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well, to begin, those teams aren't even in the playoffs.
As I pointed out yesterday...three things count more than any other in the playoffs (whatever round)...1) experience...2) Experience...and...3) EXPERIENCE. That's what it has to do with the current series.
well, to begin, those teams aren't even in the playoffs.
He wrote that article to get people talking. Guess what, it worked.
yea, those 5 Super Bowl Trophies don't really count for much!
Wait a minute! Those trophies belong to everyone in Texas...well, except for Houston Texan fans.... I cried just as many tears for those damned trophies as anyone in Dallas.
His nickname is "back pocket boy" for exactly that reason, but for Jerry Jones instead of Cuban.
Pop never whines, that is a fact. He just made a sarcastic remark after the last series and it was dropped and out of mind at that point. Adleman complained about it more than Pop did, and even said that Pop probably would not even complain about it.(Because he knows Pop)
This writer blows.... THE COWBOYS TOO!!!
Does anyone have the link to that blog? I'd like to see what he has to say after the game 1 loss.
So, he's not just a fan/blogger, he's an accredited journalist??
He calls the act of shooting free throws "Free throwing"
Here is his blog for today
BARF-BAG MONDAY: Print yourself out a boxscore from Spurs 87, Mavs 85. Fold it up and put it in your wallet. And then for the next few days while we await Game 2, play this parlor game along with me:
How'd the Mavs do, man-vs.-man, against the Spurs?
What I mean is, let's go up and down the totem pole. Our guy who plays a certain role vs. their guy who plays a certain role.
Oh, and as we play this parlor game, a warning: In addition to this piece of paper, you'll eventually need another paper product.
A barf bag.
Here we go:
Starting point guard: Parker scores 19, Terry scores 14. JET had an awful game, failing to properly run pick-and-rolls. But Parker was kept from penetrating much. So no huge Spurs edge here.
Backup point guard: Devin added a little pace for Dallas, and NVH hit his first field goal for the Spurs since, like, the Carter Administration. No edge.
Three-headed center: Robert Horry technically plays center for the Spurs, and is a supposed scorer, backed by Rasho Nesterovic and Nazr Mohammed. They, in a word, suck. They trio combined for 44 minutes, 12 rebounds, 1 block, and five points. Yecch. Dallas, meanwhile, does not ask for offense from its centers but did get from Dampier 10 rebounds and five blocks. And they asked alot of Damp, Diop and D.J., putting them on Duncan. Dallas wins the edge.
Defensive ace: Griff was a factor defensively. Bowen was a bigger factor defensively, and hit one huge shot. Edge SA, but both guys met expectations.
Slasher: Had it not been for his flopping, Ginobili would've been almost invisible. J-Ho was better, pitching in with 17 points and nine rebounds. Edge Dallas.
Sixth man: Stack goofed up on the final play, but he did score 24 large points. Finley launched away to manage just seven points. Big edge, Dallas.
Throw in Daniels and Barry each doing nothing, and let's lump 'em together: Parker and Nick and Manu and Rasho and Horry and Nazr and Bowen and Fin vs. Terry and Devin and Griff and Damp and Diop and Benga and Howard and Stack.
Even.
So where did the Mavs not find a way for the guy on his totem pole spot to match the guy on the opponent's totem pole spot?
You got it. ...
All-NBA First Team superstar: Dirk wasn't near the factor that Duncan was.
Period.
Duncan made his gotta-makes, Dirk didn't. Dirk was a powerful rebounder, but Duncan was just as good. Duncan was hidden on defense, just like Dirk was, but came up with one more play on that end. Duncan dominated, Dirk didn't.
Duncan won. Dirk didn't.
The Mavs have a puzzle piece that can answer and/or exceed every one of SA's puzzle pieces. I'm biased, but for all the Spurs' fanfare, I'd just as soon have Howard as Manu, rather have Stack than Fin, much rather have Devin than Nick, much rather have Dallas' center situation than theirs.
So it was all set up. And then Duncan won. And Dirk didn't.
The analysis goes on, but it could conceivably start and stop there.
Read your boxscore. See if you agree. And then ready that barf bag.
FREE THROWS, OF ALL THINGS: You figured to make a fortune had to bet on Dallas' chances of winning because of the happenings at the free-throw line.
Free throwing is among Dallas' strengths. Really, it's an important part of the gameplan. Free throwing is not a SA strength. The regular-season comparison: Dallas' 78.3 percent to San Antonio's 70.2 percent.
The Spurs essentially did their thing at the line; they made 22 of 30 free throws for 73.3 percent in Game 1.
Had the Mavs "done their thing,'' they walk away with a win. Instead, they shot just 8-of-14 from the line in the second half. Dirk Nowitzki got to the line just six times and missed twice. Dampier missed one in the final minute. Howard missed one two minutes before that.
"They're supposed to be the poor free-throw shooting team, but we were the ones missing them," said Dirk. "I don't know how to explain it. Maybe because the second round means more than the first round. But still. ..."
Hmmm. Dallas, in the first round, shot 85.5 percent from the line. When Dirk says "the second round means more than the first'' as a way of explaining missed FT's, is he suggesting the Mavs gagged?
Hmmm.
COPYCATTIN': One thing that's always bothered me: If the Mavs find a technique, a trick, that works against them, rather than finding it offensive why not mimic it?
