There's a reason why Dallas is better than us

[RC's Boss]

They make all of the plays in crunch time. There have been plenty of times this year where Dallas was down in the 4th and just made all of the right plays to win it.

The Spurs on the other hand are an awful comeback team this year and are more used to blowing leads than climbing back from deficits.

That right now is the major difference between these two teams imo.

Could it be b/c San Antonio's "dirty" river has restaurants and shops and Dallas' "dirty and toxic" Trinity river has homeless people sleeping under the bridge?

[lefty]

[mavsfan1000]

Based on what their regular season. The Pistons put up 64 wins last year the Spurs put up 63 and neither one was as good as the year before especially the Pistons. You won't know if the Mavs are any better until probably the WCF.

True I don't know what will happen but I would consider us the favorite based on how we are performing now. We don't have any noticeable weaknesses like Phoenix does. (Defense, Rebounding, and Half court sets)

[bresilhac]

Dallas pulled a couple of amazing wins off. I agree with the starter of the thread that they have been flawless in crunch time.

Flawless in crunchtime doesn't always equate to flawlessness at playoff time. Recall that Dallas for all of their superiority and prowess barely squeaked by San Antonio last year and failed miserably in the Finals against Miami. Until proven otherwise the Spurs are still king of the hill in the west regardless of how many games Dallas wins in a row during the season etc.

[Dalhoop]

And thanks Dallas for taking that knowledge and doing absolutely nothing with it.

We used the knowledge that the Spurs are beatable, to continue the run this year. It also showed the team that they Are at that level. Without that playoff series win the Mavs were still a regular season wonder. That series win allowed them to become "For real"

Ahhh yes, the good old change of direction.......

Like the direction your precious Mavs took after benig up 2-0 in the Finals right?

Yes, just like that. The home loss in game six (It was the only game they lost that they were expected to win, the others were on the road). Showed them that they could not take any team lightly.

You know you can't win till you get there, the Mavs are a learning team. They learned from the Spurs and got to over-confident. The had defeated the Grizzlies and Suns while losing only two games combined and defeated their arch-rival ... Then faced the Weaker conference winner ... They thought that they were unbeatable.

The Heat reminded them that they were not.

This year the team is taking NOBODY for granted. They are preparing for a game against the Celtics as much as for a game vs the Spurs. The lessons from the past have been learned and it doesn't appear that Avery is the sort of coach that it going to let the team forget those lessons.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's STILL only one NBA team in Texas without a Larry O'Brien beer mug........

Since you're a Mavs fan, I'll give you three guesses

Correct me if I'm wrong, but those banners are not helping the Spurs win any games this year ... Try to live in the present. The Celtics are the same way with their arguments "But look at all the pretty banners" Its really sad when the only thing a team has to talk about are the banners and not the team on the floor.

The Mavs and Suns are playing great, the Spurs seem to have taken a step back ... or more appropriately ... Not stepped forward this year like the other teams have. That is the reason why Dallas is the better team.

[mabber]

Flawless in crunchtime doesn't always equate to flawlessness at playoff time. Recall that Dallas for all of their superiority and prowess barely squeaked by San Antonio last year and failed miserably in the Finals against Miami. Until proven otherwise the Spurs are still king of the hill in the west regardless of how many games Dallas wins in a row during the season etc.

You do realize that it's not the year 2005 don't you?

[lefty]

Who cares ????
both teams won't win

We suck and Mavs choke

[Agloco]

Yes, just like that. The home loss in game six (It was the only game they lost that they were expected to win, the others were on the road). Showed them that they could not take any team lightly.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but those banners are not helping the Spurs win any games this year ... Try to live in the present. The Celtics are the same way with their arguments "But look at all the pretty banners" Its really sad when the only thing a team has to talk about are the banners and not the team on the floor.

The Mavs and Suns are playing great, the Spurs seem to have taken a step back ... or more appropriately ... Not stepped forward this year like the other teams have. That is the reason why Dallas is the better team.

Bold 1) Please tell me that the Mavericks weren't expected to win game three in Miami after dominating the first two games?

Bold 2) I'll gladly correct you here...... Again there is only one team in Texas without a "Big Balls Beer Mug". That is the present sir.
What you need to do is quit living in a fantastic futurescape. Quit dealing with what if's and can do's. Your Mavs still haven't got it done to this point. Thats reality......

[Islymore]

I'm a Mavs fan and I agree that I get sick of hearing the same 'no banner comments'... you say "that is the present'... that is fine. The Spurs have their banners, the Rockets have their banners, but... in the present here and now, both of those mighty banner having teams are still games behind the Mavs even tho they don't have a banner.

Y not just get past it...? Ya'll gotta banner okay, but still acknowledge the terrible play from your team in the present. I think that was more so the point of the post earlier.

Banner or not... the Spurs are not playin Spur basketball. I can't say the Mavs are leaps and bounds ahead of the Spurs - but we are playing much better basketball than they are RIGHT NOW. That has to concern the team, not how well any other team is playin but how badly they have been playin.

Banners dont matter much in that argument... just like having banners dont matter much right now either... Its middle of the season, save the who has '3-0' talk for at least later in the season... that was covered pretty much in every MAV/SPUR thread last season... and so far this season as well.