Reply With QuoteMarion outplaying anyone in the playoffs is outlandish.
i'd rather take the lakers instead of blazers in the 1st round tbh. lakers also been playin pretty bad recently, and the mavs know the achilles tendon of the lakers. odom dat nig can be really good sometimes but dat only happens every 4-5 games imho. kobe is rather old hes not anymore the player he used to be, doing nothing but jackin-up shots. pau be dat real threat imo, if the lakers could win it against this year it would be mainly owed to pau's effort imho
Marion outplaying anyone in the playoffs is outlandish.
someone is mad. You probably do actually text guys smilie faces and exclamation points.
Marion will outplay Wallace in the series.
Nobody closes us out Ghazi.
Nobody
There are going to be times when Terry shrivels up and Marion becomes the 2nd option. That's going to be hard to watch.
huh?
Barea would be the 3rd option, not Marion
I love me some JJ Barea
as much as we all love to take a giant on Barea, for better or worse, he's definitely the best guy on the team who can create his own shot (after Dirk of course).
Were you actually being serious about Barea as the second option?
tbqh, Marion has actually developed a pretty decent post game, and is actually capable of creating his own shot now. not saying its something that the Mavs should rely on consistently, but he definitely will be drawing some attention, which should help Dirk out a bit.
the key for the Mavs is to find a way to exploit teams when they double and trap Marion and Terry, which the Spurs did a lot of last year, leading to a lot of bad offensive posessions for the Mavs. they already know how to deal with Dirk getting all the extra attention, but they seemed pretty lost when the Spurs decided to guard Dirk straight up, and pressure the other guys. This may be where having guys like Chandler and Haywood will really benefit the team, centers who are actually capable of making teams pay, unlike Dampier. Chandlers athletic ability/mid-range jumper, and Haywoods ability to catch, make a move, and finish strong at the hoop will be nice additions for playoff basketball. Hopefully they Mavs will actually utilize them.
Barea definitely gets hated on too much. If I had to choose between him or Terry, i'll take Barea all day long. Barea's problem isnt a lack of skills, heart, or ability by any means (unlike Terry who cant handle the ball for crap, really cant do anything but shoot, and is streaky at that. he has no guts when he is needed most, and isnt very quick anymore). Barea is actually a very skilled offensive player, and is good at staying in front of his man on defense, and always gives it his all when on the court. He is just too short, so he gets trapped more easily by defenses, and can be taken advantage of with guys who post him up then shoot over him.
I said he'd be the third option behind Dirk and Terry. 2nd best at creating his own shot (which speaks more about how much the Mavs lack scoring options then Barea's actual game).
Yes, I'd rather him have the ball in his hands then Marion. Marion has two moves on offense. A very ineffective crossover followed by that running floater, or just back his guy down as far as he can and do that same attempt at a hook shot over his left shoulder everytime.
Marion's post game isn't as bad as you'd think, it looked pretty good against Houston and he usually spreads doo all over bonner's face whenever they play the Spurs.
The problem with guys like marion, chandler and barea carrying the offensive load for stretches during the game is you can't rely on them. It would be like the Spurs having to rely on guys like Hill and RJ to carry the offense for portions of the game. I think Hill and RJ will contribute but it will be because Duncan, Parker and Ginobili require so much attention. Even still, the spurs don't go out there hoping RJ or Hill will carry them, the Mavs are not so lucky.
The more I think about it, the more I wouldn't be opposed to Dirk jacking up 70 shots a game in the playoffs. Literally 70 shots a game. Quadruple-teamed Dirk throwing up a shot is still a better option than trying to watch Jet or Barea do ing anything.
Marion's hook shot is legit, brah. The problem is that he usually has to dribble himself into position down low to use it.
Marion = FAIL....nothing to predict, we've seen this story before
Nope, its not that bad at all, especially when off-ball screens are set and he gets to have a mismatch, he will win it 90% of the time.
Yeah, its definitely hard to have to rely on them, but as long as they can keep from allowing the opposing team from going on too much of a run for the 6-10 minutes that Dirk is out of the game, they should be fine. Perhaps this is where having Peja backing Dirk up can really help, because of the way he can stretch the floor and take a bigger defender out of the middle and take a lot of pressure off of everyone else. Hard to say though. It will be interesting to see the lineups Carlisle runs out there this time.
I'm just really happy though that he has finally gone back to starting Stevenson. I've been saying for a while that they need to run out there with a strong defensive starting unit, and set a physical tone early, like they did early in the season. Doing so will allow Dirk to get in a rhythm right away, and more importantly, allow the team as a whole to play more physical all game long. Ever since Caron and Stevenson left the starting unit, you can see a lot more touch fouls being called on the team, Chandler in particular, because they dont set that physical tone early.
I agree, Stevenson needs to get as much PT as possible in the playoffs.
Like Barkley said, most championship teams have that crazy guy that's not afraid to mix it up
Agreed. He needs to definitely be getting 15-20 minutes a game.
I'm a dumbass for saying "Marion's post game isn't as bad as you'd think"?
2010-2011
Rim - 9ft FG% = 57.8%
Attempts/game (Rim - 9ft) = 7.8
Attempts/game %(Rim - 9ft) = 74.29%
This season Marion is averaging 12.5 ppg while shooting 52% from the field. From a range of 0-9 feet from the rim he is shooting 57.8%. 74.29% of all his shots come from a range of 0-9 feet from the rim.
His post game isn't as bad as you'd think.
wtf? I never said that.
I screamed bloody murder whenever carlisle took him out of the lineup, said he was more important to our success than people realized.
You all told me he was a scrub, defense was overrated, and he needed no more than 10 minutes per game
I was saying the whole time if we'd have a chance at beating elite teams like the Lakers, Marion/Stevenson would have to play as much as possible.
tbh, if we start Marion and Stevenson we have a pretty physical lineup on the floor.
Marion has done a respectable job of guarding Kobe in the past...not sure about Stevenson, but he's got the rep as a solid defender and usually accepts the challenge to guard the other team's ace....just like he used to in the Wiz-Cavs matchups in the past.
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