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For that matter, the ArtestFactor is nowhere to be found after the Pacers barely squeaked out a win at home against a Shaqless Heat team?
I think I smell a rat, because Mouse is nowhere to be found.
The silence of his post is deafening.
Alice has a 2-2 record. Yeah, they're the team to beat.
For that matter, the ArtestFactor is nowhere to be found after the Pacers barely squeaked out a win at home against a Shaqless Heat team?
Dirk went out with back spasms, so Dallas wasn't the same.
didn't know that.
When will he be back?
Did he play any of the game? If so, how much?
Missed your play by play, but we played so sorry that it's probably just as well.
Who's Mouse?
Tell your buddy, Mouse, that we're looking for him.
It's too bad that he had to get bad karma by coming in trolling here, spitting lies around here, riling everybody up like he did. Serves him right when he comes in here like a punk. He did that, got bad karma and now they lost their best 7 foot perimeter player who can't play with his back to the basket. Well, at least you all have another tall perimeter player who has no post game at all.
If there is ever a run on 7 foot perimeter players who think that they are shooting guards and have no post game at all, you all are all set.
Mouse getting OWNED! Priceless
Mouse will only talk smack for games that mean something, playoff games, and Spurs vs Maverick games.
Sorry, working tonight. DVR'd it.didn't know that.
When will he be back?
Did he play any of the game? If so, how much?
Missed your play by play, but we played so sorry that it's probably just as well.
I think Dirk went out toward the end of the 2nd qtr.. You'll probably have to check for update tomorrow on status.
When Dirk falls down, he makes no noise because...
Dirk injured.
well, that's bad. too bad
we know how teams gone through when their star player is out. and how the fans feel just like when Duncan injured his ankle in Detroit, that feeling was awful.
hope it's not serious. and he'll be ready when we play Dallas again. I want revenge
You mean regular season games. Alice doesn't have a very good history in the playoffs because they don't play good d, have 2 too many 7 foot jump shooters and have no post player.
Now, Alice is 2-2, .500. He can't talk about the playoffs since they stink it up in the playoffs. They aren't exactly golden in the regular season either.
SA is 4-1.
Most important: Spurs 3 championships Mouse's Alice 0 championships!
Has Alice picked out a good pond, got all their rod and reel gear, their baits and boats ready. Because they're going fishing and probably sooner rather than later in the playoffs.
i didn't watch the game but according to news it was not Artest who won them the game for Indiana but because SJax hounded Wade all night and made it the W possible....For that matter, the ArtestFactor is nowhere to be found after the Pacers barely squeaked out a win at home against a Shaqless Heat team?
trust me he is still talking , I saw him at MavTalk.
D-Day in DALLAS
Mavs' defense improved, but still has holes
Charley Rosen / FOXSports.com
Posted: 2 minutes ago
During the 21st century, the Mavericks have never had any trouble scoring.
In 2000-01, they were the fourth-rated point-making team in the league, then first from 2002-04 to third-best last season. No wonder, since their lineup of big-time scorers over that span included the likes of Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel, Jerry Stackhouse, Jason Terry and Juwan Howard.
Charley Rosen will start the 2005-06 NBA season by taking an in-depth look at every team once.
Too bad the Mavs' defense has always been their downfall. In the past five seasons, their average placement among the NBA's defenses — determined by points yielded per game — has been 21st
At the beginning of his initial full season in the Mavericks' command seat, Avery Johnson has vowed to improve the effectiveness of his team's defense — and after four games, there has been some slight improvement. Going into Wednesday's visit to Philadelphia, Dallas' defense was ranked 14th while their offense was 12th.
So, even though Dallas was outscored by the Sixers 112-97, here's what Johnson's new-look defense looked like.
Jason Terry
Any defensive schemes designed for the Sixers starts with trying to do stifle Allen Iverson. Accordingly, Jason Terry regularly pressured him starting 20-feet or so beyond the time line.
Perhaps this tactic significantly contributed to a rather lackadaisical game by Iverson (8-for-21, 25 points), who didn't rouse himself until the issue was decided midway through the fourth quarter. However, Terry repeatedly failed to throw a hand at Iverson's jumpers and opted to go under most screen/rolls (S/R) that were presented for A.I.'s use. Also, Terry was passive on weak-side picks and showed quickness and energy only when rotating into the lane.
