Carlisle

[Findog]

Agreed. I thought he should have seen the last 2 minutes of the half last game. Mavs were likely to head into the half, down double digits. Why not give it to Roddy, let the kid run wild just to test the waters? What would the difference have been? Mavs down 14 instead of 12? Or, to the other side, he gives a spark, picks up the crowd and some momentum and the team has a chance to believe they can come back from a 6-8 point deficit and the Spurs start thinking about how they adjust if he's put back in the game later.

Obviously, the kid isn't French Jordan. But we all know what he can do and how he can change the landscape of a game. Rick is playing this series very tightly, very close to the vest with a small rotation. I think Stevenson needs to get some time opposite Kidd. I don't want to see Terry and Barea out there at the same time. Less Najera unless he's on Blair. Give Roddy 5 minutes.

You gotta hope Kelly Dwyer is right when he says that the Spurs’ Game 2 success was heavily reliant on the fact that “Rick Carlisle’s team consistently failed to connect on shots that, I’m sorry, they’ve consistently made for years.”

[Cane]

What are the chances of Rick getting fired if they get knocked out in the first round?

Mavs generally don't keep coaches for too long do they?

[monosylab1k]

What are the chances of Rick getting fired if they get knocked out in the first round?

Extremely doubtful, I'd say almost zero. It's just my personal wish if he pisses away a 2 seed with his stubborn refusal to play, yeah I'll say it, the 3rd best player on the team simply because he's a rookie.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Because teh Blacks and teh Messicans don't like each other. Najera is an annoying pest who would get on Blair's nerves.

Speaking of Najera, I feel like he's getting a lot more minutes than expected this series, but that probably has to do with Dirk picking up 2 quick fouls the other night.

[Chomag]

Speaking of Najera, I feel like he's getting a lot more minutes than expected this series, but that probably has to do with Dirk picking up 2 quick fouls the other night.

I think they should have went with Hywood when Dirk had to sit that early. Then he could have rotated over to center when demp went out.

I think that Spurs would struggle against that size a bit.

[Findog]

Speaking of Najera, I feel like he's getting a lot more minutes than expected this series, but that probably has to do with Dirk picking up 2 quick fouls the other night.

Yeah he was a DNP in G1 and only came in because of Dirk's fouls in G2.

[Ghazi]

Extremely doubtful, I'd say almost zero. It's just my personal wish if he pisses away a 2 seed with his stubborn refusal to play, yeah I'll say it, the 3rd best player on the team simply because he's a rookie.

No.

[mavsfan1000]

No.

Yes

[monosylab1k]

No.

Yes.

[stretch]

No.

Yes.

[Ghazi]

Guy puts up a bunch of nice games against ty teams is suddenly the 3rd best player on the team

[Ghazi]

and again, if Carlisle had a rookie vendetta he wouldn't have startd Beaubois the 5th game of the season.

[mavsfan1000]

and again, if Carlisle had a rookie vendetta he wouldn't have startd Beaubois the 5th game of the season.

He started Beaubois because Howard was injured and they wanted to use Terry off the bench. He was stupid to alter that lineup when Howard came back. Arguably the most successful lineup we had.

[monosylab1k]

Guy puts up a bunch of nice games against ty teams is suddenly the 3rd best player on the team

When has he ever been given a fair chance against a good team?

Once against Denver where he didn't shoot great but he had 3 steals and did hit one big corner 3.

Once against the Spurs when he started, played 17 minutes, and went 4-8.

That's it.

Every other game against a good team, he either didn't play, only played garbage minutes, or made one mistake and got benched the rest of the game while JJ Barea gets free reign to bounce the ball off his foot out of bounds for all eternity.

[Ghazi]

not many chances, just saying its a reach to call him the 3rd best player on the team based on less than 700 minutes of NBA basketball against generally weaker compe ion.

and I find it hard to believe Carlisle has a vendetta against him considering he started the 5th game of the season and had some important minutes late in the season against Memphis/Orlando/OKC.

In the great Rick Carlisle we trust

[mavsfan1000]

not many chances, just saying its a reach to call him the 3rd best player on the team based on less than 700 minutes of NBA basketball against generally weaker compe ion.

and I find it hard to believe Carlisle has a vendetta against him considering he started the 5th game of the season and had some important minutes late in the season against Memphis/Orlando/OKC.

In the great Rick Carlisle we trust

He did the same thing to Prince and it cost him his job. It wasn't until Detroit was down 3-1 with T-Mac going off that he findly figured out that he may need Prince.

[sribb43]

Roddy B could be the Devin Harris of 4 years ago or the JJB of last year against the Spurs that can swing this back in our favor....come on RC give the frenchie atleast a look. If he s up them pull him

[cheguevara]

This Beaubois fella sounds like Ian Mahinmi

[sribb43]

This Beaubois fella sounds like Ian Mahinmi

Um no....this guy has actually produced at the NBA level

[cheguevara]

Um no....this guy has actually produced at the NBA level

against ty teams according to your fellow mavfan? So has Ian.

[peteee]

Extremely doubtful, I'd say almost zero. It's just my personal wish if he pisses away a 2 seed with his stubborn refusal to play, yeah I'll say it, the 3rd best player on the team simply because he's a rookie.

the 3rd best player? probably in a couple years he will be but not at this point of time. Your best guys are still Dirk/Kidd/Marion/Butler/Haywood/Dampier/JET and they just take their deserved share of minutes in playoffs. Barea isn't as good as Roddy of course and nor is anyone on the rest roster, so Roddy is arguably the 8th best guy at his finest and it's not so dubious a decision to make a conservative use of this callow rookie.

[peteee]

When has he ever been given a fair chance against a good team?

Once against Denver where he didn't shoot great but he had 3 steals and did hit one big corner 3.

Once against the Spurs when he started, played 17 minutes, and went 4-8.

That's it.

Every other game against a good team, he either didn't play, only played garbage minutes, or made one mistake and got benched the rest of the game while JJ Barea gets free reign to bounce the ball off his foot out of bounds for all eternity.

More often than not it's not the "good teams" that pave the rockiest alleys, instead Mavs always play fine and win games against such teams( at least in regular season, that it is).

[mavsfan1000]

bump. Let's see how many threads of Carlisle can be on front of nba news. lol

[sribb43]

Where is Jim Cleamons or Quinn Buckner when u need them?

[jestersmash]

scratch what I said about Beaubois, I'm not scared of him anymore, mostly because Carlisle won't give him sufficient playing time to do anything of value