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The teams were remarkably close, but if we'd have played big, we'd have won. Any guard in the NBA can drive to the hoop on their defender thanks to the new rules - if you don't have a big man or any help period to stop it, its just a layup drill.
That 2-0 lead in the finals looked pretty dominant too.
The teams were remarkably close, but if we'd have played big, we'd have won. Any guard in the NBA can drive to the hoop on their defender thanks to the new rules - if you don't have a big man or any help period to stop it, its just a layup drill.
If it weren't for Finley starting Duncan wouldn't have had as much space in the interior on offense. Rasho or Nazr would just clog up the middle and Duncan would play like he normally does in the regular season.
I disagree. The reason Duncan went off is because you didn't double, or rarely, doubled him. No big man on the Mavs team can guard Tim. Thats why he went off.
Like any team, the Mavs present a pick your poison. If they stayed with Nazr and Rasho, the drives to the hoop would not have ended with contested lay-up's but with Dirk shooting open 10 footers (as his man moved away to contest the drives).
Dirk is a very good shooter from that range.
Also staying big doesn't put pressure on the Mavs on the defensive end of the floor. You are basically letting the Mavs play their way and hoping you can outscore them with a three headed attack. (Parker Manu and Duncan)
When they went small, Dirk now doesn't shoot the open 10fters (Bowen guards him)and you can still pressure the drives at the rim, just not as effectively as with a 7 footer.
On the offensive end, now you have four weapons at your disposal (Finley Parker Manu and Duncan) this puts more pressure on the Mavs defense which is not their strong suit.
Against what the Mavs were doing, going small was the right choice, there are more positives.
The best of both worlds would be a zone (the Heats plan), this pressures the 10fters from Dirk, contains the drives (as there will be two towers in the lane) and keeps your teams line-up the same. The problem with the Zone is when the long shots are falling, but then again, if the shots are falling ... your in trouble anyway.
Dallas couldn't double because of the spacing. Having Finley out there as an extra 3 point threat made it almost impossible to double without leaving someone wide open and getting burned. With Nazr or Rasho out there gives Dallas ways to double team without being so obvious of someone being wide open.
As to whether the Spurs came back, or the Mavs let-up is something that no-one but the players can answer. I would think that it is a little of both as the Mavs have been doing this for years.
Could the Spurs have come back if the Mavs didn't let-up? They would have further to come back from .. How far is too far?
I can only say that the Mavs problems are two fold, they don't the whole game like they do the first and third quarters, and their defense is .... Lacking.
If they could have corrected either of those two things they would have won the le last year. If they corrected either of those two things this off-season, they will win it this year.
There suceess is dependant on what they do, not neccesary what the Spurs or Heat do. They have the talent to beat anyone on any night in any building, they just need to string another post season run this year and play the WHOLE FREAKIN GAME LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO WIN A LE.
Yeah, the Spurs are just johnny-come-lately's on the playoff scene. Who would think that they're good enough as a basketball team to outplay an opponent by 20 points over a stretch of time? What a ridiculous thought!!
It's appalling to me that Mav fan honestly believes that the only reason the Spurs were able to fight their way back into games was because the Mavericks "let up." I think the only reason the Mavericks even got those leads in the first place was because the Spurs "didn't come out with fire," and "didn't play hard enough in the early stages of games," and ultimately "let the Mavericks build up big leads."
Ridiculous.
Calm down. You're both wrong.
For my own part, I wasn't at all being serious.
I was using Mavlogic and Mavfact.
No actually that's called troll logic, not mavlogic. I'm a mav fan and I don't think that way at all.
You're right -- troll is a far better description.
My generalization was uncalled for.
Wow. The season only depends on what the Mavs do, not what anyone else does.
Let's just roll the ball out there then and see what the Mavs do on the court by themselves for 82 games.
Nah, Dirk'll still choke.
Even if he chokes, so will Manu and the two chokes will cancel out.
Manu doesn't have the reputation though, I don't think you can count on that.
Speaking of troll logic...
How is this Spurs related??
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