If that's the case, you have obviously been QUITE unhappy all season.
Dallas is a deep team in every position except small forward. Playing Van Horn instead of Howard is a big difference. The spurs had Finley and Barry to play when Ginobili was out so they didn't lose that much. The mavs should've won that game but Van Choke turned it over in the end of the game giving points away to the spurs.
Shoulda, woulda, coulda....
and I thought Finley sucked?
Thoughts:
Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday edition lists "Tues game between the Detroit Pistons and the Dallas Mavericks as possible preview of finals and matchup of two of the NBAs best defenses".*
*I for one still am not willing to give the Mavericks that much respect on the defensive side of the ball, maybe I am wrong but Spurs scored at will on them last game and in turn shut them down. I also do not think the Mavs can come out the West - top two teams in my view = Suns and Spurs and Spurs should come out again in 6-7 games.
Therefore, after all that wierd logic let the Mavs beat the Pistons on Tuesday and give the Spurs an increased shot at overall HCA.
The pistons losses have been exactly the same. Either on back to back's or to crapp teams. The pistons though are the only team in the nba with an above 50% record on back to back games. I guess the pistons have to win those games to get HCA because the nba gave them 20 back to back sets! Thats almost half the season.
The only reason anyone is even giving Dallas a chance to come out of the west is beacuse of Duncan's PF.Detroit would look pretty beatable with 4 of their players out also.The only time the mavs were healthy against the spurs they beat them by 19.
Here's something to note to figure out who you'd rather face on the road... The Pistons have yet to lose a game at the Palace in regulation this season. They are 30-2, with the 2 losses both being in OT. And yes, the Pistons have the most Back-to-backs of any team in the league this year (and last year). 22 to be exact.
I like the Pistons a lot but I'll be rooting for _allas.It'd be difficult to erase their lead for the HCA but judging on the last game I saw - against the Pacers - there's a chance.Detroit didn't impress me a bit in this game as well as in their last few games.They're far from the form and intensity of playing from the beginning of the season.
Spurs control own destiny against Dallas, so I am pulling for Dallas to beat Detroit.
Also pulling for NJ to beat Detroit today.
The Spurs' disastrous B2B woes have put Finals HCA, and a fantastically dominant season record, out of reach.
Pistons, with 14 games remaining, are +3 Finals HCA L's ahead of Spurs, with 13 games remaining.
Pistons would have to go:
1. 11 - 3, while the Spurs go 13-0. or
2. 10 - 4, while the Spurs go 12 - 1.
etc.
Extremely unlikely that the Spurs can catch the Pistons.
The only serious teams left for the Pistons are:
Nets
Mavs
Suns
@Heat
Pacers
I have only a slight preference that Pistons lose, but I guess it's better that the Mavs lose to give the Spurs some more breathing room in WC HCA.
Thanks. (I was afraid that particular issue might get overlooked, and karma is such a with things like that, letting this thread go without a mention of the Nets woulda been asking for trouble). I think this one is going to be tighter than anyone expects; Tayshaun usually has a tough time covering Jefferson, and I think we'll need to see a fair amount of Delfino's defense to keep RJ from doing some serious damage.
In only four Detroit losses were the Pistons really outplayed by the other team: @ Dallas the 9th game of the season on a second of a back-to-back, @ Cleveland on New Year's eve, @ Denver, and @ Washington. All road games. All their respective best game of their seasons.
The other losses were on back-to-backs, in overtime, or in games where Detroit had leads in the second half and Detroit got bored.
If not for those facts, Detroit would be 64-4. But, guess what? They're no 64-4. And, the Spurs are not 64-5.
Speaking in hypotheticals of what the Spurs' record "should" be is stupid.
Neither the Spurs nor the Pistons are unstoppable. And, the logic in your quote was stupid.
Of course, if the Mavs actually do beat the Pistons in Detroit, it's going to be like "oh, , the Mavs are gonna be tough, now they got their confidence!"
It'll be because the starters play too many minutes...Of course, if the Mavs actually do beat the Pistons in Detroit, it's going to be like "oh, , the Mavs are gonna be tough, now they got their confidence!"
I'll be rooting for overtime and a Brawl that spills into the stands again, hopefulling injuring some of the criminal fans that need to be beat down. Odds about 200 to 1.
I Tony gets an STD from Eva Longoria using an infected dildo on him.
I hope Tim Duncan's foot gets gangrene and needs to be amputated.
I hope Manu pursues his dream of being a Las Vegas female impersonator.
I hope mikejones99 bursts a bloodclot while jerking off.
Odds about 1 million to 1 on the first three, 7 to 2 on the last one.
I don't know who to cheer for, honestly, as far as affecting records are concerned. The good thing is (for a Spurs fan, anyway) that they both can't win.
Do the Mavs ever lose a game, playoff series, fishing lures (for their annual early summer trip), whatever; where they don't have scream about the unfairness of it????
Just wondering?
I was mearly trying to get Amused to stop being so pessemistic and kissing the Piston's asses.
Only when they feel they get cheated. The refs are a consistent on each call. That is consistently bad. Add that to the injuries and you see why the spurs won last game against the mavs. The mavs would welcome a 5 on 5 game as long as the 6th man doesn't show up.
Would you just SHUT THE UP already with your ing excuses? God damn, all you do is , like you're ing team.
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