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With all due reverence, SW, I think you had a typo there -- that was 3-13 for 14 points
3-13 FG
1-1 3pt
7-8 FT
Daniels had 24 that night.
And in the 6 of 15 game, Dirk scored 9 or ten points at the end to make his stat line look respectable.
With all due reverence, SW, I think you had a typo there -- that was 3-13 for 14 points
3-13 FG
1-1 3pt
7-8 FT
Daniels had 24 that night.
Looks like you deleted your post, but this is what I am referring to:
No the conversation was about past things. Go back and read it.
I read it. You're missing the point. But that's ok.
Oops, I was just trying to give him more credit than he deserved I suppose.
I fixed it.
I deleted it, because I realized I would not win with the team effort from all you spurs fans. I applaud y'all (is that better? can we stop with the ridiculous posts about the word yall? are we not all from texas? its not a foreign term).Looks like you deleted your post, but this is what I am referring to:
No the conversation was about past things. Go back and read it.
I read it. You're missing the point. But that's ok.
You got me on the shooting percentages. It just seems to me that you think Dirk is nothing to worry about. I still do not believe Bowen owns him by any means. I realize this is a Spurs board so it will always be biased, but some realistic posts would be nice to see now and then. If Dirk scores 30 shooting 46%, I don't consider that owned. I see your point on FG% avg tho. Yeah he stunk it up this game and I'll give SOME credit to Bruce. But, I think if y'all believe that will happen in every game, you will probably be wrong.
What's really sad, and what's really telling, is the fact that you have to use the word "probably" when referring to your MVP candidate superstar. It seems logical that an MVP caliber player wouldn't allow that to happen in any game, let alone every game.
If you are a Mavericks' fan, I don't see how you can take anything positive out of this loss. Either the Spurs completely owned your team in the 3 minutes that counted, OR your team completely melted down.
Nowitzki could have lowered his shoulder and gone to the line for either two FTs or a +1. Stackhouse could have taken a relatively high % 2, but tries for an impossible 3 with Ginobili in front of him, beside him, and in back of him all at the same time. I'm not dissing the Mavs; this is the real WCF right here. However, this was not a "good loss" (assuming such a thing even exists).
The refs suddenly stopped making ticky-tacky calls in the 2nd half, which favored the Spurs. My main concern for the Spurs, as always, is that they seem to rely on an extra gear a little too often. That is, they sometimes act as if they don't need to play hard for 48 minutes. I don't like to see them develop (probably more like reinforce) bad habits. I'm not saying that the Spurs were duffing it today. However, last year's Finals were closer than they needed to be, and the Pistons would have game 7 at home this time...
Unlike many people here, I don't count my chickens before they hatch. You will never see me predict a score, a team's performance or a players. I am way supers ious and I hate to jinx.
I get your point that an MVP caliber player shouldn't let that happen, but you won't see me predicting as if I KNOW what is going to happen.
And Reggie, you can always try to take something positive out of every game. I've seen spurs fans still optimistic after a loss as well as those who want to fire every player. I choose to be one of the type who takes a positive away from it. Thats fine that you feel that way. BTW, Dirk did drive to the hoop on the play before, was clobbered (may or may not have been fouled), and got no call. He went hard. Shoulda done it on the last play, agreed, but thats how it goes and off to game 2 on Tuesday.
I was one of those Spurs fans that was saying "If only they can gut out this one", so, yeah, I had my doubts about today.
Like you say, this was there for the Mavs to take, and I don't see how they take one positive thing away from this loss. I feel much better about the series now. With some time to rest, I look for the Spurs to start lighting them up Tuesday.
But as usual the D made the series. The Spurs clamped down with the D on the Kings and now their D won this game....
I only see it getting better for the Spurs from here on in.
as was Parker and Ginobili too.Dirk did drive to the hoop on the play before, was clobbered
I didn't say anything about you using "ya'll". That's a word I use a lot (being a displaced Georgian in Texas - I wasn't born here, but I got here as fast as I could). It ain't a bad word nor a foreign term.
