San Antonio Spurs (#1) vs. Dallas Mavericks (#8) Playoff Series Thread

[Mugen]

Honestly, the Mavs have already done what is most expected of them in this series (w/c is to win three games) and if they choke tomorrow afternoon, you could just attribute it to San Antonio being better. However, should the Mavs take Game 7, the meltdown will be catastrophic that there will be a shortage of razor blades in Texas. There is no room for error for San Antonio here, while the Mavs possibly have a lot of room to push forward.

I really think that the Mavs have what it takes to pull one more upset in San Antonio, and they will.

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[ElNono]

:lmao over what?!

Philo bumping all the Phillip threads :lol

[FkLA]

Grizzlies have been a thorn in OKC's side since their cores have been together. I knew that series was going the distance (and predicted as much). Spurs, OTOH, got about as good a matchup as you could hope for. A team they'd beaten 9 straight...most of those being easy W's. I think they'll rebound nicely and play well against Portland, but I'm also afraid that'll bring rhe false hopes of spursnation back. Better start wearing your Clips gear imo.

Meh, last time the Spurs swept the first two rounds they got backdoor swept by OKC. If they really are the better team theyll beat the Spurs either way tbh.

[jeebus]

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[Robz4000]

Grizzlies have been a thorn in OKC's side since their cores have been together. I knew that series was going the distance (and predicted as much). Spurs, OTOH, got about as good a matchup as you could hope for. A team they'd beaten 9 straight...most of those being easy W's. I think they'll rebound nicely and play well against Portland, but I'm also afraid that'll bring rhe false hopes of spursnation back. Better start wearing your Clips gear imo.

#GriffinForce imo

[Robz4000]

:lol OKC is the team that benefits from playing more games. The Spurs aren't that type of team.

Due to their youth and athleticism. Grizz did show some of the Thunderefs' flaws, smost notably Westchimp's chuking and Durbeta doing his thing. They'll be favorites for sure, but they aren't unbeatable imo.

[Mugen]

:lol Can any Dallas residents swing by their local Wal-Mart and make sure Jacob is okay tbh?

[baseline bum]

ElNono, put down the fucking burrito and Tecate and get your ass in here to unstick this thread. Don't need that homosexual fanbase from South Oklahoma getting no more top billing in our forum.

[ElNono]

ElNono, put down the fucking burrito and Tecate and get your ass in here to unstick this thread. Don't need that homosexual fanbase from South Oklahoma getting no more top billing in our forum.

:lol

PM timvp, tbh... I don't have such powers... for all I know they gonna leave them up here till they close this place

[jeebus]

Kori Ellis get in here and unsticky this shit thread

[baseline bum]

:lol

PM timvp, tbh... I don't have such powers... for all I know they gonna leave them up here till they close this place

Fucking lazy Mexican moderator won't unstick this shit if it interferes with siesta.

[ElNono]

:sleep

[Arcadian]

Tip'o the cap to the Mavericks... No one expected that to go 7 games. Thanks for the challenge. It could ultimately prove beneficial for the Spurs.

[resistanze]

:lol

[IrisHockey]

Tip'o the cap to the Mavericks... No one expected that to go 7 games. Thanks for the challenge. It could ultimately prove beneficial for the Spurs.

:lmao no it won't. The Spurs flaws have been exposed more than ever, coaches will expose them even further with their more talented teams.

[baseline bum]

:lmao no it won't. The Spurs flaws have been exposed more than ever, coaches will expose them even further with their more talented teams.

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[Arcadian]

We shall see.

[DD]

It's never beneficial to play 7 games in the first rd:lol

Especially when your stars are older than dirt.

[baseline bum]

It's never beneficial to play 7 games in the first rd:lol

Especially when your stars are older than dirt.

But we're like the 2008 Celtics

[Robz4000]

Agreed, going 7 games was the worst case scenario other than losing. Only thing that can be taken away as a positive is that Portland is very similar to the Mavs. If Splitter can do to LA what he did to Dirk and Pop puts Green on Lillard from the start, Spurs will be fine.

[Ricky Davis]

:lol going 7 games against a much inferior opponent is never a good thing. Fatigue inevitably sets in, and other teams will see Dallas's success against them and gain more confidence.

My nigga Sun Tzu once said that wasting a lot of your resources/tiring your army against a much inferior opponent is almost as bad as a loss

[Ricky Davis]

If Splitter can do to LA what he did to Dirk and Pop puts Green on Lillard from the start, Spurs will be fine.

Wouldn't count on LA or Lillard struggling at all tbh.

However, I don't see the Blazers scrubs/role players turning into prime [insert HOFer at their position here] like the Mavericks have historically done to SA

[Mugen]

Dallas Blazers now tbh

[Robz4000]

Wouldn't count on LA or Lillard struggling at all tbh.

