Do the Mavs Have Any Weaknesses????

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they do alot of

of all people to talk about chokes, when Sacramento epitomizes choke.

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the mavs biggest weakness is how they defend superstars. instead of letting superstars get their points when they get hot, they try to triple team them, instead of shutting everyone else down. like today, they let little balls like Jason Williams and Antoine Walker kill them. and a couple weeks ago, they let Sasha Vulacic kill them. that was embarassing. thats the only weakness that really stands out to me, about this team, which actually concerns me more than it probably should, because once other junk players get hot, it totally s up the entire defense for the game, and its nearly impossible to get back in sync defensively.

[Amare_32]

the mavs biggest weakness is how they defend superstars. instead of letting superstars get their points when they get hot, they try to triple team them, instead of shutting everyone else down. like today, they let little balls like Jason Williams and Antoine Walker kill them. and a couple weeks ago, they let Sasha Vulacic kill them. that was embarassing. thats the only weakness that really stands out to me, about this team, which actually concerns me more than it probably should, because once other junk players get hot, it totally s up the entire defense for the game, and its nearly impossible to get back in sync defensively.

I always wonder why teams don't do often. Just play Wade one on one. Even if he gets his points at least you are able to keep the others under control. Although I must say the Mavs did a pretty job on Kapono today. He was held to 7 points in 28 minutes.
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[Bob Lanier]

Although I must say the Mavs did a pretty job on Kapono today. He was held to 7 points in 28 minutes.

That made my day.

[dallaskd]

no they dont.

[confined]

the kings aint making the playoffs...... you should know that by now..... we getting greg oden and next year oden is gonna on noballzski

kings wont make the playoffs for another 5 yrs.....and they arent getting greg oden dude...sixers or griz will...kings are doomed to ever be a bad team

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Jerry Stackhouse
Devin Harris's offense
Devean George
Dirk Nowitzki's man defense
Jerry Stackhouse
Jason Terry's man defense
Erick Dampier foul trouble
Jerry Stackhouse

mavs >>>>>>>>>>> bulls

[Amare_32]

That made my day.

Why is that funny? Kapono has been shooting 53% from 3 point range. He shot 42% today.
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[Bookit]

That was mostly due to devin Harris not being able to and/or not willing to hit/shoot an outside shot vs. the Heat's zone D. The Mavs are moving Terry to the point more now when teams play zone against them. Harris has improved his outside shot slightly but not enough to get teams to respect it.

Terry, Dirk, and Howard struggle against the zone. Harris struggles against every defense.

[Bookit]

Why is that funny? Kapono has been shooting 53% from 3 point range. He shot 42% today.

We doesn't actually watch the games. Avery thought so much of Kapono that he put Howard on him full time.

[Spurologist]

The mavs always seem to have some respiratory problems when the games really matter.

[confined]

The mavs always seem to have some respiratory problems when the games really matter.

^was this supposed to be funny?

[hero03msu]

Anthony Johnson

[RonMexico]

So what do ya'll think? Mavs have any weaknesses?

Their fans

[leroyjenkins]

im gonna say the jewish attributes of cuban n dirk

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Their fans

actually, the fans have absolutely nothing to do with the team. i find it funny how in every post, all you do is find a way to take a shot at mavericks fans. i just dont see what it accomplishes, other than the fact that it makes you look even more like a ing .

[JamStone]

On offense, they don't have post players, so if they're jumpshooting is off, you can get them off their game. They have solid ball movement, but pressing the top and elbows and forcing them to make passes inside can result in some stops and some turnovers.

On defense, they start two point guards. While Terry is a decent defender and Devin Harris is a very good defender, they are both about 6-foot-2 and slender. Having a big and/or strong off-guard that can exploit one of them could force them to change their defensive approach.


They shoot a lot of jumpers in transition and delayed transition opportunities. Getting back on defense in transition is important. Then when the halfcourt is set, force the ball in the middle. Force the ball out of Dirk's hands and make Josh Howard the main facilitator, and force him to take a lot of jumpers. He'll make a lot of them, but then he gets into the mindset of shooting every time down.

