]

Mavs in 5

[Axe Murderer]

kinda hope this series happens

will definitely be exciting, I say Mavs in 7

[tlongII]

2 point game in Sacramento. It ain't over yet.

[Axe Murderer]

Lakers only up by 2 :lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

Looks like Jerry Buss paid off Tyreke Evans, tbh..

[tlongII]

Tie game in Sacramento!

[tlongII]

Sacramento leads!

[tlongII]

You act like that's a good thing for you guys.

It is! I want the Lakers!

[slick'81]

mavs in 7

[Venti Quattro]

Dallas in 7.

[lurker]

Mavs in 6.

[Otaku]

Blazers in 6

[crc21209]

Blazers in 6....

[Sean Cagney]

I hate the Mavs but they are not out in round one this year, they win this in 7....

[DJ Mbenga]

the sexy pic will be the blazers

[toki9]

Blazers in 6, with Cuban blowing up the team afterwards.

[Fpoonsie]

Mavs've got this. And then we'll finally have that long-awaited LA/DAL series.

If only DAL had the HCA and Butler back...:depressed

[dallaskd]

Mavs win this series in 6. Portland has no closer, cant match our scoring, and is one of the worst rebounding teams in the nba.

[lurker]

Game 1 - Sat April 16 Portland at Dallas 8:30PM 9:30PM ESPN
Game 2 - Tue April 19 Portland at Dallas 8:30PM 9:30PM TNT
Game 3 - Thu April 21 Dallas at Portland 7:30PM 10:30PM TNT
Game 4 - Sat April 23 Dallas at Portland 2:00PM 5:00PM TNT
Game 5 * Mon April 25 Portland at Dallas TBD TBD TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 28 Dallas at Portland TBD TBD TBD
Game 7 * Sat April 30 Portland at Dallas TBD TBD TNT

[Axe Murderer]

Blazers in 6, with Cuban blowing up the team afterwards.

http://homebasecomics.com/images/drwashington.jpg

[Jacob1983]

Mavs have to protect homecourt and not pussy out in Portland. If they do that, then they will win the series.

[Borosai]

I expect this series to be quite physical. Slapping. Nut punching. All that shit.

[badfish22]

I did not want the blazers. They scare the hell out of me tbh. That being said, I still have to say Mavs in 7, but I might just be denying the inevitable.

[TE]

tbh, any new news on the return of Butler for the PO's mavfans?

[Fpoonsie]

Is there any chance Butler returns were ya'll to make it to the 2nd round?

[Fpoonsie]

tbh, any new news on the return of Butler for the PO's mavfans?

:lol

Um, jinx.

[badfish22]

I heard that its a very small chance he would even make it to the WCF.

[badfish22]

Also, crofl at ESPN's mavs-blazers main page. Right on the top it says "Can Dirk and the Mavs make it past the first round for the second time in 10 years?"

:lol ESPN is so fucking stupid.

[TE]

Also, crofl at ESPN's mavs-blazers main page. Right on the top it says "Can Dirk and the Mavs make it past the first round for the second time in 10 years?"

:lol ESPN is so fucking stupid.

:lol

tbh there isn't a problem with that title... No offense

[Chaz]

Blazers in 6

[mystargtr34]

Mavs in 7.

[Muser]

Mavs in 6

[Texas_Ranger]

Dallas in 6.

[LkrFan]

I expect this series to be quite physical. Slapping. Nut punching. All that shit.

:lol

[ogait]

Is Caron expected to play in this series?

[Budkin]

The Mavs are still a damn good team. Mavs in 7.

[lil_penny]

Mavs win this series in 6. Portland has no closer, cant match our scoring, and is one of the worst rebounding teams in the nba.

Portland actually has one of the best rebounding teams with 3 starters averaging 8 or more.. Scoring we have 6 players avetaging 12 or more, we have a few 2nd a 3rd options when needed. Compared to none other than dirk. Nor too sure who will win. But it will probably be a good long series. Gotta go with the blazers in 7

[Giuseppe]

I need the Mavs here.

