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My wife has been stressing about finals too. I'm ready for her to be done with school.
Mavs gonna win 112-90. Yeah, I said it. I don't buy into this Warriors beating the Mavs wetdream that so many people are having.
Been up all night writing my last paper of the semester...kill me plz.
My wife has been stressing about finals too. I'm ready for her to be done with school.
Lucky for me this 12 page research proposal counts as my final. So that's one in the can and one less thing to stress over. But now I've been up all night and I'll probably crash before I can watch any of the games tonight. Sucks to be me. BTW is that Colin Farrel in your sig?
My wife has been stressing about finals too. I'm ready for her to be done with school.
We need to look at this series outside of the context that Spurs fans want the Warriors to win.Mavs gonna win 112-90. Yeah, I said it. I don't buy into this Warriors beating the Mavs wetdream that so many people are having.
Been up all night writing my last paper of the semester...kill me plz.
When you throw out the rest of all that talk, you're left with a Warriors team that is a real threat to Dallas.
If Dallas' 67 REGULAR SEASON wins are no fluke, then that means the Warriors 6-1 REGULAR SEASON record against these same Mavs (not to mention a Game 1 victory in the PLAYOFFS) recently is no fluke. You can't say regular season matters to one team and not the other. They've beat them in the regular season and in the playoffs, I don't know how much more argument is needed.
I predict GS wins, if Baron and Jackson aren't thrown out. Game 1 wasn't a "wet dream" , Game 1 was just the better team winning. Again, keep this series out of the context of who wants who to win.
I guess they should stop being little pricks then...
i'd like to see you put your money where your mouth is when it comes to this .
seeing how i doubt you'd actually bet me money on this series, how about this wager...
if Golden State wins this series, I won't post anything on SpursTalk for the remainder of the playoffs. If Dallas wins the series, then you're the one that can't post anything on SpursTalk for the remainder of the playoffs.
of course seeing how you have completely empty confidence in Golden State, you'll never take this bet.
I don't want the Warriors to win, SpursDynasty. I want a rematch with the Mavs, I want it to go 7 games, and I want us to beat them on their court and take revenge for last year. Yeah, I'll admit that GS has an outside shot at beating the Mavs, but I don't think they can hang with Dallas in a seven game series. If Dallas gets beat by Golden State, part of me will like that the Spurs have a potentially easier road to the Finals, but I'll be supremely disappointed that we won't get to play them again.
I want a championship above all else, but I want the Spurs to prove they're the best in the league. A WCF against Golden State or Utah won't prove that. Spurs-Houston would be good, but not as good as Spurs-Mavs. Sorry, I just can't agree with you. The Grizzlies in '04 swept the Spurs in the regular season, and then the Spurs swept them in the playoffs. Regular season records don't hold much bearing in the playoffs. Golden State has played well against Dallas for the last two years, but that doesn't mean anything right now. The series is tied, and it can go either way. I'm leaning toward Dallas winning it. if the Spurs get outed by anyone other than Dallas, I'll probably go for Dallas to win it all. They're good, don't deny them that because the Warriors have had their number in the regular season.
Yeah, it's Colin. He's insane. I think thats from his audition from Alexander.
You guys still can't talk about this series outside of the "Spurs fans want GS to win", "wetdream for Spurs fans" thing.
I have not once mentioned anything along the lines of "I want GS to win so Spurs won't have to play Dallas". Not once. Would it be fun for GS to win to show the world how overrated Dallas is? Yeah.
And Spurs don't need to go through Dallas to prove anything. Winning a 2nd round series does not make you the high standard of the league, I don't care if you go 82-0 during the season.
Can we please get back to Dallas/GS and keep the discussion of Spurs/Spurs fans out of this, or is talking about the actual series too hard?
Oh, and ok. I will not post for the remainder of the playoffs, if GS loses this series. Bookmark this if you want...I don't see the point in making a bet like this though. I am betting on GS.
I'll respond for SpursDynasty:
"I'm not going to make this bet because Dallas could still win if Baron Davis and Jackson keep getting thrown out".
The only advantage Golden State has over us is that their backcourt is bigger, stronger and more athletic than ours. If this was college, they'd win. As it is, they have an outside shot at winning the series but they need EVERYTHING to break right in order for them to do so.
