Game Thoughts: Spurs vs. Mavs - Dec. 5

[BeerIsGood!]

i was surprised Bruce missed it. He's usually makes those clutch shots. However, no player is 100% in those situations.

Bruce 0-7 on the night, just wasn't falling for him all night. Dude's usually money if it's even a slightly decent night. I'd bet he makes the next clutch one he gets wide open in the corner.

[T Park]

You take that wide open shot every time, Bowen just missed it.

As I said.

Thank you

[BeerIsGood!]

The great thing Bruce did was hustle his azz off back up court after missing that three and forcing Howard to pull up and use a TO instead of pushing a break to get an easy tie.

[jdaveah]

The reason that other bigger players don't chest guard Dirk is the foul comes much quicker. The refs wont call that as closely if Tony is trying to be physical with Dirk, but if Elson or Fabs tried that it'd be a quick whistle.

This of course leads to my contention that Dirk would be an average player in the 80's when defense of this type would have been the norm, but that's a whole separate topic.

[SouthernFried]

Favorite play of the game...

Dirk misses the corner shot at end of regulation...Spurs Win!!!!!

...and Bowen is all up Elson's ass for leaving him wide open. I mean, Bowen was giving him all the way to the locker room.

I love this team.

[SenorSpur]

Yeah, Tony did an awesome job when he was switched onto him. It was funny to watch because of the height differential but Tony was really bulldog-ish about it and it worked out well.

Tony's probably been talking to Stephen Jackson.

[SenorSpur]

Favorite play of the game...

Dirk misses the corner shot at end of regulation...Spurs Win!!!!!

...and Bowen is all up Elson's ass for leaving him wide open. I mean, Bowen was giving him all the way to the locker room.

I love this team.

He needed to.

If Dirk hits that shot, the topics on this board are quite different.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Tony's probably been talking to Stephen Jackson.

That and pops has been talking to nelly.

[milkyway21]

Aside from Manu,
Finley doing his reserved role to a T.

4/5 3-pt FG
14 pts
8 rbds

[mathbzh]

-Tony Parker’s ... defense on Dirk Nowitzki when the Spurs switched on pick-and-rolls was outstanding. That was the most physical defense I’ve ever seen Parker play.

I didn't see the game... but Parker on Dirk... and it worked!!! Pop must be a genius

[themvp]

Play of the day ... Francisco Elson
Dunk od f the night... Manu Ginobili

on nba.com

[DirkISaCocLuvinPuSSy]

Im jus glad that dirk took that shot,couldnt have felt better knowing a choke artist was trying to hit a winning buzzer beater and this game shows how gay the mavs are too,all teams have to do for a sure win is play small and drive

[DirkISaCocLuvinPuSSy]

I didn't see the game... but Parker on Dirk... and it worked!!! Pop must be a genius

not really a re ed preme baby whos addicted to crack with super aids and a flu with constant bloody diarrhea could hold this cake i hope dirk dies
and all the mavs too

[dav4463]

Favorite play of the game...

Dirk misses the corner shot at end of regulation...Spurs Win!!!!!

...and Bowen is all up Elson's ass for leaving him wide open. I mean, Bowen was giving him all the way to the locker room.

I love this team.

ME TOO !!!! I LOVED THAT !!!!

[dav4463]

Play of the day ... Francisco Elson
Dunk od f the night... Manu Ginobili

on nba.com

Manu got hammered on that dunk. Should've been a free throw coming.

[Slippy]

How the refs missed the 2 whacks on Manu and how he managed to finish it with a dunk is just plain crazy. Amazing show of toughness by Manu.

Elson going straight-up for the block , timing it perfectly was huge.

[ShoogarBear]

Actually, Parker has been playing Dirk off of switches for, oh, six years now. This is the first time I can recall where you can say he had much success.

[jman3000]

i think it had more to do with dirk not capitalizing on the mismatch than it did with any perceieved defense by tony. tony gives up almost a foot and yet was having fade away 18 footers jacked on him instead of being pounded in the paint. granted when the switch occured it was usually on the elbow or top of the key.... there was a couple of times where dirk wasnt further than 10 feet from the basket.

[wildchild]

Fabricio Oberto had another solid showing. Eight points and five rebounds in 25 minutes is good work for Oberto. While his defense suffered at times and he ended up fouling out, Oberto’s pick-and-roll play was key to the victory.

-Francisco Elson was his erratic self. One second he looked really good, the next second he looked clueless. A good example was the final sequence. First, Elson comes up with a huge block against Jason Terry with under five seconds to go in the game. However, on the inbounds pass, he doesn’t switch onto Nowitzki and Nowitzki had a wide open three-pointer to win the game. Four points and two rebounds in 25 minutes isn’t anything to write home about, but that block was enough to make this a decent enough game for Elson.


-Matt Bonner got six minutes but was hardly noticeable. He had two points and two rebounds, both of which were offensive. As usual, his energy was there – as was his poor defense.

What a joke. The pick and roll play that led to 2+ turnovers? Oberto has no defense just like Bonner. The only edge he has over Bonner on defense is he knows how to take a charge like a true Argentinian and doesn't get out of position near as much as Bonner. Standing up straight and putting your arms up/taking a flop is not defense. the Bonner hate, he had a nice monster rebound.

Oberto's foul prone but he plays hard and understands the team game better than Bonner/Elson. He's also more effective (Oberto 66 FG% Elson 44 FG% and Bonner 42 FG%).Against Mavs Oberto 3/3 FG 2/2 FT 0TO Elson 2/6 FG 1TO)

[wildchild]

Play of the day ... Francisco Elson
Dunk od f the night... Manu Ginobili

on nba.com

[travis2]

I hope the league office takes a look at Terry's play last night and hands down a nice fine. That was inexcusable.

And Diop looked like he was studying from the same book.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

MANU AND THE SPURS! UGHHHH!!!!!

[SouthernFried]

MANU AND THE SPURS! UGHHHH!!!!!

lol

That's a true fan. Exactly how I'd feel if the Spurs lost.

Props.

[Spurs Brazil]

Fantastic game by Manu

TP, Finley and Oberto´played great

And I think JV did a very good job.

[Bruno]

Great game by Manu. Finley had also a very good game.

The thing that strikes me is, even if Spurs have played a lot of small ball in this game and have played without their best rebounder, they have allowed 4 offensive rebounds to Dallas.