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Dallas lost to a Spurs team w/a 80% Duncan and 80% Manu. Basically, just good luck if Manu and DUncan step up higher. good luck
Are these Mavs better than the 2003 Mavs? I'm not so sure.
Dallas lost to a Spurs team w/a 80% Duncan and 80% Manu. Basically, just good luck if Manu and DUncan step up higher. good luck
The mavs are better but they have to keep the compe iveness up...
They definately controlled the Spurs as they went on a slump, they confused their shot decision making and they took advantage of that. They gotta continue being physical on D, and I'm pretty sure that Avery will keep emphasis on that.
They still have a long way to go being focused or atleast keeping that mindset..
ie.... Stackhouse.
Terry is still immature.... and that won't get you far...
I say the Mavs lose to the Spurs in 5... maybe 6 as it is right now.
But then again, we can't say much knowing that Duncan is not 100%....
I just want a friggin' cookie...hoping to avoid the trefoil or thin mint
there are only two members from the 03' mavs
I realize this, and this is not an excuse because I think with all the other cir stances the Spurs would have won regardless. But you also have to remember that Dirk just sprained his ankle, Howard is recovering from an ankle injury, and they were without Devin Harris entirely due to his quad injury. It's too bad that Duncan and Manu aren't at full strength, but that's part of the game.Dallas lost to a Spurs team w/a 80% Duncan and 80% Manu. Basically, just good luck if Manu and DUncan step up higher. good luck
well said.
Better Mavs team. More physical on defense, better ball movement on offense. However their problem is that same as always. They don't have enough of an offensive threat down in the post, to make the game easier for Dirk.
If he remains out on the perimeter against a guy like Bowen or another lock-down defender, they cannot win.
What do I think of Dallas?
Well, they are much better coached nowadays. They play a lot like the Spurs. However, their problem is their go-to scorer is a giant shooting guard. He's like a madly skilled 7-foot Vinny Del Negro
If only AJ had that team with Dirk, Nash, Finley and Nick Van Exel .... that would have been scary. As it is, the Mavs are good and getting better but a healthy Spurs team should beat them in the playoffs.
Oh and I told whichever Mav fan it was that the Spurs switch their guards off on him. Today the Spurs exaggerated that even more to make me look better
Mavs are a low post scorer away from being a contender.
Michael Finley is still being paid millions of dollars by the Dallas Mavericks. On Thursday, he was money for the San Antonio Spurs.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260302024
Classic.......you think theyre goin fishin too the same spot again this year,
after all avery did have a big catch!!!
There's a contract clause that divides Finley's salary into $5-million increments per year once waived. So, he's only earning $6.5-million ($5-million + $1.5-million/SA salary) this year.
I disagree. A lowpost player would bog down the mavs attack. See what happened to the Kings when they finally got some low post players. It took away the open lanes. Dallas needs a pure 3 point shooter at the 2 and start Harris. Harris has more point guard skills than Terry. I guess Terry can play the 2 but Avery isn't doing that.
Honestly the mavs team that we needed Kerr to beat was better than this team.
So that's how Cuban sleeps at night.
Pretty much the same thing I always think.
Yes. Avery has brought them a long way.
Hang, yes...they might take a playoff series to 5 or 6 games. Win a playoff series against the Spurs? No. Not yet.
I don't think Dirk is a pussy. I think he's a force to be reckoned with. But, he can't carry that team on his back to the finals. Not without his sidekick, Stevie. Not even with Avery as his coach.
The Mavericks are an improved ball club. They are more agressive and try to play better defense. I like Josh Howard and feel he brings a lot to the Mavericks on both sides of the ball and honestly think he is the Mavericks best perimeter defender. But I still think they have ways to go to get past the Spurs and get to the Finals.
I still think Dirk is too soft and lacks the leadership to lead them to the promise land. A lot of people say how Dirk is a mismatch for almost anyone but still has a lot of trouble with a player about 5-6 inches shorter in Bruce Bowen. One big key is that if Dirk really wanted to get past the Spurs he would develop a post game so when he goes up against Bruce Bowen he can use that against him. I don't see the drive in Dirk that he wants it bad enough.
Until I see that drive and desire for Dirk then maybe. But not yet.
Perhaps the Mavs' recent success will remind Spurs fans why AJ was so valuable in SA. Maybe one day AJ can replace his mentor when he steps down in SA.
spurs did a good job of weathering the storm in the 1st half - dallas was playing great, spurs terrible. but they kept it close enough and clamped down in the 2nd.
This is a much improved Mavs team and undeniably a top team in the league. Spurs defensive game plan last night was great and Bowen was the key to the win. Locking down Dirk kept their offense out of sync. A great defensive effort by the Spurs.
That being said, a seven game series is a whole different animal. Teams make adjustments from game to game. Dallas has a lot of talent and is a very dangerous team. Bowen is not gonna lock down Dirk seven games straight. Avery will adjust. Spurs didn't play that much better than Dallas last night. Dallas lost that game last night on turnovers and that ball bounces both ways...
It will be one of a series when these two teams meet again and we might even see TPark give up again and promise to quit posting for a year after a couple of hard losses.
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