So Mavs fans you think Basrea should keep starting?
Wright was horrible in regular season for Mavs but seems better due to Nugs' physicality. They haev shot blockers and good defense against PG's which may limit Barea
but wright played very well in his bench role against the Spurs IMO
edit: by horrible I was referring to against Nugs, although he wasn't too great anyway
I'm not sure who to root for here. I rooted for Dallas to beat San Antonio and they did; I'm rooting for Denver to rape the Hornets, and they are.
I think the Mavs have a more likable roster, but I think the Nuggets have a better chance of beating the Lakers... I guess I won't know who to root for until the end of Game 1.
Barea can guard Jones he is very limited offensively and if they want to force him the ball to go at JJB then thats fine by me...have Wright come into the game when JR Smith enters
There's no one on the Nugget's frontline that can guard Dirk. Nene isn't going to be comfortable guarding him on the perimeter, while Birdman and Kmart are both just very athletic but not smart defenders, so Dirk will go to the line all day. Kidd is also very capable of defending a Billups type guard. On the flipside, we have no answer for Melo, so I think he's the x factor in this series. If he has an average or subpar series, I think we win. If he goes ape like he has in the past, then we're done in 6.
Melo's not that good.
Don't forget he outshined Lebron and everyone else in the 2006 World Championships. Carmelo is a superstar wing, something that our weak perimeter D struggles with. Any superstar who plays positions 1-3 and likes to drive is capable of giving us fits
Kidd can guard a player like Melo in 4th Q's
IMO
Honestly I think Wright can contain Melo. He obviously can't guard quicker guys, but Carmelo is more about footwork & spacing than he is quickness. Wright did great against Billups last time, so I think he has the muscle to D Crymelo up okay. James Singleton failed miserably at it, but with Kidd on Billups, Wright has a crack at it.
The only problem being that Wright out there on defense means Wright out there on offense too.
Nuggets stand a better chance against the Lakeshow so Im pulling for them!
Antoine mutha in Wright!
Wright's big problem on D is that he has no idea how to contest a jumper. He'll keep Carmelo from killing us with his drives, but he could still kill us from the perimeter. And if Carmelo decides to post Wright up, that's another problem.
But as much as it pains me to say it, Wright might be the best option. Maybe J-Ho but I'd rather he get an easier assignment since we need his offense.
if wright can hit some open threes like he did against san antonio, then i will have no problem with him starting.
Nuggets in 5
but the winners will be our boys in blue. The only thing you assumed right is just the series will not last over 5 games, otherwise you would have troubles counting the games of this series. You have only got 5 fingers I guess, and you're not clever enough to take the other hand into account.
Season series dont matter between those 2 teams, the Mavs are playing their best basketball in the season and also their were couple of injuries.
and I think Josh only played in one of those games, and 14 minutes at that.
He played 27 minutes in the 1st game too.
But I'm not putting MUCH stock into the regular season meetings.
Singleton/George/Green starting in some of those games I believe. And again, 3 of the losses came inside the final minute, 2 of those losses on the final shot.
Only concerning stat is 41% or less shooting in all 4. But it was somewhat offset by more FTA's. Dirk averaged 30/11 and 38 FTA's in 4 games v Nugs this year.
Denver in 5. Maybe 6 if Chauncey Billups, J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony get hurt and miss a game. It doesn't matter who wins in the West this year because the Cavs will win it all.....
LOLOLOLOLOL
I will say it now, the Mavs will win this series in 6, i will also bump this thread back.
we'll see one of you in the WCF
Kidd's a good defender against wingsLOLOLOLOLOL
Yep. He'll be matched up on Melo at times, but the Mavs will probably run a lot of guys at him, including Josh and Antoine. Not saying he's going to shut him down or anything, but he won't embarrass himself.
Given Mavs playoff history against players like him, Carmela will blow up for an average of 36 points.
Their bigs are very active and always play well against Damp/whoever.
Some of you may not put much stock into the regular season games, but the Nuggets are also playing better and Carmelo wasn't in one of those games either.
They are the exact type of team that the Mavs have trouble with.
Don't see the boys in blue winning this one unless they play out of their minds, which is possible, but when it comes to the Mavs, you know to lower your expectations.
Agreed while Mavs are better now so too are the Nuggets.
But that's why I don't really care about the regular season meetings.
What concerns me is the "on paper" matchups I'm simulating in my head (their physicality, athleticism, etc).
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