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

[Thebesteva]

Anyhow if the Spurs take care of the ball in the 2nd half, they should pull it out.

I'm just worried where the scoring is going to come from. I can't see Manu replicating that effort. Duncan might be too old to put in a big 2nd half, and I've lost all faith in Tony this year.

And Dirk is probably gonna go off.

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[LkrFan]

At h:lolme, farmers? :rollin :lmao :rollin

[KoolAid Mans Brother]

You don't do that shit online in NBA2k after you've already blown the game?

NBA2K is 75% 3 point shots from the start. That's why it's so fun to play with the Warriors.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Mori Chu stays takin' L's over the Mavs.... they got in, and they didn't get swept....

[ElNono]

I also predicted Spurs in 5 but a home loss is a bit troubling.

22 TOs will do that to you

[baseline bum]

Rather show the unlimited monkey balling powers in 2k than chuck a shit ton of threes tbh

Fuck that shit, it's crossover into three point shot with Anthony Davis every time down the floor.

[HI-FI]

At h:lolme, farmers? :rollin :lmao :rollin
you still melting down how Lakers and Fredo know what they're doing? :lol

[LkrFan]

Manure carrying the Spurs per par. :lol

[HI-FI]

22 TOs will do that to you
your client got things rolling in that regard.

[Clipper Nation]

At h:lolme, farmers? :rollin :lmao :rollin

From the couch, Raul?

Actually, is there even a couch in your FEMA trailer? :lol

[LkrFan]

you still melting down how Lakers and Fredo know what they're doing? :lol

Non playoff teams are exempt from discussion in playoff threads. -10 points s:loln

[Killakobe81]

Dfw mav fans gonna be talking mad shit at work tomorrow.
Good win for dem Mavs

[ElNono]

your client got things rolling in that regard.

He came to play though... Enrique had half as many and didn't do shit all night

[LkrFan]

From the couch, Raul?

Actually, is there even a couch in your FEMA trailer? :lol

:lol - actually, at my desk. Point taken though. :lol

I'm not BRPelican son. He uses FEMA and NetZero to log onto ST :lol

[baseline bum]

So if the Spurs get 8'ed what happens to niggas who took monosylab1k's bet?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Spurs have some bitch-made players. Mainly, the castoffs. You can mold them to fit the system, but the bitch in them is still there. You can only hope that they somehow suppress it.

[Mori Chu]

:lol Mori Chu (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=17592) stays takin' L's over the Mavs.... they got in, and they didn't get swept....

I didn't know I had so many powers. Spurfan should want me to stay the heck away from making any more proclamations about their team in this thread! Jinxes abound.

[Killakobe81]

Devin sure loves playing dem Spurs ...

[ElNono]

So if the Spurs get 8'ed what happens to niggas who took monosylab1k's bet?

:lol nothing... what ever happens to welchers here?

[Venti Quattro]

So if the Spurs get 8'ed what happens to niggas who took monosylab1k's bet?

What 8? It will be a REP-8

[baseline bum]

:lol nothing... what ever happens to welchers here?

I should go for a permaban if that happens lol. Not saying I will, but it's an option.

[HI-FI]

He came to play though... Enrique had half as many and didn't do shit all night
I have confidence issues with both of them. Parker for being a pussy and Ginobili for choking. Duncan, Kawhi and the rest will have to step it up.

[Killakobe81]

Derek Harper just said they can win this series on the local MaVS telecast. Still not sold but RC only active coach in his class

[ElNono]

I have confidence issues with both of them. Parker for being a pussy and Ginobili for choking. Duncan, Kawhi and the rest will have to step it up.

Except for last season, this is pretty normal stuff for Enrique, tbh... Manu is just old... TD and Kiwi gonna have to do it

[ElNono]

Well, 1-1... not a bad place to be after those 2 games...

gg Mavfan...

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Only if pop wasn't such a crater faced faggot they might have had kawhi incorporated into the offense. instead we get the tony hero ball offense where kawhi is relegated to standing in a corner.

[sook]

What'd I tell you findog? Mavs are nowhere near as bad as they showed in the regular season. You can always count on veterans to step it up in the post season.

[HI-FI]

Except for last season, this is pretty normal stuff for Enrique, tbh... Manu is just old... TD and Kiwi gonna have to do it
it's just not just age, Manu has too many shit for brain moments, where he'll choke. Enrique is just a pussy. sad that TD has to do so much heavy lifting but looks like that what it will take.

[TIMMYtoZO]

:lol The Spurs are not a threat to Miami. They are nothing more than a cute little competitive team who would only push the Champs to 6 games at best. As I have been saying for months, Houston is the only team in the west who is any kind of threat to the Heatles.

[jeebus]

rolf. good thing I shut this shit down after the Errors fiasco

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Also why does pop think kawhi can guard ellis? Green is much better suited to check him.

[Robz4000]

Knew it wouldn't be a sweep, but god damn the Spurs have been outplayed in every sense of the word so far this series.

[ElNono]

it's just not just age, Manu has too many shit for brain moments, where he'll choke. Enrique is just a pussy. sad that TD has to do so much heavy lifting but looks like that what it will take.

It is age... 3+ years ago he fucked up, but then more than made up for it at the other end... He's not gonna drop 20+ every game now...

Enrique gets lost. Carlisle threw Marion at him and he froze.

