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Worked out great last year.Tim Duncan is the answer to any problem we have.
I don't think the Spurs will have any trouble with Dallas in the playoffs.
Tim Duncan is the answer to any problem we have. A main reason we lost in Dallas was defense, which the Mavs are playing better. If they threw the ball to Timmy in the post, he gets double-teamed, passes it out, and gives someone a free shot. If he gets the ball in the post and does not get double-teamed, then he scores.
Devin Brown is also a high energy player, which we're missing too at the moment. Glenn Robinson needs to get back into shape, Manu is Manu, Tony is playing better as of late (except for 2 or 3 games), and Brent has been doing great from beyond-the-arc. We have all necessary pieces to win here.
Tim > Dirk
Tony > Jason Terry
Manu > Josh Howard
Bruce > Michael Finely (Bruce will get him with the tenacious defense)
Rasho...well, I actually do believe Erik Dampier is better, but Rasho is good post presence.
Their bench is great.
Devin Harris
Marquis Daniels
Shawn Bradley
Allan Henderson
Keith Van Horn
Jerry Stackhouse
Darryl Armstrong
But I think the Sprurs have a better starting lineup, and a fairly good bench.
So I still take Spurs. We should have homecourt (knock on wood) so here at SBC, we're unstoppable.
Worked out great last year.Tim Duncan is the answer to any problem we have.
The .4 thing was crap...don't even talk about it, I don't want to rant about how cheap that was.
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How do you get that?
You think Tony Parker is better than Jason Terry? Ha! Parker sucks. He can't shoot to save his life (Terry is shooting around 50%) and Terry is a better defender (the Mavs are a better 3P defensive team than the Spurs).
Bowen is better than Michael Finley? HA! Bowen also can't shoot to save his life. You're telling me that Bruce Bowen will outscore Finley? That's funny. He'd have to be the greatest defender in the history of basketball to outscore Finley. I don't care how much D Bowen has. If he guards Finley and Finley outscores him it means all his D went for nothing.
Also, for the guy that pointed out that Dallas only beat the Spurs once...
Dallas had an injured starter the first 3 games...but I don't recall Dallas losing by 36, do you? In fact, had a basket interference call been made the series would be tied 2-2.
If you have to rely on a single guy to make up a 36 point defecit then you're in trouble. No other team in the NBA has had as many injuries as the Mavs yet they're still the 4th best record in the NBA. Notice how Dallas passed Seattle when they finally started getting injuries. Notice how they've jumped right on the Spurs heels when they finally got injuries.
You're right...if you play the Mavs in the playoffs you're screwed. With or without Duncan, you can't win. The Mavs can score and they can stop you. The Spurs have no offense.
Jason Terry shoots 50% and Tony Parker shoots 49%. Terry is a better perimeter shooter, but that doesn't translate into much of a difference in overall FG% because Parker is money with runners and scoop shots.Parker sucks. He can't shoot to save his life (Terry is shooting around 50%)
Better player is not defined by better offense. I don't think anyone said Bowen would outscore Finley That's not his job. His only job is to slow down whoever he's guarding. Any points he gets are gravy.Bowen is better than Michael Finley? HA! Bowen also can't shoot to save his life. You're telling me that Bruce Bowen will outscore Finley? That's funny. He'd have to be the greatest defender in the history of basketball to outscore Finley. I don't care how much D Bowen has. If he guards Finley and Finley outscores him it means all his D went for nothing.
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Spurs >> Mavs
YMCA Youth League >>> Mavs
If Bowen jacked up as many shots as Finley, his scoring would probably go up. Finley is an old fat sloth who still thinks he's the best player on his team.
BTW, Tony Parker is a career 46% shooter. Terry is a career 44% shooter.
Spoken like a true _allas fan.
Your grasp of basketball is truly staggering.
Dallas is a tough matchup for the Spurs...you have to leave Duncan on Nowitzki on defense and Tim has to play him close all the way out to the arc which opens up the paint for cutters/slashers and mid range pullups...there are a lot of guys on that team that can take advantage of the matchup problem...
i think the spurs would be the favorite, but the mavs would really have a big boost from their depth. it's basically a starting lineup when the mavs go to their bench. if the spurs are the best in the west, then the mavs are second for sure, they can beat the suns in the 2nd round.
Uh that injured starter wasn't Dirk so don't even begin to rant on how we can't win without Duncan. You can't win without out Dirk.
Duncan couldve scored 36, but realistically 20-28. But his presence makes all the difference. He would have affected shots, blocked shots, gotten some more rebounds, and elevated the play of his teammates. We may have lost because of a back to back, but probably only by 5 or less.
Your analyzations of our players are completely bogus too. Parker is better than Terry. Not in outside shooting, but in passing and his ability to penetrate. Remember Parker was actually in the ballot for the All-star team.
Bowen isn't better than Finley, but face it, Finley is way past his prime. If we meet in the playoffs, there are gonna be games when finley is shut down and when he scores. Simple as that.
This is how I see it:
Parker>Terry
Ginobili=Finley
Bowen=Howard
Duncan>Dirk/or for your sake Duncan>Dampier
Rasho<<Dirk
Pretty even matchup I'd say. But I still think we could beat the Mavs in six.
Last edited by td4mvp21; 04-10-2005 at 06:47 PM.
We better be 100% healthy or we will lose to them, no doubt about it.
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