Mavs vs Spurs

[toki9]

But you lost it so denver owns your sorry asses.

Mavs in 6

I wasn't disputing that we lost that game. I was just saying that your math seemed a bit off.

[Killakobe81]

This is what I SAID BEFORE tonight Spurs are NOT DONE and they WILL NOT go down easy last night showed why ...
1. Duncan is the best all around bigman in the West and I would still take him over Dhoward for a BIG game ...
2. Parker is a top 3-4 PG depending on how you view Chauncey ...and can match Paul and Dwill scoring wise ...
3. POP is at worst the 2nd best coach in the NBA (i think he is 1st but Phil is good as well)
4. They surround Duncan with shooters
5. Gooden gives then much better scoring than Oberto or Thomas
6. Bowen can still give an offensive scorer fits ...
7. Finley and Mason can hit clutch shots

If SA controls tempo, milks duncan inside presence and gets Parker in the open court I think they can beat DALLAS

For DallaS TO WIN
1. they need to steal Game 1 or 2 on the road
2. Dirk needs to treat Gooden, Thomas etc the way they he did Scola ...
3. Terry needs to stay hot focused and bring energy
4. Kidd must be aggressive ...
5. Howard needs to play the 4th the way he plays the 1st
6.Damp must at least make Duncan work ...Hollins has to give them minutes on TD
7. Unleash Bass on them!!
8. Avoid a game 7 vs. Timmy at the AT&T

[Borosai]

Spurs in 3.

[anakha]

But you lost it so denver owns your sorry asses.

Mavs in 6

Ah, there we go. Just like Phoenix was supposed to sweep the Spurs last year, right?

The Spurs' playoff period just doesn't seem complete without a Louis prediction.

[DubMcDub]

Spurs in 3.

I like your moves.

[Old School 44]

Should be a great series. While some might not have wanted the Mavs. I think it's great for both teams and fans. There are a few teams the Spurs (and Mavs) don't have any problem getting up for. I don't think either team will have any problem getting up for this match up. Although some of the players have changed there is still a lot of recent history in this rivalry. Should be a very intense and entertaining series. Spurs in 6 or 7.

[VBM]

Only way the Mavs cause any real problems is if Devin Harris shows up in a JJ Barea jersey on Sat. or Sun.

[RC's Boss]

After losing 4 games in a row during the finals, there is nothing that makes me cringe about the Spurs facing the Mavs...... 5 and rest for the 2nd round.

[ElNono]

We actually won 5 of the last 7 against the Mavs. We're also 24-7 in the first round since Duncan joined the Spurs.

[RC's Boss]

Only way the Mavs cause any real problems is if Devin Harris shows up in a JJ Barrea jersey on Sat. or Sun.

Yep, that was their advantage. The only pg I know that can stay in front of Parker..... sometimes

[VBM]

Yep, that was their advantage. The only pg I know that can stay in front of Parker..... sometimes

Wasn't even so much that he could stay in front of Parker, but Harris carved our defense up. I remember when Pop wouldn't put Rasho on the floor that series because he didn't like the matchup, and Harris just ran a layup drill on us.

JJ Barea is streaky (I remember he almost carried the Mavs to victory over us during one of the earlier games this season), so he could be a Harris-lite at best. If we can knock down open shots (a big "if" sometimes), I think we should score enough to move on relatively quick.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

There is no ing way we lose to this mavericks team, even without ginobili. Those of you who are afraid of this matchup are twofaced cowards and need to wake up to reality.

The best mavs team of all time still could not beat us without ginobili giving them the game.
Theres no ginobili to us over this time. Ginobili historically sucks against the mavs.

Roger Mason will average 18 points a game this series and enter the second round more confident than he's ever been in his entire career.

Guys...JJ ing Barea is their 4th leading scorer.
JJ
ing
Barea

This is in the bag



PS we got homecourt es, this is IN THA BAG

[ElNono]

Wasn't even so much that he could stay in front of Parker, but Harris carved our defense up. I remember when Pop wouldn't put Rasho on the floor that series because he didn't like the matchup, and Harris just ran a layup drill on us.

JJ Barea is streaky (I remember he almost carried the Mavs to victory over us during one of the earlier games this season), so he could be a Harris-lite at best. If we can knock down open shots (a big "if" sometimes), I think we should score enough to move on relatively quick.

Harris not only knew how to drive, but he knew how to draw contact and finish also. It gave them and-1's and got our bigs in foul trouble. JJ Barea is nowhere near that kind of finisher at the rim.

