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Man, Splitter really plays Dirk tough. You can never completely shut down a player of Dirk's caliber but Splitter really bothers him and doesn't let him get too comfortable.
Carlisle saying Pop is the coach of the century, then proceed to out-coach him. Pure self-marketing genius.
I am not sure if the Spurs will win the series, I originally called Spurs in 5, with the lone win due to Nowitzki, but Nowitzki really hasn't been on fire lately, and the Mavs have found the blue print to beat the Spurs. Stay with the shooters, go around screens on them, never double the big 3 because they are not worth doubling at this point in their careers, put a long athletic defender on Parker, and you pretty much stops the Spurs from doing what they want to do.
Man, Splitter really plays Dirk tough. You can never completely shut down a player of Dirk's caliber but Splitter really bothers him and doesn't let him get too comfortable.
Dirk not being able to drive to the basket anymore helps a lot.
Out-coached? How can you make that assessment when personnel aren't playing up to par?
RIP Mavs.
Dallas' personnel hasn't exactly "played up to par" either. Dirk and Monta both have generally been mediocre to crappy this series, outside of a few moments here and there.
Carlisle putting in a system specifically targeting the Spurs weaknesses and Pop having no apparent answers for it is being out-coached.
Also, getting your personnel to playing up to par (to their abilities) is the job of a head coach.
This year is interesting because every single team has at least one major weakness that another team can exploit, and who really gets to the finals, and eventually wins out, all depends on matchups.
Originally, I thought the two teams that can really take out the Spurs rather easily are OKC (obviously), and Houston. The Heat would be slightly favoured. After seeing 1st round, I am thinking the Mavs and maybe the Blazers will also give the Spurs fit. I hope I am wrong.
No sherlock
Not sure what's funny. I don't consider averages of 20/2/2 on 39% shooting to anything other than mediocre at best in comparison to his usual self and how well he played this season.
Spurfans just don't realize what homers they are being right now
I actually think the Blazers will be a bit easier than the Mavs should the Spurs get to the next round. We all underestimated Dallas due to regular season play, and by now we should all know the regular season means jack . Mavs have the coaching, veterans, and system that is playoff-tested to keep up with the Spurs; Blazers are athletic and young, but they lack the veteran savvy and coaching Dallas has (their system is also terrible for playoff basketball).
Agreed, Carlisle is one of the best coaches in the game right now, and the Blazers doesn't have the same level of discipline and veteran savvy.
On the other hand though, the Blazers are more athletic, and does have all the tools that can defend the Spurs (Batum on Parker, Lillard on Green, Lopez on Duncan, Aldridge to roam), then Aldridge will give the Spurs fits in the low blocks/mid range, Lillard can penetrate at will (but you can bait him into dumb shots).
Also, Carlisle already set the blueprint, the other teams only have to follow it. Let's hope the other teams are not as disciplined as the Mavs.
Portland isn't disciplined at all, and some of those matchups actually favor the Spurs, such as Lopez on Duncan (Dalembert has given Tim trouble in the past, so his struggles this series aren't that much of a surprise) and Leonard on Mathews. The Spurs' bench should also feast on Portland's.
smells like a 7 game series fellas.
another classic mavs-spurs
let's hope Ginobili doesn't foul Dirk this time
B-but he's so much better than Ginobili right now that we need to be throwing some of these:
Who said Ellis > Ginobili?
I'm quite certain I didn't.
They know son, they know.
smells like a 7 game series fellas.
another classic mavs-spurs
let's hope Ginobili doesn't foul Dirk this time
Mavs could probably beat any West team tbh, mostly due to veterans and coaching, but I think we can beat them now that we have momentum back.
spurs aint beating anyone or anything, i dont buy this of awakening or momentum now with home court advantage
this shouldve been over in 4, yet they allow it to extend out? gtfo
That's a poor argument imo. When your team's up big and has momentum, someone gets hurt, then the offense implodes, of course people are going to point to that. It isn't a cop out, its common sense since that was a major turning point.
Like if someone gets hit by a car then dies a month later from internal injuries, it isn't a cop out to say that's why he died instead of "just admitting he was weak" or some .
That's basically all you're doing right now. You can't just claim the common sense take is a cop out to cheaply further your stance that the team or specific player just sucks even when healthy (which is obviously false).
I said it right when it happened:
this isn't some revisionist stuff like what you're trying to do now...
It's unfortunate I was correct.
This Mav's Spurs series is shaping up to be a classic. Both of these teams know each other too well.
fair enough, good points
agreed. I never felt good about game 1 but they miraculously won. Games 2 and 3 I felt the Spurs did not deserve to win and they didn't. Yesterday's game was the first that started to restore some of my faith in Pop and the team. Parker's disappearance sucks but not unexpected. Least Pop recognized it enough to put more confidence in Patty. The team seemed to adjust as well and build confidence from there.
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