The Dallas Mavs - Who'd A Thunk It?

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:26 pm

Nobody will post here, but they earned a thread nonetheless...

tin mad dog · Post by **tin mad dog** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:34 pm

I think I picked them to win 2. That was shocking.

Hizzy III · Post by **Hizzy III** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:01 pm

Just goes to show that when you mail in stretches of the season, no matter how good you are, it can come back to haunt you at the end. Phil tried to tell them, Kobe tried to tell them, Magic tried to tell them.

Oh, well. Changes need to be made anyway, particularly in the back court.

Chuck Nevitt · Post by **Chuck Nevitt** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:06 am

The twenty second timeout blogger made some valid points about the detrimental effect of having to limit Kobe's minutes and having him practice away from the team. Chemistry suffers, and unspoken imperative to be as focused as the "ring" leader is undermined.

crashcourse · Post by **crashcourse** » Thu May 12, 2011 11:14 am

why we let carlisle get away --hope they don;t let vogel get away

young team that gave the bulls all they wanted the first 4 games

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:34 pm

Vogel did well to end to the season with a bunch of solid players and no star. However, I wonder if the season was simply Lawrence Frank Syndrome. I would delay giving him any big contract. No one is going to be kicking in the door to steal him away, so the leverage is all in Indy's pocket.

Is Bird staying there?

BigRedMan · Post by **BigRedMan** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:21 pm

Bird is staying.

I don't see how anyone in their right mind can be cheering for the Pacers. They were a sub 500 team in the East and shouldn't have been in the playoffs. What Vogel did with that team was basically this: change the rotations and get the fuck out of the way.

They got 1 game against the Bulls, big whoopee shit. The Bulls are going to get steamrolled by Miami. If they can keep it within 10 points on each loss, I will be shocked.

Hizzy III · Post by **Hizzy III** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:16 pm

Boozer's going to fold like he always does when it matters.

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:38 pm

Like he already has when it mattered this post season.

T Dot O Dot · Post by **T Dot O Dot** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:01 am

I just checked the NBA web site, Heat - Bulls start Wednesday (which is BS) and they have no timeline whatsoever for the WC semis?

It's a game 7 for god's sake, someone has to advance

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:15 am

Nah, Heat/Bulls start tomorrow (Sunday) at 8pm. Maybe the Mavs vs. Grizz/Thun starts Wednesday?

T Dot O Dot · Post by **T Dot O Dot** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:42 am

According to NBA.com’s Stats Cube, the Mavericks' clutch net rating (points per 100 possessions) in the playoffs is plus 73.91. That dwarfs their outstanding regular season clutch net rating of plus 25.12.

“Well, it helps to have Dirk,” Jason Kidd said. “When you have a go-to guy, nobody panics. You kind of welcome that atmosphere and that stage. We always are under control and try to make the right play. It helps to be able to go to a guy like Dirk who really welcomes that stage.”

Nowitzki has 25 points and no turnovers during those 19 clutch minutes. His true shooting percentage (which factors in the value of free throws and 3-pointers) during that time is an off-the-charts 82.5.
Via Tim MacMahon/ESPNDallas.com

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/21 ... z1MLFGpHtj

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:51 am

Hopefully he keeps it up. In 2006 he disappeared in the final 12 minutes of every game.

Jungle Rat · Post by **Jungle Rat** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:42 pm

Bulls games were messed up because of Oprah.

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:22 pm

Dirk Nowitski may be having his coming out party at the age of 31/32 (whatever he is). It may be unprecedented.

10ac · Post by **10ac** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:40 pm

I don't know anything about the NBA. Having said that, Go Mavs!

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:06 am

The Diggler was a beast tonight. A BEAST!

Mad · Post by **Mad** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:32 am

Working so couldn't see the game, but it looks like Dallas needed all of his scoring as OKC kept coming until the end.

24 for 24 from the line - any questionable or downright blown calls among those?

10ac · Post by **10ac** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:43 am

Shaq is in awe...

Chuck Nevitt · Post by **Chuck Nevitt** » Wed May 18, 2011 2:17 am

I saw a high degree of difficulty. Mostly jumpers, but well defended. Some of that kick/entangle the defender shooting, but a lot more going on. The D could have tried harder to keep him from catching it with great position. Also, he'd put it on the floor and they couldn't deal.

Overall a much craftier performance than running out of control into the lane for the whistle.

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