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Mono you guys are not going to lose this series. I know it looks glum right now but all you need to do is win the next one. The Mavs are too good to lose to the 8th seed in a 7 game series.
monosyl, keep making threads, buddy. Because in a few days, you won't be able to post on these boards for the rest of the playoffs.
Mono you guys are not going to lose this series. I know it looks glum right now but all you need to do is win the next one. The Mavs are too good to lose to the 8th seed in a 7 game series.
no idea. maybe they lose to Detroit. incredibly wishful thinking on my part i guess.
I think the Mavs are a bit confused because most of this season, things have gone their way. Now that things are getting tough, the Mavs are looking around and don't have immediate answers. With that said, I do think they'll bounce back and get Game 4. I'd only be mildly surprised if this series went beyond Game 6.
And you're right, there are Spurs fans who get up on the ledge with big playoff losses. The object lesson is that it doesn't matter how long you're team is at or near the top -- there will always be those who overreact to things that happen during the playoffs (or even the regular season).
i thought my bet today was the biggest slam dunk ever. i thought i was gonna be the hero that slayed the evil SpursDynasty and kept his BS opinions off the boards for a couple months....but no. .
I'm not sure it helps them a lot - I wouldn't do it. Deng is roughly equal to dirk in my mind. Yeah, Dirk has accomplished more, but as you say, he's also shown a considerable ability to choke. At that point, Thomas and a 1st for Howard is close to even. However, the only thing Chicago really wants is a post scorer; and this doesn't get it for them. So I doubt they spend the assets & disrupt their chemistry doing this...
Dude, this series is over no other way you put it. The Warriors are just the better team. The mavs can't figure out their style of play and Nellie is owning his former team like Wade and the refs did them in the finals. If the 8th seed is better than the 1st seed, then the 8th seed wins the series, ala Warriors.
I guess I was just hoping that Dirk's reputation as a superstar would make a deal like this enticing, but then again Dirk won't have a reputation after the biggest playoff chokejob/collapse in NBA history finishes.
Yeah, I didn't expect to win the next two in Golden State just because of all the hype with the series being back in Golden State, with Baron and Sjax coming back pumped up from being ejected in the last game, etc. I'll be a lot calmer if the Mavs win Sunday night...and excited because I have tickets to Game five. It helps me at least that the Heat look like they could possibly be swept...helps a little but it also pisses me off again that we let them come back in the Finals last season. Damn, I hope my other team (the Knicks) make the playoffs soon, at least I know they're going to be a perennial letdown but I still cheer for them.
Where is this bet?
Yeah, a choke Finals and a choked 1 vs. 8 series. People aren't going to ignore that.
I hate to say it, but I agree almost 100% here.
Genius move on Nellie's part by hiding Biedrins the first 2 games, making him look like a doofus, and then unleashing him this game.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65370
dammit...
i'm a man of my word tho, my stupid avatar will not be seen for the rest of the playoffs once the Mavs fumble this series away.
This series isn't over... but for all those people out there who can't see whats wrong, lets state the obvious (in no particular order):
1. The Mavs must lockdown on defense.
2. The Mavs must start hitting their perimeter shots.
3. Dirk needs to grow a set of balls and not put up with this bulls***.
I love Dirk, but if he lets this series go (especially without a fight), his legacy will be set in stone.
Okay, so it looks like Dirk/Howard for Thomas/Deng/1st is overly optimistic on my part. So what's a more realistic option?
meh, i don't buy it. dirk may not be playing like a superstar but even when he does, like the 50 points he scored last year against the warriors (and they STILL lost!!!), where's the help from his teammates? it's not all dirk, he has 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and a blocked shot, not bad stats at all. ing skillet fingers damp should learn how to hold on to the ball with his big hands and throw it down every once in awhile unless he's a weakling. who's going to stop him? biedrins or harrington? three points from our bigs when they should be dominating in the paint with all these little bushes around them? pathetic.
might as well get older and collect some wash ups as role players.
Dude, keep the faith. We're only down 2-1, and we've been in worse scenarios. Dallas will rise to the challenge and achieve what they failed to achieve last season.
Avery will straighten things out and Dirk will rise to his 2005-06 post season self (sans the Finals).
couple of shots of tequila for now, winning game four on sunday, crossing your fingers on tuesday night
I still expect the Mavs to win the series, but one point FWD - we've seen this look on the face of the Mavs before.... last year in the Finals.
While Mono may not believe it, we'll see you guys in the WCFs.
Sure enough. It occurred to me a little while ago that a loss tonight would make the Mavs 1-6 in their last 7 playoff games. Of course, the last time they had a streak that bad over 8 games, they went on an ungodly roll.
Actually, I think you are overreacting here. Yes, Dirk isn't the leader you need, and you don't currently have that leadership personality on your squad (Josh Howard might evolve into it, but he does seem to tense up too much in tight situations - see timeout calls). The other major flaw is a lack of a scoring post-up player. That is really what allows the Spurs to take down the warriors; the way to punish small ball is with a low post scorer who demands a double team.
Leadership comes from the oddest places; your on your own for finding that. However, I might try and make a trade around Dampier for Zach Randolph...No guarantee on the chemistry working, but he CAN kill a team with his low-post scoring.
Looks like a win-win bet for Spurs fans.
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