[HI-FI]

Knew it wouldn't be a sweep, but god damn the Spurs have been outplayed in every sense of the word so far this series.
we both called that they'd probably lose this one.

hard to feel confident right now

[ElNono]

lmao upstairs in full trolling mode

[HI-FI]

It is age... 3+ years ago he fucked up, but then more than made up for it at the other end... He's not gonna drop 20+ every game now...

Enrique gets lost. Carlisle threw Marion at him and he froze.
So missing a necessary FT in game 6 was physical or some of those terrible passes that blew the series? I think physically he has issues but it's also mental with Manu. Least he somewhat showed up today, better than Enrique who I've had confidence issues for a long ass time.
Just gotta hope for the best.

[midnightpulp]

Team loss in every sense of the word. Shot 50% from the field and 50% from 3, and lost by 20 :lol

Giving Dallas 28 more shots via TOs and offensive boards won't win you any games.

Good news is that the Spurs errors are correctable (for the most part, since Manu still hasn't figured out how to take care of the ball consistently). I just can't see Dallas having a +15 in the TO category again. And if they do, hats off.

Bad news is that Dallas is probably the more talented team and Dirk is due for a big game. I have no idea how they were a 49 win team.

I have no idea who is going to win this series.

[Robz4000]

Team loss in every sense of the word. Shot 50% from the field and 50% from 3, and lost by 20 :lol

Giving Dallas 28 more shots via TOs and offensive boards won't win you any games.

Good news is that the Spurs errors are correctable (for the most part, since Manu still hasn't figured out how to take care of the ball consistently). I just can't see Dallas having a +15 in the TO category again. And if they do, hats off.

Bad news is that Dallas is probably the more talented team and Dirk is due for a big game. I have no idea how they were a 49 win team.

I have no idea who is going to win this series.

Dallas isn't more talented, but they have Devin fucking Harris. He's been their best player so far.

[spurraider21]

:lol "Dallas is the more talented team"

[LkrFan]

you still melting down how Lakers and Fredo know what they're doing? :lol
Deflecting from this at home asswhooping gets you nowhere. Take it like a man. -10 points son.

[midnightpulp]

Dallas isn't more talented, but they have Devin fucking Harris. He's been their best player so far.

Maybe not when Tony Parker is in form, but he's been underwhelming all year. Dirk is better than any Spur this year. Monta is better than Manu. Marion and Leonard are a wash. Same with Splitter and Dalembert. Vince and Belinelli is another wash.

I don't like how we match up with these guys.

[HI-FI]

Deflecting from this at home asswhooping gets you nowhere. Take it like a man. -10 points son.
I'm dealing with this better than you are about Fredo and CHazz :lol

you've been in ultra :downspin:mode since Dr. Buss' passing.

[Robz4000]

Maybe not when Tony Parker is in form, but he's been underwhelming all year. Dirk is better than any Spur this year. Monta is better than Manu. Marion and Leonard are a wash. Same with Splitter and Dalembert. Vince and Belinelli is another wash.

I don't like how we match up with these guys.

Duncan has been better than Dirk this year tbh. Parker is also better than any PG on their roster. The problem is their bench has exposed the Spurs', most notably Harris. At this point I'd prolly bench Mills for CoJo for to defend Harris, or have Green play with the bench to shut him down.

[midnightpulp]

:lol "Dallas is the more talented team"

How are they not?

The Spurs highest scorer this year averages 16.7 points per. Dallas has two 20 point scorers, one of whom is an all-time great who has been hot all year.

The Spurs may have better defensive talent, but they sure haven't proven it so far in this series.

[Robz4000]

Honestly, I'm wondering why Pop hasn't used Green on Eliis. It worked extremely well during the regular season, and now suddenly he's gone away from it. Leave Leonard on Marion, Parker on Calderon, and let Green defend Ellis. No complaints about how they've handled Dirk so far.

[spurraider21]

How are they not?

The Spurs highest scorer this year averages 16.7 points per. Dallas has two 20 point scorers, one of whom is an all-time great who has been hot all year.

The Spurs may have better defensive talent, but they sure haven't proven it so far in this series.
after all your arguments with douche bigalo, i'm actually surprised you went straight to ppg to make this point

[DAF86]

Maybe not when Tony Parker is in form, but he's been underwhelming all year. Dirk is better than any Spur this year. Monta is better than Manu. Marion and Leonard are a wash. Same with Splitter and Dalembert. Vince and Belinelli is another wash.

I don't like how we match up with these guys.

lol Monta isn't better than Manu. Not in the regular season, not now in the playoffs. Not ever.

Dirk is the best player of the series (not by far over Duncan, tbh) after that the Spurs are better in pretty much every other aspect. Stop being a faggot because of a playoffs loss. Thanks.

[ElNono]

So missing a necessary FT in game 6 was physical or some of those terrible passes that blew the series? I think physically he has issues but it's also mental with Manu. Least he somewhat showed up today, better than Enrique who I've had confidence issues for a long ass time.
Just gotta hope for the best.

It is, IMO... no legs, and no way to get to the rack... Manu wasn't really a passer back then, he'll just go to the rack... heck his 3 pt shooting was money...
I think he's at that point where his mind says do this, and his body does what it cans... he's still great in spurts (like tonight), but it's obviously not sustainable.

My beef with Enrique is that he doesn't even look hurt... he just dribble, dribble, dribble, and don't know what to do until he chucks with 3 secs left.

