Thoughts on our beloved Mavs tonight

[DPG21920]

He'll get them in San Antonio and it'll be Mavs fans ing about the calls.

We will see. Like I said, I am not ing that Dirk got the calls. I just want a consistent game. It happens.

[DAF86]

To say this was the worst the Spurs could play is heinous!

To say that the "Spurs played the best possible game they could play" is even worst, imho.

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Spurs also had more points in the paint than the Mavs, which usually is a sign of aggression.

more like Tim Duncan getting some easy buckets inside

getting easy buckets doesnt mean you always get fouled

ing dumbass spurfans

[endrity]

LMAO at saying the Hack-A-Damp explains the FT disparity. I have no problem with the calls the Mavs got. I do have a problem with Tim not getting the same calls for just as much, if not more contact. Tim was banging down low, Dirk was mainly on the perimeter.

The Mavs weren't that much more aggressive.

There was one time they missed a clear foul on Duncan, when he made the basket and someone went over his back. That was it. Butler had his way with Jefferson all game long, and got wherever he wanted. He more than anyone put the Spurs in foul trouble during the game.

p.s the Mavs have won 9 of the past 11 games against the Spurs. Think about that for a sec! As long as Dirk is healthy and scoring, this team will always have a huge matchup problem for the Spurs!

[Findog]

28 fouls to 20 fouls. Don't worry, the Spurs will get a game like this in San Antonio.

[DPG21920]

more like Tim Duncan getting some easy buckets inside

getting easy buckets doesnt mean you always get fouled

ing dumbass spurfans

You are saying that Tim was not getting at least the same contact Dirk was for his fouls?

[Ghazi]

If there's one thing I've learned it's that every game in a series has a different flow/life. Maybe Spurs will get more FT's next game, Dirk won't be as efficient, and the Mavs will end up winning by 20.

Just because Dirk had 36 on 14 shots and the Mavs had 20 more free throw attempts and the Spurs "only" lost by 6 doesn't really mean much, IMHO.

On to the next game for these men in blue!

[petee]

Mavs were more agressive and drove to the basket more and were at home. The FT totals don't matter bc Spurs went to the Hack a Damp strategy. At one point with about 2 minutes left, they flashed a graphic that showed Dallas had drawn 26 fouls to 18 for San Antonio. That seems about right.

My main concern is that we can't expect Dirk to shoot 80% again or whatever it was. Other guys will need to step up. Terry was pretty crappy except for a couple of big shots at the end. And why oh ing why did RC roll with a Terry/Barea backcourt for long stretches? If Kidd needs a breather, we should go with a Barea (since Roddy won't play)/Butler backcourt. If Butler needs to catch a breath, we need a Kidd/Terry backcourt.

JET/Kidd back court seems just as horrible as Barea/Kidd if not worse. At least you have some guy with freaky speed with Barea on court, which is better than having a turtle head who plays worse D and jacks up more shots in O and who moves even more gingerly than Jason Kidd.

[DPG21920]

28 fouls to 20 fouls. Don't worry, the Spurs will get a game like this in San Antonio.

You know damn well the fouls don't tell the story. It is the type of fouls. The timing. Shooting fouls.

[LnGrrrR]

Nowitzki looked like Larry Legend out there. Just an outstanding game.

[Findog]

. Butler had his way with Jefferson all game long, and got wherever he wanted. He more than anyone put the Spurs in foul trouble during the game.

Butler was very aggressive and not always settling for jumpers.

[jdev82]

Yall bullied those s.

we all know youre white. stop being offensive

[Ghazi]

To say that the "Spurs played the best possible game they could play" is even worst, imho.

Well, Duncan/Manu/Parker were about as good as you can expect .

All three had good games although none of them were "amazing".

[dirk4mvp]

Butler was awesome. Looks like he filled Howard's spurkiller role pretty nice.

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You are saying that Tim was not getting at least the same contact Dirk was for his fouls?

im saying that Duncan wasnt playing aggressively to draw fouls. he had a lot of hook shots and putbacks. but the times he aggressively drove at Dampier or whomever he went at, he was getting fouls. i know at least two or three he drove at a defender and got an and-1. but he didnt do it enough. if he had been doing it more, i can understand the ing. but he didnt play very physically on offense.

