Any team that can make shots is a bad matchup for the Spur and Stern won't grant them a bye in the first round.
Timvp I believe Parker deserves an F
Parker knows that every minute that Rodrigue beaboius plays on am NBA court, he has outplayed him. Every. Effing. Minute
Iguess I just don't get why Parker tries his heart out against westbrook but not against this upstart piece of crap that out plays him every freaking time.
Pop just seems scared of interior play. He has absolutely no reason to be. The Spurs clearly outmatched the interior of the Dallas tonight. Play to your god damn strengths. Every now and then it is ok to go out of the system so long as there is a good reason that you will come out with the W.
And make no bones about it:
There has not been one moment of Parkers career where he has don anything to slow Roddy
Didn't realize Pop was that bad. I was too blinded by the idea that since RJ wasn't there, everything looked great. (half srs, well...mostly srs)
honestly, things went wrong at the most inopportune times. TP played hero-ball and fell flat on his face (he did so last night at OKC too. so many selfish possessions). Manu's terrible decision making didn't help either. the second quarter was brutal with him running the show.
i wasn't too pleased with Bonner, but that was to be expected.
Green and Sjax were pleasant surprises. Ironically, the offense was so stagnant at times that I WISH these too had taken more of the reins. Unrealistic though.
I thought the defense was decent for a Mavs game...but this team desperately needs some hard practices. Too many possessions where the ball stayed on one side of the court. Too many on the fly decisions, especially on that crucial Manu turnover at the end. Not enough PNR, and when there was it was still off rhythm. Pop didn't help, but this loss is on the players- specifically the French and Argentine leaders of the team. Tiredness/off-rhythmness is no excuse for mental lapses and selfish play.
Wanted: Backup point guard.
That is all.
I can't wait for the Bonner experiment to end just like the Finley and RJ experiments.
Stephen Jackson is an asshole who gets under the skin of pretty much every opponent he has ever faced...And that is why he is an upgrade over Jefferson.
However, I disagree that the Mavs will get even close to the Finals this year. As much as I'd love it to happen, I'm expecting maybe a first round win and then loss in the 2nd round. That's about how I see the season ending for the Mavs right now. Of course, all I really care about is the Mavs making the playoffs. Anything can happen, especially in a lockout season like this. It's all about getting hot at the right time, and last season after Game 4 vs the Blazers, the Mavs got incredibly hot.
As for the division, I expect the Spurs to win it. Not sure by how much, but I'll be surprised if they don't. I'd rather the Mavs not have to face the Spurs in the first round, but if it happens, it happens.
Best of luck the rest of the season, and I look forward to the game next week.
I wonder to what extent the Big 3 wanted (each) to prove tonight to SJax that this is their team (and sadly, they failed).
I saw only the 3rd quarter but it was horrible. No ball movement whatsoever, only low % iso shots, that's not Spurs basketball at all. Actually if I didn't know both teams, I would have said the Spurs were in the other uniform, as they managed to find the open man and hit some dagger 3s that killed any kind of momentum the Spurs had of going on a run.
Also, I could swear that I saw Splitter do some nifty post-up moves. I vote for Spurs da Champs being one of KBP's troll accounts (a troll account of a troll... mind = blown)
I'm not too worried in the sense that the Spurs didn't play the way they have shown they could.
This being said, the Spurs are still going nowhere with Bonner and Blair playing more than 15 minutes each. That means playing Duncan and Splitter 33 minutes each, and i really fail to see why that could be a problem.
lol tp gettin outplayed by french alah and a wanker who turned back the clock
ian mahinmi continues to be a kent everytime he plays us moaning and , fck that i hope some spurs scrub slide their feet under him...
gary neal and ginoboli should stop with the chucking
bonner if you aint shooting that , u should be bench
blair continues to be a blackhole on the court when we already got rid of the other blackhole only for this one to open up
jax had a good outting tonight, who did a superb job on dirk in limited minutes which was lame on pops part....fck that this is jax the ripper, he looks fkn big compared KL
the tantrum of green, KL look good man, real fkn good, why didnt pop played jax and ginoboli with the 2 to solidfy a strong defensive team on t he court at times of the game
Yeh, 16 pts on 16 shots is a of a game from Roddy...
The Spurs didn't rebound tonight, they missed too many FT's and Manu played horribly.
Manu D, trying way too much, shooting stupid threes.
Parker D+, looked tired and outplayed by a corpse and french alah.
Blair F, lol -19 and couldn't stop Dirk at least once.
Bonner D-, pathetic, if you're in just to shoot then shoot asshole.
Pop F, we come back and then he makes stupid subs. Don't get why the did Blair play after the first half.
same hereI agree with 90% of your grades.
Good grades. Tired team, bad coaching...let's move on.
The Mavs played harder and held us in check after each run. They earned the win. The problem I see going forward is the need for a big. (Nothing new there!)
Bonner is what he is. He's not bad, but he should not be relied upon in the clutch. With SJax and Manu back, and the youngstas performing well, those shots well be taken by others. He can stretch the floor if he hits a couple of shots here and there, so hopefully it'll keep the defense honest in the playoffs.
Blair is a totally different story. For all the posters who say Pop can't coach, look at the development of Neal, Green, Splitter, Kawhi, Hill and the success we've had with him at the helm. The proof speaks for itself! Blair could have a long career in the NBA as a garbage man and rebounder. He has the rebounding ability to get easy putbacks, makes good passes and moves well. If he focused on that and played fundamentaly on defense we'd be OK. He's too strong to get pushed around and he goes for steals way too often which leads to easy fouls. He should know better by now.
I don't want to see Duncan and Splitter play together as much as some on the board would like. I like Splitter against the other teams second unit. He excels in that role. If we could get Diaw, it changes the way we could play. Duncan and Diaw, Splitter and Bonner, and any combinatiion of the four with Blair only playing when someone is tired or in foul trouble.
Our le window isn't closed yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Don't look now, but Bonner has only scored 3 points in each of his last three games (one three-pointer made in each game).
May light continue to shine on you.
Peeps just figuring it out after all these years.
Another great writeup! Agree with all points, too.
The return of the Anti-Spur, versus the Mavs, was priceless! Solid outing by Jack.
Green really has it going offensively. His confidence is truly at an all-time high, at least in a Spurs uniform. Too bad he got into early foul trouble.
I thought I was the only one that believed Pop is and has been relying on Bonner way too much. He missed several rotations - again. Watching him lose his man and seeing that opposing big get free for wide-open dunks surely would've been cause to get him benched, but Pop never wavered. I swear Bonner gets more passes for terrible defense than any other Spurs on the roster.
Anyone who thinks Blair can defend Nowitski needs a psychological examination. right this way, Coach Popovich.
Tiago can be our Nowitski defender. I believe he is mobile enough to do it. No one will stop the unstoppable Dirk, but putting someone with length on him can help.
We got killed in two areas. 1. Rebounding and that's on our bigs. A 13 rebound deficit is hard to overcome in a game which relies on possessions to score.
2. Their guards shot the lights out, especially Terry. In the past it seems we were mostly able to contain Terry, but last night he did whatever he wanted.
A loss against a good team like the Mavericks on the road isn't the end of the world, but if we meet them in the playoffs
I thought A was to high for Capt Jack, but indeed his defense was great
blair and bonner give up as much points as whatever they do offensively...it makes no sense to have any of the 2 on the court
Kidd said after the game that a big focus is to make Tony play on the defensive end to wear him out.
Every season I hope they are showcasing him for a potential trade and that his minutes will drop after the trade deadline, but no such luck.
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