Dallas-GS Game 3

[Cry Havoc]

Here is a sports opinion for you.

You don't like the Mavs because (you are) afraid of them. The last thing you want is a matchup with the Mavs against your precious team in the Western Conference Finals.

I'm not afraid of the Mavs. I'm not a fan of a few of the members of their team, like Cuban and Terry. Do they concern me? Sure, absolutely. Would I like to see them in the WCF? Yes and no. They probably have the best chance to beat the Spurs out of any team in the league, so it would be a fantastic series to see, but we would have a better chance of winning the le without the Mavs in the playoffs, and anyone who knows basketball would say the same.

So the NBA fan in me wants to see a 7 game double-OT WCF which will probably decide the le between the Spurs and Mavs.

The Spurs fan in me is wanting Dallas to burn in the first round, not from fear, but because the odds favor a le in the end, which is ever-so-slightly better than beating Dallas straight-up.

You make comments like "Mavs are overrated".
Well, that is just absurd. The mavs have continued to improve every year since Mark Cuban purchased the ball club. Your pride is too much to admit that.

Admitting the Mavs have improved every year is a separate issue from stating they're not overrated. Several analysts earlier this season were openly comparing them to the Greatest Teams of All-Time. That is the definition of overrated. The Pistons got the same treatment the year before and didn't even make the Finals. This Mavs team does NOT belong in the G.o.a.T. discussion halfway through the regular season. I don't care if they go 38-2 to start the year, it's overrated in the "purest" sense of the word.

The Warriors have many flaws, and while they beat us several times in the regular season, a 7 game series is a different story. The Warriors are on the Mavericks radar now and they are slowly figuring out how to exploit every little flaw they have. Avery has said that throughout the year they have their teams that they concentrate on. I'm guaranteeing that the Warriors weren't one of them until recently. I know you probably saw a different thing in your small one tracked mind in game two, but I what I saw was that the Mavs controlled 90 percent of that game, Davis or no Davis.

And the Mavs were dominated in Game 1. So far this series, you're at 50% domination at best, and the first half of game 2 was NOT dominated by the Mavs. The fact that the Warriors have continually outplayed the Mavs in the past several meetings lends credence to the fact that they're a very solid match for your team. Just because you won game 2 after two players were ejected doesn't automatically give you bragging rights in the series, especially now that the locale is shifting to Oakland. Passing off the Warriors as a fluke team that has no chance in this series is precisely what could send you packing, if the Mavs share the same at ude.

[J.T.]

Anyone see "Hot Fuzz" yet? I've heard good things.

Saw the 12:01 showing on opening night because my loser friends didn't want to see Vacancy. It was actually pretty decent. Pretty funny with all the old people packing heat. You'll like it.

[ratm1221]

I'm not afraid of the Mavs.

My post was directed SpursDynasty to simply point out how silly he was being. Don't take it personal.

[Findog]

Give me a break, that was not "domination" in Game One. It was still anybody's ballgame until Jackson's three ball with four minutes to play. And it didn't get iced for sure until about the 2 minute mark. A decisive win for sure for Golden State, but not "domination." Just as we beat them decisively in the next one without dominating.

I like how the Warriors are putting on their whole "Aw, shucks, we're just a .500 team lucky to be here" routine. They had a major trade and their starting backcourt missed half the season. That's a 50-55 win team. This is more like a second-round matchup, and Dallas should prevail, but a Golden State upset is not out of the question, and I at least never said it was going to be easy.

[ratm1221]

And the Mavs were dominated in Game 1. So far this series, you're at 50% domination at best, and the first half of game 2 was NOT dominated by the Mavs. The fact that the Warriors have continually outplayed the Mavs in the past several meetings lends credence to the fact that they're a very solid match for your team. Just because you won game 2 after two players were ejected doesn't automatically give you bragging rights in the series, especially now that the locale is shifting to Oakland. Passing off the Warriors as a fluke team that has no chance in this series is precisely what could send you packing, if the Mavs share the same at ude.

The argument that the Warriors lost the game because their two best players got thrown out is weak. Baron Davis saw the game going down the toilet and wanted to finish watching from the locker room. I never said that the mavs dominated anything. It is my OPINION that that they did control the pace of game 2, though. And finally, no one is bragging about anything. Don't take things out of context and try and twist them around. That stuff doesn't work with me, sorry.

[J.T.]

I'm pretty sure the Mavs dominated more in Game 2 since they got two GS players to eject themselves. Series edge, Mavericks.

[J.T.]

And SUPER LOL to Jeff for his little "Yeah they have 67 wins but lost 2 to PHX, 1 to Utah and a bunch to GS." What a ing tool.

[DubMcDub]

And the Mavs were dominated in Game 1. So far this series, you're at 50% domination at best, and the first half of game 2 was NOT dominated by the Mavs. The fact that the Warriors have continually outplayed the Mavs in the past several meetings lends credence to the fact that they're a very solid match for your team. Just because you won game 2 after two players were ejected doesn't automatically give you bragging rights in the series, especially now that the locale is shifting to Oakland. Passing off the Warriors as a fluke team that has no chance in this series is precisely what could send you packing, if the Mavs share the same at ude.

It's interesting that you think the Mavs were dominated in all of game 1 when the score was tied at halftime, yet you are hesitant to say that they dominated all of game 2 when they were actually up at halftime.

I don't consider "dominated" being within 4-5 points halfway through the 4th. Just FYI.

[hater]

good luck mavs......not

[LEONARD]

good luck mavs......not

Wow...

[schadenfreude52]

good luck mavs......not

Thank.....wait a minute. I see what you did there.

[SAtown]

good luck mavs......not

[ponky]

Thank.....wait a minute. I see what you did there.

nice

[Texas_Ranger]

Warriors 107 - 99 Mavs.

[DubMcDub]

Warriors 107 - 99 Mavs.

Here's your game two prediction:

Warriors 109 - 98 Mavs

[Shank]

I'm sensing a theme in Texas Rangers's predictions.

[mardigan]

This be the look of all Mav players tonight

[Shank]

What you don't see in that picture is Devin actually controlling the ball with his mind. It happens a lot on a team this great.

[nsrammstein]

Reason the spurs are overrated

1 - 58 - 24 record is 9 games behind dallas for the number one seed
2 - They lost in the 2nd round in last years playoffs
3 - They lost game 1 with homecourt advantage
4 - They have a possible top 10 all time player and another 2 all stars and still only won 58 games
5 - They were 1-3 against Dallas this season.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65294

This is the game blog I created. Please close this thread! A Spurs fan should never be allowed to start a Mavs game thread especially when I created a thread about the very same ing topic before!!

[J.T.]

^Someone get this kid his passie.

[Shank]

That chick that morphs on the new McDonalds commercial - you know, the VP or whatever that has worked there all her life.

Well, I'd probably hit that. There's a milfish quality about her.

[J.T.]

^Yeah, I like me something about a woman in glasses.

[SAtown]

Let's get this started already.

[SAtown]

This one's gonna be loud. Go Warriors!!!!