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...and if Dirk gets injured in Game 3.
If David Robinson, Stephen Jackson, Malik Rose and Speedy Claxton are suiting up tomorrow...I would see how your analogy works.
...and if Dirk gets injured in Game 3.
BTW, Mavs don't even make it that far if Webber is not injured the series before...pretty much injury karma evening out that year.
Yeah, I didn't think the Spurs were going to win Game 1 but that game has me less confident the Spurs are going to win the series. First of all, I thought Hill was going to be healthier. If he is still gimpy tonight, that may be all she wrote for San Antonio. Hill is a vital piece to this team; I don't think they can beat the Mavs without him.
The other issue that concerns me is the defense against Caron Butler. I didn't like the look of Ginobili against Butler. Ginobili isn't a very good defender against bulky, physical scorers ... and that's what Butler is. RJ looks too slow to defend Butler and that basically leaves Bogans for the job. Too bad Bogans is horrible and kills the Spurs offensively.
Hopefully we see some better signs tonight. Cleaning up turnovers alone would really help. Add in a not-so-sizzling Dirk and hopefully the momentum shifts.
To win this series, the Spurs need to get Game 2.
Believe.
Jeezaz Christ it's time for a war.
I said it before - Hill is the guy that can cover the biggest spurs holes against Mavs. If he really cannot contribute, the spurs would need some kind of, well, need a career night by Mason for example.
It would be nice if dirk missed some shots. Spurs could not allowe to give him any space to create.
transition and p&r D and on and on and on
Yup, Yup, Yup, and Yup. Good call.
You and me both. Surprisingly, from what I've seen here, it hasn't discouraged many's opinion. Maybe they're just taking a wait and see approach or being optimistic, I don't know. But to me, I saw a lot of the same issues we've seen recently against the Mavs rear their ugly head in that game and that doesn't bode well going forward. Beyond the x's and o's and match-ups, a lot of it has to do with confidence, or lack there of. I just don't get the sense that this team, collectively, thinks they can win this series. And if they don't, nothing else will matter. Here's the other thing: Even though it was mostly close throughout and even though the Spurs briefly took the lead in the third, did you ever feel they were going to win that game or that they were in control of it? I didn't.
The Spurs can't win this series without Hill resembling the player he was for much of the regular season, but they can win a game that way. I'm not expecting a major improvement out of him tonight, but that doesn't mean that others can't pick up the slack and this team can't get a victory. Hopefully, he improves as the series wears on.
Jefferson should be able to defend Butler. They're the same size and Butler it's overly explosive or creative off the dribble.
Need is strong. If the Spurs can take care of business at home, they set themselves up for a winner take all game seven. I don't think the home team will win every game in this series, but it's possible.
Spurs got this. Time to take one in Dallas!
Legendary prediction is so far legendary...
Aha - you was wrong there !
Damn timvp, things are going well
Adjustments were indeed made. 1st was no Boggans and barely any Mason.
Jefferson adjusted and brought it. Hill sparked a bit in the 4th. Manu and Parker were good as usual. TD turned into 2005 crunch time Timmy.
Dirk slid downwards. Butler slid downwards.
It worked.
Adjustments were indeed made. 1st was no Boggans and barely any Mason.
Jefferson adjusted and brought it. Hill sparked a bit in the 4th. Manu and Parker were good as usual. TD turned into 2005 crunch time Timmy.
Dirk slid downwards. Butler slid downwards.
It worked.
Keep it rollin'.
If the Spurs can make Kidd, Marion, Haywood and Dampier invisible like tonight, then they've got this series in 5.
Wow...impressive predictions so far...
The thing was that mavs were hesitating shots almost all game long [exception was Terry] and that gave the spurs the control of the pace
The sharp rotation early contributed to that. We were off on our rotations for Game 1 (rust) but down the stretch they were pretty crisp, almost like the team was moving as one unit....OLD Spurs defense.
Skip Bayliss is going to have fun with this tomorrow, he's a Spurs homer.
I need to put some sleep in my body
Hopefully I will be able to do this cause next 28 hours will be tough as
seeYa
Nicely called Timvp.
I also had the Spurs in 6 in this. Here's hoping we can sweep at home and prove us wrong... by closing it out in 5.
At this point, I have to think the Spurs Mavs and Lakers are the 3 best teams in the West. Nothing I've seen from the other games leads me to believe that any of the other teams would give us nearly the problems these Mavs can.
This is getting ridiculous...
Timvp, do you have a crystal ball or wizardry?
Apparently timvp found the 'flux capacitor' mod for his vehicle...
Let's hope he starts being wrong now so we can win Game 5.
Uh, timvp, do you think you could pull out, say, 5 numbers between, oh, let's say 1 and 56. And then for good measure, maybe one more in the same range?
And any gut feelings about the Kentucky Derby? Also, while I'm thinking about it, what's your opinion on 2012?
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