Then again, I think pretty much everyone knew that once that speed went somewhat away, that career wasn't gonna last, tbh

[midnightpulp]

after all your arguments with douche bigalo, i'm actually surprised you went straight to ppg to make this point

But Dirk and Monta have been relatively efficient 20ppg scores this year. Monta can indeed chuck, but he is shooting 45% this year. He's either slightly better or a wash with the Spurs' best 2 guard (Ginobili). And until proven otherwise, Vince is still a better, more experienced, player than Belinelli,

What clear matchup advantage can the Spurs really boast in the series? It should be at the PG with Parker/Mills vs. Calderon/Harris, but Mills seems to have gotten exposed. And Parker's game is a far cry from how he was playing last year.

[spurraider21]

so you are boiling talent down to scoring ability... do you lie to yourself when arguing with Bigalo?

[ElNono]

What clear matchup advantage can the Spurs really boast in the series? It should be at the PG with Parker/Mills vs. Calderon/Harris, but Mills seems to have gotten exposed. And Parker's game is a far cry from how he was playing last year.

Tony in half a leg can and should play better than this... Diaw/Tiago should outplay Dalembert/Wright... Kawhi should outplay Marion...

[HI-FI]

It is, IMO... no legs, and no way to get to the rack... Manu wasn't really a passer back then, he'll just go to the rack... heck his 3 pt shooting was money...
I think he's at that point where his mind says do this, and his body does what it cans... he's still great in spurts (like tonight), but it's obviously not sustainable.

My beef with Enrique is that he doesn't even look hurt... he just dribble, dribble, dribble, and don't know what to do until he chucks with 3 secs left.

Then again, I think pretty much everyone knew that once that speed went somewhat away, that career wasn't gonna last, tbh

I won't defend Enrique because he has pissed me off far longer than Turnobili. But it is still mental with Manu. Perhaps it starts with the physical side and his body breaking down, but even last season he said his mind wasn't in the right place. We saw that in the Finals where he gave the greatest gift to Lebron. Manu's carelessness is not physical imo.

They both need to step their game up and get things right. Especially Parker who is supposed to be the leader but we all know that's just nominal.

[ElNono]

I won't defend Enrique because he has pissed me off far longer than Turnobili. But it is still mental with Manu. Perhaps it starts with the physical side and his body breaking down, but even last season he said his mind wasn't in the right place. We saw that in the Finals where he gave the greatest gift to Lebron. Manu's carelessness is not physical imo.

They both need to step their game up and get things right. Especially Parker who is supposed to be the leader but we all know that's just nominal.

Manu played a lot better this season, but the 2-3 TOs have been there all season. I think the mental aspect was there last season due to the injuries. But I wouldn't say that's the case this season.

At any rate, I'm with you. Everybody says this is Enrique's team right now, he needs to play like it and stop waiting for TD/Kawhi to bail him out.

[Clipper Nation]

Tony in half a leg can and should play better than this... Diaw/Tiago should outplay Dalembert/Wright... Kawhi should outplay Marion...
Is Enrique playing the injury card like Choke Paul and his fake "hamstring injury"? :lol

[ElNono]

Is Enrique playing the injury card like Choke Paul and his fake "hamstring injury"? :lol

not yet, AFAIK :lol

[midnightpulp]

lol Monta isn't better than Manu. Not in the regular season, not now in the playoffs. Not ever.

Dirk is the best player of the series (not by far over Duncan, tbh) after that the Spurs are better in pretty much every other aspect. Stop being a faggot because of a playoffs loss. Thanks.

:lol

What have Belinelli and Mills ever done in the post season? Just because their regular season stats were better than Carter's and Harris's doesn't mean shit. These two, a big part of the Spurs' regular season success, are shrinking on the playoff stage. Carter and Harris have outscored them 55 to 14 over the last two games. Throw in Danny Green, and it's 55 to 20.


Maybe Monta isn't better than Ginobili, but there's not a big gap there.

[midnightpulp]

so you are boiling talent down to scoring ability... do you lie to yourself when arguing with Bigalo?

No. I boil it down to scoring efficiently.

I also value defense, as you know, but the Spurs just gave up 113 points at home in a playoff game. And that was with Dirk scoring 16 points on 7-19 shooting.

Granted, 33 points came off Spur TOs, so I'm hopeful they can clean shit up, but to think Dallas doesn't have comparable talent to San Antonio is deluded. They have an all-time great coming off a strong year, battle tested veterans and solid role players.

The Spurs talent depth is something of a mirage because of the years Mills and Beli had. Not the most proven of players.

[Killakobe81]

How are they not?

The Spurs highest scorer this year averages 16.7 points per. Dallas has two 20 point scorers, one of whom is an all-time great who has been hot all year.

The Spurs may have better defensive talent, but they sure haven't proven it so far in this series.

Come on now ...Spurs are more talented 1-12.

[Killakobe81]

Sure the bench players are largely unproven.
But the Spurs have only ayers and maybe Bonner that are one dimensional ...
All the key contributors except green can score, create opportunities for each other when called on to do so.

[Killakobe81]

Mavs were due for a win against the Spurs.
They have arguably the 2nd best coach.
A sure-fire HOF er along with a all-star caliber Ellis and proven scorer Vince.
I am not sure Blair and Calderon can duplicate the same exact output in games 3 & 4.
Either way I will stick to Spurs in 5 but it will not be easy.
Game 3 will be a war. Winner should win series.