Blazers ain't no easy clean.

[stretch]

Mavs in 5, maybe 6.

Portland has been getting overrated as of late.

[Zelophehad]

Blazers in 7 imho :depressed


Also, crofl at ESPN's mavs-blazers main page. Right on the top it says "Can Dirk and the Mavs make it past the first round for the second time in 10 years?"

:lol ESPN is so fucking stupid.


:lol

tbh there isn't a problem with that title... No offense

They made it out of the first round in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2009.

[Jt.ONE]

i would like to say dallas in 5... but something tells me these two teams are going 6 games

[clambake]

terry and kidd with the wiffs.

blazers in 6

[Texas Chili Dog]

uhhh....wut?

http://i56.tinypic.com/15ehjxt.jpg

http://lolmart.com/files/2010/07/orly.jpg

[Jelloisjigglin]

I say Dallas in 7. Hard fought, grind it out series.

[oh crap]

blazers in 6

[Axe Murderer]

:lol wow I wasn't aware Dallas has only won 1 playoff series in the last 10 years

[Killakobe81]

I need the Mavs here.

Blazers ain't no easy clean.

They won't be. But we own Rip city in the playoffs. I have not witnessed a Blazers series win over the Lakers in my almost 30 years of watching ball. I'm sure at some point that will change. But not this year. We beat Blazers in 6 or we break their hearts again in 7 ...that's only if they beat the Mavs who i have winning in 7 ...

[Findog]

Blazers in 6

[Giuseppe]

They won't be. But we own Rip city in the playoffs. I have not witnessed a Blazers series win over the Lakers in my almost 30 years of watching ball. I'm sure at some point that will change. But not this year. We beat Blazers in 6 or we break their hearts again in 7 ...that's only if they beat the Mavs who i have winning in 7 ...

The Blazers worry me because if they can get Matthews & Wallace off the snide against us we'd have a real problem.

I'd rather face the Mavs, they're stagnant and we can keep Kidd in front of us at all times. They're only dynamic is Marion who is nervous in the playoffs.

[Axe Murderer]

This series really doesn't worry me too much.

The Mavs usually choke against lesser teams when not many people expect them to lose and they don't take them seriously enough. This year, everybody and their mom is picking this as the series where an upset could probably happen so I think the Mavs will come out and definitely take the Blazers seriously

[Killakobe81]

The Blazers worry me because if they can get Matthews & Wallace off the snide against us we'd have a real problem.

I'd rather face the Mavs, they're stagnant and we can keep Kidd in front of us at all times. They're only dynamic is Marion who is nervous in the playoffs.

You bring up some valid points. But miller is one of the few PG's that plays at the same speed as Fisher. Aldridge is a beast but dirk is far deadlier and more proven in the playoffs. Odom has done OK against him at times ...but plenty of others Dirk has torched us. ANd terry despite playoff suckage has a "hard-on for us" ...

Only reason i am rooting for Mavs is because i reside in Frisco and hope to attend a Laker playoff game. If chalk holds true or if OKC upsets SA I could attend a game here and a game in SA or OKC both are in driving distance so I'm hoping for NO upsets ...

[duncan228]

Hit the link for the whole breakdown.


NBA Playoff Preview: Dallas vs. Portland (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/14/nba-playoff-preview-dallas-vs-portland/)
Kurt Helin

...PREDICTION

Flip a coin. It’s been trendy to pick against Dallas lately, people are forgetting just how good they really are. They can play well at both ends.

I’m not forgetting, but I like what Wallace can do for Portland on Dirk, and I like the bench of Portland to steal a couple games, and that will be enough. Fear Wes Mathews!

Trail Blazers in 6.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/14/nba-playoff-preview-dallas-vs-portland/

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How they can win it all: The Dallas Mavericks (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/14/how-they-can-win-it-all-the-dallas-mavericks/)
Rob Mahoney

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/14/how-they-can-win-it-all-the-dallas-mavericks/

[The Gemini Method]

I personally think it would be primetime readership on the ST if the Blazers lost. Imagine, if you will, the meltdown that would proceed from tlong if that were to happen? That would be even more epic powerful than anything ever seen on this board...real talk.