Two cases in point:
1) The Flop. Manu Ginobili makes a living at it. Manu actually has invented a way to fake a flop while simultaneously claiming he's earned a jump ball. Dallas gets infuriated by the act, gets infuriated because the refs almost always buy it, but. ... well, why not flip the script? And flip to the flop? (You know, Mavs 12th man Darrell Armstrong flops with the best of 'em. Time for a clinic, DA?)
2) The Bear-Hug. This is a new accusation, leveled by Avery Johnson at Bruce Bowen. Bowen is a filthy player, and gets away with plenty. Now he's got a new act. "Bear-hug defense,'' Avery says. "What happens when a bear hugs you? That's the new NBA rule. That's pretty much what's going on, so I've got to formulate or simulate a drill for bear-hug defense.''
The Mavs believe that Bowen was extending his arms along the sides of Dirk, restricting him by framing him. And maybe he was.
By the way, the Mavs also believe Tim Duncan and his and-one parade to 31 points was the result of lopsided officiating.
"It’s hard when they’re going to give him every call,” Dampier said.
But rather than ing about things, why not use the same techniques on them? Why not frame, restrict and "bear-hug'' Tim Duncan? And flop on drives? And initiate offensive contact in the paint?
How on earth did the Mavs manage to lose?
Yes!How on earth did the Mavs manage to lose?
Nice. Doesn't seem to consider the possibility that the Spurs don't generally ask for much O from their other bigs.Three-headed center: Robert Horry technically plays center for the Spurs, and is a supposed scorer, backed by Rasho Nesterovic and Nazr Mohammed. They, in a word, suck. They trio combined for 44 minutes, 12 rebounds, 1 block, and five points. Yecch. Dallas, meanwhile, does not ask for offense from its centers but did get from Dampier 10 rebounds and five blocks. And they asked alot of Damp, Diop and D.J., putting them on Duncan. Dallas wins the edge.
Mav Fan is one dumb sum .
What's funny about his assessment of the "centers" is that Horry played a pretty good game. He pulled down 9 boards and played good defense. He should have just ignored Rasho/Nazr's existence -- they barely played.
" "It’s hard when they’re going to give him every call,” Dampier said. "
.... says the lousy-defending klutz whose season avg is over 6 fouls per 48 minutes.
This part of his blog is good:
He understands that Bowen's D against Dirk wasn't illegal or anything, and understands that sometimes flopping is good.COPYCATTIN': One thing that's always bothered me: If the Mavs find a technique, a trick, that works against them, rather than finding it offensive why not mimic it?
Two cases in point:
1) The Flop. Manu Ginobili makes a living at it. Manu actually has invented a way to fake a flop while simultaneously claiming he's earned a jump ball. Dallas gets infuriated by the act, gets infuriated because the refs almost always buy it, but. ... well, why not flip the script? And flip to the flop? (You know, Mavs 12th man Darrell Armstrong flops with the best of 'em. Time for a clinic, DA?)
2) The Bear-Hug. This is a new accusation, leveled by Avery Johnson at Bruce Bowen. Bowen is a filthy player, and gets away with plenty. Now he's got a new act. "Bear-hug defense,'' Avery says. "What happens when a bear hugs you? That's the new NBA rule. That's pretty much what's going on, so I've got to formulate or simulate a drill for bear-hug defense.''
The Mavs believe that Bowen was extending his arms along the sides of Dirk, restricting him by framing him. And maybe he was.
By the way, the Mavs also believe Tim Duncan and his and-one parade to 31 points was the result of lopsided officiating.
"It’s hard when they’re going to give him every call,” Dampier said.
But rather than ing about things, why not use the same techniques on them? Why not frame, restrict and "bear-hug'' Tim Duncan? And flop on drives? And initiate offensive contact in the paint?
Dampier doesn't get out much, does he? That or he doesn't pay attention when they do let him out of his cage.
What is Dampier's Foul to point ratio?
Free throws: SA 30, Dallas 28
noob blogger!
So, in MavFanLand, Dirk mysteriously decided to hold himself back in Game 1 while the Mavs won at every other spot on the floor (funny how when TP outscores Terry it's not a major difference but when Dampier outrebounds Horry by a board then the Spurs' bigs suck.) Dirk could've driven to the hole in the final 13 seconds, but he wanted his teammate to have the glory. Nevermind that Bowen guy.
The guy goes out of his way to say there's an eyelash difference between the teams by comparing regular season records. I say how about the 3 championships compared to 0 for Dallas. Also, how many times have the spurs walked through the Mavs in the playoffs. I don't ever remember the Mavs beating the spurs.
People's obsession with the "flop" and that it is somehow diminishes a player's ability drives me crazy. A "flop" is usually nothing more than a player exaggerating contact to call attention to what he believes is a foul. (Not talking about phantom contact). How is that any different than when a player drives to the basket and yells out loud when he believes he is fouled? Same reasoning...they do it to draw the ref's attention. And, 80% of the players in the league do this.
The Mavs' other bigs (Dampier, Diop, Mbenga Fever) combined for 4 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks. Spurs' other bigs combined for 5, 12 and 1. So, slight edge to the Mavs overall, especially when you consider that Duncan is a much bigger part of the Spurs' interior D than Nowitzki is of the Mavs'.
MavFan would also rather have Terry over TP and Howard over Manu.
Redneck dumb.
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