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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by angryllama
Anyway, a person with plantar fasciitis (my doctor called it a "stone bruise") compensates for the pain by changing their gait. Even a slight bit of change in the way you carry your weight can cause injuries to other areas of the legs or back. It can even lend itself to shoulder and neck injuries.
In the end, I guess this season will be telling. I happen to think that Mavsfan playing up Duncan's statistical decline and injury woes of the last two years are trying more to reassure themselves that Tim isn't poised to reassert himself than they are trying to actually analyze the situation.
Besides, even if he is chronically injured, the 2006 Western Conference Semifinals demonstrated that the guy can play through injuries and elevate his game to beyond Hall-of-Fame levels. If I were a fan of another team in the West, I'd be hoping and praying that Tim Duncan is beset by injuries, too.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
Everyone can win the title
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by Rynospursfan
Its a little known fact that Mark Cuban has installed a fountain of youth in the Mavs practice facility. Several of the Mavs are actually a year younger now.
:lmao
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Originally Posted by angryllama
The Mavs did not play "over their heads" or overachieve in any way. The Mavs' great player, Nowitzki had not only a great series against the Spurs, but a great playoffs altogether. They have one of the top couple of defensive center rotations in the NBA, a clutch combo guard, and possibly one of the best energy/glue players since Dennis Rodman. Not to mention the best bench in the NBA.
Too bad he choked like a bitch in the Finals to ruin it.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by The_Game
Plus having a guy like Diop as their starting center
guess people can say the same whoever the spurs have at center
what has happened to devin harris? getting beat out of a starting job by anthony freaking johnson?
That "guy" diop shut down your superstar timmy duncan in the OT of game 7, do you remember ?, duncan ended up shooting 1-7 or 1-6 in the OT because Diop was in his face all the time. (have the game tivoed, don't whine it's not true)
Who said Aj will be the starting PG ? avery hasn't made up his mind yet, we'll see who he inserts in the lineup. Besides Aj is a pretty good damn PG, he scored 40 in the PO's last season, he has the capabilities to produce. And as somebody else said, you guys won it with Avery at the point, I don't see a big difference...
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Yeah, but Devin Harris was the element of surprise ; this time, Spurs will be prepared
I'm sure he was a HUUUGE surprise, considering he scored 20 points in 1 quarter (4th) against you guys earlier in the season at Dallas... maybe your team should do a little more preparation and scouting when they play somebody.
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If Elson/oberto can do a decent job on Dirk (it's a big if), Spurs will easily win in playoffs against mavs.
"if DJ Mbenga can do a decent job on Duncan, the mavs will easily win in playoffs against the spurs", there you have it, good luck. Dirk and TD will get their numbers no matter what, it's up to the rest of the supporting cast (jho, jet, devin, TP, flopobili,etc) to determine the series.
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Mbenga>Elson/Oberto. The spurs will have to go small again.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by angryllama
The Mavs dictated the pace of that series. After game 2, it was the Mavs' series to lose. In one of the greatest plays in recent playoff history, Nowitzki ensured that that didnt happen.
The Mavs did not play "over their heads" or overachieve in any way. The Mavs' great player, Nowitzki had not only a great series against the Spurs, but a great playoffs altogether. They have one of the top couple of defensive center rotations in the NBA, a clutch combo guard, and possibly one of the best energy/glue players since Dennis Rodman. Not to mention the best bench in the NBA.
The Spurs have a good chance to dethrone the Western Champion Mavericks just like they do every season with Duncan in the ranks.
Perhaps I didn't get the logic right, the Mavs dictated the pace of the series, and yet only won in over time of a Game 7? Doesn't that say something about the Mavs perceived dominance over the Spurs?
And I struggle to understand who you are referring to as the top couple of defensive center rotations in the NBA, and one of the best energy/glue players since Rodman?
As for clutch combo guard and best bench in the NBA, that could be argued.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by Dirk41MVP
That "guy" diop shut down your superstar timmy duncan in the OT of game 7, do you remember ?, duncan ended up shooting 1-7 or 1-6 in the OT because Diop was in his face all the time. (have the game tivoed, don't whine it's not true)
Who said Aj will be the starting PG ? avery hasn't made up his mind yet, we'll see who he inserts in the lineup. Besides Aj is a pretty good damn PG, he scored 40 in the PO's last season, he has the capabilities to produce. And as somebody else said, you guys won it with Avery at the point, I don't see a big difference...
I'm sure he was a HUUUGE surprise, considering he scored 20 points in 1 quarter (4th) against you guys earlier in the season at Dallas... maybe your team should do a little more preparation and scouting when they play somebody.