Mavs in 8

[i MAke GOod POlls]

I personally think it would be primetime readership on the ST if the Blazers lost. Imagine, if you will, the meltdown that would proceed from tlong if that were to happen? That would be even more epic powerful than anything ever seen on this board...real talk.

Mavs in 8

TlongII should be used to playoff futility from the Blazers. They haven't been out of the 1st round in 10 years.

[Brazil]

Mavs in 6 if Roy is playing like nowadays if he can recover a little bit I'll say blazers have a shot

[The Gemini Method]

TlongII should be used to playoff futility from the Blazers. They haven't been out of the 1st round in 10 years.

That is true...I also would like to see the Lakers take out the Blazers, but I still think it'll be a Lakers-Mavs 2nd round.

[mavsfan1000]

Blazers in 6. :depressed

[DeadlyDynasty]

They won't be. But we own Rip city in the playoffs. I have not witnessed a Blazers series win over the Lakers in my almost 30 years of watching ball. I'm sure at some point that will change. But not this year. We beat Blazers in 6 or we break their hearts again in 7 ...that's only if they beat the Mavs who i have winning in 7 ...

They beat us in 90 and 92 iirc.

[Kyle Orton]

Tbh I'm pretty sure Killa is actually right. Did the Lakers even make the playoffs the year after Magic retired (92)?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Tbh I'm pretty sure Killa is actually right. Did the Lakers even make the playoffs the year after Magic retired (92)?

we got swept 3-0 that year I thought....could be wrong though

[Muser]

Lakers lost in the first round in 1992, 3-1 to Portland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_NBA_Playoffs

[IronMexican]

Quick wikipedia says they lost to portland 3-1 in the first round in 1992. 1990 it was the Suns that beat LA

[i MAke GOod POlls]

Portland beat LA 3-1 in 1992 in the first round

LA was an 8th seed and Portland was a 1

[DeadlyDynasty]

Quick wikipedia says they lost to portland 3-1 in the first round in 1992. 1990 it was the Suns that beat LA

This. Just checked it too. I forgot about the Suns in 90 but I was almost positive about 92.

[i MAke GOod POlls]

lol 3 in a row

[i MAke GOod POlls]

My thoughts on this series is that its the battle of the two most underachieving Western Conference teams of the last decade.

The Mavs with their 12 straight 50+ win seasons with no title to show for it and the Blazers who were supposed to be the next big dynasty with Greg Oden, who have yet to even advance past the first round since 1999-2000

[lefty]

Mavericks in 7

[KillerMamba]

Mav's should take this in 6 games. Portland is great at home, and that's why they'll take a couple games, but I'm not so sure about them on the road in Dallas, plus the Blazers have a very thin front line.

[baseline bum]

This one's a coin flip.

[Borosai]

Going 7. Either way.

[Shank]

Mavs in 6, but leaning toward 7

[Axe Murderer]

Mavs in 6, but leaning toward 7

6 sounds like a good number but I don't see them clinching in the Rose Garden.

I think Mavs will take it in 5 or 7

[sribb43]

Sounds like alot of people pick the mavs. If they get bounced again in the 1st rd they will cement themselves as the most underachieving franchise in the history of sports

[Texas Chili Dog]

I think the Mavs could win in 4 or 5. But with other intangibles could be stretched to 6 or 7, but still win. The Blazers could also win in 4 or 5 or maybe even 6 or 7.

imo

[JordanL]

Mavs win this series in 6. Portland has no closer, cant match our scoring, and is one of the worst rebounding teams in the nba.

Portland is 14th in the league at rebounding (rebound rate), and 3rd at offensive rebounding.

Also, we don't have to match your scoring if we play defense, which I understand is a foreign language for you.