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butler has 10x more balls than howard

especially in the 4th

[AnthonyM]

He'll get them in San Antonio and it'll be Mavs fans ing about the calls.

It's too bad you are the only Mavs fan that thinks that.

Good game though. Dirk is just unstoppable



Game 2 on Wednesday. Woot.

[DPG21920]

im saying that Duncan wasnt playing aggressively to draw fouls. he had a lot of hook shots and putbacks. but the times he aggressively drove at Dampier or whomever he went at, he was getting fouls. i know at least two or three he drove at a defender and got an and-1. but he didnt do it enough. if he had been doing it more, i can understand the ing. but he didnt play very physically on offense.

What a dumb ass. But Dirk shooting jump shots is aggressive? Tim spent way more time in the paint banging bodies.

[Findog]

You know damn well the fouls don't tell the story. It is the type of fouls. The timing. Shooting fouls.

It seemed like a typical playoff game in that the home team got a little better whistle. San Antonio will be the beneficiary of such a game when the series shifts south.

Bottom line is you can't win when Dirk shoots 12-14, Kidd almost pulls off the triple double, our centers get 15 and 18, Butler abuses Jefferson for 22 on 8-19 shooting and is aggressive at drawing fouls. Dirk won't shoot 90% from the floor again. It's gonna be a long series.

[Flux451]

Spurs looked horrible tonight. Surprised it wasn't a blowout. Hack a Damp didn't make up for the discrepancy. Mavs got quite a few extras easy fouls. Mavs outrebounded Spurs but I don't understand how Mavs didn't kill the Spurs tonight.

If Spurs get their "dogs" to play hard, then watch out Mavs.

[endrity]

Butler was very aggressive and not always settling for jumpers.

He seemed to settle a bit too much during the reg season. Clearly he is saving the good stuff for the playoffs. With this Butler this team can go far.

[DPG21920]

I did not say the FT's were the reason for the loss. I simply said the same contact that was a foul on Dirk, was not the same for Duncan. In fact, it was there where the disparity was. But that alone changes nothing. Dirk was too good in every area tonight, along with other Mavs.

[mavsfan1000]

Looks like Butler can raise his level in the playoffs. Great to see.

[DAF86]

Well, Duncan/Manu/Parker were about as good as you can expect .

All three had good games although none of them were "amazing".

They were just their usual playoffs self, expect at least one amazing game from each one of them.

[Biggems]

Mavs were more agressive and drove to the basket more and were at home. The FT totals don't matter bc Spurs went to the Hack a Damp strategy. At one point with about 2 minutes left, they flashed a graphic that showed Dallas had drawn 26 fouls to 18 for San Antonio. That seems about right.

My main concern is that we can't expect Dirk to shoot 80% again or whatever it was. Other guys will need to step up. Terry was pretty crappy except for a couple of big shots at the end. And why oh ing why did RC roll with a Terry/Barea backcourt for long stretches? If Kidd needs a breather, we should go with a Barea (since Roddy won't play)/Butler backcourt. If Butler needs to catch a breath, we need a Kidd/Terry backcourt.

Yet the Spurs scored more points in the paint by 10-14....Dirk was never in the lane, and shot fade aways all night, yet shot over 10 FTs. Duncan was attacking the basket and barely shot any FTs.

The Spurs were just as aggressive as the Mavs...the difference was, the refs were calling tons of touch fouls on the Spurs, meanwhile the Mavs were allowed to be physical.

Nothing new though, this is the way the series has gone for some time now. The refs assist the mavs against the Spurs.....and the mavs fans ignore it and call us cry babies....but when someone like the heat come along and it goes against the mavs you guys cry just as much.

look the refs didnt cost the spurs the game, but they sure as didnt call a good game. it was a one sided affair. that being said....the Spurs need to not turn the ball over so much. They need to make their FTs. They need to make their layups. They need to make their open jumpers. They need to play better defense on Kidd, Terry, and Butler.....Dirk is going to go off, so let him. Just do a better job with everyone else.