[ElNono]

Mavs were due for a win against the Spurs.
They have arguably the 2nd best coach.
A sure-fire HOF er along with a all-star caliber Ellis and proven scorer Vince.
I am not sure Blair and Calderon can duplicate the same exact output in games 3 & 4.
Either way I will stick to Spurs in 5 but it will not be easy.
Game 3 will be a war. Winner should win series.

I thought the Spurs played pretty much the same as Game 1... didn't surprise me at all that Pop didn't change anything after a win... he does that.

We had a piss poor game. It happens. And the Spurs need Leonard a whole lot, if anything, just for defensive purposes in this series.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Maybe not when Tony Parker is in form, but he's been underwhelming all year. Dirk is better than any Spur this year. Monta is better than Manu. Marion and Leonard are a wash. Same with Splitter and Dalembert. Vince and Belinelli is another wash.

I don't like how we match up with these guys.

inform or not inform doesnt make a difference, same fkn tactic used from day 1 still gettin exposed as nothing more than a fake ass leader hero wannabe who offers nothing else on the court when his only way of offense is shut down, doesnt play defense and shit, no play making skills cause to buzy looking for his own stats...

any team will have his numbers if they pack the paint and chuck a big wing man on him, enrique is just overrated pg who benefited from playin with TD...

he continues t o be called top5 pg in the league, but how can u be top5 if you continue to be shit on by scrubs?

[Leon Black]

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[HI-FI]

inform or not inform doesnt make a difference, same fkn tactic used from day 1 still gettin exposed as nothing more than a fake ass leader hero wannabe who offers nothing else on the court when his only way of offense is shut down, doesnt play defense and shit, no play making skills cause to buzy looking for his own stats...

any team will have his numbers if they pack the paint and chuck a big wing man on him, enrique is just overrated pg who benefited from playin with TD...

he continues t o be called top5 pg in the league, but how can u be top5 if you continue to be shit on by scrubs?
scro did you watch the game? this was easily one of the most Enrique of performances.

[Leon Black]

Spurs by 23

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[HI-FI]

Close........ http://media.giphy.com/media/2XskdWtaD9VpQZbqUTe/giphy.gif

lol, DD wrong but will still troll this board. so you think your Mavs win this series? I predicted we'd lose this game, but not this bad.

[Franklin]

We're still winning this series, don't lose faith mis hermanos y amigos. We had coasted for 10 games something preceding the playoffs while the Mavs were fighting their guts off for a playoff spot. Mavs are supposedly in better form than us at this point of time but I think the giant (Spurs) will wake up in game 3 or 4 and then the Mavs will be annihilated. Spurs in 6

[Leon Black]

lol, DD wrong but will still troll this board. so you think your Mavs win this series? I predicted we'd lose this game, but not this bad.

GG overall........ can't see the Mavs winning both at home, will get one though. Game 5 back in SA should be fun. Playing with house money

[Robz4000]

Think the Spurs take both at Dallas; they've been better on the road this year than at home for whatever reason, though considering how bad the bench has looked who knows. Hope Pop actually decides to act like the best coach in the league going forward.

[Leon Black]

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[Franklin]

We tanked the 4th quarter and gave up this game on purpose, which was obvious. I believe that when we're determined to win a game, nobody can stop us.

[Roxsfan]

I was thinking the mavs would win game 2, but I didn't think it would be a curb stomping.

[chief keef]

Spurs are coming back to San An down 3-1

[HI-FI]

GG overall........ can't see the Mavs winning both at home, will get one though. Game 5 back in SA should be fun. Playing with house money

yeah, Mavs definitely playing with house money. I didn't care if Spurs got Mavs or Grizz, I knew both would be tougher than people on here expected. Spurs just playing like pussies, especially Parker who always has this problem, because Spurs probably thinking of how to get back to the Finals, while the Mavs are just trying to pull off an upset. The whole team better get their shit together, not just Parker. Game 3 will be real telling to me, to see how Spurs respond.

[Jacob1983]

Damn, can't believe my Mavs won. I was not sure they would win until about 2 minutes left. I just kept thinking that the Mavs were gonna blow it but they wanted to win badly tonight. I know Spurs fans and the national media won't admit but the Mavs could be up 2-0 in this series. If they hadn't went cold in the 4th, they probably would have won game 1. Anyways, my Mavs can't act like they've won anything. Got to play like badasses in game 3 at the AAC. Can't let the Spurs wake up and spank them.

[Robz4000]

Damn, can't believe my Mavs won. I was not sure they would win until about 2 minutes left. I just kept thinking that the Mavs were gonna blow it but they wanted to win badly tonight. I know Spurs fans and the national media won't admit but the Mavs could be up 2-0 in this series. If they hadn't went cold in the 4th, they probably would have won game 1. Anyways, my Mavs can't act like they've won anything. Got to play like badasses in game 3 at the AAC. Can't let the Spurs wake up and spank them.

Pretty sure everyone and their mothers have been saying that all night tbh. Where have you been?

[Jacob1983]

At the hospital but back home now.

I know I am pre-ejaculating but would if my Mavs pulled off the miracle, would it be a bigger upset and chokejob than the Warriors and my Mavs in 2007?

[Leon Black]

^ Let's see how these two games in the D go before we start talking about winning this series.

[Jacob1983]

Yeah I know. Not over until it's over. That means your team has 4 victories and the other team does not have 4 victories.

[spurraider21]

:lol ur talking as if the mavs are up 2-0

[Thebesteva]

:lol ur talking as if the mavs are up 2-0

It really comes down to who wins 4 games. I really feel if Mavs win it first they got this series.

