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coughimeudokacoughYou play physical defense on him (with a shorter defender who can rebound)
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coughimeudokacoughYou play physical defense on him (with a shorter defender who can rebound)
putting basketball in pespective doesn't make him a bandwagonerPerfect example of a bandwagoner fan
Actually that's the definition of a fan with perspective and has his/her priorities in order. You're the too ashamed to list the Houston Rockets as your team.
After starting last season 0-4, 4-2 feels great.
Mavs are showing the same vulnerability to long, athletic teams that bit them in the ass last year.
but it states the obvious. with that rationale, why watch anything?putting basketball in pespective doesn't make him a bandwagoner
anywho, i'm more impressed with portland doing this after having played the night before and dallas having had time to rest.
Dirk is playing like ....if he don't step-up the Mavs should start taking trade offers for him.....might be time for a change.
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Lol, and we're supposed to care what you think?
I forgot about that. They still had an amazing record. The Mavs season was a roller coaster ride last year.
That was in no way, shape or form anything that had to do with being bandwagoner.
No you don't have to worry about seeing 20-25 of these this year. Be serious man.
More likely about 40 of them. LOL
No way the Mavs lose 40
Not unless we're decimated by injuries.No way the Mavs lose 40
Even then, no.
This team is deep enough that there is no excuse, even injuries.
Im all for a little smack talk between fans of different teams, but starting a thread led Mavs Loss is just lame
At least bring some real smack to the table other than "MAVS LOST TEHEHEHEHE"
Some fans are funny, I'd actually be more worried if my team was peaking right now.
Well. That's the problem.
I think Portland has the talent, but they still played pretty young basketball. They could have blew the Mavericks out. Even with the poor free throw shooting. Still, they're only going to get better, and that's good for the league.
I think Bass looks like a pretty good addition to the Mavs. So that's good news for them at least.
I wonder about Dirk's game, I agree with a previous post, he doesn't look like he's at franchise player level.
Teams are throwing the double-teams at him now and selling out against him, forcing his supporting cast to beat them. Sometimes they will and sometimes they won't. Last year we won all those games by Dirk going for 25 and 10 on 50% shooting. So far he's at 19 and 8 on 44% shooting. We can't win a le if we're dependent upon him putting the previous #s up on a nightly basis. Guys have off-nights, guys are going to be the focal point of a defense. If it's the latter case, you can't win a le if the other guys aren't making their shots and punishing teams for directing so much game-planning against Dirk.
That's the adjustment the NBA has made to stop him and his team, and they've made it clear they're not going to make things easier for him. It would seem initially that Avery has responded by trying to turn Dirk into more of a facilitator. He's leading the team in assists with almost 5 per game.
Avery wants Dirk to put up 20 pts, 9 rbds and 5 dimes per game instead of 28 pts, 9 rbds and 2 assists. How often does Tim Duncan go for 30+ points in the regular season? He sets up his teammates and creates opportunities for his teammates because he knows how to handle the extra defensive attention, when to pass out and find the open man and when to take it himself. Dirk isn't nowhere near Duncan's level, and he's clearly struggling with the role of a facilitator, but having watched most of the games so far, this is what I think his "problem" is. Avery figures the only way to avoid the Golden State debacle is to solve the kind of defense Nellie threw at him. It's clearly a work in progress, but I'm glad they're actively trying to do something about it.
Good post, Findog.
Dirk is done. Last year has blown his confidence. Bring in Kobe while you can. Sorry to say it but it is true.
From what I've seen, I agree with Findog.
I don't think Dirk will ever be a great facilitator and he needs to be the main part of the offense and he has yet to reconcile the two.
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