Parker maybe. Ginobili double clutched and lost control of the ball going up. Besides, that wasn't the argument. I was saying Dirk did try to drive hard and draw a foul and it didn't work. Never said the spurs didn't either.
I was talking about on the page before. Wasn't you. That was directed at the two posters who were talking about it. Something about boats or something, it was quite dumb.I didn't say anything about you using "ya'll". That's a word I use a lot (being a displaced Georgian in Texas - I wasn't born here, but I got here as fast as I could). It ain't a bad word nor a foreign term.
random thoughts....
NVE sucks
TD is great
Manu needs to step up on offense
If I was a Mavs fan, I'd be damn worried. Parker and Ginobili were obviously tired as but still had decent/good games. Dirk had some baskets in the first half when Bruce was on the bench in foul trouble, but Bowen simply owned him in the second half. And TimVP (not my timvp but TimmyD) has obviously come to play.
Stackhouse played out of his mind. He'll probably shoot 2-for-18 next game.
i thought that last dirk drive was a foul too, but in the replay he just double pumped and forced up a bad shot...thats why he didnt even look at the refs...
Great game, Spurs came ready to play and played with the heart of a champion. Not only did we get to smack Cuban and Avery, but the league for trying to joust HCA away from us with their bull scheduling. Eat crow, Stern. If I am the Mavs, I have a lot to worry about because I just got outplayed in the 2nd half by a team that just finished a physical series less than 48 hours ago. Tim rocked, he exploited the mismatch and dominated. If we get that kind of play from him for the rest of the playoffs, then we will be unstoppable. Plantar Fasciitis? Please.
Thats fine. Terry and Dirk both had off nights shooting. They can take up the slack.
No, Terry and Dirk were defended well.
There's a difference between an off night and being owned by your defender.
See if you can find your buddy on here and talk some sense into him ! Mavs win the next three???????
We'll just have to agree to disagree. Terry missed quite a few layups and open short shots. Dirk had quite a few good looks as well.
And Terry pretty much got to the hole when he wanted. Didn't always finish but had plenty of chances.
Yeah I definitely wouldn't make such a prediction. The spurs might hold serve, and they should. I hope we can steal one because I would hate to go back to the AAC down 2-0. Anything is possible and it should still be a great series. The east is just flat boring right now.See if you can find your buddy on here and talk some sense into him ! Mavs win the next three???????
The Spurs were sluggish at times today. Especially on offense, relying way too much on Timmy in the first half (which isnt necesarilly bad)
Their defense also was a bit shaky at times, especially in the first half, but by and large in the second half the only easy buckets the Mavs got came off Spur turnovers.
Half court defense looked rock solid.
I expect to see better offensive production in Game 2 with some additional rest and for the defense to continue being rock solid.
I think the foot problems Timmy had for most of the year are slowly leaving if not pretty much gone. We have seen that throughout much of April and its quite evident.
Manu needs to find his shot from outside though, I dont know where it went today but it was horrible. But that pretty much goes for everyone today.
That is the biggest key Kori. If Timmy is playing like the real Timmy at 100% strength or very close to it, it doesnt matter what team we play.
If he regains that confidence in the bank, then he can pop that little J anywhere from the elbows to near baseline with deadly accuracy.
And I think its all slowly coming together for Timmy. Awesome sign.
Looking back, Terry was terrible. He doesn't take (and miss) those twelve shots, and the Mavs probably win this game. Some of it was the Spurs' D, but again, blown layups, etc. More importantly, the Dallas guards didn't distribute the ball well over the course of the game. As Shoogar Bear pointed out, (Mora voice on) "TWO ASSISTS... IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!" (Mora voice off). AJ may be able to kick some booty and correct this, but Stackhouse has been making bad decisions for a long time now.
All that said, Dallas looked pretty @#$% good while they were winning. It was only after the fact that some of these problems really stood out. The last possession was the real meltdown. Great team D by the Spurs, but several bad decisions in a row by Dallas didn't hurt.
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