knicksfan89

but we still won 120-115

edwardcyh

What a disappointing win....

Ok... I won't even consider it a win. It was a good game, but Dallas showed me absolutely NOTHING from it. We are still the same team from last year. Dirk, JHo, Terry, Stack, Harris, etc... are still jump shooting like there is no tomorrow.

Pass the ball around the perimeter and call it "ball movement," and beyond that forget about any actual set plays. Seriously, the only set play I remember was that nice little dunk from Diop-to-JHo.

What about rebounds? The stat line shows Dallas with an edge on boards, but it certainly didn't look like it. Azubuike had 5 offensive boards and pretty much turned them all into easy points, and that dunk from BDavis following the missed fastbreak layup was embarrassing.

Oh... did I mention SJax didn't play?

Here are couple things I consider good:

Eddie Jones didn't play. He would have done a great job defensively against BDavis. He did a heck of a job on LBJ, so nothing tells me he couldn't do that on Davis. Once again, I'll say that Eddie Jones was an excellent pick up.

Dampier didn't play. Dallas lacks big man, and it showed. Diop got in early foul trouble because GSW took the ball right to him. When Diop had to sit, who filled in? You know who! Dirk CAN'T play 5 against a small speedy team.

Free Throws won the game.

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edwardcyh

Oh....

My boy got his double-double last night... though he played 30+ minutes.

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VeN

yea, we barely beat a weak GS team, missing players. still dont like the direction of this team

edwardcyh

Just heard Avery on Galloway and company...

Supposedly, the game plan was to go to GSW and try and outscore them.

LOL... I guess in that respect the mission was accomplished.

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t1no

**** Avery.

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xray

Avery isn't very smart - and we're seeing that more and more in big games. Instead of playing to his team's strengths, he consistantly puts his team at a competitive disadvantage by playing into the other team's hands. It could've cost us a championship last year, who knows?

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bruindre

Even I'm disappointed in the Mavs - I expected a lot more bullying-type down low scoring, a tougher, angry Dirk and co.

Forget the Warriors - if the Mavs don't play to their strengths in the playoffs and toughen up, they'll never make it to the Finals in so long as either Phoenix or San Antonio are in the way.

croco

Did Avery really start Harris and Barea ? Seriously, what the heck ? He changes the starting lineup with two small guards as a consequence of last year and then he puts in someone who is a lot smaller than Terry ? I don't get it, he must think he owes something to Nellie.