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No Stack and Diop + Dirk gettin to the line + J-Ho playing effeciently = Mavs W
Our beloved Mavs beat the Bobcats 100-83. took care of business against a bad team w/ its best player out like we should. 15-0 lead to start game and it was double digits throughout.
We did a lot of good things, but since Charlotte is bad, lets scrutinize some problems:
1. Turnovers, too many. Kidd more points less turnovers please.
2. Defense. Charlotte shot under 40% and only scored 83 points, but I just don't like the positioning/discipline. Agustin torched us.
3. Perimeter shooting- Okay, we don't have great slashers or a low post threat, so can we ATLEAST be a good 3-PT shooting team? 31% coming in, don't have the stats for tonight, but it wasn't great based on what I saw. Terry and Howard, is it too much to ask for them to atleast be above average from behind the arc? Both were 40%+ 3 years ago. That's fluky, but how about the 36-38% range atleast?
Curiosities:
Diop didn't play, Singleton/Williams got extended minutes. Will we ever see Stackhouse in a Mavs uniform ever again? I expect George to get minutes when he gets healthy, and I wouldn't mind it too much to be honest.
Howard has played well lately and is having a nice year. 20/9 averages coming in. Contrary to popular belief, I think he HAS been playing like a legitimate #2 option. Dirk of course is a legitimate #1, I think JET has to fulfill his role as the #3 scorer. 41% shooting coming in, just not gonna cut it.
We'll see how we do versus a shorthanded Houston tommorow. They have great depth and defense, so it'll be a tough game regardless of their injuries
Conclusions:
1. less turnovers
2. better perimeter shooting
3. better defense
No Stack and Diop + Dirk gettin to the line + J-Ho playing effeciently = Mavs W
Good to see Shawne Williams getting some playing time.
So far they've beaten the T-Wolves, Knicks, Bobcats, and a hurt/out of sync Spurs team. Unimpressive.
Beat the Rockets and maybe I'll regain a little faith.
and the day Devean George gets back in the lineup will be a sad, sad day indeed.
I'd much rather see Green/Williams/Wright get all those minutes. The last thing we need is Breath out there.
Thoughts? They sucked on a slightly lesser level than previously. But I'm sure it is just a matter of time when they'll suck again like the real Mavericks.
Seriously though, the Mavs and their season is SOOOOO over it is not even funny. No playoffs for this team. I'm sure AJ is laughing his ass off to their monumental failure of a season. And rightly so, I might add.
I hope you're right, cause I hate the Mavs and Cuban with a fierce passion, but boy are you jumping the gun here. The season is young, and all it might take is one good trade for Dallas to get real good, real fast.
I think the Mavs have a serious conditioning problem or motivational issues. They can look decent in a game every now and then but they won't be able to produce any winning streaks to speak of.
If Cuban was smart he'd stop catering to these soft individuals and would send them to a boot camp after the season. Maybe then they might have a shot the following season. It is clearly not a skill issue with Mavs, they're just incredibly highly paid slackers.
On or abouts December 15th, Jerry Stackhouse and Brandon Bass to Charlotte for Gerald Wallace.
Why would they do that? So they can pair another semi-skilled undersized big man with Okafor and really get f'd up.
Breath is an experienced vet who can guard opposing perimeter players and knock down timely threes. We're real lucky to have him on our team.
They're a troubled franchise that is looking to dump salary. Stackhouse has an expiring contract and Bass is a young project.
They can get that with other teams and get more talent.
Maybe, maybe not. Neither one of us can say for certain.
Well since you are throwing out theoretical situations, mine makes more since than yours. Besides they are looking for a true big man and that I can say for sure.
You didn't throw out any scenarios, you're just spoiling for a fight with a Mavs fan.
Isn't that a scenario? I said why would they do what you said, it made no sense considering 1) we know what they are looking for and 2) what you said could easily be topped by another team.
I enjoy watching the Mavs. Don't get all high and mighty because you are a fan. I would disagree with what you said if you were a Spurs fan.
Don't pollute my threads please. you probably didn't even watch the game. Moron.
Gerald Wallace is too similar to JHO IMO. Worse offensively, better defensively, more athletic... I think I'd rather have JHO.
Wallace and Jho? Would one or the other work at the 2? I don't think I'd like the outside shooting of that lineup.
And, I doubt the Bobcats are interested :P
You'd have to move Josh to the 2. Wallace is NOT a guard.
The Bobcats were the team that signed Carl Landry to a 3 year 9 million offer sheet..(although I'll take a Carl Landry over Bass anyday)......so who knows, they might actually take that deal.
They also targeted Kaman, so who knows. Signing Landry did not involve getting rid of Wallace.
I'll take Wallace over Howard everyday of the week.....Wallace is a gamer while Howard is nothing but a asshat. Sorry, but I don't like players who basically call a press conference to admit they smoke pot right before my teams biggest game of the year. Howard would be addition, by subtraction......infact y'all should see if you could throw him in a deal to get Wallace.
Then throw Howard in a deal for Wallace......who needs a dumbass on their team anyways.
Hey, Howard may be a dumb ass, but he is playing very well! The cats really need an interior presence on offense. They have pretty good shooters across the board and some slashers, an inside threat would help. Bass nor Landry were the answer. I just think that they were wanting some depth for cheap when they signed Landry to the offer sheet.
That's last year, Howard's played well this year and badly outplayed Wallace tonight. howard for wallace would be a lateral move at best, and likely a downgrade at the 3 spot.
ANywho, The Rockets game concerns me tommorow night. It's a back to back, on the road, versus a team w/ good depth/defense. But if they beat us w/ T-Mac/Battier out, jeez that would say a lot about how far the Mavs are behind the Rockets, and a couple of other teams in the West.
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