Mavs vs Heat NBA Finals Threader

KAVK · Post #101 » by **KAVK** » Mon May 30, 2011 4:09 am

crucifixx wrote:Funny how fast we've become from the ultimate choker in the NBA to America's sweetheart in a month. Haha

Nuggets fan here. Good luck. Dirk is insane!

I say more like the whole global basketball fans are rooting for you guys.

styLesdavis · Post #102 » by **styLesdavis** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:05 am

crucifixx wrote:Funny how fast we've become from the ultimate choker in the NBA to America's sweetheart in a month. Haha

True story. Have been thinking about that fact for about many days now.

Imadogg · Post #103 » by **Imadogg** » Mon May 30, 2011 10:21 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwAOM-kWE1Y[/youtube]

Post #104 » by **HMFFL** » Mon May 30, 2011 1:14 pm

styLesdavis wrote:
crucifixx wrote:Funny how fast we've become from the ultimate choker in the NBA to America's sweetheart in a month. Haha

True story. Have been thinking about that fact for about many days now.

It will revert back to before if we fail to beat Miami. The fans that want to see Miami fall are going to be frustrated and will revert back to the past. I basically had to just lock and move almost every Dallas thread that would get started on the GB because it would contain nothing but negativity.

Post #105 » by **HMFFL** » Mon May 30, 2011 3:18 pm

Dallas Mavericks Dedicating Playoff Run to Caron Butler

The Mavs say they’re playing for the injured Butler, whom despite being a very long shot, head coach Rick Carlisle still hasn’t completely ruled out of returning this season. From ESPN: “The Dallas Mavericks understood that however hard he worked, forward Caron Butler probably would not be joining this team of ring-less veterans on its pursuit of an NBA title. So they dedicated the journey to him. ‘We all said when the playoffs started we wanted to do it for him,’ guard Jason Terry said. ‘And if you ask him, I’m one of the guys that told him, ‘Hey, we’re doing this for you this time, big boy.’ I told you we’d do it and it’s here now.’ … Mavs coach Rick Carlisle reiterated that Butler is a long shot to play during the Finals, but he refuses to shut the door on a possible return. Butler has yet to practice with the team and Carlisle continues to be vague about a potential timeline even though he said Butler’s recovery is well ahead of schedule. Butler was away from the team Saturday to attend to a family situation. He is expected to fly with the team to Miami on Sunday. ‘He gets closer all the time. Really, I don’t want to close the door on it because with him, he’s never a guy you want to bet against,’ Carlisle said. ‘He’s just one of those special guys. He’s a month-and-a-half, two months ahead of the normal rehab schedule for a normal human being. It just shows the kind of work he’s put into it, the sort of single-minded compulsiveness of his approach and how diligent he’s been. It’s been an inspiration to have him around. I just don’t think it’s the right thing to close the door even though I think it’s unlikely [he'll play].’” http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/20 ... on-butler/

TWInsider · Post #106 » by **TWInsider** » Mon May 30, 2011 4:08 pm

peppersquared wrote:
TWInsider wrote:Bosh should not get disrespected. Boozer/Gibson did so and got schooled.

Dirk owns Chris Bosh. I know Miami fans don't know this cuz they're brand new basketball fans, but the Mavs at one point owned a near 20 game win streak on Toronto, with Bosh bending over for Dirk.

And thats when Bosh was a good player, and not just a role player.

1. Did you just imply/say that i'm a Miami fan? Fail. It can't stand them and hope the Mavs will win.
2. Of course Dirk owns Bosh on the offensive side. It's about not forgetting about Boshs scoring.

ASIMO · Post #107 » by **ASIMO** » Mon May 30, 2011 4:58 pm

Spoelstra: LeBron Will Spend Time Defending Barea

If it is true, I think Barea could play so well, as he did against LAL (Brown, Artest).

I really hope Wade/LBJ to guard Barea than Chalmers/Bibby. ALthough Barea has great first step, unfortunately its predictable. However if bigger player just tries to stay in front of him, its tough to guard. Furthermore JET could play consistently better against normal PG. Its huge.

The best way to stop Barea is to let Barea 1on1 offence more, as Brooks did.
The more Barea plays 1on 1, the more poorly Mavs 2nd unit plays. We saw it many times 3yr.

Barea against OKC( per 36min)
24.6ppg, 9.3/19.6FGA(47.8FG%), 6.4ast, ,1.3TO, -12.5

Looks like his individual stats are irrevant to Mavs team stats, ist it? :lol:

Brooklyn_34 · Post #108 » by **Brooklyn_34** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:12 pm

Something else I am thinking about-- Wade looks hurt. He was did not look that good during the Chicago series.

