Mavs looking good, but doubt remains

[JohnMcClane]

I hate to burst your bubble.. but saying Bowen shut Dirk down is like saying Michael Finley shut Duncan down when the Mavs doubled and trippled him while Finley was guarding him in the past.

It was entirely team defense that got Dirk last time.. and the inability of our supporting cast to capitalize on that. Bowen cannot guard Dirk one-on-one at all. when he tries to he looks totally mismatched.. he can't do anything.

Now Robert Horry.. that is a different thing.. when he is motivated he can get away with murder on Dirk one-on-one, and in big games -- where refs swallow their whistles they will let him get away with even more because of the Spurs defensive reputation.

[TDMVPDPOY]

we have sumone that will stop jirk, but does the mavs have anyone to stop sean marks?

[mavsfan1000]

we have sumone that will stop jirk, but does the mavs have anyone to stop sean marks?

Well you have no one to stop Mbenga so we're even.

[FoxMulder]

Its a waste of time... I remember past year we were arguing against Suns fans, this year against Mavs fans... but at the end Spurs wins!!!

You need more than a good season... you need experience, cold blood and good team...

The real contender for SA playing 100% is Detroit...

You must worry about season but even if you lost all your matchs against one team... the real deal is the playoffs...(don´t you remember Seattle last year?)

Wait and See... this year will be the beginning of a dinasty

[ambchang]

I hate to burst your bubble.. but saying Bowen shut Dirk down is like saying Michael Finley shut Duncan down when the Mavs doubled and trippled him while Finley was guarding him in the past.

It was entirely team defense that got Dirk last time.. and the inability of our supporting cast to capitalize on that. Bowen cannot guard Dirk one-on-one at all. when he tries to he looks totally mismatched.. he can't do anything.

Now Robert Horry.. that is a different thing.. when he is motivated he can get away with murder on Dirk one-on-one, and in big games -- where refs swallow their whistles they will let him get away with even more because of the Spurs defensive reputation.

Jeez, can anyone other than the refs stop Dirk? I mean, if it wasn't for the refs, Dirk would have averaged 82 points a game for the last 4 years.

[mavsfan1000]

Dirk definitely doesn't get the star treatment like most superstars like Kobe and Amare get. I'm not saying Dirk would be unstoppable but he would be less hesitant to attack the basket if the refs gave him more calls. Against the suns last year Dirk was constantly hammered and a lot of no calls while Amare got almost every call.

[leemajors]

but if he was less hesitant to drive to the basket the calls would come. seems like dirk is stuck between a rock and a hard place...

[wildbill2u]

Dirk definitely doesn't get the star treatment like most superstars like Kobe and Amare get. I'm not saying Dirk would be unstoppable but he would be less hesitant to attack the basket if the refs gave him more calls. Against the suns last year Dirk was constantly hammered and a lot of no calls while Amare got almost every call.

You don't get as many calls when you stay outside and shoot. You'll notice Dirk doesn't get into the paint and mix it up much and that's where most shooting fouls are called.