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Stephen Jackson didn't have help all the time. He didn't need it. Dirk was very frustrated with just Jackson on him.
Terry will torch Finley, and Kidd will post Parker up all day.
Stephen Jackson didn't have help all the time. He didn't need it. Dirk was very frustrated with just Jackson on him.
Stephen Jackson is much bigger than Bowen or Odoka.
Terry couldn't torch a hotdog. Parker will get the help from former DPY Timmy Duncan.
actually Howard would probably dribble the ball around for 15 seconds, wait for the shot clock to get down to 2 seconds and shoot a 20ft step back jumper....I can see it now
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Duncan never got a DPOY. He deserved it a couple of times but he never got one.
I wasn't trying to say that Bowen or Udoka were bigger or as big as Stephen Jackson. I was responding to the person saying that Dirk was having trouble against the Warriors because he was double or tripled team.
I didn't say it that way. I doubt that Bowen or Udoka can guard Dirk one on one all night. I know whoever gets the assignment to guard Dirk will have help from time to time. It should be very interesting.
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thats the truth as of late
I think Pop will throw a lot of different looks, the odd double, just keep em guessing. I still think Timmy's our best bet. And I don't think he'll have any trouble getting his 20-25 on the other end. In IMO neither Bruce nor Ime can guard him consistently cause he'll just fade and burn.
its funny how you say all these things as if you're watching a tape of the game after it happened.
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Dirk is too fast for Timmy, and will draw too many fouls on him. Plus, Dirk's perimeter game will take Timmy out of the middle, leaving it wide open, which is not good for the Spurs, as a lot of their perimeter defense depends on Duncan being down low.
Man, I would have to go with Bowen or Horry. But no one on the Spurs roster matches up well with Dirk.
Okay, like Finley is all that great of a defender, or quick enough to hold Terry. Terry will get wide open for 3's all day long, like he always does against the Spurs.
Kidd is one of the best post-up PG's in the league, while Parker is one of the smaller and weakest PG's around. Are you telling me Parker is strong enough to hold his ground against Kidd? I think not, fatso.
Duncan rarely guards Dirk one on one until the fourth, in a tight game and if he's not in foul trouble.
The fact is, Dirk and Duncan will always get their points on both sides, and Parker and Kidd will find their ways to contribute. The key for the Mavs is containing Manu, Bruce, and Finley. The key for the Spurs is to contain Terry, Stack, and Howard.
Spurs need to worry more about the mavs new and improved center in Damp and how they will stop him
You make it seem like Dirk was doubled team throughout the whole game in every game in that series versus the Warriors. He was doubled at times, but most of the time it was Jackson frustrating him.
Now you're just making up.
Bowen will probably guard Dirk. The great thing is now that Harris is gone, the Spurs can afford to put Bruce on Dirk. I expect that Ime gets alot of minutes on Howard tonight. Parker hopefully exploits his speed against Kid.
Obviously you did not watch the series. A large majority of the time that he would touch the ball, a defender would immediately come over. If they didnt already come, then they would wait until he started posting Jackson up, or driving on him, and then double him, because he wasn't very good as passing out at the time.
Well, with the current roster it is hard to tell. Dirk is not that good, if he has to dribble the ball. I would let him score on Oberto and "shut down" the rest of the team. The Mavs are still a though matchup, no doubt... but you could ask: Who will guard Timmy or TP or Manu? It will take a good team effort to beat the Mavs...
Unlike most teams, Spurs help each other on D and this is why neither of these statements are true. Team defence. Something a few teams could learn from.
If we start blowing them out tonight, I might be curious to see how Ian can do against him. He's long, fast and athletic. He's no longer quite the fouling machine he once was. Just try it for a few minutes for grins.
Ian can't be much worse than Elson, and Elson did have a good game vs. Dirk in their first meeting. No harm in trying it out in a blowout situation.
I've never been a fan of point guards posting up, as it completely kills a team's offense. Mark Jackson's final years in Indiana were a perfect example of this. If Kidd wants to go on the block, I'm fine with that.
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