Not true at all. They were up 9 with 3 to go and lost it on Turnovers (Griffin, Stack X 2), poor execution of half court D, missed shots, not recognizing that making Nash drive and score two is a better option than shooting a three, and not having some other than Stackhouse on Boris on a set half court in bounds play. The pace was not the problem.
I understand, but I will be even more pissed if Cuban's stench contaminates the Finals.God dammit, we should be in this series right now... I'm going to be pissed if the Mavs lose to the ing Suns after ending our Championship run.
Go Eastern Conference!
Actually, it sucks to have wasted the time reading your drivel.
AHF, I didn't read the thread but of course Phoenix didn't have to change the way they play or mold their lineup to matchup with the Mavs. Their lineup already matches up well with the Mavs -- they start a 6'8 Center in Diaw.
This put a smile on my face after a crappy day. Go Phoenix.
That's what I was thinking, the Mavs and Suns are very similiar unless somehow, somewhere the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs were two very similiar teams.
I missed that memo.
What about all the years prior to this one ?! The mavs were choke city !!
How can you call a franchise with 3 les chokers!!?? Typical dalls fan for you. No class. What do you expect from an organization that is headed up by a crossdresser like cuban. Go Suns!!! No wonder Nash wanted out. When he left all the class that organization had left with him.
AHF, I didn't read the thread but of course Phoenix didn't have to change the way they play or mold their lineup to matchup with the Mavs. Their lineup already matches up well with the Mavs -- they start a 6'8 Center in Diaw.
ouch
Raja left the game in crutches and he'll be missed a lot more than J-Ho. We played most of the game w/o J-Ho, can't say the same for the Suns with Raja. Anyway, remember who won game 1 in the last series? That's what I thought. Oh, btw, Suns fans were happy to see the Spurs lose, read their forum sometime.
Did Marion get hurt too?
"Money, money, money, Moneeeey!."
He tweaked his ankle again and was gimpy on the floor but still played. I haven't heard an update. They asked D'Antoni during the post-game and he said he didn't know what Marion's status was but that he had better be ok, they need him.
josh howard tweaked his ankle too in the first Q and not come back
yes this is true...they said there was no fracture and will do an mri tomorrow...he should be ok, at least he walked out on his own...for marion at least, this is his second time in a week, he sprained his ankle last week in the clippers series but he came back to play...the worst of the bunch is obviously raja bell but the suns have won a game w/o him for the kobe clothesline, it's consecutive games with him absent that could pose a problem, too early to tell though, they won't know until tomorrow
edit: josh howard also walked out on crutches, fu***********k, oh well, that's the way it rolls
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GO FIGURE.
You can win with dallas with only matching their atleticism.
Where is Pop's comment on athleticism, hmm?
You can win in Dallas when 3 different Mavs players make costly turnoevers in the final minute while only nurturing a 1 point lead. Where's your "mental toughness" now Avery? Did you leave it in San Antonio?
I agree....Ive been yelling this since game one. Small ball SUCKS for the Spurs. I would have had a huge front lineup and make Dallas shoot ALL jumpers to win games. It would have slowed Dallas down big time......by having to pass it back out instead of coming inside to have a shot blocked.
I love POP, but he blew it coaching decision wise in the Mavs series.
Regarding the Mavs' loss to the Suns in game 1: Avery will fix it.
What is there to fix? He doesn't have a snowball's chance in at beating D'Antoni at his own game. Don't forget Phoenix was cold from behind the 3G line too. If they hit those, Mavs lost Game 1 by a much larger margin than 3.
Maybe he should teach his players about how you don't turn the damn ball over when you have the lead with under a minute to play. There is no cure for pwnage. Mav Fan need to learn that just because their team beat the Spurs does not make Avery Johnson the god of coaching adjustments.
For a lot of the game, the Mavs were playing like they already won something.
The Mavs had awful transition defense. They have to sprint back after every offensive possession. I think if they fix that and stop doing those stupid switches every time, they'll be fine.
Remember game two in the previous series? Avery Johnson knows what he is doing.
The Mavs didn't play well last night, and still should have won the game.
Oh yeah. Spurs won the 1st game last series on their homecourt. Suns won their game at Mavs.
Go figure.
I think Cuban was distracted by his brother being on American Idol...
the suns didn't play all that well either, they shot well below their average from 3. then again, the mavs guarded the 3 line pretty well. both injuries will hurt both teams signifigantly if bell and howard are out long term. diaw had an awesome game, and he should be able to get those shots consistently being guarded by bigs.
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