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So where can I get the Mavs 2005-2006 Championship DVD?
08:29 PM CDT on Monday, April 23, 2007
By BRIAN DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News
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The Mavericks tried to downplay the significance of their Game 1 lineup change against the Warriors. Whether they start a big lineup or a small one shouldn't matter, Dirk Nowitzki said.
"We should be good enough to make any lineup work," Nowitzki said Monday after practice at American Airlines Center.
"Whatever the opponents throw at us, I think we're usually good enough to adjust and win the games."
The Mavs spent the day in the film room trying to determine what went wrong in Sunday's 97-85 loss. Instead of being angry or disappointed, coach Avery Johnson used the word "focused" to describe the team's mind-set.
The Mavs had to wonder if going with a small lineup might have been a mistake.
Johnson strayed from his usual script by starting Devean George (6-8) and playing Nowitzki inside instead of regular centers Erick Dampier (6-11) or DeSagana Diop (7-0). It played right into the Warriors' hands and knocked everything off kilter.
"When you've got the best record, you don't change up to go against the worst team in the playoffs," Charles Barkley said on the TNT broadcast.
The Mavs never used that starting lineup during a phenomenal regular season in which they won 67 games. With George already on the floor, the Mavs also deprived themselves of one of their better bench scorers. It energized the Warriors, who wanted to lure the Mavs out of their comfort zone and make them play their style.
"It threw us off a little bit," Warriors guard Jason Richardson said. "But it kind of helped us out, because we're a fast break team. Once we saw that team, we knew we were going to get up and down."
Johnson didn't indicate if he would stick with the same lineup in Game 2. But he didn't necessarily think it was a mistake.
"No, early in the first quarter, I would say the first six or eight minutes when we started the game, I think the game was tied, 13-13," Johnson said. "I thought when we started subbing, then our intensity went down.
"No matter what lineup we had out there, we just had poor execution and had some breakdowns defensively."
Too many misses: One of the Mavs' biggest problems Sunday was that they couldn't finish around the rim. The Mavs missed 11 layups or shots within three feet, Johnson said.
"That would have been 22 points," Josh Howard said. "We'd have covered the spread then."
Howard had an impressive dunk late in the second quarter, but he also missed several shots from close range. He finished the game 8-for-21. Nowitzki was 4-for-16, and Jerry Stackhouse was 0-for-6.
The Mavs shot 35.3 percent from the floor. It was one of their worst shooting performances of the season.
Warriors feel lucky: Golden State coach Don Nelson said winning the first game in Dallas doesn't give his team any advantage. Even Baron Davis, who fell two assists shy of a triple-double, said the Warriors "stole" the first game.
"Champions fight back, and they're champs," Davis said. "It's only one loss that they have, and they usually respond well when they lose. So we've got to be able to just weather that storm."
Who's nervous now? Playoff veterans Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington both said they didn't sense any Warriors players battling butterflies before Game 1. It would have been understandable if they were. This is Golden State's first playoff appearance since 1994.
Harrington said he sensed the Warriors relaxed midway through the first quarter when the Mavs led by only one.
Johnson wondered if it was the Mavs who were surprisingly uptight and nervous.
"I don't know why we would be tight," Johnson said. "Hopefully we can be a little loose. I think I should get them a massage, right? Maybe I should try that."
So where can I get the Mavs 2005-2006 Championship DVD?