However, I don't see the Blazers scrubs/role players turning into prime [insert HOFer at their position here] like the Mavericks have historically done to SA

LA prolly not, but Green has defended Lillard better than most in the league. Only problem is Pop likes to stick Parker and Leonard on him most of the time.

[LkrFan]

How did you get all the way over to Japan without a green card, Balbueno? SMH... Obama needs to crack down on illegal immigration :nope I was deported to Japan :lol

[HI-FI]

:lol Can any Dallas residents swing by their local Wal-Mart and make sure Jacob is okay tbh?
:lol

I got 3 xanax left, saving it for Vegas when I'm hungover and suffering from blue balls, but I can help a nigga out.

[ElNono]

Just hope Beli plays better D than Harden against the Blazers... looking like a wash right now :lol

[Mugen]

:lol

I got 3 xanax left, saving it for Vegas when I'm hungover and suffering from blue balls, but I can help a nigga out.

:lol I'm refreshing local Dallas news just to make sure that nigga is okay tbh.

[Findog]

Congrats to the Spurs. They were the better team and they proved it today. Inexcusable no-show on the Mavs part. Wasn't necessarily expecting a win, but not putting up a competitive fight is inexcusable.

[ElNono]

Great series Findog :toast

[Banzai]

Spurs handle miami this year?

[CitizenDwayne]

LA prolly not, but Green has defended Lillard better than most in the league. Only problem is Pop likes to stick Parker and Leonard on him most of the time.

I'm no Pop hater, but this has always been the most confusing thing about his coaching. Like Green on Ellis in the DAL series, what the fuck is up with Pop's reluctance to switch defenders lately? It can't just be stubbornness; I just don't have a clue what the legitimate reason could be

[mavsfan1000]

At least we took the Spurs to 7 games. We'll see if anyone else in the West can do that.

[Chinook]

Well today, Green pretty much did the NBA equivalent of an NFL guard sealing the DT on the center and then getting up on the linebacker to spring the running back. He started off on Ellis, and after effectly making sure Monta was shut down for the rest of the game, he proceeded to shut Carter down in a way Vince hadn't been in the second half of the series. Pop pulling Danny off Ellis made sense today, but not so much previously.

It's very possible Pop will rotate three or four guys on Lillard throughout the series to keep him from adjusting. That's how he plays Chris Paul, with Parker, Green, Leonard and Joseph getting a whirl.

[Robz4000]

God I hope not. Spurs need all the rest they can get to have any chance of beating Miami should they get that far.

[Mugen]

I remember giving praise to Brandon Wright earlier this season but holy god, that dude is terrible on defense. He made Blair look like Prime KG when it came to defending those PnR's tbh

[Jacob1983]

While most of you Spur nuthuggers were jizzing your pants today over your Spurs, I was doing manual labor bitches. Didn't see 1 second of the game. I hope the Spurs get swept by the Blazers in the 2nd round. Would love to see a Finals matchup that no one wants maybe the Blazers and the Wizards.

[ElNono]

While most of you Spur nuthuggers were jizzing your pants today over your Spurs, I was doing manual labor bitches. Didn't see 1 second of the game. I hope the Spurs get swept by the Blazers in the 2nd round. Would love to see a Finals matchup that no one wants maybe the Blazers and the Wizards.

good to see you're ok, tbh... good series :tu

[Jacob1983]

Thinkin I'm gonna slit wrists over a first round game 7 loss? Jive turkey please. I survived 2006 and 2007. When you survive that shit as a fan, you can survive anything.

[CitizenDwayne]

Good to see you're prepared for several more years of mediocrity.

[Mugen]

Thank god, Jacob. We were worried sick tbh.

[Jacob1983]

Rather be mediocre with 1 championship than be highly competitive for a long stretch but have no championships.

[TDMVPDPOY]

wouldve been funny had the mavs beat the spurs

blair going raw deep into that ass....

what did he and enrique said to each other? no hero?

[313]

wouldve been funny had the mavs beat the spurs

blair going raw deep into that ass....

what did he and enrique said to each other? no hero?
"Not this time, fatty"

[Franklin]

Thinkin I'm gonna slit wrists over a first round game 7 loss? Jive turkey please. I survived 2006 and 2007. When you survive that shit as a fan, you can survive anything.
If you can survive the depression of working at a treadmill 13-14 hours a day 6 years in a row, you can literally survive anything tbh.

[TDMVPDPOY]

just checked this stream site,

so spurs g ame 1 against blazers is the next day after game 7? wtf....nba doing its best to get rid of the spurs?

[Jacob1983]

Tuesday at 830pm

[Sean Cagney]

Thinkin I'm gonna slit wrists over a first round game 7 loss? Jive turkey please. I survived 2006 and 2007. When you survive that shit as a fan, you can survive anything.