"if DJ Mbenga can do a decent job on Duncan, the mavs will easily win in playoffs against the spurs", there you have it, good luck. Dirk and TD will get their numbers no matter what, it's up to the rest of the supporting cast (jho, jet, devin, TP, flopobili,etc) to determine the series.
You seem to put a lot of stock on exceptional performances rather than the expected output of Mavs players. Diop shut down Duncan for 5 minutes, and this is supposed to be the norm? Anthony Johnson scored 40 points in one game, and this is indicative of his scoring prowess? Do you remember sleepy floyd? He scored 29 points in a QUARTER in a playoff games vs. the Lakers in the 80s, I think he still holds a record on that, and 51 points for the game. Have you ever heard from him since? Did he become some sort of superstar?
Hell, Tracy McGrady shut down Dirk in the 05 playoffs, doesn’t make him a great defensive forward now does it?
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by ambchang
You seem to put a lot of stock on exceptional performances rather than the expected output of Mavs players. Diop shut down Duncan for 5 minutes, and this is supposed to be the norm? Anthony Johnson scored 40 points in one game, and this is indicative of his scoring prowess? Do you remember sleepy floyd? He scored 29 points in a QUARTER in a playoff games vs. the Lakers in the 80s, I think he still holds a record on that, and 51 points for the game. Have you ever heard from him since? Did he become some sort of superstar?
Hell, Tracy McGrady shut down Dirk in the 05 playoffs, doesn’t make him a great defensive forward now does it?
:tu Took the words right out of my mouth.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by Dirk41MVP
"if DJ Mbenga can do a decent job on Duncan, the mavs will easily win in playoffs against the spurs", there you have it, good luck. Dirk and TD will get their numbers no matter what, it's up to the rest of the supporting cast (jho, jet, devin, TP, flopobili,etc) to determine the series.
Stupid post.
And in the future, please don't quote me given that I'm for you a "french fag" (I'm as french as Parker and as gay as him).
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by ambchang
You seem to put a lot of stock on exceptional performances rather than the expected output of Mavs players. Diop shut down Duncan for 5 minutes, and this is supposed to be the norm? Anthony Johnson scored 40 points in one game, and this is indicative of his scoring prowess? Do you remember sleepy floyd? He scored 29 points in a QUARTER in a playoff games vs. the Lakers in the 80s, I think he still holds a record on that, and 51 points for the game. Have you ever heard from him since? Did he become some sort of superstar?
Hell, Tracy McGrady shut down Dirk in the 05 playoffs, doesn’t make him a great defensive forward now does it?
I never said they could shut down duncan all the time or AJ would score 40 pts all the time. I just said that AJ is a good PG despite what people around here think. He has the CAPABILITIES of putting up big numbers if needed, or providing help when he's on the floor. He is not a scrub like your boy Van exel was last season (random example), the guy can provide quality minutes. I never said he would score 40 a game, I said he is not bad as everybody here pictures him to be.
McGrady shut dirk down ?, nah, Dirk was off that entire season and part of the Phoenix series as well. Had he been on fire and then shut down by McGrady, I would maybe agree, but he never found a groove during those playoffs, even when being guarded by other players in red and purple uniforms. Duncan was lighting it up and then got shut down by Diop in the OT when it counted the most... and it may have been 5 minutes, but those 5 minutes cost you the entire season.
This comment was more in response to the mocking "anyone actually think the mavs can win a tile with AJ as a pg" and the same for Diop at center. I never said that would be the "norm" as you call it. If they did it, it means they have the capabilities of doing it again, will that be the "norm" ? no, but you never know what can happen in those games.
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Stupid post.
And in the future, please don't quote me given that I'm for you a "french fag" (I'm as french as Parker and as gay as him).
Yeah I agree it's a stupid post, since it's your quote. Good luck shutting down superstars in the NBA... if that was so easy to do, well there wouldn't be any in the league... and yeah I hate frenchies, sorry.
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suns>mavs (if amare comes back)
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What's wrong with Diop at center? He's better than any spurs center, i'd take him over kurt thomas, hell he's better than alot of centers in the west. All that's asked of him is to block shots and rebound and he does that pretty well.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by spurs_in_7
suns>mavs (if amare comes back)
everybody > mavs according to spurs fans. :lol
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Originally Posted by Dirk41MVP
Yeah I agree it's a stupid post, since it's your quote. Good luck shutting down superstars in the NBA... if that was so easy to do, well there wouldn't be any in the league...
Learn to read.
A clue for you : "a decent job on Dirk" isn't the same thing that a "shut down defense".
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and yeah I hate frenchies, sorry.
No need to be sorry. I don't care what a guy can say on an internet board.
