Spurs in 6

[picc84]

Did Marion really bukakke the Lakers in 06 and 07 though?

The only thing I remember about Marion from those series was Odom completely dominating him. The bukkake's came from Nash/Diaw in 06 and Amare/Nash in 07. I don't remember Marion doing jack but getting bent over by LO.

[Findog]

Sefko comments on Roddy:

Q: I don't understand why Terry doesn't go out when he's 3-10 from the field and isn't playing a lick of D. I also don't understand why JJB gets small ball-mintutes at the two.

A: First, Barea gets almost all his minutes at the point in relief of Kidd. Sometimes, he'll slide over, but not for long.

So you're going to tell Jason Terry, who by the way is a career 17-point scorer in the playoffs and has won a lot of games for the Mavericks with his shooting, that he's sitting for a rookie who is no better defensively and has had almost all of his high-quality games against lottery teams? No thanks.

http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archi...r-maver-1.html

[badfish22]

Sefko

Stopped reading there tbh.

[Findog]

Q: Also, are the Mavs concerned at all about Blair's performance last night?

A: They made the commitment to stick with the shooters, not switch any defensive assignments and not give the Spurs anything to look at on tape. They couldn't care less about Blair's outing. Those 36 minutes go to Duncan starting on Sunday. Now if Blair gets 12 rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench, the Mavericks have a problem.

[Findog]

Stopped reading there tbh.

Why?

[Muser]

Blair is capable of getting those rebounds IMO, just depends if Pop trusts him enough.

[Findog]

Q: Hmmm.... I think don't think your giving Roddy his due. Not a better defender than JET? Doesn't Rick subs ute him in for defense against quicker guards? Also, whose fault is it that Roddy has most of his good games against poor teams? He hasn't been on the court until recently. Lastly, there have been numerous occasions JJB has gotten extended minutes at the 2.

A: Not lately, in the case of JJB. As for Roddy, I'm all for the guy. He's going to be a terrific starting two guard next season. But right now, he's got to be your submarine-throwing reliever who comes in and can help get you out of a jam, not your closer every night.

[Findog]

Q: What do you think about my infatuation with Hollinger?

A: I think everybody should take the point-differential stat that he's in love with and only apply it to the Mavericks since the trade, which is a respectable 4.5 points per game. Anything that happened to this team before the trade means nothing.

[badfish22]

Why?

Sefkos routine grows old. If Roddy has a good game against San Antonio, he will write a full article saying how great Roddy is and what a mastermind Carlisle is to play him. Then, if Roddy doesn't play the next game he'll start putting subtle jabs in his article about Roddy, saying how he isn't ready. Then he will write a full article of JJ and how much he hustles. Rinse and repeat. Hes a Carlisle supporter to no end.

[badfish22]

no better defensively

[Findog]

Sefkos routine grows old. If Roddy has a good game against San Antonio, he will write a full article saying how great Roddy is and what a mastermind Carlisle is to play him. Then, if Roddy doesn't play the next game he'll start putting subtle jabs in his article about Roddy, saying how he isn't ready. Then he will write a full article of JJ and how much he hustles. Rinse and repeat. Hes a Carlisle supporter to no end.

Roddy deserves about 15 minutes a game in the playoffs. I kind of like the middle reliever Neftali Feliz as a rookie analogy. He can help this team, but in certain matchups and in certain situations. I've watched him on defense - lateral quickness is obviously not his problem, instead it's getting lost on rotations, being out of position and not knowing where to be.

I'm not the biggest JET supporter (look above my avatar) but he deserves about 30 minutes a game. Even if he's not hitting all his shots, his presence on the floor as a spot-up shooter with his spacing is something the Spurs have to respect, and that opens up the floor for others. He runs the two-man game with Dirk very well, and in the last five minutes of a game, it's important to be able to consistently get good looks in your half-court sets.

Carlisle has shown a willingness lately to yank him when he shoots 3-12, like in the Zombie Sonics game.

[Chillen]

This could be a dangerous series for Dallas, yes they beat the Spurs in the playoffs in 2006 and 2009, but eventually the Spurs could prove a pest for the Mavericks. They made a trade to help their team, but this is a tough 1st round matchup with huge implications, if they get past the Spurs that trade is what helped. Should be an interesting series, I wouldn't count the Spurs out at all, it could go 7 games.

[Findog]

This could be a dangerous series for Dallas, yes they beat the Spurs in the playoffs in 2006 and 2009, but eventually the Spurs could prove a pest for the Mavericks. They made a trade to help their team, but this is a tough 1st round matchup with huge implications, if they get past the Spurs that trade is what helped. Should be an interesting series, I wouldn't count the Spurs out at all, it could go 7 games.