This might be a factor...

crucifixx · Post #109 » by **crucifixx** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:22 pm

HMFFL wrote:
styLesdavis wrote:
crucifixx wrote:Funny how fast we've become from the ultimate choker in the NBA to America's sweetheart in a month. Haha

True story. Have been thinking about that fact for about many days now.

It will revert back to before if we fail to beat Miami. The fans that want to see Miami fall are going to be frustrated and will revert back to the past. I basically had to just lock and move almost every Dallas thread that would get started on the GB because it would contain nothing but negativity.

And also the fact about Dirk's newfound recognition from everybody including lots of people in this board and the analysts/bloggers in the whole internet, when the fact that Dirk has always been this way, maybe a little better than he was before but that's beside the point.
I'm 50-50 on this as I'm very happy that Dirk finally gets the respect that he commands, but part of me doesn't really like it as it feels like as if they're taking Dirk away from us, lol I don't even know if that makes sense.

Iputsomepantson · Post #110 » by **Iputsomepantson** » Tue May 31, 2011 3:15 am

peppersquared wrote:Dirk owns Chris Bosh. I know Miami fans don't know this cuz they're brand new basketball fans, but the Mavs at one point owned a near 20 game win streak on Toronto, with Bosh bending over for Dirk.

If by brand new you mean long enough fans to remember Dirk getting owned by Haslem, then yes. Brand new.

ahonui06 · Post #111 » by **ahonui06** » Tue May 31, 2011 6:39 am

Iputsomepantson wrote:
peppersquared wrote:Dirk owns Chris Bosh. I know Miami fans don't know this cuz they're brand new basketball fans, but the Mavs at one point owned a near 20 game win streak on Toronto, with Bosh bending over for Dirk.

If by brand new you mean long enough fans to remember Dirk getting owned by Haslem, then yes. Brand new.

More like DIRK having no one to pass to.

Brooklyn_34 · Post #112 » by **Brooklyn_34** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:12 pm

ahonui06 wrote:More like DIRK having no one to pass to.

Yup.

Now Dirk has people to pass to.

I am so nervous....
But we can win.

clockwork · Post #113 » by **clockwork** » Tue May 31, 2011 10:04 pm

nuggs fan here, hope you destroy those suckers in south beach!

arjay702 · Post #114 » by **arjay702** » Wed Jun 1, 2011 1:39 pm

Dear Mavs board,

Please do everything in your power to help your beloved team with the Check your messages. HMFFL.

Darren · Post #115 » by **Darren** » Wed Jun 1, 2011 1:53 pm

Do we believe in ourselves and each other? We seem to bother too much about their names. We have yet to play our best game. We adjust too much to them. We need to present them the Mavs challenges instead of standpat and do nothing.

At 0-1, we're virtually at the back against the wall. We need to bounce back in a big way. With the first win, we'll start getting our confidence back. Let's get our energy back and play our game first. See if we can get a bit confidence back. Then play to our strength and shock the world. We don't want another big joke for another 5 more years. If a Euro team can beat All-NBA, we should learn and find our ways.

Our time is now. If perimeter games determine the success on our team, I like our chance. Tonight it's a kinda fortune to Miami. We need to get some points in paint to open things up from the arc. If our offense gets better, I think we've enough defense to take Game 2.

On one leg, it's still Nowitzki. Not to say, he's only a finger away from fully healthy. Dirk'd shock the world.

Go Mavs!

Pointguard01 · Post #116 » by **Pointguard01** » Wed Jun 1, 2011 10:41 pm

arjay702 wrote:Dear Mavs board,

Please do everything in your power to help your beloved team with the Check your messages. HMFFL.

Please don't come back to our boards.

Post #117 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:41 pm

Shaq in the past was linked to Dallas and Cuban for years, so this is kind of sad.

Shaq rooting for Heat over Mavs http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/b ... =nba_t2_a5

peppersquared · Post #118 » by **peppersquared** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 6:52 pm

You gotta feel bad for Heat fans, after being fans since Christmas a loss like that HAS to be devistating, I prolly wouldn't get outta bed the next day.

Game 2 doens't matter if you lose game 3. MUST WIN.

GermanFan120 · Post #119 » by **GermanFan120** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 8:46 pm

peppersquared wrote:You gotta feel bad for Heat fans, after being fans since Christmas a loss like that HAS to be devistating, I prolly wouldn't get outta bed the next day.

Game 2 doens't matter if you lose game 3. MUST WIN.

Where were you last night, the game thread was missing Van Exel's awesome quote.

Pointguard01 · Post #120 » by **Pointguard01** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 9:33 pm

I wonder if we should replace Cardinal in for Peja to play the 10 minutes we give Marion/Dirk rest. He will do a much better job on defense and the boards, and we can hit the open 3. It won't happen, but not sure its not a smart move at this point.