Clippers @ Mavs game thread!

[Dirk Nowitzki]

MAVS FANS THE TURNING POINT OF THE SEASON BEGINS TONIGHT AGAINST THE WEAK ASS CLIPPERS! THINGS ARE GOING TO WORK OUT. DIRK WILL BE BACK WITHIN A WEEK, THE MAVS WILL WIN SOME IMPRESSIVE GAMES IN HIS ABSENCE, AND THESE HARDWORKING CHAMPIONS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE LAST LAUGH COME JUNE 2008 WHEN THEY WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP! IT STARTS TONIGHT AT THE AAC AGAINST THE CLIPPERS! LETS GO MAVS! LETS GO MAVS! LETS GO MAVS! :clap :clap :clap :elephant :elephant :elephant

[monosylab1k]

Rename thread to "Tanking For Kevin Love, Part 1 of 12"

[Findog]

Let's also root for Maggette to light us up and impress Cuban in person.

[degenerate_gambler]

it doesn't get any better than playing the clippies at home...one game winning streak after tonite.

[stretch]

I hope the Mavs win, with Maggette scoring 50 points.

[Texas_Ranger]

I'll say it'll be 89 - 87 for the Clipps.

[sribb43]

Kaman is back tonight

[Hank the Tank]

no way dallas loses to the lowly clips....dirk or no dirk.

[lurker]

Mavs win 95-87, with Brandon Bass scoring all 95 points. Book it.

[mavsfan1000]

I hope we lose. We need a draft pick badly.

[san antonio spurs]

you guys can still make the playoffs and you can upset some higher seeded teams without experience.
If Dirk is back,your season ain't done yet.

[clambake]

malik allen= 2 fouls in 2 minutes.

[lurker]

Malik's picture should be in the Dictionary next to the word "useless."

[Findog]

why does jet do that "jet is on the runway" thing with his arms when he's playing defense? Get your arms up fool.

[Findog]

also, watching us struggle against the fearsome lineup of fazekas, smush, josh powell, cuttino and tim thomas, we're gonna get smashed against Denver and Golden State.

[Findog]

man, this is pathetic. You can't get a shot off with 3 seconds left on the game clock?

[LakeShow]

man, this is pathetic. You can't get a shot off with 3 seconds left on the game clock?

Findog, no disrespect but I'm watching the game on the Clipper channel and that trade with NJ really looks bad now because of Kidd's shooting. Yeah he made a couple tonight but most of his misses are way left or way right. Maybe JK needs contacts.

[The Nba Is Rigged]

Just admit mavs fans the Jason Kidd trade is horrible.

[Findog]

Findog, no disrespect but I'm watching the game on the Clipper channel and that trade with NJ really looks bad now because of Kidd's shooting. Yeah he made a couple tonight but most of his misses are way left or way right. Maybe JK needs contacts.

On the plus side, Dirk has been Dirk again with Kidd. And if you look at our efficiency ratings, our defense has actually improved, while our offense has slightly suffered. Per 100 possessions, our point differential is down like a point.

There's no benefit in having Kidd if you don't run and push the ball in transition. There's no benefit in having Kidd if you don't surround him with guys that can run the floor. He's never been a good shooter, but that hasn't prevented him from being a good PG. I was against the trade because I felt our core was not worth fucking with in the middle of the season. They've just done it real half-ass, this roster is not a good fit for Kidd. I just hope they can retool this thing next year in a way that brings out the best in Kidd.

[mavs>spurs2]

Just admit mavs fans the Jason Kidd trade is horrible.


Yea we weren't winning the championship anyway at least they tried to mix things up

[Findog]

Just admit mavs fans the Jason Kidd trade is horrible.

The early returns are pretty bad.

[Findog]

He has a $21 million expiring deal for next year. A contender might want him in February, or we might need to look at FA PGs for 09/10.

[The Nba Is Rigged]

Yea we weren't winning the championship anyway at least they tried to mix things up

I have no problem with trying to mix it up but we did it the wrong way, we should have changed our offense to one with more movement and running. We should have got a back up point guard that's a playmaker and we should have tried to trade or sign a reasonable Sg. But instead we did this...

[ludda]

Kidd has never been a good shooter, pretty horrid the last couple of years, I don't know why this continues to surprise people.
The Mavs look pretty pathetic though so far against the Clippers. Maybe this is a good thing for Mav fans, you know the roster will be upturned the offseason.

[Findog]

Cutting Fazekas to make room for Magloire looks brilliant, as did cutting Mbenga to bring in Juwan Howard.

[LakeShow]

On the plus side, Dirk has been Dirk again with Kidd. And if you look at our efficiency ratings, our defense has actually improved, while our offense has slightly suffered. Per 100 possessions, our point differential is down like a point.

There's no benefit in having Kidd if you don't run and push the ball in transition. There's no benefit in having Kidd if you don't surround him with guys that can run the floor. He's never been a good shooter, but that hasn't prevented him from being a good PG. I was against the trade because I felt our core was not worth fucking with in the middle of the season. They've just done it real half-ass, this roster is not a good fit for Kidd. I just hope they can retool this thing next year in a way that brings out the best in Kidd.

You may be correct, I really don't know because I haven't watched enough of the mavs but the games I have seen he has been a terrible shooter. If it were my team, I think I would have rather kept Harris and made a move for a low post player, but that's just my opinion.

