15-4 since Stackhouse was deactivated!
If this team really comes together, I think it has a good shot at a top five seed and a series victory. I can't imagine that they go further than that, but if they can turn Stack's expiring into something tangible and can get Josh back on the reservation, winning a series becomes much more likely. I think that's their ceiling.
Believe Findog, believe
I get that uncomfortable vibe as well. Best case scenario might be 1 series win, worst case scenario would be 9th. I feel like Rick Carlisle is doing a great job of getting the most out of our unspectacular talent though.
Anywho, I'm not getting my hopes up as long as Josh Howard is on the roster. That guy simply cannot be the 3rd option on an elite team, I don't even know if he can be the 4th option on an elite team, I don't even know if he can be a BENCH player on an elite team.
Perhaps thats exaggerating, but the Mavs talent is too thin for us to achieve anything with Josh playing half assed lax basketball.
Howard is a head case and has injuries. Maybe he can be rehabilitated, maybe not. It's obvious that as he goes, so goes the season. That's partly why a lot of the fanbase wants to dump him, to get something more reliable and consistent.
Josh has now reached Artest level. He hasn't yet punched out a fan, but J-Ho brings the crazy at this point.
He's beyond rehabilitation at this point. He's 28, not 23... this is who he is and it won't change in the middle of the season. Even if the effort was there, his basketball IQ is still terrible. He might show flashes here and there, maybe even string together a solid week or two! But this is who he is, his jump shot is gone, his effort is gone, and his bball IQ was never there!. Thankfully Dirk/Terry and a few bench players have stepped up so the Mavs have stayed afloat despite his mediocrity.
Guy shot 25% in the playoffs last year, UGHHH.
Yeah, I'm not opposed to moving him, but I'm wistful with what might've been with Josh. There were times he was compared to Scottie Pippen and people didn't scoff.
A loss against the depleted Jazz would set this team back after whatever positives they took from tonight.
Depends on if Millsap is playing or not IMO. With Millsap in there they don't miss Boozer as much. If Millsap AND Boozer are out, we should win and be disappointed if we don't.
Every loss is bad, but I wouldn't lose too much sleep over a loss against a well rested Jazz team on the road after a hard fought win against the Blazers.
I won't be able to see the game though, so I guess I won't really be able to determine anything!
The Jazz have given us matchup problems the last few years though.
You guys seem pretty hard on Josh Howard. Is he really that bad, i know hes had injuries recently, but damn when he was on, the Spurs just couldnt deal with he and Dirk.
Mavs win by 8 and I...
IN MY PANTS
Now, this is what I'm talking about. Props on the quality win last night. Now, if AK takes Dirk, Bass should have a field day inside with Boozer out. There's no way that Memo can contain him inside. Should be a pretty straightforward win for the Mavs...
JHo has to go. I mean, the team does not need him anymore to score 100+, and he's taking minutes away from Barea... You should still be able to fetch a semi-decent piece for him... Maybe SJax or Corey from GSW, who have been ing lately?
i was putting my daughter to bed, and didn't see why howard got ejected - what did he do?
He threw Pryzbilla to the floor and then was dumb enough to jaw in his face and then at the refs.
Carlisle is going to Bass and Barea in crunchtime with Dirk. The defense has to respect Dirk, so it gives those other two more room to operate.
If the Mavs loss tonight I will be pissed...
No Booz, No Milsap and possibly no Okur. No excuses, Mavs must win...
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...273189,00.html
Paul Millsap will not play for the Utah Jazz tonight against the Dallas Mavericks and the power forward will probably be out for 7-10 days. Results of an MRI test taken on Christmas Eve revealed that he sprained his PCL in his left knee during Tuesday night's game against Milwaukee. The test showed no tear in the ligament.
Millsap will not travel to Houston with the Jazz for Saturday night's game.
Mehmet Okur is doubtful for tonight's game. He's suffering lower back spasms and will likely miss his second game in a row.
At shootaround this morning, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan announced that Andrei Kirilenko and rookie Kosta Koufos will both start tonight.
Wow, the Jazz are still deep, but if all those players are out (OKur, Milsap, Boozer) I'm upgrading the status of this game to MUST WIN.
A Utah team lacking those 3 players would be a lottery team over 82 games, so we need to take care of business against a "Lottery" team.
This Jazz game is exactly the kind of game the Mavs lost at the end of Avery's tenure - losing on the road to teams that they should beat. Let's see what they do under The Rick.
This year they have seemed to beat the teams they should beat on the road with the exception being that Clippers and Bulls game early on when this team sucked balls. After winning last night, tonight is a game not to lose considering how banged up the Jazz are...D-Will isnt at 100% either with is ankle
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