I actualy think the Mavs match up well with the Heat

[badfish22]

rummpd was reaaaaaaally wrong about those Mavs.

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That's been the theme so far used against them so far in these playoffs. Close the lanes and try to force them into jump shots. Mavs just have to hope they can be more effective at it than the Bulls or Celtics...

The Bulls and Celtics defenses against the Heat havent been all that bad. It's that their offenses sucked ass. The Mavs offense >>>>>>>> Bulls/Celtics offenses.

[Ace]

The Bulls and Celtics defenses against the Heat havent been all that bad. It's that their offenses sucked ass. The Mavs offense >>>>>>>> Bulls/Celtics offenses.

Guess the point I'm trying to make is that the Mavs defensive is not as good as those two and it didn't stop LeBron and Wade. However, Mavs offense is better so should make for a great series.

[mavsfan1000]

lol Terry guarding Wade
lol Going Small=layup line. We need our bigs in this series. Hopefully Miami doesn't go small as that might force us to go small as well.

[mavsfan1000]

Can you imagine this lineup? Who could Dirk guard? Will Chandler have to guard the perimeter with Bosh? That will open things up for Miami.
C Bosh
PF James
SF M. Miller
SG Wade
PG Chalmers

[Axe Murderer]

Guess the point I'm trying to make is that the Mavs defensive is not as good as those two and it didn't stop LeBron and Wade. However, Mavs offense is better so should make for a great series.

Agreed.

As much as it pains me to say, there really isn't gonna be much we can do to slow down these guys over the course of the series. Even if we force them into jumpers, they will still get their fastbreak points/FTs. It comes down to what mono said: just don't let the Haslems/Chalmers/Bosh/Millers of the world get there looks.

[frodo]

mavs are playing their best games now and their chemistry also seems great. you ain't never locking down bron or wade with man-to-man defense imo, just play zone D the most you can and the heat are done. heat have no legit shooter, bron/wade can both shoot well but 9/10 times they'd prefer to go straight into the paint for a slam dunk or layup. i'd be more like an analogous contest of american & european basketball imho, heat have superior talents but that ain't nothing compared to the 04' olympic team which featured duncan, iverson, allen etc...

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Can you imagine this lineup? Who could Dirk guard? Will Chandler have to guard the perimeter with Bosh? That will open things up for Miami.
C Bosh
PF James
SF M. Miller
SG Wade
PG Chalmers

thats every bit as stupid as Mavs running with Dirk, Peja, Marion, Terry, Kidd

neither team would have interior defense, and would suffer on the boards

you seriously are too stupid to think two ways at one time.

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mavs are playing their best games now and their chemistry also seems great. you ain't never locking down bron or wade with man-to-man defense imo, just play zone D the most you can and the heat are done. heat have no legit shooter, bron/wade can both shoot well but 9/10 times they'd prefer to go straight into the paint for a slam dunk or layup. i'd be more like an analogous contest of american & european basketball imho, heat have superior talents but that ain't nothing compared to the 04' olympic team which featured duncan, iverson, allen etc...

why is it that even when rogue is trying to post normal, you can instantly tell without even really reading the post, that its a rogue post?

ive never known someone to have such an unusual and distinctive posting style

[Axe Murderer]

I believe this lineup would create havoc for the heat

PG - Kidd
SG - Terry
SF - Peja
PF - Marion
C - Dirk

[mavsfan1000]

thats every bit as stupid as Mavs running with Dirk, Peja, Marion, Terry, Kidd

neither team would have interior defense, and would suffer on the boards

you seriously are too stupid to think two ways at one time.

Bosh is long. Lebron is the best defender in the league. Might as well put him on Dirk anyway. Miller spreads out the defense. Miami has such active players with this lineup that they can makeup for their lack of size. Chandler is not a low post player anyways. Add to it that Dallas primarily a perimeter shooting team. They are going to score on you anyways but have more quickness out there might actually hurt their offense. But I guess you can't see why Miami running small is an advantage while Dallas going small is terrible. Miami has no good centers anyway.

[4>0rings]

Mono ducking this topic and using his brothers account since he's been wrong about 100% of everything in his life, including In-N-Out burger.

[JamStone]

Mavs fans better pray RC controls himself from using his fetish of the Kidd-Barea-Terry perimeter line-up against Miami.

[mavsfan1000]

Mavs fans better pray RC controls himself from using his fetish of the Kidd-Barea-Terry perimeter line-up against Miami.

Or going with Dirk at Center. Both are bad ideas.

[Axe Murderer]

lol Dirk at center

tbh we should trade Chandler/Haywood for Najera/Lafrentz and its 2003 all over again!

[dirk4mvp]

We could channel classic Avery and start a wing at C. Brewer would do.

[Mav-elous Man]

thats what people said about Kobe, Westbrook, and Durant, and he held his own just fine against them in limited stints.

