Kidd can't shoot?

[spurms]

best way to defend kid is give him the open shot, and take away his layups, teams are gonna employ that in the playoffs, kid cant shoot for his life, he's on a lucky streak which dont impress me as much as the rockets, and it will end against a playoff team.

[LB7]

lol @ lue playing with two Hof, avery johnson is one, who is the other?

stupid post

[Findog]

Hey,

I don't think the Rockets are going to win this year, especially without Yao...and getting out of the first round without Yao would be a huge accomplishment.

So, not a big deal really....

Next year however, that is OUR year baby !!

The Mavs.....their year was the Miami series and last year.....they blew it...window shut.

Buh Bye !



DD

Yao Ming has Bill Walton feet and Tracy McGrady...well, let's not go there.

Dirk is 29, Josh is 27. We'll be around for the next few years.

[DaDakota]

Dirk is 29, Josh is 27. We'll be around for the next few years.

Fair enough, Dirk is great and so is Josh, actually I am glad Devin Harris is gone now too, he gave us fits.

And as for injuries, How are Dirk's ankles?


DD

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Yeah since 1 game is the deciding factor. Dallas would be better off without a point guard that passes.

We'll see how much better off they are two years from now when Jason Kidd is out of the league. How many games will Harris have to play to be a deciding factor then?

[Findog]

We'll see how much better off they are two years from now when Jason Kidd is out of the league. How many games will Harris have to play to be a deciding factor then?

The Mavs made the trade for this year and next. Duh Devin Harris is 10 years younger than Kidd.

[DaDakota]

The Mavs made the trade for this year and next. Duh Devin Harris is 10 years younger than Kidd.

So if the Mavs fail this year, as I think they will, will you then think the trade sucks?

DD

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The Mavs made the trade for this year and next. Duh Devin Harris is 10 years younger than Kidd.

Hope it's worth it. Now you have to find someone new to blame when something goes wrong, but maybe nothing will.

[Findog]

So if the Mavs fail this year, as I think they will, will you then think the trade sucks?

DD

Well, that's why they play the games, right? , why even hold the playoffs, since you know how it's gonna go down.

[Obstructed_View]

Well, that's why they play the games, right? , why even hold the playoffs, since you know how it's gonna go down.

Way to answer the question.

[Findog]

Way to answer the question.

The team wasn't going to win a le as is, they hadn't done so with the same nucleus in place for three years. And Kidd is better than Harris, Harris' speed notwithstanding. It gives us a better chance for playoff success this year and next. Kidd's contract comes off the books after next year, so if he continues to play at a high level, then they can resign him to a more cap-friendly contract. If not, they can use the cap space to go after somebody else.

There's no question they shortened their window. As wide open as the West is, they have as good a shot as anybody.

[mavsfan1000]

Kidd is looking really good. Stackhouse actually looks older than Kidd to me when it comes to the movement on the court.

[Holmes_Fans]

We don't even make the playoffs if we don't make this trade. We would of lost the games we did with Kidd during the adjustment, and probably fall against Charlotte or Miami.

[monosylab1k]

There's no question they shortened their window.

Actually they lengthened it by two years. The team as constructed with Devin Harris had no shot at a le. Now they've got a shot.

[monosylab1k]

So if the Mavs fail this year, as I think they will, will you then think the trade sucks?

DD

We'll have to wait another 10 years to see if The Great And Most Holy Devin Harris wins a le with New Jersey before we know the answer.

[Findog]

Actually they lengthened it by two years. The team as constructed with Devin Harris had no shot at a le. Now they've got a shot.

Good point. I have no idea where people get this idea that Devin Harris > Jason Kidd, or that Kidd can't defend. Go check out the Rockets/Lakers game blog.

[DaDakota]

No, the point was that he was good enough to play on a team that got to the NBA finals and should have beaten the heat, then last year they won 67 games with him as a key contributor.

If anything, the Rockets streak should prove how important chemistry etc is to winning.

Josh Howard and he were best friends...that hurts their chemistry.

And you don't make major trades when your team won SIXTY SEVEN games and just had one bad matchup in the first round.

Well, you do if you are panicking I guess.

DD

[monosylab1k]

Good point. I have no idea where people get this idea that Devin Harris > Jason Kidd, or that Kidd can't defend. Go check out the Rockets/Lakers game blog.

It's these arrogant Spurs fans who think that just because they root for the best team of the past decade, that that suddenly gives them omnipotence regarding the rest of the teams in the NBA as well.

In Spur Fan world, their team winning les = obviously they know more about the Mavericks than people who, um, root for and watch the Mavericks.

[monosylab1k]

No, the point was that he was good enough to play on a team that got to the NBA finals and should have beaten the heat, then last year they won 67 games with him as a key contributor.

