No matter what happens...

[jjktkk]

Neal is starting to like last year's Neal.

The one thing I love about Neal, is he is never afraid to shoot, no matter how many bricks hes shooting. The only way to get out of a slump, for a sharpshooter, is to keep firing away.

[angelbelow]

It was a really fun game for sure. The mavericks outplayed us for most of the game, all of the first half, most of the 3rd, and in overtime. Given the what happened the previous game and them getting Dirk back, it was definitely their game to lose.

The one thing I love about Neal, is he is never afraid to shoot, no matter how many bricks hes shooting. The only way to get out of a slump, for a sharpshooter, is to keep firing away.

Hes a double edged sword if there are no playmakers on the floor with him. He definitely had more positives today and contributed to our near comeback but he also made mistakes - all of them happened when he was given play making duties. I don't fault him or Pop though.. hes not a playmaker and who the does Pop take out in that situation

[jjktkk]

It was a really fun game for sure. The mavericks outplayed us for most of the game, all of the first half, most of the 3rd, and in overtime. Given the what happened the previous game and them getting Dirk back, it was definitely their game to lose.



Hes a double edged sword if there are no playmakers on the floor with him. He definitely had more positives today and contributed to our near comeback but he also made mistakes - all of them happened when he was given play making duties. I don't fault him or Pop though.. hes not a playmaker and who the does Pop take out in that situation

I hate that we lost, but it was a fun game. And as far as Neal goes, I've always had a affinity for gunners, going back to the Rifleman, and Dale Ellis.

[tmtcsc]

Whatever. I totally disagree that there are no moral victories. There's a term for it for a reason. The bench totally outplayed the entire mavs team, they just got tired at the end and had no juice left. Good game, too bad we didn't win, but there are definitely some positives to take from this. Green was a fingertip away from winning the game in regulation. This forum is going to be awfully quiet when the spurs are a sub .500 team because the fair weather fans will be watching the thunder

I hear what you're saying, and if we could guarantee that the bench would play like that every night, then you'd be on to something. But they were playing out of their heads and efforts and makes like that just don't happen often. They let it slip away. Had they won, we would have had 1 more victory in the W column and that's it.

I'm more disappointed in the starters for playing lackluster against a depleted Dallas team. Last night was a very favorable scenario for us to get a win on the road and they played like they expected to lose.

Like I mentioned before, it was an entertaining loss. If there was a column in the standings labeled M-W (Moral Wins), we could put it there.

There are lots of moral win Champions - Hornets from a few years ago, Warriors from 2007 (team that beat Dallas), Spurs from Robinson's rookie season (took Portland to 7 games in Semis), Memphis last year (lots to look forward to right ? Wrong.)

[therealtruth]

Splitter's unit has generally played good defense and turned the tide when they get on the floor. The problem is usually that they need just a little more offense.