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He played for Nellie. That right there should tell you all you need to know.
Unlike the Mavericks, the Suns aren't going out there pretending to be something they're not. They said ' it, we're going balls-out' and doing just that. Dallas, in the meantime, seems to think they're still championship-caliber and that these bull lineups are going to get them anywhere.
He played for Nellie. That right there should tell you all you need to know.
OK, he played for Nellie, big in deal. I can't stand hearing a previous coach being used as an excuse. Nash Amare and J-Rich don't play defense, and it's not cause of D'antoni or Nellie, it's cause they're lazy s more concerned with putting up numbers than winning.
Nellie brainwashes them into thinking you can win by just playing offense. Funny you mention Nash, another Nellie pupil. Amare I think it's a different case. I think he's just not smart enough to understand rotations, pick and roll defense, etc.
The Mavs swagger was ripped out of their hearts after the horse officiating of the '06 Finals and bull shots of the 2007 series.
Champions usually have a swagger about them, unmeasurable but it just feels like its there. the Spurs have it, the Pistons had it, the Celtics have it... the Cheat of course didn't have swagger, which is why they went 44-42 the following season confirming their le was a fluke that was undeserved, but I digress.
"Swagger"... just a confidence about them. They may lose games here and there, but they never lose their cool or control. the Mavs have a many times this year had stretches where they absolutley look lost on offense and can't put the ball in the basket at all, and can't get one stop either. Hence why large leads have been blown and why our boys in blue can fall behind by 23 to the Thunder, 20 to the Grizz, get outscored by 25 in a 10 minute stretch against the Kings, etc. Confusion, disarray, no swagger for the boys.
I wonder what would've been if the whistles didn't doom us in 2006. Would this team have acquired the swagger of champions? Would many leads have been preserved instead of blown? Would the defense and rebounding still be top notch? Would Dirk still be performing at an MVP level? Would J-Ho have become just a TAD better in the bball IQ department? Would shots simply start going in that aren't otherwise, due to the "swagger" and confidence? Oh how I weep at these "what ifs" created by the bull whistles. Inarguably the talent level has declined but the team of 05-06 and 06-07 had a jovial spirit that this team seems to lack on the court, due to the heartbreaks.
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