[DisAsTerBot]

I think the Mavs could win in 4 or 5. But with other intangibles could be stretched to 6 or 7, but still win. The Blazers could also win in 4 or 5 or maybe even 6 or 7.

imo

sooo, the mavs or blazers could win in 4, 5, 6, or 7 games.....got it.

[Cuppycake Gumdrop]

I think the Mavs could win in 4 or 5. But with other intangibles could be stretched to 6 or 7, but still win. The Blazers could also win in 4 or 5 or maybe even 6 or 7.

imo

:lmao

[stretch]

sooo, the mavs or blazers could win in 4, 5, 6, or 7 games.....got it.

lol trolled

[Ghazi]

Mavs in 6

[MavDynasty]

crofl blazers in 7

gerald wallace hit's a 1 legged bearded fadeaway in dallas for the win

Damn dude you dick ride gerald wallace harder than gaynaldo dick riding Reggie Williams

[duncan228]

Hit the link for the whole piece.


Dallas Mavericks attempt to shed 'underachiever' label in NBA playoffs (http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2011/04/dallas_mavericks_attempt_to_sh.html)
Jaime Aron

...Sentiment is building that Dallas is as vulnerable as ever. Lakers guard Matt Barnes and Nuggets coach George Karl made comments in recent weeks suggesting the Mavericks are the team everyone wants to play.

It’s not just mind games. Four straight wins to close the regular season bumped them to a mere 12-9 since early March. Until beating New Orleans on Wednesday night, they’d lost nine straight games against Western playoff teams, including two against the Trail Blazers.

“I hope whoever we’re facing is thinking, ’Same old Mavs, a team that’s going to come in and get knocked out early,’ because that’ll give us an advantage,” center Tyson Chandler said. “Sometimes it’s good to be the hunter instead of the hunted.”

Then again, Chandler is a newcomer. He doesn’t know the here-we-go-again frustration in and around the organization. A few years ago, in fact, Chandler helped the Hornets add to the Mavs’ misery with one of those first-round oustings.

Yet his presence is one of the reasons Dallas is hoping things will be different. He and Brendan Haywood give the Mavericks the best depth and flexibility they’ve ever had at center.

“(Chandler) is the most athletic big man I’ve ever played with,” Nowitzki said. “If our two big guys play like (Dallas expects), we can beat some people in the playoffs.”


...Although Dallas lost both games in Portland this season, the Mavericks tied Miami for the most road wins in the NBA. They also allowed the 10th-fewest points this season, while scoring the 11th-most; only the Heat and the Lakers were that good on both ends of the court.

“We’ve got to play great defense — that’s the thing that’s got to be our calling card in this series,” Carlisle said. “If we do that, it’s always going to enhance our offense.”


...“We know this is not an easy challenge, but we know it’s a challenge that is a great one,” Carlisle said. “So embracing it and being energized by it is what we’re going to make it about.”

http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2011/04/dallas_mavericks_attempt_to_sh.html

[dallaskd]

this is unrelated but did anyone catch what Hollinger said on the mavericks in 5-5..


I still have no idea why Memphis tanked that game in Portland. The Grizzlies would have murdered Dallas. They beat the Mavs three out of four times this season. Now they're going to lose to San Antonio in five or six.


http://espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=5-on-5-110414

[Ghazi]

o YE of little faith!!

[MavDynasty]

it's just fate faggot

we scoffed him, now it's going to bite us in the ass. if we were playing the warriors with monte ellis i'd say the same thing. if you really think the mavs are winning that series and take offense to my comments then i pity you

tbh dallas did miss out on wallace considering they got him for shit but whats done is done imo. Wait until the series is over and the Mavs get shit on though, Portland isn't playoff tested and is shaky on the road. Maybe Dallas shoots hot for 1 round, you never know.

[Kyle Orton]

Portland is relatively playoff talented for the 1st round (been there the last two years). Last year they played pretty well given how banged up they were.

[benefactor]

Shaky first couple of games, but Dallas gets it together and gets a split in Portland...then finishes them convincingly in game 5.

[DPG21920]

I say it's a 7 game series. I think every team wins at home and it comes down to last game and Dirk balls out.