I've just no interest to discuss with a guy with a limited mind like you.
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Originally Posted by Bruno
No need to be sorry. I don't care what a guy can say on an internet board. I've just no interest to discuss with a guy with a limited mind like you.
By your french ass being in this board, arguing I get the feeling you do have interest, otherwise you wouldn't be here.... good point moron, guess you're the one with a limited mind.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by Dirk41MVP
By your french ass being in this board, arguing I get the feeling you do have interest, otherwise you wouldn't be here.... good point moron, guess you're the one with a limited mind.
:lmao
You aren't alone on this board.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by spurs_in_7
suns>mavs (if amare comes back)
From the words of Fillmoe, "Kill Yo Self!"
But he probably won't ever be the same, so I'm not worried about it.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by spurs_in_7
suns>mavs (if amare comes back)
And if this is indeed your opinion, wouldn't it be suns> mavs and spurs? Don't be afraid to say it. Nobody's gonna talk shit to you if you say the suns are better. :lol
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Originally Posted by mavs>spurs
What's wrong with Diop at center? He's better than any spurs center, i'd take him over kurt thomas, hell he's better than alot of centers in the west. All that's asked of him is to block shots and rebound and he does that pretty well.
I personally don't think any thing is wrong with him, I just think it's ludicrous to say that he can contain Duncan or slow him down. He's actually decent.
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I just get annoyed when people think of Diop as some scrub. His flaw is not being able to stay on the court enough because of foul trouble but the minutes he's on the court are very valuable to the team. Hopefully he can do a better job against Duncan this year. He's best at contesting shots from anything around the basket but Duncan does force him to stay home more.
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by ambchang
You seem to put a lot of stock on exceptional performances rather than the expected output of Mavs players. Diop shut down Duncan for 5 minutes, and this is supposed to be the norm? Anthony Johnson scored 40 points in one game, and this is indicative of his scoring prowess? Do you remember sleepy floyd? He scored 29 points in a QUARTER in a playoff games vs. the Lakers in the 80s, I think he still holds a record on that, and 51 points for the game. Have you ever heard from him since? Did he become some sort of superstar?
Hell, Tracy McGrady shut down Dirk in the 05 playoffs, doesn’t make him a great defensive forward now does it?
Not to make excuses for Timmy -- and not to disparage the fine work that Diop did throughout that series and particularly in Game 7 -- but Duncan did spend a substantial period of time after Game 7 taking fluids and trying to overcome cramping. Diop's exceptional performance in overtime made a difference, but it may have been helped a lot by the exhaustion of his opponent. Duncan played almost 50 minutes that night; Diop played barely 10.
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3 good points guards on Dallas' roster. hmmmm
Anthony Johnson is the perfect remedy to neutralize Devin Harris. It will work out that way.
The question that will need to be answered is:
Who would've thought Devin Harris would become Anthony Johnson's bitch?..... and they are on the same team. Say it ain't so. Say it ain't so
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by dirk4mvp
And if this is indeed your opinion, wouldn't it be suns> mavs and spurs? Don't be afraid to say it. Nobody's gonna talk shit to you if you say the suns are better. :lol
for me its:
1.suns*
2.spurs
3.mavs
2007 western champs: spurs or suns*
*with a %100 amare
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Re: Anyone actually think Mavs can win a title with Anthony Johnson as their PG?
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Originally Posted by Dirk41MVP
That "guy" diop shut down your superstar timmy duncan in the OT of game 7, do you remember ?, duncan ended up shooting 1-7 or 1-6 in the OT because Diop was in his face all the time. (have the game tivoed, don't whine it's not true)
Who said Aj will be the starting PG ? avery hasn't made up his mind yet, we'll see who he inserts in the lineup. Besides Aj is a pretty good damn PG, he scored 40 in the PO's last season, he has the capabilities to produce. And as somebody else said, you guys won it with Avery at the point, I don't see a big difference...
Get off the pipe. :rolleyes
Once we went into OT in game 7 it was over because all of our starters had played 40+ minutes and already used all their energy to come back from 20 down. Duncan had nothing left, it was not Diop "shutting him down", especially given the way Tim owned anyone the Mavs threw at him to average, what was it, 35ppg for the series? Wanker.
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Originally Posted by Dirk41MVP
By your french ass being in this board, arguing I get the feeling you do have interest, otherwise you wouldn't be here.... good point moron, guess you're the one with a limited mind.
And now you go racist against the French, what a charming human being you are. What the hell has race got to do with basketball, fvckwad? People like you make me sick. YOU are the one with very little in your head. Why don't you go back to your little circle-jerk Dallas world, there is nothing for you here.