If Dirk shows up, they have no chance. That stretch of 6 regular season wins in 7 games is not indicative of anything -- the Warriors have undergone so many roster permutations and a head coaching change, not to mention that until the last two months, they were a suckass team that probably didn't get Dallas' serious attention or "A game" and managed to catch them on offnights.
They only relevant game to look at from that stretch is the beatdown in Oakland last month, and that was probably another instance of the Mavericks not taking them seriously enough. It might end up being the silver lining we need to get our attention. GS has a roster filled with athletic guys that can run the floor and score at any time, and they will win at least one more game in this series from a hot-shooting night. It's hard to prepare for Rucker League during the regular season when you might have played the night before and only get a brief walkthrough at practice and barely any film study.
Nellie and the Warriors have only one way to play, one set rotation to go with. We have more options at our disposal. We'll advance in 6 or 7 if Game Two is the best we can expect from Dirk. If he shows up, we'll take this thing in five.
Hey, you better believe him on this. If there is one thing that SpursDynasy knows about, it's wetdreams. (whispers) *he's a virgin*
excellent, i didn't think you'd have the balls to actually do this, but cool.
So the bet is on -
If Dallas loses the series, I will not post again for the rest of the playoffs.
If Golden State loses the series, then SpursDynasty will not post again for the rest of the playoffs.
this bet is on record for all to see now.
There's enough rope with which to hang him from his basketball-related "analysis" without resorting to personal attacks. Come on, we're all better than that.
NBA TV ticker is saying GS will fine Baron and SJax for getting themselves ejected.
This is great management/coaching move to stimulate chemistry and motivation as GS starts their home stand.
Guess I'm not as moral as you. SpursDynasty makes it personal.
It's not about that, he's just a troll trying to get a rise out of others.
How do I make it personal? I keep everything I say basketball-related here, whether you guys agree with it or not, it's basketball, not about who's a virgin or whether someone's mom didn't hug them when they were a kid.
Somehow I feel this thread will never be about the game.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Though the Bay Area is abuzz with excitement for the Golden State Warriors' first home playoff game in 13 years, the Warriors are getting a few remedial lessons in keeping their cool.
Warriors coach Don Nelson said Thursday he will fine Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson for being ejected from Golden State's 112-99 loss in Game 2 of the club's first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks.
Davis and Jackson put on a taunting, preening display that dampened an otherwise successful trip for the eighth-seeded Warriors, who stole Game 1 from the heavily favored Mavs and headed back to the West Coast with homecourt advantage in the series, starting with Game 3 on Friday night.
"It doesn't make any sense to me, as hard as we worked to get to the playoffs, to all of a sudden get there and not be able to play because of ejections and not controlling our emotions,'' Nelson said before a brief workout at the Warriors' downtown training complex.
"I want to play with passion. I want to play with emotions, (but) have respect for authority out there. The referees are the authority, and just like when I make a decision, I expect the respect to be there for me. ... Things don't always go your way, and you've got to control your emotions.''
The NBA hasn't announced any potential discipline against Davis, who apparently was thrown out for sarcastically applauding the officials late in the third quarter, or Jackson, who left the court in a contentious, roundabout manner after getting his second technical foul in the final minutes.
But on what should have been a celebratory day before hoops-crazy Oakland's first taste of the postseason since 1994, Davis and Jackson spent the day avoiding direct comment on a dressing-down from their veteran coach. Nelson didn't announce the amount of his fines, only saying, "it will be substantial.''
Neither player betrayed any particular anger about the fines - perhaps a testament to Nelson's control of the club in his first season back in town. The Warriors spoke mostly about improving their defense and harnessing the energy of their sellout crowd Friday night after splitting the first two games.
"That's in the past,'' said Davis, who had just 13 points Wednesday night after scoring 33 in the series opener. "I'm not even going to talk about that, not even a little bit. It doesn't have even a little relevance.''
Davis kept clapping for the officials while standing at the bench, even when Nelson asked him to stop. Davis defended his clapping a bit, saying, "I was stopping.''
Jackson still could face a suspension for the very definition of failing to leave the court in a timely manner. He took time to shout at officials and spar with fans on the long walk back to the locker room, but the swingman was cool again Thursday.
"I love basketball,'' Jackson said. "I'm going to continue to play with a lot of emotion. Obviously, I've got to police myself. It's obvious, and I will continue to do that, but my passion for the game will never change.''
