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Heres what I would do if I was that , to at least give the Mavs a chance at a comeback.
1. Haywood starts. I don't give a about all this bull "ohhh Damp is a better Duncan defender". People are under this false impression from last years playoffs. They fail to remember, however, that Duncan was banged up. I have seen Haywood do a great job against Duncan at times during this series. Also Duncan has to actually do something on D when Haywood is out there. Damp gives us nothing. No that is not an exaggeration, Damp has literally given us nothing in terms of offense. He has no ing field goals the entire series. Another plus of starting Haywood is that he gets more PT with Kidd, which is a lot better than attempting to ball with Shorty Gonzales. Also, giving Haywood the start will pump him up. A energized Haywood does wonders for this team.
2. More Roddy B. No more JJB at SG. Roddy should get 15 minutes on Tuesday. Why the not? What do you have to lose? Get him out there. The Mavs lack easy buckets and Roddy is a one man fast break. If Roddy starts playing well and Jet and/or Caron isn't, give him some of their minutes. Roddy could be our answer to George Hill.
3. More Marion. Even though he was playing great offense in game 4, he was still benched in the 4th. Inexcusable. We need our defenders out there. The offense in the 4th should be run primarily through Dirk anyway, bringing me to my next point.
4. Keep giving the mother ing ball to Dirk. I think he only had like 5 shots midway through the third quarter. Dirk is always talking about how he hates long rests, so I assume long periods of getting ignored on offense isn't fun for him either. He loves getting himself into a rhythm, which is way he starts shooting shots on game day before most players. We shouldn't post Marion up and iso him 6-7 times a day. Thats just taking touches away from Dirk.
Hopefully he pulls his head out and does some of these things.
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Carlisle getting too much hate
Memo to Kidd: quit being passive with the 3-PT shot
ok.Carlisle getting too much hate
Why do you think we are down 3-1?
memo to Kidd: you are allowed to take shots that are not 3's or foot on the line 2's.Memo to Kidd: quit being passive with the 3-PT shot
In a balls-to-the-wall game like tomorrow night's is bound to be, Carlisle would be inSANE to not give Beaubois some burn...it's the perfect environment for him to thrive in.
I can only hope that he'd make the same rookie mistakes that have gotten him glued to the bench in the first place. The last thing the Spurs wanna do is give the Mavs some life.
AAC is gonna be riDICulous tomorrow. Not at all looking forward to it.
The game plan on Kidd is what turned the series in the Spurs favor and there is nothing he can do. Forcing Kidd to put the ball on the floor and step inside the 3 point line where everyone has a man on them has stifled the Mavs offense.
combination of bad luck, carlisle, spurs having 3 of the 4 best players, and hill outplaying kidd over the last 3 games in my humble points of view.
It's not about being passive... it's about being open...Memo to Kidd: quit being passive with the 3-PT shot
I said this before. The teams are close. But if the games are close, the Spurs have more closers. Manu, TP and TD are better than what the Mavs have in a close game when you need a play maker.
i am going to get much hate from the dallas fans for saying this...
but..
even though kidd has played fine, it was his arrival that led to the downfall. I think Jet should start at point. It makes the starting 5 unguardable.
The Mavs failure to counter this simple adjustment is the story of the series.
I think Carlisle is lost. His team may bail him out though.
I agree with point 1. When they're available on Synergy I'm going to look at every ing Duncan post up in this series just to see if I can detect any signal Dampier defends him better down low. I just don't see it. ANywya, Haywood is so much better as a pick'n'roll defender, help defender and offensive player that there's simply not a good enough reason why he's playing so little.
Point 2 too, but I suspect it's useless to about it + I can understand Carlisle's perspective.
Point 3 I agree. I think that Marion should be on the floor whenever Nowitzki isn't + should be 1 of 4 elements rotating in the backcourt (him, Butler, Kidd and Terry).
I disagree with point 4. They're isolating Dirk too many times. They need more diversity in their half-court offence.