Overall, Terry's straight-up man-to-man defense was basically sound. But when asked to deal with screens of any kind, and with weak- to strong-side cuts, Terry was routinely abused.
As ever, Nowitzki would rather swipe at the ball than move his feet to assume a contain position. When he did rotate to the ball, he showed quick hands, but frequently ventured too far in help situations and couldn't get back to his man in time to prevent a wide open shot. In defense of one revealing fast break, Nowitzki was caught with his back to the ball and ended up fouling Iverson with his butt. Nowitzki paid the price for his faulty defense by picking up several quick fouls.
This guy plays defense like a maitre'd in a fancy restaurant showing a customer the way to his table.
The Maverick's all but forfeited their chance to win the game when Nowitzki suffered a lower back strain near the end of the second quarter and was out for the duration.
Josh Howard
An impatient defender who can't wait to jump and block shots, Howard also made terrible decisions in several switch situations and showed absolutely no defensive presence.
Doug Christie
He still has quick hands. Reaching into the passing lane for an early steal. Making a terrific switch in the fourth quarter that forced a turnover. Blocking Andre Iguodala's shot in a one-on-one fast-break.
Too bad the rest of his body has slowed considerably. Leaning forward to bother Iguodala's dribble, then not straightening up at all to challenge the forthcoming jump shot. Getting scorched on two successive plays by Kyle Korver — on a head fake, then on a down-screen.
For Christie, playing even adequate defense is a long, lost memory.
Erick Dampier
After a slow start, Dampier played some surprisingly effective defense, rotating with speed and precision to stymie a backdoor cut and then to jam Iverson on a baseline drive. But Dampier played his best defense when Dallas showed a 2-3 zone — coming up with a deflected pass and two steals.
Indeed, the Mavs played their zone for only three sequences in the middle of the fourth quarter and, besides Dampier's thievery, gave up a foul to Chris Webber. The two points that Philly scored on these three occasions is well below the league average of 1.1 points scored per possession.
For sure, zone defenses were part and parcel of Don Nelson's game plan, and Johnson wants to be his own man. But …
DeSagana Diop
Wow! This guy lost more than 30 pounds during the off-season and has finally blossomed into a defensive force. He had five blocks in his 10 minutes of daylight and altered several others as well. Diop's only reliable offense consists of dunks, but he's simply got to play more. It's entirely conceivable that Diop could be the centerpiece of the kind of threatening defense Johnson imagines.
Devin Harris
Too young and too fast for his own good. He was wiped out by a quick move made by Iverson into the middle (join the club) and was clever enough to induce a charging foul on Chris Webber — unfortunately, the refs sucked their tooters, and Webber escaped having committed the perfect crime.
The point is that Harris has the tools to play fiendish defense but lacks both experience, as well as the respect from the three blind mice.
Marquis Daniels
Plays OK on the ball. Lost on the weak-side. Is extremely susceptible to leaning too far into the passing lane and letting his man cut back door.
Darrell Armstrong
Only played a few minutes in the fourth quarter, but at age 37, he can still motor. Armstrong applied terrific extended pressure when Kevin Ollie replaced Iverson at the point. Also anticipated a slo-mo drive by Korver and stepped in to draw a charge.
Armstrong can still amp up the Mavs' defense, but there's precious little playing time available behind Terry and Harris. Still, he's the only player on the squad who can keep up with jet-footed runts.
Keith Van Horn
He's a "mistake player" on both ends of the court, but his defensive lapses are more noticeable and more costly.
What does he do wrong? Gets lifted off his feet by elementary head fakes. In S/R situations, Van Horn rotates too late, too far or not far enough. Gives up too much room on the perimeter to shooters. Meekly tries to front post-players, then settles into a passive mode. He's a sucker for a brisk jab step, and was repeatedly chumped by Webber, Iguodala and Lee Nailon.