[GuerillaBlack]

Mavs in 6.

My job depends on them, unfortunately.

[mavsfan1000]

Mavs lose 1 of the first 2 games at home. Portland wins both games in Portland. Dallas wins in Dallas. Portland finishes them off in Portland.

[Axe Murderer]

I think the Mavs could win in 4 or 5. But with other intangibles could be stretched to 6 or 7, but still win. The Blazers could also win in 4 or 5 or maybe even 6 or 7.

imo

:rollin

TCD, with the rare appearance goods

droppin the hammer on the NBA forum, tbh, imho

[sefant77]

Future MVP Aldridge 54PPG 23RPG on 105% shooting. His defense on Dirk is so great that Cardinal outscores Dirk.

Blazers in 2

[frodo]

the worst scenario it is tbh. blazers been playin their best games these days even the lakers/spurs wouldn't surmount dis team imho. the lads will only quit when they feel bored of it, maybe in the 2nd round or WCF.

[frodo]

Mavs in 6.

My job depends on them, unfortunately.

i wish so but i just don't see a chance the mavs could beat the blazers this year. the lads are now playing their best games of the year, it'd turn out a misery for any team taking em on first imho.

[DeadlyDynasty]

i wish so but i just don't see a chance the mavs could beat the blazers this year. the lads are now playing their best games of the year, it'd turn out a misery for any team taking em on first imho.

never underestimate Portland's ability to choke in the first round...The pathetic Rockets broke their first round hex against the Blazers too...Dallas got this

[frodo]

Sounds like alot of people pick the mavs. If they get bounced again in the 1st rd they will cement themselves as the most underachieving franchise in the history of sports

not really at least they won it once imo, in 06 IIRC. the bright side is they play the first two games at home and i believe they can win one. i'd be hardly an upset for me only if they can avoid sweeping tbh, blazers in 5

[frodo]

never underestimate Portland's ability to choke in the first round...The pathetic Rockets broke their first round hex against the Blazers too...Dallas got this

lads not any more the team 2yrs before, nigs have matured a lot & they're now playing their best games of the season. if the mavs could win both games @ AAC, then i'd see a chance in game 5 and a possible game 7 (just don't see it happenin though)

speaking the ability of choking, no team preponderates the mavs imho

[DeadlyDynasty]

lads not any more the team 2yrs before, nigs have matured a lot & they're now playing their best games of the season. if the mavs could win both games @ AAC, then i'd see a chance in game 5 and a possible game 7 (just don't see it happenin though)

speaking the ability of choking, no team preponderates the mavs imho

Your boys are gonna be just fine, Rogue...Mavs in 5, maybe 6. 2nd round is a different story though...

EDIT: they're also still incorporating Wallace into the line-up--and although hes played some good ball of late--he still looks inconsistent and out of place at times. The whole team seems discombobulated at times on the offensive end, tbh. Not reliable enough for serious playoff contention imho

[mavsfan1000]

I guess the positive thing to think about this is that we are going to lose, might as well lose earlier rather than later. The most painful losses happened in 2006.

[Ghazi]

stfu bullsfan

[Jacob1983]

Have a little faith in the Mavs. They haven't even played a game yet. I know they have choked in the past but that shit doesn't matter right now. It's all about now. If they protect homecourt and play like men in Portland, they will win the series.

[Texas Chili Dog]

I thought it was tough being a Mavs fan in the 90s. But what Blazers fans went through from 1993-2003 might be even worse. :lol Hell, how about just 1983-2003. :lol

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/

There are more "Lost Western Conference First Round"s than stars in the sky. :lol

[tlongII]

I thought it was tough being a Mavs fan in the 90s. But what Blazers fans went through from 1993-2003 might be even worse. :lol Hell, how about just 1983-2003. :lol

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/

There are more "Lost Western Conference First Round"s than stars in the sky. :lol

Not tough at all being a Blazer fan in the 90's. We went to 4 Western Conference Finals and 2 Finals.

[MannyIsGod]

Tlong why aren't you at the Timbers game?