[Sportstudi]

I have no idea how they were a 49 win team.



That happens if you blow double-digit leads during the regular season for about 10 times.

[ambchang]

Spurs played like absolute crap last night, and played timid, almost scared.

That said, in the playoffs, no matter if you lose by 40 points or 1 point, it still counts as one loss. The series is tied up at 1-1, and the Spurs still is the favourite to win the series.

I have said it before, but the Spurs are not really built for the playoffs because there is a lack of superstars that demand constant doubles on the team, and the Spurs are not particularly quick. What this means is that in the aggressive defense of the playoffs, teams can stick to every single one of the Spurs players at all time and deny open/easy shots for the Spurs. Without a superstar that require constant doubles, the Spurs cannot disrupt that pattern and leads to difficulty in generating points.

The key now is for Parker to drive into the lane and wreck havoc, or to feed Duncan and let him make the necessary decisions to break down the Mavs defense.

It was a worrisome display, but I am not ready to jump off the cliff just yet. I'd be worried if the Spurs go down 1-3.

[313]

Errors, when you go for a rebound, don't tap it to the crowd you stupid fucking ######:lmao


I guess the good news is that it's only a 1 point game and we can't possibly play any worse... can we?
:rolleyes

[look_at_g_shred]

I was thinking the mavs would win game 2, but I didn't think it would be a curb stomping.
Thanks to themselves.

[Findog]

Mavs have won 6.5 of the 8 quarters played and have to be kicking themselves they're not up 2-0.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24537635/after-two-games-the-mavs-have-been-the-better-team-against-the-spurs


Still: How can you not feel terrific tied at 1-1 if you're Rick Carlisle and the Mavs? Because even with the Game 1 loss, the Mavs made a solid statement that they're completely capable of playing with the mighty Spurs. It's not that the Mavs present difficult matchup issues or having overwhelming youth and athleticism. It's that they basically are able to beat the Spurs at their own game. Crisp execution, brilliant half court offensive design and star keystone that makes it all work.

[313]

Mavs have won 6.5 of the 8 quarters played and have to be kicking themselves they're not up 2-0.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24537635/after-two-games-the-mavs-have-been-the-better-team-against-the-spurs

They should be kicking themselves, after seeing what happened to Golden State last year.

[Findog]

They should be kicking themselves, after seeing what happened to Golden State last year.

Yep, this series has a similar feel so far.

[Mugen]

Dirk hasn't had a big game yet. That'll change in Dallas but I think the Spurs can split on the road.

Carlisle has won the coaching battle so far but not much Pop can do about half his rotation choking and everybody doing their best 2013 Finals Manu impersonation tbh.

[313]

Dirk hasn't had a big game yet. That'll change in Dallas but I think the Spurs can split on the road.


It's not a coincidence that Dirk has struggled since we got Tiago

[Phillip]

What Carlisle is doing is quite simple actually.

Force the big 3 to beat you one-on-one defensively. Don't let average players and scrubs like Leonard, Green, Splitter, and Mills kill you with easy layups and wide open 3s from doubling the big 3. Make everyone work for every point they get.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

What Carlisle is doing is quite simple actually.

Force the big 3 to beat you one-on-one defensively. Don't let average players and scrubs like Leonard, Green, Splitter, and Mills kill you with easy layups and wide open 3s from doubling the big 3. Make everyone work for every point they get.

Since when was Kawhi Leonard a scrub?

[Fpoonsie]

Since when was Kawhi Leonard a scrub?

Since his first round showing in the 2014 playoffs.

[DD]

Well DPG I was wrong. Wrong about the Spurs sweeping dem Mavs.

Right about their reliance on scrubs, though...god help them in the later rounds after RC's blueprint is replicated by far more talented opponents

[Baam]

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:lol

But seriously losing to an 8th seed relying on Blair in the first round would be mortifying for Pop, would make him look like such a dumbass he might retire on the spot...

Switch everything and the great mastermind can do nothing but shit his pants, even Scott Brooks knows that... The system is a regular season gimmick and we haven't a true all NBA kind of player like last year, we fucked tbh...

[Spurs 4 The Win]

We have seen it time and time again, when you choke away a game on the road as the lower seed (Mavs Game 1), it always comes back to haunt you

[Phillip]

Since when was Kawhi Leonard a scrub?

never said he was a scrub.

I said "average players and scrubs"

KL is in the average players category. Not bad but not great.

[ElNono]

We just played a terrible game last night. You can't expect to win playing like that. We only played with playoff-type intensity for like 3 mins at the end of the 1st half.

Carlisle deserves credit for the scheming, but there's a lot of blame to go around from the Spurs themselves, especially on defense. The Spurs played about 1.5 quarters of solid D in game 1 and that was enough to win the game.

It really boils down to doing that more often. It was the same story against GS last season.

[DarrinS]

I'd like to give credit to Carlisle, but most people know that the Spurs just played like dogshit.


I don't see the Spurs turning it over 24 times in Dallas.

[Leon Black]

:lol ur talking as if the mavs are up 2-0

shut up faggot

[Kyle Orton]

shut up faggot
Sup ashraf

[IrisHockey]

shut up faggot

:lol

[chief keef]

averaging 91 ppg at home against the worst defensive team in the playoffs :rollin

[Franklin]

we just tanked the game last night. We already had 14 turnovers with half a quarter to be played in the first half, which was atrocious even by a scrub team's standard. We're still in the coasting mode and we haven't waken up from it yet, but things will get better and we will win this series in 5 or 6.