[mavs>spurs2]

The mavs are somehow becoming a bigger joke than the 20 win mavs of the 1990's, if that's possible. I could take the 20 win seasons because there was no hope but what I can't take is a 3rd straight year of this bs underachieving. The entire mavs team should just be castrated and banned from the league.

[Findog]

You may be correct, I really don't know because I haven't watched enough of the mavs but the games I have seen he has been a terrible shooter. If it were my team, I think I would have rather kept Harris and made a move for a low post player, but that's just my opinion.

Well, I'm not Donnie Nelson. I wanted to be wrong for the sake of my team and talked myself into it. This team is going nowhere. Hopefully they can do some roster overhaul in the offseason to get this thing turned around.

[Findog]

Kidd has never been a good shooter, pretty horrid the last couple of years, I don't know why this continues to surprise people.
The Mavs look pretty pathetic though so far against the Clippers. Maybe this is a good thing for Mav fans, you know the roster will be upturned the offseason.

We were actually up by 12 early in the game.

[Findog]

I like Antoine Wright. That guy deserves more burn. Of course, given the precedent that was established by bringing in Juwan and Magloire over Mbenga and Fazekas, expect Antoine to stay behind Eddie Jones and Devean George on the depth chart.

[mavs>spurs2]

Maybe Stern could have them castrated in front of a live audience for better ratings. It's not like any Mav players need or use them anyway.

[Findog]

I just want us to get younger next year. I'll be mighty pissed off if Juwan, Devean, Eddie and Jamaal are still here. Lots of spares on this team.

[LakeShow]

Well, I'm not Donnie Nelson. I wanted to be wrong for the sake of my team and talked myself into it. This team is going nowhere. Hopefully they can do some roster overhaul in the offseason to get this thing turned around.

I hear you! I'm sure Cuban will make the necessary moves. That's the good thing about it, your owner has some deep pockets and doesn't mind dishing it out!

[icem]

kidd with 4 turnovers already...

[Findog]

Wanna know why Nash was a mere All Star with us and a franchise player in Phoenix? Wanna know why Kidd was an All Star with the Nets and a journeyman point with us?

You push the ball in the open court with athletes that can run with you and you get easy layups and dunks in transition. You push the ball in the open court with a bunch of spares, you get turnovers, botched fast breaks, and spot up jumpers that brick.

[Findog]

From what I can see, only Josh, Jet, Dirk and Antoine Wright can really run with Kidd.

[Findog]

I hear you! I'm sure Cuban will make the necessary moves. That's the good thing about it, your owner has some deep pockets and doesn't mind dishing it out!

Yep, whether it's business, the Mavericks, or Dancing with the Stars, he doesn't like to lose. Of course, we're way over the cap, so our options are pretty limited with some of the bad contracts we have even if Cuban wants to burn through money. Who wants Stack or Terry's contract?

There's also the double-edged sword with Cuban in that he has a lot of enemies and not a lot of opposing GMs want to do us any favors.

[ThomasGranger]

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[ludda]

It's amazing to me how Erica Dampier is actually a decent C with Kidd. On the flip side, Josh Howard has really sucked it up since the trade. That's also why it isn't translating into wins

[mavs>spurs2]

Because Josh is the type of player that needs to create his own shot or get shots on the break. The mavs dont run much and with kidd we dont run as many isolations. Cuts and set plays aren't exactly where josh gets his points.

[The Nba Is Rigged]

This Franchise continues to embarrass themselves and their fans...

[TampaDude]

Mavs got this...

[mavs>spurs2]

well at least i dont have to kill myself now it looks like

[TampaDude]

Mavs win, 103-97...told ya...

[Dirkgreatness]

Mavs win 103-90

[GuerillaBlack]

This should have been a win, even with Dirk gone. Take care of the easy games and get the confidence up.

[The Nba Is Rigged]

I would have went nuts if we lost this game

[Findog]

If the Mavs can somehow improbably sweep their road trip, does that make the playoffs extremely likely then? They'd get a game up on both Denver and Golden State, and they'd clinch tiebreakers over both of them as well.

[mFFL03]

as weird as it sounds...I think the focal point of the offense should run in this order:

damp
howard
terry
stack
kidd
scrub 1
scrub 2
and so on

[himat]

I think the Dirk injury may help. The offense doesn't work with Kidd. He is not good in the halfcourt set because teams will get away with doubling and leaving him open jumpers.

The injury may force Avery to adjust the offense and help Kidd.

[mFFL03]

I think the Dirk injury may help. The offense doesn't work with Kidd. He is not good in the halfcourt set because teams will get away with doubling and leaving him open jumpers.

The injury may force Avery to adjust the offense and help Kidd.


I dunno toward the end I started seeing 3 or 4 iso plays for josh howard.....he's lucky he made those jumpers

[mavsfan1000]

as weird as it sounds...I think the focal point of the offense should run in this order:

damp
howard
terry
stack
kidd
scrub 1
scrub 2
and so on
The question is how are teams going to contain the beast known as Dampier.

[Spurminator]

I caught this game in 3D at the Magnolia Theater. Pretty friggin cool.

I don't know why I feel the need to say that, but I do.

[clambake]

watching that game was a nightmare. it was like watching a fight where one guy is scared and the other is glad of it. if kayman had played, damp would not have been nearly as effective.

we are going to get slaughtered in these upcoming games.