[m33p0]

_allas and the Great White Stiff!

[Manufan909]

Spurs in 5.
Hope the Jazz make LAL work more than the Mavs make the Spurs work. IMO, that is one of the keys for the 2nd round. Spurs can't let LA get a nice rest before. Also, Timmy/Gooden/KT/Bonner must be > Bynum/Gasol/Odom. Idk if they can do that.

And Tony/Mason must > Fish/Kobe. If TP forgets that he doesn't like driving against the Lakers, that should work. As long as Timmy plays like he did to start this season, GSG!!!

[ElNono]

Spurs in 5.
Hope the Jazz make LAL work more than the Mavs make the Spurs work. IMO, that is one of the keys for the 2nd round. Spurs can't let LA get a nice rest before. Also, Timmy/Gooden/KT/Bonner must be > Bynum/Gasol/Odom. Idk if they can do that.

And Tony/Mason must > Fish/Kobe. If TP forgets that he doesn't like driving against the Lakers, that should work. As long as Timmy plays like he did to start this season, GSG!!!

We won't play the Lakers in the second round if we advance. So, let's not get too far ahead.

[urunobili]

Spurs in 7

[dirk4mvp]

lol at the s who think devin harris was the reason the mavs won in 06. The son of virgin mary had a whopping 2 points to go along with his 5 to's in game 7.


s.

Enjoy getting your faces ed by a superior team. And it won't be some ing chodes from north mexico winning this series.

[dirk4mvp]

After losing 4 games in a row during the finals, there is nothing that makes me cringe about the Spurs facing the Mavs...... 5 and rest for the 2nd round.

You're officially a re ed got.

Mavs > spurs


enjoy your fishing trip.

[HarlemHeat37]

Devin Harris wasn't the reason you guys won..Manu's stupid foul was..sad that that turned out to be the biggest win in Mavs history..

[NewJerSpur]

lol at the s who think devin harris was the reason the mavs won in 06. The son of virgin mary had a whopping 2 points to go along with his 5 to's in game 7.


s.

Enjoy getting your faces ed by a superior team. And it won't be some ing chodes from north mexico winning this series.

That was one game's statistical offensive production. As someone said earlier, he absolutely carved up our defense which was already spread thin in that series. He wasn't the end-all-be-all, but he did his part.

[dirk4mvp]

Devin Harris wasn't the reason you guys won..Manu's stupid foul was..sad that that turned out to be the biggest win in Mavs history..

Actually it was Dirk and Howard getting whatever they wanted the entire series, but change reality to how you see fit.

[Dirkadirkastan]

With lots of help from the refs and a really crappy foul in the last seconds of game 7.

I'm going to come out of the woodwork just to respond to this one comment. There was a total of a combined TWENTY-FOUR more personal fouls called against the Mavs than the Spurs in 2006 Games 5-7.

Geez, what a sense of en lement.

[Donnie Hathaway]

San Antonio vs. Dallas
Game 1 - Sat April 18 Dallas at San Antonio 8:00PM ESPN
Game 2 - Mon April 20 Dallas at San Antonio 9:30PM TNT
Game 3 - Thu April 23 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30PM NBATV
Game 4 - Sat April 25 San Antonio at Dallas 4:00PM TNT
Game 5 * Tue April 28 Dallas at San Antonio TBD TBD
Game 6 * Fri May 1 San Antonio at Dallas TBD TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 3 Dallas at San Antonio TBD TBD

[LoneStarState'sPride]

Ok, I realize there are Spurs and mavs fans outside the state and country, but if you're a Texan, you've gotta love this matchup and hope your team takes it personally. I go to Texas A&M, and it's un-freaking-believable how many stupid mavs "2006 Conference Champions" t-shirts I see on campus. Unbelievable and SAD. I have NEVER purchased division or conference championship gear. Unless you're team wins it all, it's just a reminder of what might have been with your franchise. Spurs are one of only two teams to go to the Finals multiple times and never lose--that's something to be proud of right there.

Since jj barea (or however you spell the little biotch's name) got his little wish to come to our side of I-35, I hope Timmy, Tony, and the rest of the Silver and Black kick the mavs' faces in for them. We still haven't forgotten 2006--Finley can attest to that. Here's to the Spurs reasserting themselves as the true Pride of the Lone Star State!

BEAT THE OUTTA dallas! GO SPURS GO!