The Mavericks already learned last year about remaining calm in the playoff cauldron. Their path to the NBA finals was littered with misbehavior - Jason Terry's one-game suspension for punching San Antonio's Michael Finley below the belt; D.J. Mbenga's five-game suspension for going into the stands; Jerry Stackhouse's one-game ban in the NBA finals for a hard foul on Shaquille O'Neal.
"Guys can get suspended, so we kept our cool (in Game 2),'' Dallas forward Josh Howard said. "That's something that comes with experience.''
But that cool didn't slow down a series that's become more compe ive and exciting than most 1-8 matchups in an average year. Dallas' win in Game 2 snapped Golden State's six-game winning streak against the NBA's best regular-season team - and it might have awakened the Mavs' compe ive spirit as well after they were outfoxed by Nelson and Davis in the opener.
"Those guys have got pride, a lot of pride,'' said Al Harrington, who hasn't made much of an impact for the Warriors. "They didn't have the best record for nothing. It was getting a little heated (in Game 2). Guys were talking trash, which they didn't in the first game.''
Coach Avery Johnson missed the Mavericks' workout in Dallas while tending to a family emergency in Houston, but was expected to join the game for the flight to California. Johnson was the starting point guard for the Warriors' last playoff team under Nelson in 1994.
"You have to realize once things don't go in your favor, you have to let it go and focus on the next play, the next assignment, the next task,'' said Devean George, who has three championships rings from his days with the Lakers.
"You can't get caught up into what didn't go in your favor before. I think experienced players allow things to just happen and then move on.''
It's your deep seeded hate for the Mavs and your disdain for their fans. I like the Spurs and I don't say anything negative about them. So don't act like an asshole and then pretend like your feelings are hurt. You know exactly what you are doing by posting the way you do. I can't believe you act so suprised when people lash out at you.
My feelings have never been hurt on here. I point out the waste of time that imbeciles like you spend making everything personal over sports talk. I don't like to get personal on this board, but you are probably the most annoying Mavs fan on this board. If you have a problem with me not liking a certain team then ing get over it or go deal with it some other way than making personal attacks on here.
Seriously, if I said Dirk was the MVP, most of you would probably say "Jeff you're full of !". Everything will get argued.
Last edited by SpursDynasty; 04-27-2007 at 11:10 AM.
Here is a sports opinion for you.
You don't like the Mavs because afraid of them. The last thing you want is a matchup with the Mavs against your precious team in the Western Conference Finals. You make comments like "Mavs are overrated". Well, that is just absurd. The mavs have continued to improve every year since Mark Cuban purchased the ball club. Your pride is too much to admit that. The Warriors have many flaws, and while they beat us several times in the regular season, a 7 game series is a different story. The Warriors are on the Mavericks radar now and they are slowly figuring out how to exploit every little flaw they have. Avery has said that throughout the year they have their teams that they concentrate on. I'm guaranteeing that the Warriors weren't one of them until recently. I know you probably saw a different thing in your small one tracked mind in game two, but I what I saw was that the Mavs controlled 90 percent of that game, Davis or no Davis.
A young Warriors team will be playing off of raw emotion for the first 5-6:00 of this game. If they can control themselves, then we'll have ourselves a ballgame. If they're still messed in the head, then the Mavs slowly but surely overpower the Warriors through the rest of the game and start picking out pretty little nails for the proverbial coffin. But I think the Mavs figured out some things in G2 that they'll build upon tonight such as knowing that they can play their bigs, attack-attack-attack the paint and make the small guys pay and play the A-B-B (Anybody But Baron) approach to handling the Warriors offense.
Anyone see "Hot Fuzz" yet? I've heard good things.
Reasons Dallas is overrated:
1. Their 40-12 record against the West is only 2 games better than SA's 38-14 record against the West. Their 67 wins comes from going 25-3 vs. the East.
2. They lost their last two to Phoenix, last game to Utah, last three to GS, and were losing their last game to SA before Duncan got tossed, and barely even hung on to win that one.
3. They lost the NBA Finals (Which should be a good enough reason).
Outside of getting past the 2nd round vs SA last year, they accomplished nothing of note after that (Only 7-7 in the playoffs since then)
4. They lost Game 1 already with homecourt advantage.
5. They resort to jump shooting when they're losing, and still lose.
Three of your four points mention the Spurs and the fourth also applies to San Antonio. I thought you didn't want to bring the Spurs into a comparison.
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