It's a true tossup. Kind of wish we had gotten the three seed and the Blazers, but Utah lost anyways.

[Lukor]

Sefko is a joke. He would probably still start Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen if they were playing today. Let's face it, Terry is on the down side of his career, ALL his numbers are down this year, all he has left is his reputation but even that will fade as was the case with Finley and Stackhouse.
Sadly RC seems to think alike, otherwise Roddy would be ahead of Terry in the rotation and for good reasons.

[j.dizzle]

This series is going 6-7 IMO. Dallas & SA are pretty much at the same level with a healthy Manu & Parker. Its up to the role players in this one..If Terry shoots lights out then I see Dallas winning. If players like Jefferson, Hill, & Bonner shoot well then I see SA winning. Im actually more excited to watch this series over the Lakers/OKC series haha

[Blake]

Im actually more excited to watch this series over the Lakers/OKC series haha

Of course. Usually 1-8 matchups are over quickly. This one should be no different.

[sonic21]

Parker said he will come off the bench against Dallas. With Manu beasting, it could be a really good choice.

[j.dizzle]

Parker said he will come off the bench against Dallas. With Manu beasting, it could be a really good choice.

Damn I wish Fisher thought like that that guy still thinks he's 26 & playing defense at an elite level.

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I still remember how good Jason Kidd was in the finals against the Spurs a million years ago, and he's been far better for the Mavs than I ever thought he'd be following the Harris trade. While I still don't think the Mavs got the better of that trade, there's little doubt that Jason Kidd is the straw that stirs the drink for the Mavs, and gives them leadership and toughness. He's going to have to be all that to give the Mavs a chance in this series, and I think he's shown the capability, particularly if Tony Parker doesn't turn back into pre-injury Parker in time because he won't be made into a defensive liability.

The Mavs are going to win one or two games in this series simply because they'll have good shooting nights and hit their jumpers enough to make the difference, so the Spurs had better realize that their work's cut out for them. The biggest team related factor on the Spurs' side is whether or not they can hold onto a lead, which has been a problem this year.

[nkdlunch]

this series is too close to call. I will be positive and say Spurs in 7

[Findog]

I still remember how good Jason Kidd was in the finals against the Spurs a million years ago, and he's been far better for the Mavs than I ever thought he'd be following the Harris trade. While I still don't think the Mavs got the better of that trade, there's little doubt that Jason Kidd is the straw that stirs the drink for the Mavs, and gives them leadership and toughness. He's going to have to be all that to give the Mavs a chance in this series, and I think he's shown the capability, particularly if Tony Parker doesn't turn back into pre-injury Parker in time because he won't be made into a defensive liability.

The Mavs are going to win one or two games in this series simply because they'll have good shooting nights and hit their jumpers enough to make the difference, so the Spurs had better realize that their work's cut out for them. The biggest team related factor on the Spurs' side is whether or not they can hold onto a lead, which has been a problem this year.

The biggest challenge for Dallas is defensive consistency. There will be a couple games where they will shoot 40-45% and will need to defend in order to have a chance to win.

[stretch]

I still remember how good Jason Kidd was in the finals against the Spurs a million years ago, and he's been far better for the Mavs than I ever thought he'd be following the Harris trade. While I still don't think the Mavs got the better of that trade, there's little doubt that Jason Kidd is the straw that stirs the drink for the Mavs, and gives them leadership and toughness. He's going to have to be all that to give the Mavs a chance in this series, and I think he's shown the capability, particularly if Tony Parker doesn't turn back into pre-injury Parker in time because he won't be made into a defensive liability.

The Mavs are going to win one or two games in this series simply because they'll have good shooting nights and hit their jumpers enough to make the difference, so the Spurs had better realize that their work's cut out for them. The biggest team related factor on the Spurs' side is whether or not they can hold onto a lead, which has been a problem this year.

lol thinking dallas barely has a chance

lol moron

lol spurfan

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lol thinking dallas barely has a chance

lol moron

lol spurfan

lol reading comprehension

lol one trick pony

lol lowering the bar

[Fpoonsie]

I wanted to avoid the Mavs by whatever means possible. Obviously, that lying sonuva Pop thought otherwise.

If Spurs were to somehow win this series, it'd hafta be in 6 just as mono layed it out. There's NO way we win game 7 on the road in DAL.

[Banzai]

Will be a great series to watch..hopefully as exciting as 2006?