If anything, the Rockets streak should prove how important chemistry etc is to winning.

Josh Howard and he were best friends...that hurts their chemistry.

And you don't make major trades when your team won SIXTY SEVEN games and just had one bad matchup in the first round.

Well, you do if you are panicking I guess.

DD

Oh, now a 22 game winning streak means you have omnipotence as well, right?

I don't go claiming to know more about the Rockets than you do, so don't be a ing prick and act like you know more about the Mavericks than Findog or I, or anybody who actually follows the Mavericks.

The Mavericks with Devin Harris were not going to win a le. If you watched all the games this season the way MAVERICKS FANS did, then you'd have seen that. Dirk's body language and at ude has been complete all year, because he knew this team needed a shakeup. After the trade, he's played with a fire and enthusiasm that I haven't seen in over a year. And this team, regardless of who is the point guard, lives and dies with the performance of Dirk. Bottom Line. If Dirk ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

Enjoy your 22+ game winning streak, but don't be so ing arrogant about it that suddenly you think you're an expert on a team that you don't even follow, even more of an expert than diehard fans of that team.

[Findog]

No, the point was that he was good enough to play on a team that got to the NBA finals and should have beaten the heat, then last year they won 67 games with him as a key contributor.

If anything, the Rockets streak should prove how important chemistry etc is to winning.

Josh Howard and he were best friends...that hurts their chemistry.

And you don't make major trades when your team won SIXTY SEVEN games and just had one bad matchup in the first round.

Well, you do if you are panicking I guess.

DD

67 wins was last year, and as was shown, ultimately meaningless if you can't win a le. And we ultimately didn't get it done in the last two series. Josh is a professional, he's healthy again and starting to click with Kidd. He didn't become a complete basketcase when we traded his boy Quis to Indiana and it won't happen now.

When the game slows down late in the 4th quarter of a playoff game, you need to be able to get Dirk easy looks instead of having him work his ass off all game long to get good looks.

[monosylab1k]

I'd love Rocket Fan to find me some hard evidence that Josh Howard & Devin Harris are best friends. Because the Dallas Morning News said that Harris was his best friend ON THE TEAM. That's it. Best friend on the team. It was tough for Josh but he got over it.

[Findog]

It's these arrogant Spurs fans who think that just because they root for the best team of the past decade, that that suddenly gives them omnipotence regarding the rest of the teams in the NBA as well.

In Spur Fan world, their team winning les = obviously they know more about the Mavericks than people who, um, root for and watch the Mavericks.

I think I know who you're specifically referring to, somebody who embodies these traits more than the rest of them: OV.

[Findog]

Oh, now a 22 game winning streak means you have omnipotence as well, right?

I don't go claiming to know more about the Rockets than you do, so don't be a ing prick and act like you know more about the Mavericks than Findog or I, or anybody who actually follows the Mavericks.

The Mavericks with Devin Harris were not going to win a le. If you watched all the games this season the way MAVERICKS FANS did, then you'd have seen that. Dirk's body language and at ude has been complete all year, because he knew this team needed a shakeup. After the trade, he's played with a fire and enthusiasm that I haven't seen in over a year. And this team, regardless of who is the point guard, lives and dies with the performance of Dirk. Bottom Line. If Dirk ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

Enjoy your 22+ game winning streak, but don't be so ing arrogant about it that suddenly you think you're an expert on a team that you don't even follow, even more of an expert than diehard fans of that team.

These numbers are worth posting again, pre-Miami game:


Before
FG% 45.9

After
FG%48.0

Before
3% 33.3

After
3% 44.3

Dirk Before
FG% 47.0

Dirk After
FG% 53.0

Dirk Before
3% 28.7

Dirk After
3% 58.1

[Findog]

I'd love Rocket Fan to find me some hard evidence that Josh Howard & Devin Harris are best friends. Because the Dallas Morning News said that Harris was his best friend ON THE TEAM. That's it. Best friend on the team. It was tough for Josh but he got over it.

If Josh Howard were that weak, he'd be slitting his wrists over Quisy going to the Pacers. That was his boy.

[monosylab1k]

I have an opinion of every team in the NBA, but I'm not going to be arrogant enough to think I know more about them than the actual fans of the team.

You won't see me arguing the impact of Ime Udoka cuz I don't follow the Spurs closely enough to know his full impact, and frankly, I don't give a . I'm not going to act like I'm a bigger source of knowlege regarding Ime Udoka than any Spurs fans.

So where the do they get off thinking they know more about Devin Harris & the mentality of the Mavericks than Mavs fans?

Oh yeah, forgot, FOUR RINGS !