We survived .4, Dirk Foul and 6.... DAMNIT we were ready for anything :( Good series bruh.
wouldve been funny had the mavs beat the spurs

blair going raw deep into that ass....

what did he and enrique said to each other? no hero?
Spurs fan you are but it would have been funny had the Mavs beat the Spurs? Yeah that makes sense!

[TDMVPDPOY]

We survived .4, Dirk Foul and 6.... DAMNIT we were ready for anything :( Good series bruh.
Spurs fan you are but it would have been funny had the Mavs beat the Spurs? Yeah that makes sense!

well blair did marked the dates h2h against the spurs he was planning to play...

since he was 0-4 against the spurs this RS, and then pushing this to 7 games, it looked like he had the last laugh in front of COTY

[Sean Cagney]

well blair did marked the dates h2h against the spurs he was planning to play...

since he was 0-4 against the spurs this RS, and then pushing this to 7 games, it looked like he had the last laugh in front of COTY

Vince pushed this series to 7 games with his game 3 shot......... Blair did help out alot in game 6 though I will not lie. Last laugh was today, okay? He walked off and shook hands and went fishing man. This made no sense with what you said. Last laugh would mean you won correct? Not walked off after an okay game and got blown out, atleast from where most fans see it.

[ezau]

Thinkin I'm gonna slit wrists over a first round game 7 loss? Jive turkey please. I survived 2006 and 2007. When you survive that shit as a fan, you can survive anything.

I survived 6:cry

[leemajors]

We survived .4, Dirk Foul and 6.... DAMNIT we were ready for anything :( Good series bruh.
Spurs fan you are but it would have been funny had the Mavs beat the Spurs? Yeah that makes sense!

he's more of a parker hater than a spur fan at this point, game 7 stung him

[TDMVPDPOY]

MAVS pushin the spurs to 7 games is nothing worth gloating about

the blazers will only need 4 to send this tosb team home

[Mori Chu]

Mavs choke and lose by 30, per par. Nothing to see here, move along.

[Sean Cagney]

he's more of a parker hater than a spur fan at this point, game 7 stung him

Oh okay, one of those type.

[Phillip]

Mavs choke and lose by 30, per par. Nothing to see here, move along.
rofl who is this guy? is he someones troll, or one of these occasional new faggots that come and go?

[Brazil]

rofl who is this guy? is he someones troll, or one of these occasional new faggots that come and go?

both

[Franklin]

Mavs were the last among the four western teams to quit the first round, for that alone they deserve to feel proud.

[Jacob1983]

Mavs and their fans have every right to brag over pushing the Spurs to 7 games. Majority of the dumbass experts picked the Spurs in 4 or 5.

[TampaDude]

Spurs handle miami this year?

If that's the matchup in the Finals, yes. Spurs would have HCA this time. Spurs in 7.

[Mori Chu]

Seriously, where do the Mavs go from here? 3 of their best 4 players are 35+ (_irk, Vince "99% man, 1% amazing", and Marion), and the fourth is Monta freaking Ellis. What kind of future is that? You guys enjoy that offseason Devin Harris signing and Vince re-up! Mavs won't even make the playoffs with that roster next year; teams like the Suns and Wolves will take that slot away. It's going to be a looooong road back for dem Mavs.

[Clipper Nation]

Seriously, where do the Mavs go from here? 3 of their best 4 players are 35+ (_irk, Vince "99% man, 1% amazing", and Marion), and the fourth is Monta freaking Ellis. What kind of future is that? You guys enjoy that offseason Devin Harris signing and Vince re-up! Mavs won't even make the playoffs with that roster next year; teams like the Suns and Wolves will take that slot away. It's going to be a looooong road back for dem Mavs.
They got in.

[Jacob1983]

Butthurt 0 and forever Suns fan as usual with the bads. Keep dreamin', keep dreamin'.

[Jodelo]

Seriously, where do the Mavs go from here? 3 of their best 4 players are 35+ (_irk, Vince "99% man, 1% amazing", and Marion), and the fourth is Monta freaking Ellis. What kind of future is that? You guys enjoy that offseason Devin Harris signing and Vince re-up! Mavs won't even make the playoffs with that roster next year; teams like the Suns and Wolves will take that slot away. It's going to be a looooong road back for dem Mavs.

Just like that year? Remember how you said that?

:lolfaggot
:lolMavs and Suns get the same amount of PO wins

[Venti Quattro]

How did this older Dallas team push the Spurs to 7 games?

[NASpurs]

How did this older Dallas team push the Spurs to 7 games?

Carlisle.

[dg7md]

How did this older Dallas team push the Spurs to 7 games?

Rivalry, experience, match-ups, coaching... Lots of reasons.

[Venti Quattro]

Carlisle.

Sup nig are you ready to bend over to Hull City?

[NASpurs]

Sup nig are you ready to bend over to Hull City?

Damn thanks for reminding me wanker, totally forgot about it. I was intially getting to celebrate that :cry fourth place trophy :cry