For sure, he's an above-average athlete with above-average skills, but Van Horn's positives are often more than negated by his foolish errors. For example, the value of his 19 points and 13 rebounds against the Sixers was tainted by his five fouls, six turnovers and one silly offensive goal-tending. Van Horn is easily the worst all-around defender on the team.
So what did Johnson try to accomplish with this mixed bag of defenders?
Here's your chance to fire back at Charley Rosen. Got a question or a comment
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Double-team S/Rs and rotate to cover the roller. With exception of Van Horn, Dallas did a passable job here.
Push drivers baseline, then crowd them with rotating bigs. This was the most consistently effective of the Mavs' coordinated defensive maneuvers.
Employ a full-court trap. They attempted this five times and the Sixers cashed in on a pull-up jumper by A.I., an open jumper by Korver, a layup by Nailon and a backcourt foul by Terry. Dallas managed to force a single turnover. Back to the drawing board.
And what about the hard fouls that Johnson was touting as a way to show that the Mavs were serious about playing defense? Nowitzki forcefully grabbed Webber's wrist to prevent an easy lay up — and Webber only converted one of the two resulting free throws. Iverson was knocked head-over-heels as he drove for a layup, but since the fouler (Josh Howard) was backing away and trying to avoid contact, this was purely accidental. Sum total of ONE hard foul.
Johnson must certainly be praised for trying to change the focus of the Mavs' traditional game plan. But on the basis of what they showed in Philadelphia, Dallas' defense remains full of holes.
Good work MilkyWay21!
I know how it is man.
Next two games should be better anyways and with your DVR you are hooked up anyways!
Talk to you later.
I think this is so funny. i'm sad i missed it.As ever, Nowitzki would rather swipe at the ball than move his feet to assume a contain position. When he did rotate to the ball, he showed quick hands, but frequently ventured too far in help situations and couldn't get back to his man in time to prevent a wide open shot. In defense of one revealing fast break, Nowitzki was caught with his back to the ball and ended up fouling Iverson with his butt. Nowitzki paid the price for his faulty defense by picking up several quick fouls.
This guy plays defense like a maitre'd in a fancy restaurant showing a customer the way to his table.
poor AI.
If your going to get on Mav fans when they lose games in November? then you can't get on them when the celebrate a wins in November.
You guys need to come up with a way so that what took place Saturday does not happen again, instead of trying to use a few games the Mavericks lost to try and ease the sting you still feel from Saturday's ass waxing.
It's ok if Dirk is out we don't really need him until April anyway, You guys need to worry about how hard it's going to be to get past the Rockets as the Mavericks will be waiting for your ass after we sweep the Suns,
I just hope after the Mighty Mavericks win the next five games , I can still find a cheesy Spur fan at this site who still wants to try and run smack on the 2006 NBA Champions.
The Dallas Mavericks
That guy's still around? I remember that tool from last year's Round 1.
I think someone needs a girlfriend!
If Mavs fans are going to talk about wins in November, they'd better be prepared to take about losses in November. You fired the first shot. Now you get to bend over and take it.
Let me guess. Here comes the tired old Eagles smack.
isn't that's too late for you to catch up for the 8th spot if that happens, mouse?It's ok if Dirk is out we don't really need him until April anyway,
hey we feel sorry for Dirk,too. we just don't want to waste tear for his recent injury though...
okay, see u next Spurs-Mav game matchup.
maybe you would love to fill that void for him?
stop right there, wins? it was just one game, and it was more than just a win it was an ass waxing that was far beyond what Rodney King felt.
why get prepared for something that will not happen more than 5 times a month? count the games we play. losing only 5 games is not a bad %they'd better be prepared to take about losses in November.
how? I didn't even make this topic. and It was the Igmos at this site that was saying they was going on a 5-0 road game win streak,Besides, I don't have to fire any shots. The Spurs where already dead when they got to Dallas,You fired the first shot.
what have I told you about bringing smack to the Spurs forum? can we keep this in the Club like you promised?Now you get to bend over and take it.
Go right ahead,Let me guess.
Here comes the tired old Eagles smack.
I hate to be the one to break it to you but.....w/o TO ? the Eagles have no more smack , the only smack you will see is when you get get your ass smacked by the Cowboys
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