Official Game Thread: Mavs @ Nets Game (#51)

[S.I.C. GM]

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You are right, he had to get hit in the Charlotte game to play well. Horrible absolutely horrible logic

Once again VC love confuses the mind.

I was joking. Damn!!!

[S.I.C. GM]

Really now common guys why is it that after every good game Vince has people have to question his motivation, maybe just maybe the reports are correct- reports that claim that only lately he's been feeling healthy.

That is sarcasm right, Adam.

[Rich Rane]

Potential Block Party with Sean Williams and Stromile Swift entering the game together.

Still not sold on Swift, but I do see a potential unleashing. I'll give Swift, like Magloire, a chance to prove it.

[Birth of the Cool]

Potential Block Party with Sean Williams and Stromile Swift entering the game together.

Still not sold on Swift, but I do see a potential unleashing. I'll give Swift, like Magloire, a chance to prove it.

It would be interesting to see but for a shot blocker I think they actually would get more blocks if they played with backcourt players that can funnel opposing guards to the 'swat' zone and/or play with physical frontcourt players that can cause opposing offensive players to slow down / adjust their shots. Ex. Antonio Davis got a lot of weakside blocks by playing alongside Charles Oakley who while not being able to block Muggsy Bogues was able to slow down his man enough to allow AD to react to it.

I'm not sure how well two naturally athletic but not naturally big bodied guys would do flying around in each other's airspace, not to mention two big men going for blocks leaves guards in a bad spot to weakside rebound against potentially bigger players.

[Rich Rane]

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It would be interesting to see but for a shot blocker I think they actually would get more blocks if they played with backcourt players that can funnel opposing guards to the 'swat' zone and/or play with physical frontcourt players that can cause opposing offensive players to slow down / adjust their shots. Ex. Antonio Davis got a lot of weakside blocks by playing alongside Charles Oakley who while not being able to block Muggsy Bogues was able to slow down his man enough to allow AD to react to it.

I'm not sure how well two naturally athletic but not naturally big bodied guys would do flying around in each other's airspace, not to mention two big men going for blocks leaves guards in a bad spot to weakside rebound against potentially bigger players.

I see our guards, all of them (I don't see them only playing with the backups), keeping up with other guards when someone drives in the paint and hit a wall of SWAT and Swift. I see SWAT having a help blocker on either side as he gets caught in the air a lot. I think being naturally athletic alone will have some opposing players think twice in the paint and that alone will help our struggling defense. I'll also add that I don't expect seeing big minutes out of both of them together just yet as Frank probably prefers Malik Allen still.

[rag-time4]

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I see our guards, all of them (I don't see them only playing with the backups), keeping up with other guards when someone drives in the paint and hit a wall of SWAT and Swift. I see SWAT having a help blocker on either side as he gets caught in the air a lot. I think being naturally athletic alone will have some opposing players think twice in the paint and that alone will help our struggling defense. I'll also add that I don't expect seeing big minutes out of both of them together just yet as Frank probably prefers Malik Allen still.

Whoah... what makes Williams and Swift "naturally athletic"??

You don't think they have worked hard to develop and maintain that athleticism??

[Pugsley_2491]

^^^ ummm well some people are just more athletic than others naturally...sure they worked at it but they were born with their natural athleticism. You can't teach or acquire athleticism...

[TheGrowth]

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Whoah... what makes Williams and Swift "naturally athletic"??

You don't think they have worked hard to develop and maintain that athleticism??

I doubt that in Sean's case. Talents like him and Josh smith are rarities

[jerseyjac]

Can we play like this every night?


Looks like a totally different team tonight!

I agree 100%...this is what we should look like...

[Adam1221]

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That is sarcasm right, Adam.

Yes, I'd be the first one to call Vince out when he seems out of it but he's been trying latley now that he's healthy.