Random Thoughts on Game 1

[LB7]

I respect the Spurs as I have said repeatedly on this board. I know there are alot who do not but its not me. You can read my posts and all of them have respect for the spurs and what they have done.

And what kind of fan doesn't have faith their team can take a series. What a ridiculous statement on your part JT.

[J.T.]

And what kind of fan doesn't have faith their team can take a series. What a ridiculous statement on your part JT.

Saying Mavs take this series is about as smart as saying gas will be under a dollar any time in the distant future. Faith in your team is fine, nothing wrong with that, but I wipe my ass with all the "Spurs are going down, blah blah blah Mavs are god's gift to basketball" comments. There is a line between faith and delusion and it is seriously blurred when it comes to Mavs fans.

[LB7]

Saying Mavs take this series is about as smart as saying gas will be under a dollar any time in the distant future. Faith in your team is fine, nothing wrong with that, but I wipe my ass with all the "Spurs are going down, blah blah blah Mavs are god's gift to basketball" comments. There is a line between faith and delusion and it is seriously blurred when it comes to Mavs fans.

Totally agreed. Any Mavs or Spurs fans who think this will be a cake walk for either team has problems. I have faith that the Mavs can win it because they can. It will be the toughest challenge but they can. It should be a lot of fun to watch.

[A-Train]

Nope you said he hasn't woken up for 7 years. That is a total lack of respect for one of the top 10 players in the league. And, alot has changed since he came into the NBA. He has improved at least one area every year. He has improved passing, passing out of double teams, defense, and is working on continuing to strengthen his post game. Once again, he doesn't need it a lot of the time. But we sure need it against Bowen, because I think it will help a lot.

BTW, you don't embarrass yourself defending one of the best players in the NBA. You embarrass yourself trying to diss him.

I said he hasn't woken up if you expect him to post up.

[LB7]

I said he hasn't woken up if you expect him to post up.

I apologize.

[timvp]

This series is far from over. Spurs fans like to get excited early in series. You couldn't find a Spurs fan outside of a handful of us who wasn't looking past the Lakers in 2004 when the Spurs went up 2-0. Spurs fans were also overconfident when the Spurs came back to San Antonio 2-2 against Houston in 1995.

The Spurs squeeked out one game. All the Mavs have to do is win Tuesday and then they have control of the series.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I think this entire series will be a dogfight too. I thought Avery and the mavs were well prepared for us for game 1. Sure duncan dominated, but we didnt even pull away until the very end. If duncan had a performance like last night and we lose, we get a bajillion parker sucks manu sucks threads.

Duncan's aggressiveness, Bowen's D, and our outside shots are the most promising things I saw from game 1. If we keep that up, we'll be close, but its gonna take even more effort on those boards and better decision making by the guards to make this series a winner.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

yeah but if we had Duncan Dominating and we had made at least 4 more of our 3 - 12 Three Point shooting, we would have had our way with the Mavs Defense.

Duncan was one of the only players that showed up yesterday and all of our shooters were off their game, and Duncan stated that the other guy's are gonna show up tomorrow.

[T Park]

Duncan's aggressiveness, Bowen's D, and our outside shots are the most promising things I saw from game 1. If we keep that up, we'll be close, but its gonna take even more effort on those boards and better decision making by the guards to make this series a winner

I thought the encouraging thing was, at times, how easily Ginobili could get open.

If he is fresh, he knocks those shots down, and its a bigger margain of victory.


I fully expect the old Manu to bust out tuesday night.

[J.T.]

I fully expect the old Manu to bust out tuesday night.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I think manu could have played better but his shot was not one of the biggest problems out there on the court. I wouild have liked to see Parker stop being Kobe, and learn how to just be constantly aware, and dish that ball or shoot it, instead of already knowing he's gonna shoot it or pass it before he drives the lane.

The last 4 or 5 possessions in the half, only parker and nazr touched the ball. I think Ginobili touched it once off a broken play, received a quick pick, then made a basket.

But other htan that, you saw parker getting well defended and being exploited for his lack of true on the fly decision making

[5ToolMan]

Sorry Duncan does not equal team. I still feel like the Mavs played the better game up until the end. Yes this is the time that counts most and the Mavs blew it. Good game by Duncan but I stand by what I have already said.

Saying Duncan killed us does not disprove to me that the Mavs didn't still play the better game. Sorry, don't really see your point there. He single handedly kept the Spurs in the game til the final quarter and we crumbled. I agree, he was awesome.

Duncan's excellence was because the Mavs "were forced" (chose) to guard him one on one. Even if the other threats on a TEAM are not scoring, the TEAM still gets credit for bringing enough of a threat to allow other players to get single coverage.

It is great that you give Tim credit for understanding the situation and steping up to deliver. But, you might want to check your view of the game and understand his team also gets credit for being enough of a threat to draw defenders, AND for using the best option of taking what is given as a team.

As a fan who has watched the Spurs since the ABA AND has been front and center for the entire Duncan era, I never had any doubt that the Spurs were in controll of this game from bell to bell, dispite what the unknowing felt.

Because they recognize the game is 48 minutes AND know the Spurs history in these type of games in playoff hoops, I doubt few Spurs fans were worried about the final outcome after the first few minutes of Duncan's abuse of the Mavs front line.

[LB7]

Duncan's excellence was because the Mavs "were forced" (chose) to guard him one on one. Even if the other threats on a TEAM are not scoring, the TEAM still gets credit for bringing enough of a threat to allow other players to get single coverage.

It is great that you give Tim credit for understanding the situation and steping up to deliver. But, you might want to check your view of the game and understand his team also gets credit for being enough of a threat to draw defenders, AND for using the best option of taking what is given as a team.

As a fan who has watched the Spurs since the ABA AND has been front and center for the entire Duncan era, I never had any doubt that the Spurs were in controll of this game from bell to bell, dispite what the unknowing felt.

Because they recognize the game is 48 minutes AND know the Spurs history in these type of games in playoff hoops, I doubt few Spurs fans were worried about the final outcome after the first few minutes of Duncan's abuse of the Mavs front line.

I don't know what else to say. I continually try to show my respect for the spurs and how great a series this will be, and some spurs fan always finds a way to find something negative in my comments. I'm not a basketball expert. I played all through school and thats it. Well, I'm a 5'0" chick so what do ya expect. Anyway, I respect both these teams. Should be a dogfight. Good luck to all.

[T Park]

I wouild have liked to see Parker stop being Kobe, and learn how to just be constantly aware, and dish that ball or shoot it, instead of already knowing he's gonna shoot it or pass it before he drives the lane

so, uh, then, don't run set plays?

you saw parker getting well defended and being exploited for his lack of true on the fly decision making

Ginobili's shot was off, look at the last possessions of the 4th quarter when it was all Ginobili and Duncan pick and rolls.


But, that was Parker's fault too I suppose.

[Shank]

And yet the Spurs only won by 2. You talk like it was a blowout.

Mavs win the next 3.

[Shank]

Typical loser Mavs fan mentality. MOST playoff games after the first round are close. It's what separates the winners (us) from the losers (you). Deep playoff series are often decided on the basis of 1-3 shots over the course of a series.

The man's a prophet.

[Melmart1]

Mavs won the next 3. Congrats, Shanks. That still leaves your team 1 short of a series win.

Spurs in 7

[jstackmvp]

See if you can find your buddy on here and talk some sense into him ! Mavs win the next three???????

yes they do!!! !!