[lil_penny]

Not tough at all being a Blazer fan in the 90's. We went to 4 Western Conference Finals and 2 Finals.

[tlongII]

Tlong why aren't you at the Timbers game?

It's raining buckets. No thanks. 2-0 Timbers.

[duncan228]

Hit the link for the whole piece.


Dismissed for years as soft, this season may be Mavs' strongest (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/14946648/dismissed-for-years-as-soft-this-season-may-be-mavs-strongest)
By Jan Hubbard

...Still, the only way the Mavericks can correct the misconception is to win a championship. That's what separates them from those eras of 50 wins by the Lakers and Spurs, who won five and four titles, respectively. A first-round victory over Portland will do nothing for Dallas. Nor will success in the conference semifinals and finals, because if the Mavericks were to lose in the championship series, many of the self-styled deep thinkers would tell us it was because they were soft. And the Mavericks know it.

"We're going to go into this thing guns blazing," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "There are a lot of doubters. That's OK. We've never said we could talk our way to a winning run in the playoffs. We know we have something to prove in every game and every series."


...But the Mavericks are confident. They're aware of their reputation. They read about Denver coach George Karl saying he preferred to play the Mavericks rather than the Thunder in the first round. They know NBA scouts say the Blazers are their worst possible matchup. Before Game 1 at home on Sunday, they will read predictions in the local papers and elsewhere that they will lose the series.

Never has a team been so good, but venerated so little.

"Everybody has an opinion," guard Jason Kidd said. "We're a jump-shooting team. You've got to be who you are. Sometimes people look for you to change, but we've been pretty good doing it this way. But we're different this year with Tyson Chandler. He can run, he can catch, he's emotional and he brings energy. He's a center you have to respect because he plays above the rim."


..."Dirk got hit in a playoff series one time, spit a tooth out and continued to play," (Del) Harris said. "That's when I decided to never question his toughness again. I've seen ankle sprains that keep guys out two or three weeks keep him out two or three minutes. He gets rebounds in traffic and he takes it to the basket. He doesn't flinch, he tries to finish and he know they're going to bang him when he puts the ball on the floor. But he attacks the basket anyway."

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/14946648/dismissed-for-years-as-soft-this-season-may-be-mavs-strongest

[tlongII]

Blazers at the Timbers game tonight! Awesome!

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg615/scaled.php?tn=0&server=615&filename=4oeqj.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[Texas Chili Dog]

Not tough at all being a Blazer fan in the 90's. We went to 4 Western Conference Finals and 2 Finals.

I didn't include the early 90s, just after 1993. And having every season end in the first round is probably worse than never making the playoffs. At least to me.

[Sportstudi]

Hit the link for the whole piece.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/14946648/dismissed-for-years-as-soft-this-season-may-be-mavs-strongest

Nice article, thanks for the link.


Overall, however, the label of soft is an imprecise criticism that demonstrates a lack of thoughtful analysis on the part of those who use it, including TNT's Chris Webber, who simply doesn't have the credibility to make such a statement.


It's curious that criticism comes from Webber, who was never regarded as a physical player, nor as someone who came to play every night.

"He was a great passer who was a bit inconsistent in his approach to the game," former Mavs assistant and veteran NBA coach Del Harris said in describing Webber. "When he was good, he was really good, but he wasn't any sort of enforcer type."

Indeed a comparison of Nowitzki and Webber reveals that Webber should spend a little more time trying to be insightful rather than parroting criticism four years in the making


Harper is now a Mavericks TV analyst and he is puzzled because he remembers Webber, he says, as "a finesse guy. He wasn't a power guy.

"He was a finesse guy, plain and simple. So for Webber to call somebody soft -- there should be a mirror put in front of him so he can look at it."

