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Finley is cold for since the Bucks game but he is a good player and he has made a quite good season so far if you consider that he is with a new team and that he plays a new role. He is still way better than Devin Brown.
look at Michael's career stats, he's nothing but a scorer, a SG.
If he doesn' score, he needs to replaced on the floor by somebody who scores.
Finley is cold for since the Bucks game but he is a good player and he has made a quite good season so far if you consider that he is with a new team and that he plays a new role. He is still way better than Devin Brown.
I might be inclined to buy into this, except for one thing. The fact that I've watched Finley brick jumpers game after game, situation after situation, during his final few seasons with the Mavs.
I have a few friends who are HUGE Mavs fans and they all warned me about this very thing. In fact, we all sound about as frustrated with this guy as they did.
Face it folks. This is all we can expect going forward. One good game following by a bunch of mediocre to "below average" games.
Need some examples? Anyone remember his performance in the Mavs' conference semifinal matchup with Phoenix? In fact, does anyone remember him at all during the Mavs series with Houston? He had one breakout game (26 points) and the rest were subpar performances. How about his stunning 1-11 FG shooting performance during the series-clinching Game 5 of the 2001 conference semifinals versus the Spurs?
It's time we stop making excuses for this guy. He is what he is. A "perimeter-only" guy who doesn't drive the ball to the basket, doesn't draw fouls (a great FT shooter), or make his teammates better. I'll give him credit in that he is at least trying to be a better defender than during his Mavs tenure.
It pains me to say this because I actually like the guy. However, unless Finley is hitting his jumper - he's useless to this team.
I'm not frustrated or disapointed with Finley so far.
I can understand that Mavs fans were frustrated but you should consider that with mavs Finley was a member of their big three with Nash and Dirk paid $15M and that he is a bench player with Spurs paid $2M a year.
If you have the same expectations than mavs fans, it's normal that you are frustrated.
Jumpshooters are way less consistent than penetrators/post-players.
That's a reason why building a team around a guy like Duncan is easier than building a team around Dirk.
Barry was inconsistant last year during the playoff, Horry was 2-38 from 3PT line with Lakers in 03... : it's difficult to be consistent for a jumpshooter.
Mavs relied on Finley to score. Finley will be a spark from the bench with Spurs, sometimes it works, sometimes not, but the team doesn't rely on that.
Finley's inconsistency won't be as problematic with Spurs than with Mavs.
Agree, Finley is a "perimeter-only" player. However, it's exactly what we need when our scoring options are penetrators (TP and Manu) and post player (Duncan). Finley isn't a great playmaker but he spreads the offense with his jumpshot and it opens the paint for our penetrators. (Remember the Lakers serie in 03 when we hadn't a quality jumpshooter : ugly)
Sometimes Finley will be useless but we badly need a good jumpshooter for the playoff : Finley is one of the best and he will have way more open shoots than with Mavs.
You ing idiot he rescued us when manu was injured and he saved the clippers game for us after caveman made that shot. And who did we lose to get him? Devin Brown. Michael Finely plays better in SA than Brown plays in Utah.
Why did finley stop penetrating into tha lane for a dunk or layup, at least draw some fouls damn it.
Haha. You just put different type of players around Dirk. Putting more slashers and good defensive players around Dirk is the key rather than jump shooters. Duncan is the opposite where you want more good jump shooters. Finley was made better by Nash but since Nash left he hasn't been the same. Maybe a pure point guard is what it takes to get Finley going.
Haha. Dirk : only one WCF and Mavs haven't any reliable scoring option behind Dirk. (Howard isn't good enough and Harris, Terry, Stackhouse are streaky)
It's not so easy to build around a shooter like Dirk who doesn't play defense and isn't a post-player.
The more dominant Duncan will be in the playoff the better Finley will be. Finley will be make better by Duncan.
Anyway, you can say what you want to that : I won't argue with you.
The more you post here the more you troll.
You was a quality poster few times ago and I don't know what happened but your post are now just stupid trolling.
Maybe because Manu and Tony did it way better than him.
I am not ing trolling. I was just comparing Duncan's game to Dirk's and how you build around your star player. They are totally different type of players. Dirk is more of an outside player so you want players that are good in the inside. Duncan is really good in the post so you want more players that can shoot from outside. Yes Duncan is better defensively but bringing out a big man on defense like Dirk does makes it easier for slashers like Josh Howard to go to work in the interior.
one good reason for bringing Finley into the Spurs rotation-if Manu is injured, bec. he can shot from the outside do some 3s.
that's why Finley failed playing alongside Dirk, total lack of power in the middle-Dork, excuse me, Dirk is more of an outside shooter, a jumpshooter and Mike too. So, who's going to man in the low post area? Dampier?-> he'll get eaten by big men such as Duncan, KG, Big Ben and ShaQ.
When is a wide open shot not a good shot? Barry is supposed to shoot wide open shots. It's his job. It's why he's here. Shying away from them is being a punk , and not taking them leads to forced shots at the end of the shot clock.
WTF?
Shying away from open shots is not being a punk , it's being smart...I thought that was the whole point of the sport, working as a team to get a good shot, insteand of forced, trashy .
Finley wasn't making shots was another reason Dallas got rid of him. Yes he wasn't a perfect fit in Dallas but he should still be able to make big shots. Josh Howard was the slasher that Dallas desperately needed. As for Duncan he is a player you build an inside out type with. Bowen, Manu, Finley, and Horry are players that fit this. You still want players that can attack off the pick and roll with Duncan to go towards the basket like Parker. I'm not here to say Dirk is better than Duncan but to talk about strategy on how to build a team around them.one good reason for bringing Finley into the Spurs rotation-if Manu is injured, bec. he can shot from the outside do some 3s.
that's why Finley failed playing alongside Dirk, total lack of power in the middle-Dork, excuse me, Dirk is more of an outside shooter, a jumpshooter and Mike too. So, who's going to man in the low post area? Dampier?
..at least we agree on the same thing...we are hoping he could bring consistent contributions on the table esp now that Manu and Horry are sometimes glued on the bench due to injuries. Finley is a proven 3p threat, good FT shooter that we lacked, and he is CHEAP(thanks to Mark Cuban).
Well he really has proved alot for San Antonio so far. Dallas hasn't been the same since Finley left. 36-10
Last edited by mavsfan1000; 02-04-2006 at 12:33 AM.
Oh, . How did I miss this first time around?
It's an instant classic!
i thought the acquisition of dasani diop was the reason the mavs are 36-10. make up your mind...
It's the mix of Finley leaving and the acquisition of Diop. Also Avery having a full preseason to prepare this team for what he wants out of them which is defense.
If Fin was still on the Mavs, odds are they would still be off to this great start. IMO its due more to Avery than not having Fin.
IF the shoe fits.................
At least Finley doesn't do the awful jig that Antoine Walker does.
Michael Finley will eventually get his form back and those jumpers will eventually find their way in the basket.
What's Timmy gotta do with this?
Looks like some in the Spurs community are finally starting to come around on the fact that many of us have been ing about since Finley was acquired. He aint . Pop and R.C. may have thought they were "pulling a major coup" by adding this guy to the team, but look at the net result.
Why do you think the Mavs gave up on him in the first place? Because his salary didn't justify his production. For that matter, the minimal salary the Spurs are giving him doesn't justify his meager production - not for a guy with his "supposed" skills and experience.
I'm telling you all, this is all you're gonna get from him. Consistent inconsistency. The Spurs would be better off simply giving Fin's minutes to Barry and Williams.
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