[spurraider21]

:lol the spurs better not fuck this up if the grizz actually proceed to beat OKC

[D-Wade]

We have seen it time and time again, when you choke away a game on the road as the lower seed (Mavs Game 1), it always comes back to haunt you

Agreed. This series will be just like Spurs-Dubs last year. I had you guys in 5 but now I'll say 6.

[DPG21920]

People aren't giving Carlisle enough credit. Now, the Spurs can make adjustments and should so the question is are there any other adjustments Carlisle can make after that. But for now, his strategy is perfect for the Spurs. It wouldn't work against other teams, but against the Spurs, for now, it's perfect.

It's all centered around the fact the Spurs stars can't play the playoff minutes (or Pop won't play them those minutes).

[Findog]

Lord,

I don't ask for much, but the Spurs, Rockets and Seattle SloppySeconds all going fishing after being upset in the first round will cause me to ejaculate.

[Killakobe81]

People aren't giving Carlisle enough credit. Now, the Spurs can make adjustments and should so the question is are there any other adjustments Carlisle can make after that. But for now, his strategy is perfect for the Spurs. It wouldn't work against other teams, but against the Spurs, for now, it's perfect.

It's all centered around the fact the Spurs stars can't play the playoff minutes (or Pop won't play them those minutes).

I do.
RC is an amazing coach.
He doesnt have equal talent this series but you could not tell.
If I could not have Pop, Phil or Riles RC would be in the discussion for my first pick as coach.

[Malik Hairston]

Carlisle should learn how to give funny interviews or learn African philosophy, that's how you get credit as a coach in the NBA, tbh..

[TDMVPDPOY]

Carlisle should learn how to give funny interviews or learn African philosophy, that's how you get credit as a coach in the NBA, tbh..

he needs to go pull some faces like the real jim carey....

[Sean Cagney]

averaging 91 ppg at home against the worst defensive team in the playoffs :rollin

I am a Spurs fan but that is FUCKING Pathetic.... I can't even laugh but I can.

[IrisHockey]

Dirk Nowitzki has come a long way in his career in many areas, including that sometimes-bothersome area of dealing with the media.

On Friday, the Pro Basketball Writers Association honored Nowitzki with its Magic Johnson Award, given annually to the player who has been the most media-friendly through the season.
It’s a major leap from when Nowitzki sometimes went out of his way to duck out of practice without having to hold court for the media.
And it could not be more well-deserved. Nowitzki is as accommodating as any superstar — any player, really — in the league and always has a second to talk if you need him.
Nowitzki will be presented with the trophy at halftime of Saturday’s Game 3 against the Spurs.
In addition, Nowitzki’s tepid start to the first round series might have had something to do with his mentor Holger Geschwindner returning from a quick stop in Germany. Geschwindner arrived on Thursday and that usually means a pick-me-up to Nowitzki’s game.
So far, he has averaged 13.5 points in the first two games of the series, eight below his regular-season average and 12 below his playoff career average.

Congrats to Dirk for winning the Magic Johnson award, tbh...

[313]

Congrats to Dirk for winning the Magic Johnson award, tbh...
How about our Red Wings... :depressed

[Clipper Nation]

Congrats to Dirk for winning the Magic Johnson award, tbh...
Dirk got AIDS? Sorry to hear that :wow

[Killakobe81]

Grantland gave RC props: http://grantland.com/features/nba-playoffs-preview-round-one-weekend-two-2014/

Highlights:
The most shocking series so far. The Mavs have junked things up on defense, slotting Shawn Marion on Tony Parker, hiding Jose Calderon on Danny Green, and switching a lot of pick-and-rolls. Those switches carry a cost — Parker dribbling around against big men — but they have gummed up the Spurs’ beautiful game.

The Spurs are actually averaging about the same number of total passes and drives per game as they did in the regular season, per SportVU data provided to Grantland, but those actions aren’t really going anywhere. The Mavs are walling off the paint, sticking to San Antonio’s spot-up shooters, and inviting Parker midrangers and mismatched post-ups. About 21 percent of the Spurs’ possessions in this series have ended via post-ups and isolations, up from 13.7 percent in the regular season, per Synergy. They’re taking nearly four more shots per game within the last four seconds of the shot clock than they did in the regular season, despite averaging six fewer overall possessions. They’ve jacked just six corner 3s (shots that indicate good ball movement), below their single-game average in the regular season.

What Dallas is doing to the Spurs is similar to what San Antonio did to Miami in the first part of the Finals: Drop everyone back, concede midrange jumpers, and do other unconventional things to kind of spook the other team. The Spurs’ machine has stalled.


and

Devin Harris, long a Spurs killer, has been on fire. It will be interesting to see if the Spurs extend their big guys a bit higher, something they experimented with late in Game 2 — to largely bad results.

Get into this series if you’re not already. Rick Carlisle is a warlock.

[Gummi Clutch]

with the way people talk I would have though that we were down 1-3 :lol

Dallas is going to get bitch slapped, and there is no way around it

[Gummi Clutch]

Grantland gave RC props: http://grantland.com/features/nba-playoffs-preview-round-one-weekend-two-2014/

Highlights:
The most shocking series so far. The Mavs have junked things up on defense, slotting Shawn Marion on Tony Parker, hiding Jose Calderon on Danny Green, and switching a lot of pick-and-rolls. Those switches carry a cost — Parker dribbling around against big men — but they have gummed up the Spurs’ beautiful game.

