Shawn Marion: "If you take those threes out of the game I think we win"

[ChuckD]

The fact is, the Spurs didn't win because of threes, they won because Dallas allowed them to run a layup/dunk line for the better part of the game. Because of that, they hit a few threes, but they had no problems at all scoring AT THE RIM.

[howbouthemspurs]

Marion is a dumb-ass who shouldn't be allowed to talk

[Martin R]

Stupid nonsense comment by Marion ! we played almost an entire Quarter with our THIRD squad. We were up by 22 or something at some point and we literally gave up attacking the rim.
So please Mr Marion, if you wanna find excuses, better find them first within your team perfomance.

[pjjrfan]

this is marion we are talkin about here, the most overrated player in the league...this guy has been living on a reputation build up from his suns run n gun horse , defensive impact player? give me a fkn break who has he shut down in his career?

Bowen. Oh sorry, Bowen would shut him down. I'll think of of someone, I think.

[Russ]

If, if, if . . .

If the Spurs didn't get all those threes . . .

If Bob Gibson wasn't so lucky -- he always pitched when the other team didn't get any runs.

If not for that, Ms. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

[ElNono]

Unrealistic proposition really. When was the last game where the Spurs didn't make any 3 pointers? Has it even happened this season at all?

[dbreiden83080]

"Tonight they hit some threes and we were trying to run them off the threes. That’s what kept them in the game If you take those threes out of the game I think we win."

[FromWayDowntown]

It's the "that's what kept them in the game" part of Marion's assessment that's baffling to me. It wasn't like the depleted Mavs were threatening to bust the game open in their favor when the Spurs made some 3s and hung around. The 3s in the second quarter were all about extending an already sizeable lead. The Spurs didn't need to be "kept in the game;" their 3s kept the Mavs from hanging around.

[smrattler]

If you take away the 4 les the Spurs have, the Mavs are about as good as them too.

[dbreiden83080]

If you take away the 4 les the Spurs have, the Mavs are about as good as them too.

Take away the Warriors in 07 and Mavs win the le

Take away the heat in the finals of 06 and they win the le..

Mav's love excuses..

[TampaDude]

Take away the Warriors in 07 and Mavs win the le

Not necessarily true, ya know.

[DMC]

Facts are facts. Without the 3s, the Spurs are short 18 points.

Also, really, take away the 2 to 3 playoff wins in each of the Spurs-Suns series Marion was a part of, and the Suns would have probably won.

Probably -- they probably would have still found a way to leave the bench and get disqualified, though . . .

If the score was close in the 4th, Splitter and Quinn would not have been in the game.

There are too many variables to consider when you change one thing, you know, the butterfly effect.

[DMC]

If you take away the 4 les the Spurs have, the Mavs are about as good as them too.

Not true.

The Mavs don't have Dirk and Caron right now so they aren't even a playoff level team.

[DMC]

Bowen. Oh sorry, Bowen would shut him down. I'll think of of someone, I think.

He (Marion) shut down Phoenix for many years.

[DMC]

If, if, if . . .

If the Spurs didn't get all those threes . . .

If Bob Gibson wasn't so lucky -- he always pitched when the other team didn't get any runs.

If not for that, Ms. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

Yeah, and how much worse would it have been if that bomb didn't land in that big smoking crater?

[Mel_13]

As a Spurs fan, I've always appreciated players like Marion, Amare, Melo, JR Smith, and Kenyon Martin. There were times when it looked like the Spurs were in trouble and then one of these geniuses would save the day with a stupid foul, boneheaded turnover, technical foul, or ill-advised shot.

I've always pulled for Marion to hit a few early jump shots against the Spurs. It would get him confident enough to take shots when the game was on the line, and that was always a good thing for the Spurs. Best of all, he has three years left on his contract.

[Vito Corleone]

San Antonio Spurs = No Excuses
Dallas Mavericks = Know Excuses

[Cane]

Sounds like Marion's learning well from the Terry school of excuses.

Gotta feel kinda sorry for Dirk...actually never mind since he's chosen to stay with those clowns.

[Blackjack]

If the score was close in the 4th, Splitter and Quinn would not have been in the game.

True. And if you take away the Spurs' 3s, they're 18 points short on the board -- Mavs win by 6.

There are too many variables to consider when you change one thing, you know, the butterfly effect.

Luckily for Marion, he's a Praying Mantis . . .

[Blackjack]

San Antonio Spurs = No Excuses
Dallas Mavericks = Know Excuses

That could probably be a shirt, sig or something . . .

[Sean Cagney]

Not surprised. Marion is just very stupid. This is the guy who once ran in the wrong direction and almost dunked in the wrong basket.

[jimo2305]

That could probably be a shirt, sig or something . . .

lol

[Dex]

If things had gone differently, they wouldn't have been the same.

Amazing insight.

[Cessation]

as a spurs fan, i've always appreciated players like marion, amare, melo, jr smith, and kenyon martin. There were times when it looked like the spurs were in trouble and then one of these geniuses would save the day with a stupid foul, boneheaded turnover, technical foul, or ill-advised shot.

I've always pulled for marion to hit a few early jump shots against the spurs. It would get him confident enough to take shots when the game was on the line, and that was always a good thing for the spurs. Best of all, he has three years left on his contract.

+1

[Sense]

Thats what you comeback with??
Movin on...

I'm confused, was I supposed to do a "comeback"?

I was just being serious...