You gotta think that a lot of these workouts happen because these guys are calling up Avery (alot of them had their heyday when Avery was still a player)...and Avery is just doing them a favor by giving them a workout...that way they can go to charlotte or memphis and say "Hey Avery Johnson and the Mavericks gave me a workout" which might incline those teams to give them a look-see as well.
There's probably a lot of truth to that.
I still dont understand how this is a sign of weakness. Its not like he already signed, and if he does, how much worse could he be when all he could do was foul and rebound in 03?
Surely you know that a 14 point average margin of victory over the last two years while going 7-1 against the Rockets dispells any untold part of the story that does not show up in the stat sheet.when it comes to defense, stat sheets don't always tell the whole story the way they do on offense, surely you know that
Are Mavs fans still hung up on that first round 7-game series from a few years ago? I thought the Mavs had become a much better team since then. Lord knows the Rockets have not. I'm not understanding why everyone in MavNation is paying homage to the Rockets and Yao.
it's spursdynasty, he makes me rabid everytime i see his idiotic posts! anyway, viva's always talking smack and is like a magnet to anything mavs-related, he can take it
Them T-Rex arms and stone hard hands did not make him that great of a rebounder, to tell the truth.
Oh I know, but he couldnt do anything else, I guess he kind of had a jump hook.
hide? nothing at all. look for me in san antonio when the mavs play the spurs in the playoffs this year. i'll most likely be wearing a #5 pdiddy style jersey, screaming my head off and sitting next to a white dude sipping a large cup of beer
btw, i was just kidding, you look like some of my cousins!
warranted smack, mind you. i do it to deflate mav "fans" heads, so they don't get too big. believe me, i do it everyday here at work.
Mavs centers > Spurs centers
I can't speak for all Mav fans but any team with both Yao & TMac (when healthy) garners my respect. I saw what TMac did to us in the 1st round of the playoffs (7 game series) 2 years ago and he scares me. While I don't think the Rockets would beat Dallas, I think if both TMac & Yao play well it would make for a 6-7 game series. Plus, the Rockets are starting to play well again (8-2 over last 10) so maybe they're starting to figure things out now that both TMac & Yao have been playing together for a few weeks.Surely you know that a 14 point average margin of victory over the last two years while going 7-1 against the Rockets dispells any untold part of the story that does not show up in the stat sheet.
Are Mavs fans still hung up on that first round 7-game series from a few years ago? I thought the Mavs had become a much better team since then. Lord knows the Rockets have not. I'm not understanding why everyone in MavNation is paying homage to the Rockets and Yao.
you may be right but i was thinking more of shaq than yao. i can still see the heat making the finals if wade comes back. an extra six fouls and a big body to at least try and wear down the big dude seems like an ok idea. anyway, i don't think it's really a big deal whether it pans out or not.Surely you know that a 14 point average margin of victory over the last two years while going 7-1 against the Rockets dispells any untold part of the story that does not show up in the stat sheet.
Are Mavs fans still hung up on that first round 7-game series from a few years ago? I thought the Mavs had become a much better team since then. Lord knows the Rockets have not. I'm not understanding why everyone in MavNation is paying homage to the Rockets and Yao.
He was in the league for too long to not be able to to at least a couple of things fairly well.
If Wade comes back at 70%+ I think they'll be in the finals again.
He was pretty f-ing bad that last year we had him. The only thing he did really well was scare people out of the lane
I have no doubt about that, but I thought y'all were talking about his abilities throughout his career.
not during smallball
During small ball, it's as simple as Mavs > Spurs then.
No, he was damn good back on the Hawks, but all this guy can do now is give yall 6 fouls, which is something yall will need
but their center's not so shutup
Did anyone else get a sick feeling in the pit of their stomach when it was obvious that Willis was looking to take his shot. Unfortunately, he didn't have a go-to shot later in his career. But he was a great lifting partner for DRob.
seemed a dead heat last year.
I agree that it is no big deal if Willis pans out, but it is worth the conversation around why the Mavs are starting to shop for bigs to begin the playoffs. It's not like they are admitting that they are not built for playoff tempo basketball, but they are recognizing a big risk that they have - not enough bigs. Just curious as to why they are looking for retreads when they could have been more active at the trade deadline. Even if they are simply looking for 6 extra fouls, whomever they bring in at this stage will have the Mavs playing 4-on-5 on the offensive side whenever the big body is on the floor. That liability may outweigh the advantage of the additional fouls.
I believe they were trying to get Dale Davis prior to the trade deadline but it didn't work out.
They're basically playing 4 on 5 on the offensive side when Diop is in the game anyway (although he's made a few hoops lately).
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