^ u disagree? if the Mavs had made any of those shots, the loss might not have been a loss... thass the reality, if you make the baskets, you stand a chance of winning... and the Mavs did not make the baskets... so if you dont think that the 22 pts they missed out on, wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game, then you are mistaken.
the funny thing is after fisher missed a cake-walk layup in roxs- game 1, some mavs fan said that that is totally not acceptable...........that should never happen in the NBA......then Josh Howard and company do the same EXACT thing
if Spurs weren't in 0-1 hole also I would be enjoying this mav meltdown so much more
Somone should tell Baron Davis that the Mavericks aren't champs of anything...what a weird thing to say.
the funny thing is after fisher missed a cake-walk layup in roxs- game 1, some mavs fan said that that is totally not acceptable...........that should never happen in the NBA......then Josh Howard and company do the same EXACT thing
its not acceptable. nobody is sayin it is... i mean, its the truth. and it's not acceptable. missing so many layups... 22 pts worth...?? it's definitely not acceptable to miss them no matter who does it. but i dont think anyone said it was acceptable for the Mavs to miss and no one else could either... i wasnt one of those Mav fans who said it was not acceptable about the Rox... bc i dont find it acceptable for any team.
Western Conference Champs. That aint League Champs, but it's not accurate to say they're not the champs of anything. I dunno, Tracy McGrady, Phil Jackson and others made some comments about the officiating in the 2006 Finals, I wonder if Baron Davis has similar views.
TMac has never seen action past the first round, and Phil has never had a championship level team not lead by someone named MJ or Shaq in their primes. Not sure that I would use either one of their viewpoints to be making a case about the Finals last year.
Was that Baron Davis? I thought the Warriors had picked up LaVar Burton.
oh man, i almost choked laff'n.
Oh yeah, the we have three rings argument. I guess by that logic, we should all defer to some drunk Southie or Masshole since the Celtics have us all beat, or Jack Nicholson, since the Lakers have more than three les. Seriously, there are a lot of intelligent Spurs posters here, and then there's the kiddie pool.
Plenty of people outside of Miami and Dallas had interesting things to say about the officiating in last year's Finals. Scoop Jackson, Bill Simmons, T-Mac, Phil Jackson, none of these people have any love for Mark Cuban or the Mavericks, and they all have two eyes. Open yours sometime.
I say the solution is to bench Nowitzki since the lineup doesn't matter. lol j/k
the real question is why did gilbert arenas draw baron davis in that one "impossible is 0" commercial.
Btw that picture in your sig is a foul. lol
Btw The Mavs Lost!
i was gonna ask the same thing.
First, I never mentioned anything about the Spurs or three rings. Quit being so sensitive - or paranoid - and inferring what is not there.
Second, of course there are more people who have comments regarding the officiating in last year's Finals. But you did not reference those people. You referenced TMac and Phil Jackson specifically. I simply stated that in my opinion, you should have more credible sources to make your point about the officiating in the Finals. You know, like a player who has actually won a playoff series or a coach who has won a championship without the two most dominant players of the last 20 years.
If you would have objectively read my post before looking under my name for my favorite team, you would have seen that my rebuttal was not about the officiating at all, but about your sources. You are the one who brought up three rings, Celtics scoreboard and Cuban hating.
Hoohaaa!
So are you personally not qualified to comment on basketball since you haven't been a part of an NBA team that has advanced past the first round? Or coached a team to a le? * Btw, how exactly do you win a le without dominant players?
* I'm assuming you've done neither of these things. Are you in fact a former NBA player or coach?
wgaf? this loss is so played out, next
Not to disagree, but I think he was simply alluding to the fact that Jordan and Shaq got as many or more beneficial calls than any other NBA player of their respective generations, and therefore Phil's idea of fair officiating should be taken lightly. Not completely discounted perhaps, but still.
What else is there to talk about? Early season baseball?The Eastern conference?
If you have other topics, please, suggest them.
i'm just pissed off about all the days off in the first round, i reminisce about the old days when these games weren't all about making money. don't mind me, i'll be in a better mood tomorrow...wait, is the heat/bulls game tonight?Not to disagree, but I think he was simply alluding to the fact that Jordan and Shaq got as many or more beneficial calls than any other NBA player of their respective generations, and therefore Phil's idea of fair officiating should be taken lightly. Not completely discounted perhaps, but still.
What else is there to talk about? Early season baseball?
If you have other topics, please, suggest them.
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