:lmao:lmao:lmao Chris Webber

[Axe Murderer]

Webber's faggotry know no bounds

[sribb43]

The AAC has little HCA for the mavs. Teams usually roll in there acting like it's their floor, not to mention all the wanna be socialites that show up to the games and have little interest in cheering

[Texas Chili Dog]

The AAC has little HCA for the mavs. Teams usually roll in there acting like it's their floor, not to mention all the wanna be socialites that show up to the games and have little interest in cheering

Same with the Cowboys. The only home advantage a team has here in the playoffs is the Rangers. By far the best fans in the DFW area.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Chandler is gonna be doing a lot of this inside.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/IONTOP/GumbyBlocksShot.gif

[cheguevara]

Tough one to call. But my money would be on the mavs.

[clambake]

i would rather the mavs lose to ex-maverick gerald wallace than to lose to memphis.

[clambake]

Batum, Wallace, and aldridge gonna put in work guarding dirk

won't have to. jj barea gonna set the all-time turnover record.

[mavsfan1000]

No team is better equipped to stop Dirk than Portland imo.

[sribb43]

Blazers formula to beat Mavs is simple. Double dirk and make Kidd, barea, Terry, marion, etc throw up long range bricks

[Giuseppe]

This matchup is ELE worthy. I can't see Dallas having much difficulty. Mavs ain't the Lakers. Portland will lolly-gag & drift until they're at the edge of the cliff, and it's too late. Then & only then will they make an effort. Because they know it's too late and they're not responsible for the loss.

I don't do predictions as a rule because it's my religion. But, this is money from home.

[sribb43]

mavs are 2-13 in last 15 playoff road games. Both wins coming over a Manu less spurs team in 2009. Doesn't look good mavs fans

Mavs lose any homes game and is Gone Fishin'
Time

[stretch]

Mavs are just 2-13 in last 15 playoff gms since winning WCF Gm 6 in '06. Luck_The_Fakers_both wins coming over a Manu less spurs team in 2009.

Mavs lose any homes game and is Gone Fishin'
Time

this doesnt even make any sense

EDIT: i take it you are talking about road games, after looking a little closer, even though you didnt specify

[sefant77]

Skb4_96tYwk

[LkrFan]

Blazers in 7

[badfish22]

:lol the tree of woj said portland in 4.

[tlongII]

:lol the tree of woj said portland in 4.

:tu

[lurker]

I had a dream that the Mavericks lose game 1. It felt so real that I had to check to make sure it wasn't Sunday when I woke up.

[DPG21920]

This is going to be a phenomenal series. I am really looking forward to it.

[Giuseppe]

C'mon, Mavs, one time for Pappy.

[Kyle Orton]

The only series in round 1 really up for grabs.

Hey deep, there are some DB.COM classics in the Marion thread.

[Texas_Ranger]

Don't know why but I want to see the Mavs win tonight.

[Xylus]

Mavs win in 6.

Game 1 - Mavs
Game 2 - Blazers
Game 3 - Mavs
Game 4 - Blazers
Game 5 - Mavs
Game 6 - Mavs

[j.dizzle]

This shit should be good. Only game I was looking forward to watching today. Dallas needs this game badly. They cant afford to lose this one the way Portland plays at home. Portland isnt that great of a road team so they'll be confident as hell if they get this W.

[DPG21920]

The only series in round 1 really up for grabs.

Hey deep, there are some DB.COM classics in the Marion thread.

I saw it. It blows the mind.

[Axe Murderer]

Blazers in 5. This should be pretty easy actually.

:rollin

[Sean Cagney]

:rollin

Yep this clown thinks his team is world beaters all the time bro! PERIOD! YET that old fucker is not in here tonight to take the heat, he dished it out now it's time again. I guess that old man is gone fishing already!!!!!!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Not sure how being a 6th seed could equal being overated.. Theres really no preassure on us at all, just gotta be competitive.

Sorry for the delayed reply, forgot about this thread..

I picked the Mavs in 6 and said Portland was overrated, because a lot of people have been over-hyping them, due to their talent level..

As I said before the series, Portland's offense relies entirely on 1 player, despite all the talent on the team..Nate McMillan is a terrible, overrated coach that limits Portland's offense, which is why I made that comment..would you agree with that?..