Those are a few things ...

But, the Mavs are very, very good. Just a few things that I would attack if I were coaching against them.

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On offense, they don't have post players, so if they're jumpshooting is off, you can get them off their game. They have solid ball movement, but pressing the top and elbows and forcing them to make passes inside can result in some stops and some turnovers.

On defense, they start two point guards. While Terry is a decent defender and Devin Harris is a very good defender, they are both about 6-foot-2 and slender. Having a big and/or strong off-guard that can exploit one of them could force them to change their defensive approach.


They shoot a lot of jumpers in transition and delayed transition opportunities. Getting back on defense in transition is important. Then when the halfcourt is set, force the ball in the middle. Force the ball out of Dirk's hands and make Josh Howard the main facilitator, and force him to take a lot of jumpers. He'll make a lot of them, but then he gets into the mindset of shooting every time down.

Those are a few things ...

But, the Mavs are very, very good. Just a few things that I would attack if I were coaching against them.

agreed. those are the things you gotta exploit to beat the Mavs. but they are so versatile and good in other areas, that its quite tough to do. but they absolutely have weaknesses.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

On offense, they don't have post players, so if they're jumpshooting is off, you can get them off their game. They have solid ball movement, but pressing the top and elbows and forcing them to make passes inside can result in some stops and some turnovers.

On defense, they start two point guards. While Terry is a decent defender and Devin Harris is a very good defender, they are both about 6-foot-2 and slender. Having a big and/or strong off-guard that can exploit one of them could force them to change their defensive approach.


They shoot a lot of jumpers in transition and delayed transition opportunities. Getting back on defense in transition is important. Then when the halfcourt is set, force the ball in the middle. Force the ball out of Dirk's hands and make Josh Howard the main facilitator, and force him to take a lot of jumpers. He'll make a lot of them, but then he gets into the mindset of shooting every time down.

Those are a few things ...

But, the Mavs are very, very good. Just a few things that I would attack if I were coaching against them.

Great post agree 100%

[The Great Fantastic]

I think overachieving in the regular season might be a weakness. How can you not get arrogant when people ask questions like this? Arrogance will be their weakness.

[leroyjenkins]

actually, the fans have absolutely nothing to do with the team. i find it funny how in every post, all you do is find a way to take a shot at mavericks fans. i just dont see what it accomplishes, other than the fact that it makes you look even more like a ing .

Haha, damn mexico, you just got owned

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I think overachieving in the regular season might be a weakness. How can you not get arrogant when people ask questions like this? Arrogance will be their weakness.

the thing is, this team does not have an arrogant mindset. Avery will not allow it either. Flip let the Pistons get arrogant last year, and they have players who are naturally arrogant too. the Mavericks dont.

[N4th4n]

I still perceive the mavs as being rather mentally weak, as displayed by JH's immaturity today. The have a number of other weaknesses such as:
Playing against Zone defense
Defending against a more dynamic passing offence
Trouble with more agile big men(Ala boozer or Amare)
Pick and roll Defense has been their kryptonite for the past 3 years
And as it has been addressed settling for jump shots later in the game generally 3rd to early 4th quarter

Luckily for them I am sure Avery Johnson is aware of all of these things and plans to address them by play off time. They are a great team but they are may have to face up to three teams in the playoffs ( Spurs, Heat , and Suns ) that have given them trouble in the past.

[N4th4n]

the thing is, this team does not have an arrogant mindset. Avery will not allow it either. Flip let the Pistons get arrogant last year, and they have players who are naturally arrogant too. the Mavericks dont.

Jerry Stackhouse and Josh Howard seem to have very arrogant personalities. This could especially become a problem for Josh if he falls for all the hype he is getting now adays. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to it and evolves as a player.

[SoCal Lakeshow]

No post offense other than Dirk and he's more effective shooting jumpers.