The Spurs are actually averaging about the same number of total passes and drives per game as they did in the regular season, per SportVU data provided to Grantland, but those actions aren’t really going anywhere. The Mavs are walling off the paint, sticking to San Antonio’s spot-up shooters, and inviting Parker midrangers and mismatched post-ups. About 21 percent of the Spurs’ possessions in this series have ended via post-ups and isolations, up from 13.7 percent in the regular season, per Synergy. They’re taking nearly four more shots per game within the last four seconds of the shot clock than they did in the regular season, despite averaging six fewer overall possessions. They’ve jacked just six corner 3s (shots that indicate good ball movement), below their single-game average in the regular season.

What Dallas is doing to the Spurs is similar to what San Antonio did to Miami in the first part of the Finals: Drop everyone back, concede midrange jumpers, and do other unconventional things to kind of spook the other team. The Spurs’ machine has stalled.


and

Devin Harris, long a Spurs killer, has been on fire. It will be interesting to see if the Spurs extend their big guys a bit higher, something they experimented with late in Game 2 — to largely bad results.

Get into this series if you’re not already. Rick Carlisle is a warlock.
stfu.

[Robz4000]

Had a good feeling about this one until I saw Tony Brothers was officiating...

[Robz4000]

Not a good start...

[benefactor]

Good to see an active Splitter at the start.

[ElNono]

ugh CWebb...

[benefactor]

Dirk looks dialed in....and another Parker turnover.

[Robz4000]

Looks like Dirk woke up...

[jeebus]

:lol

[jeebus]

Fuck I think I saw Errors in uniform. Pop playing with fire again

[jimbo]

:tu drawing those weak fouls vs the Mavs bigs

[benefactor]

Duncan looks fantastic.

[benefactor]

Spurs stars are doing work.

[benefactor]

Mavs will have to adjust. They can't keep giving Parker wide open jumpers.

[Robz4000]

Diaw!

[ColinB]

Parker hitting that J will open up a lot of stuff for the Spurs. Nice to see.

[benefactor]

There's the Leonard we know.

[Robz4000]

Leonard doing what he do!

[jeebus]

Shitter makes Shawn Bradley look like Shaq.

[benefactor]

lol blair

[benefactor]

C'mon Beli. Let them nuts hang.

[benefactor]

Parker god mode tbh

[resistanze]

Nobody minds Enrique right now tbh

[Robz4000]

Good recovery by the Spurs after Dallas came out hot.

[Muser]

Parker taking names.

[ColinB]

Defense was pretty disappointing, but I'll take the offense. Good start.

[ElNono]

Tony gonna cool down, tbh... we need a lil better D

[jeebus]

Nobody minds Enrique right now tbh
Australia is asleep atm imo

[benefactor]

Good sign

[jeebus]

did crofl webber say Patty hasn't been successful in this league with his jumper?

[benefactor]

nice 2 man game there

[benefactor]

lol det foul call

[Robz4000]

Terrible call

[ElNono]

that nig tony brothers putting in work

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Damn ticky tack calls. Bailed dirk out

[benefactor]

Wide open three for Patty. Gotta knock that one down.

[Robz4000]

Pop continuing with the head scratching rotations. Why Mills and Beli at the same time when both are struggling?

[ColinB]

Mills shots have always been wide open so far in these first 3 games. Useless if he isn't going to hit them, might as well play Joseph.

[ElNono]

Spurs need one of Tony or Manu out there...

[ElNono]

wow TD

[Robz4000]

That sequence was nuts

[ColinB]

Probably gave TD 0 blocks on that one.

[Killakobe81]

I knew Game 3' s were Important but that stat shows its necessary for Spurs. Still have Spurs winning series but they need this one. Parker and KL balling are good signs for Spurs.

WTF happened to Dirk's jumper?

[Muser]

Just keep running the Leonard/Parker pick and roll, Dallas has no answer for it.

[ElNono]

I knew Game 3' s were Important but that stat shows its necessary for Spurs.

Misleading stat, tbh... that included all series, not just 1st round. In the 1st round Spurs are like 8-2 winning the series if they go in 1-1...

[benefactor]

His softness aside, Splitter is playing very well.

[Robz4000]

Fucking hell

[Muser]

Chris Webber is so annoying

[ElNono]

Dalembert went to the Perkins school of moving screens

[ElNono]

can't stand the matador D

[Robz4000]

This is pathetic

[Bynumite]

This series is great fucking TV tbh, both teams playing hard.

[Killakobe81]

Dfw rocking ...

[ElNono]

Marion wants to shoot 3s, you gotta let him...

[Killakobe81]

Parker telling haters upstairs shhhhhhhhhh.

[ImDaNuts]

Mavs just beating a team they're suppose to be beating.

[benefactor]

Manu didn't score, but he didn't turn it over either...so there's that.

[spurraider21]

Marco getting more minutes than Green is hysterical given how well Green can defend Ellis

[ElNono]

Parker telling haters upstairs shhhhhhhhhh.

The problem is that you wonder if it's sustainable... not the first game he comes out of the gate with fire, and then fizzles... hope this is a game where he shows up

[ElNono]

I thought at least the Spurs played with some effort... there's not much you can do if Dallas is hitting all the tough shots, other than wait til it reverts to the mean...

[Robz4000]

Manu (and the rest of the bench for that matter) will have to show up with their shots in the second half or the Spurs are fucked. Bench has shown a bit of life but it's still a disaster defensively.