Kidd had plenty of open looks, his man was doubling Dirk almost at the baseline and recovering to him. He was just too hesitant to take shots. Plenty of time to take the shot.
Mmh, what about the Spurs beign better?
Because Parker made a few clutch jumpers down the stretch in game 3, Ginobili made a clutch 3 ponter (along with Kidd airballing a 3 pointer) in the waning moments of game 4, to collectively eek out wins for the Spurs.
The series could very easily have been 3-1 in the Mavs favor. It's been one of the most even series we've seen thus far.
It actually still blows my mind that Dirk was deferring so much (relatively) for Game 4. There were a good 3-5 shots that he could've taken, but he opted to pass instead. And, it was definitely the most beautiful thing I could've seen as a Spurs fan. Nowitzki strikes terror into spurs fans hearts. I feel like anything he throws up is going in.
No offense to us (Spurs fans) - just being a realist here, but we're not significantly better than the Dallas Mavericks. And, even moreso, we're a far cry from being able to compete with the likes of Orlando or the Cavs...if it even comes to that, which I still have my doubts.
Our impeccable pick and roll spacing of 1-2 months past has almost vanished, especially with Ginobili-Duncan. I have no idea what's going on with Ginobili right now. It's as though he's not as loose/carefree when it comes to passing the ball to the roller because he's afraid of a turnover or something.
Part of the credit goes to the Dallas defense...sometimes, but a lot of it has to do with hesitation on Ginobili's part.
And, let's be real, when Ginobili fails to produce, the Spurs are in poor shape.
Fortunately for us, plenty of teams out West have their own internal flaws to deal with.
Teams are about even imho. Mavs have the best player, but Spurs have more scorers. Spurs being better doesn't have much to do with Butler and Marion being benched. Spurs being better doesn't have to do much with any of my OP.
True but it was such a stupid decision by Carlisle. Especially benching Marion.
Remember when I argued Shawn Marion needs to be on the floor in crunch time?
Just another example of how in touch with the team I am.
To have a shot at winning this in 7, the Mavs need to do the following:
1. Much more Haywood, much less Dampier.
2. 20-30 minutes of Beaubois, 20 minutes or less of Terry.
3. More Marion and Butler on the court at the same time. There's a myth out there that they don't play well together since both are SF's. Not true. The Mavs have played their best basketball of the series when they're on the floor together.
4. Mix up the half-court offense instead of always doing the same 2 Man Game, Dirk in the High Post crap that everybody has seen so much of they know exactly how to defend it.
And even that probably won't be enough.
But it has to do with the comment I quoted from you.
The difference isn't much but it's obvious imho, the Spurs play better defense and have more options on offense. Look at the rotation Popovich is using at the moment: TP, Hill, Manu, RJ, Dice, Tim, Blair and Bonner. With the exception of Matt they are all very well rounded players that contribute at both ends of the floor and produce no liabities to the team, you can't say the same from pretty much anybody on the Mavericks roster. Add to that that the Spurs are playing with great confidence at the moment and there's your 3-1 series.
I do think that Carlisle has commited some mistakes (like starting Dampier over Haywood or not playing Roddy) but I don't think they would have made a huge difference in the grand scheme of things.
The thing that could still change the outcome of this series IMO, is the confidence factor.
20 minutes or less of Terry and you have a Spurs blowout. He's your only Spur killer left
Everything positive he does on offense he gives right back on defense. At this point you can't count on him for anything. He made a big 3 the other night, but he also missed every shot in the first half and was terrible until the game was basically over.
The teams are very even. Excluding the first game every other game could have gone either way. The Spurs have just been fortunate to make timely shots. Credit that to our vets having championship experience. Any of the big 3 are apt to making big shots when it matters. Where as Dallas only has Dirk for that and on occasion Terry shows glimpses. I do Agree Rick is being out coached by Pop. The last game he looked defeated like he had no answers for what was going on...
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