If the mavs won this year's finals, that would have been so embarassing. No team that chokes on such epic proportions should EVER hold a le. No team that has star players with awesome stretches of 20% FG shooting in key moments should have a ring.
They choked. They choked big time and deserved to lose. If the Dallas Chokers won the 2006 championship, that would have been the biggest fluke ever. An asterick year.
didn't complain once, sir. i just noted that spurs fans want to complain about mavs fans complaining, while noting how many calls the Mavs supposedly got over the Spurs in that series, and one person in particular noted a fictional "FTA disparity" and so i showed that it was not true, and that if there were any series in which the refs screwed one team over, it was the Finals with the Mavs. either way, the refs aren't to blame for anything.
ah, an asterisk year...kinda like what 1999 should have been?
Not to mention the Shawn Bradley effect. No team with Shawn Bradley could have ever won a le. Put him on the Jordan-era Bulls and they never win one. Heck, put him on IR and don't allow him in the building...if he's officially on a team's roster, that team will not win. The single greatest offseason move in Mavericks history was forcing Shawn Bradley into retirement.
Ah! Now THERE'S a fresh take.
Who? [/mavfan]
Many Spurs fans need to read that. I was even surprised.If you are calling jumpshots out of the paint shots, actually Mavs are not a jumpshoot prone team anymore. I did some research for someone else and results were interesting! We are more jumpshoot prone than you(65.4% of the time). And, now get this... San Antonio is more jumpshoot prone than Dallas at 60.3% of the time. Dallas comes in with the least amount of jumpshots of the three teams at 58.5% of the time. Seattle is the most jumpshoot prone at about 70%!
source:http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball...stats/06/5/pts
well if someone was gonna mention asterisks, how can you not mention that half-championship?
Yeah, most Mav fans know this is the case now...but it takes awhile for the rest of the fans (that don't follow a team) to realize it. There's always a lag in perception of at least a year when a team changes up it's style a little bit. The coaches and players of other teams realize it though. I've never bothered wasting my time arguing this over here on the Spurs board just cuz I know most would refuse to believe it and it would turn into a dog-pileIf you are calling jumpshots out of the paint shots, actually Mavs are not a jumpshoot prone team anymore. I did some research for someone else and results were interesting! We are more jumpshoot prone than you(65.4% of the time). And, now get this... San Antonio is more jumpshoot prone than Dallas at 60.3% of the time. Dallas comes in with the least amount of jumpshots of the three teams at 58.5% of the time. Seattle is the most jumpshoot prone at about 70%!
source:http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball...stats/06/5/pts
Well, as far as I am concerned, they can do what they want with the information. The source is printed they can see for themselves. If you watch the Mavs for very long (like in the Finals, especially) you can see that they are not primarily a jumpshoot team anymore. Lots of stuff going on in the middle in the paint that I don't remember before. Maybe I am wrong about that and you have always been doing that, but I remember the days when all I heard about was Nowitzki and his three-pointers. After the season, a friend and I really began to wonder about whether the Mavs were really a primarily jumpshooting team, like everyone said. A little research showed not so much as you might think! I was surprised too that we did the most jumpshooting among the three teams. You just don't know until you really look!
the last few minutes of that mavs-heat game 3 was just bad officiating. Refs swallow the whistle on an obvious foul when Jason Terry was knocked down on a shot attempt but anyone who breathed on Wade was called for a foul. I stopped watching that dumb excuse for a finals series right then.
I'm not saying it's a conspiracy, but bad calls seem to have a habit of occuring whenever Wade and the heat are involved. Like games 2, 3 and 4 of the EC finals for example. I mean how the does your whole starting unit be in foul trouble at the same time?????
It's all Avery Johnson. He doesn't want them settling for jumpers like they always did in the past. In fact, during the regular season last year he would yank players when they settled for jumpers instead of being more aggressive and taking the ball to hoop (he yanked Dirk a few times for this). They still have a little ways to go but this coming season will only be their 2nd season under Avery so his system will continue to take hold.Well, as far as I am concerned, they can do what they want with the information. The source is printed they can see for themselves. If you watch the Mavs for very long (like in the Finals, especially) you can see that they are not primarily a jumpshoot team anymore. Lots of stuff going on in the middle in the paint that I don't remember before. Maybe I am wrong about that and you have always been doing that, but I remember the days when all I heard about was Nowitzki and his three-pointers. After the season, a friend and I really began to wonder about whether the Mavs were really a primarily jumpshooting team, like everyone said. A little research showed not so much as you might think! I was surprised too that we did the most jumpshooting among the three teams. You just don't know until you really look!
the mavs have become a one on one basketball team. they ranked last or near the last in the NBA in assists. the spurs played to the mavs advantage and still almost beat dallas at their own game. miama proved that if you take away the drving lanes the mavs looked lost and confused..they reverted to loveable mavs of the past..a soft jump shooting team..
i'm glad you accept your team is soft and choked..
I don't, but it's pointless to argue Spur's fans about it. I'm weak and will try to from time to time though
I like this board cuz there's so much activity, but it's difficult to discuss hoops w/o the "hate for the Mavs and all things Dallas" overcoming any rational, intelligent talk about them. I understand though...it's not a Mav board, it's a Spurs board.
I agree.
if your a Mavs fan, face it. u cant say anything good about your team, unless you mention Duncan is the best player in the league in the same sentence. just go to Mavtalk or join the trolls
stephon marbury said the whole league was rigged
but does anyone even care?
the mavs lost, rigged or not
who cares.
Duncan is the best player in the league but the mavs are for real. The depth of their team is unbelievable.
Kobe is better
even you Spurs fans must agree
its not even close
Kobe is overrated. I actually don't want him on that USA team in that I think he would hurt the chemistry. They would do better with Joe Johnson playing than Kobe Bryant. Ball hogs only hurt the USA team.
Kobe has improved some
as far as passing may go.
he is a good deal
I like Joe Johnson, hes underrated. If he wasn't on Atlanta he would become a Superstar instead of just a star.
Joe Johnson is a great role player. He is a Scottie Pippen type of player. A perfect compliment to a superstar. That's why I think he fits so well complimenting Wade and Lebron.
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