[benefactor]

Marco getting more minutes than Green is hysterical given how well Green can defend Ellis
Yep...the last thing the Spurs need is for Pop to start channeling his inner Don Nelson. That's suicide in a series like this.

[Reck]

I dont understand how you can completely manhandle the mavs for two straight years but play like complete scrubs in the playoffs.

Fragile ass weak team.

[Spur-Addict]

Looked like contact on Greens 3 ball attempt (The Body)

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

What's wrong with upstairs?

[Robz4000]

Team is mentally soft

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol pull out the white flag

[spurraider21]

There is zero reason for Leonard to be committing this many turnovers in a game unless the big 3 are resting

[ColinB]

Danny Green is awful. Did he get blocked by Calderon? :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

remember enrique said all for nothing is eventually nothing

[ElNono]

A scrub like Calderon can't fill the stat sheet like that... we're doing it wrong...

[Reck]

Spurs were looking to win game 1 or else they would be looking at a sweep. :lmao

Fuck this team. Damn

[benefactor]

Finally

[Robz4000]

Fucking Dalembert is shitting on the Spurs

[ElNono]

I wanna be your herooooo, bayyyybbbeeeee

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol hero

[Killakobe81]

Dirk hit a few jumpers but still doesn't look right.

[Spur-Addict]

Catch the ball frenchie

[Robz4000]

Wow.

[ElNono]

:lmao come on son

[TDMVPDPOY]

enrique just doesnt care anymore just like game 6+7, still allowing shit kents to take a shit on him

[benefactor]

Need more of those post ups by Leonard.

[jimbo]

What does Duncan keep biting on? Dalembert is just rolling right by him after he does.

[Robz4000]

The fuck was that call?

[spurraider21]

Leonard and Parker with 9 turnovers lol

[benefactor]

:lol...what the hell was Diaw doing, waiting for him to come block the shot?

[baseline bum]

God damn Diaw. Spurs look soft as fuck today and are about to get 8ed

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol french flag out and wave it like u just dont care

[Spur-Addict]

Back of the head. Come on man

[Killakobe81]

Duncan still a great rim protector

[benefactor]

Shake it off and shoot them FT's young man.

[benefactor]

Webber needs to eat a shotgun shell.

[ElNono]

somebody gun down CWebb... "all ball"? Really?

[TDMVPDPOY]

kl looks like he has nice stats this game, it be all a wasted effort, lol french wankers not turning up

[Robz4000]

Spurs getting 8 2.0

[Killakobe81]

AAC sounds louder than AT&T

[benefactor]

Beli will save the Spurs in this game.

[baseline bum]

Shit man, got scared when I saw Errors get off the bench there, but it was only for the timeout.

[Killakobe81]

Bench erases lead

[TDMVPDPOY]

damn bench eating into the lead, just wait till enrique comes back on...we all know whats going to happen...

[baseline bum]

somebody gun down CWebb... "all ball"? Really?

Damn I wish we could have gotten Greg Anthony doing color instead of in the Indiana-Atlanta abortion.

[Robz4000]

Did Leonard go to the locker room?

[jeebus]

Shit man, got scared when I saw Errors get off the bench there, but it was only for the timeout.
He and CWebb should assist each other in committing suicide.

[benefactor]

Liking the aggressive play right now. Keep going at them.

[baseline bum]

Can't believe this game is actually tied.

[baseline bum]

God damn you Turnobili

[Bulaien999]

Saw the stat line, manure putting in work

[ElNono]

come on Patty

[Bynumite]

The calls the spurs are getting @ Dallas... oh lord :lol

[ElNono]

Manuuuuuu

[baseline bum]

Beli with the Harden D there

[benefactor]

Manu heating up

[benefactor]

Dammit gotta make those

[baseline bum]

Manure blows the wide-open three :pctoss

[benefactor]

:lol...really Parker?

[Killakobe81]

How many blocks does Timmy have?

[baseline bum]

Fuck you Turnobili. First blows an open three, then plays Harden D on Carter and let him blow an open three, then Game 6

[TDMVPDPOY]

enrique back on the court and a turnover lmao enrique

[ColinB]

LMAO

[IrisHockey]

Rick Carlisle is such a fucking prick.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol enrique playing scared every time he penetrates...

and clowns upstairs wanna live and die behind t his clown?

clearly its broken, better be shipped out end of the season....

[Spurs9]

Do the spurs all have butter on their hands tbh?

[baseline bum]

Fucking Turnobili. Why is this shithead initiating the offense?

[benefactor]

facepalm

[ElNono]

foul on tim... but Tony is stuck on stupid again

[jeebus]

this is good. if the Spurs can lose the rest of the games, I can be back and in the nfl forum right when the season is getting good

[benefactor]

Even Webber admitted Dallas got away with that one.:lol

[jimbo]

Lol Tiago with the most rebounds in the game so far with 11.

[Killakobe81]

Rick Carlisle is such a fucking prick.

Why? Very good coach.

[ElNono]

dont even mind Monta or Dirk scoring on us... you expect that, but all these other scrubs going off is just doing us in....

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol the wankers upstairs hero

[IrisHockey]

Why? Very good coach.

No he isn't.

[baseline bum]

LOL no one playing worth a shit for the Spurs other than Shitter. Gonna be a short postseason.

[Killakobe81]

No he isn't.

Explain or expand on why?
He led a mediocre team to almost 50 wins.