Right. People always say Kidd can't hang but the Mavs play team concept defense. Plus if u need hard-nosed defense for the final few minutes for the game, u would be hard pressed to find a guard in the playoffs playing better defense than Kidd. His defense has been more timely than anything else.

[Mav-elous Man]

The mavs bench should rape miami's as well.

[NewcastleKEG]

Miami has a defense that Dallas didn't see in the WC playoffs. Don't anyone forget for a second that Dallas is going to be scoring in the 100s like they did against OKC.

Plus, I don't care what any of you all say, no team has enough defenders to throw at Lebron and Wade. Lebron wants his le, and Wade wants another one. Wade is one compe ive person, probably only outdone by Kobe. Don't forget what type of team Wade dragged to the playoffs last year. That was a gutted team that was waiting for this year, and he carried him.

I don't think the league has seen as dynamic a duo like Lebron and Wade since Shaq and Kobe, and that was a little different because of the positions. When you have two players that can score down the stretch, you're dangerous. And don't forget, it was Wade and Lebron's defense down the stretch that won the last game.

Dallas does not have the scorers to make Wade and Lebron work on defense, which gives them all the energy to wreak havoc on offense. The Dallas bigs will be in foul trouble if the perimeter can't keep those two out of the lane, which they can't. Kidd on Wade will be a disaster because unlike Kobe, Wade his his quickness still, and unlike Durant, Wade will attack the basket.

It goes both ways.

Miami hasn't seen an offense like the Mavericks in these playoffs. That means less baskets on the break for the Heat

Dirk is more compe ive and focused at the moment than Wade & James

I mean look at how successful Brewer has been against Wade & James. Marion, Stevenson and Terry is a good start. It will be huge to see if they activate Butler for the game

[Ace]

Agreed.

As much as it pains me to say, there really isn't gonna be much we can do to slow down these guys over the course of the series. Even if we force them into jumpers, they will still get their fastbreak points/FTs. It comes down to what mono said: just don't let the Haslems/Chalmers/Bosh/Millers of the world get there looks.

Key is Dirk, how much he can carry them. What makes him dangerous is doesn't need many shots to score 30 plus...

[Ace]

It goes both ways.

Miami hasn't seen an offense like the Mavericks in these playoffs. That means less baskets on the break for the Heat

Dirk is more compe ive and focused at the moment than Wade & James

I mean look at how successful Brewer has been against Wade & James. Marion, Stevenson and Terry is a good start. It will be huge to see if they activate Butler for the game

Lol Bulls

[Sportstudi]

They have a lot of perimeter defenders that they can throw at Lebron and Wade

Brewer, Marion, Kidd, Stevenson, and even Terry at limited minutes can do a good job.

Sons, the Heat will be focused on Dirk obviously...the Heat stiff centers will provide no match for Chandler & Haywood, if the Mavs can get around 14-17ppg from the Center position and around 15ppg from Marion that would be great.

This Mavs team is way different than the one from 2006, we had to rely on Josh ing Howard for s sake, Dirk is hungrier than ever if Spoelstra puts Lebron on Dirk that will create a mismatch as Bosh would probably be guarding Marion.

I believe this lineup would create havoc for the heat

PG - Kidd
SG - Terry
SF - Peja
PF - Marion
C - Dirk

I think Dirk can hang in with Bosh, Marion can take Lebron and Kidd can take Wade.

That lineup should only be used on limited occasions.

Mavs in 6

Bump
However, I'm glad that we didn't see that lineup above for long. Peja blew ass in the finals.

[Sportstudi]

Miami has a defense that Dallas didn't see in the WC playoffs. Don't anyone forget for a second that Dallas is going to be scoring in the 100s like they did against OKC.

Plus, I don't care what any of you all say, no team has enough defenders to throw at Lebron and Wade. Lebron wants his le, and Wade wants another one. Wade is one compe ive person, probably only outdone by Kobe. Don't forget what type of team Wade dragged to the playoffs last year. That was a gutted team that was waiting for this year, and he carried him.

I don't think the league has seen as dynamic a duo like Lebron and Wade since Shaq and Kobe, and that was a little different because of the positions. When you have two players that can score down the stretch, you're dangerous. And don't forget, it was Wade and Lebron's defense down the stretch that won the last game.

Dallas does not have the scorers to make Wade and Lebron work on defense, which gives them all the energy to wreak havoc on offense. The Dallas bigs will be in foul trouble if the perimeter can't keep those two out of the lane, which they can't. Kidd on Wade will be a disaster because unlike Kobe, Wade his his quickness still, and unlike Durant, Wade will attack the basket.

Nothing but fail

[cheguevara]

if Dirk plays like Dirk and the rest keep their current contribution this is a pretty even series. On the other hand there is no factor on Miami side that could change. Either they win with Lebron/Wade/Bosh or lose miserably.

Che = Winning

[Neo.]

Che = Winning

Che = Heat in 5

LMAO