ppp000 wrote:We are pretty much locked in 7th, still we had a chance to win. Ultimately Terry cost us the game.
Let's see the last few posessions after Dirk hits two jumpers to tie:
-Terry stupidly gives an AND 1 to Aldridge
-Terry misses a layup
-Terry misses 3
Remind me why someone who has been torched by the other team's guards and has been shooting like 20% gets the last couple shots?
Terry did cost us the game, IMO, no question about it (if we're pinning it all on one player anyway).
But I think the answer to your last question above lies in your first statement: the Mavs are pretty well locked into playoff position and are more concerned about "working on things" going in. We've said for awhile that somebody other than Dirk needs to step up and hit a clutch shot for us. That, IMO, is what Avery was trying to get from JET...hoping that some success might get him back in a groove offensively. Not caring about the outcome, I have no problem with that.
And like I've said for some time, whether we like it or not, JET and Stack have to be heavily involved offensively for us to win in the playoffs, and, of course, they have to play reasonably well on that end for us to win. I'm all for doing whatever's necessary to get them back in a groove offensively, and if that means sacrificing a victory to get JET some late-game, crunch-time shot opportunities, so be it.