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Re: 12/31 - 6PM CST | G37: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
I'm sorry but this is just flat out embarrassing. Dallas sucks ass. And we're giving up 115 points to a team full of scrubs.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Yep, we just lost to the effin 12-25 Mavs for the second time in a month.
This friggin' season....
This friggin' season....
Said in a thread about which point guards would make OKC better if they replaced Westbrook:
Coxy wrote:I think with a PG like George Hill, they'd be better than current.
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Where’s hardenasg13 to run his mouth about us turning it around?
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Didn’t need to force the three at all. Ugh...
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Re: 12/31 - 6PM CST | G37: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
On those three possessions in a row where the Mavs made a three, if they just miss one of them, we win.
I knew after their third straight three was a bank shot we were doomed.
I knew after their third straight three was a bank shot we were doomed.
Said in a thread about which point guards would make OKC better if they replaced Westbrook:
Coxy wrote:I think with a PG like George Hill, they'd be better than current.
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It wouldn't even bother me so much if it wasn't the same nonsense Donovan has pulled for years. Instead of getting us to actually play defense like we give a ****, he inserts bad defenders because we're too lazy to play defense and he thinks they'll at least be able to switch.
That's not coaching, that's just giving in to bad effort by the team. He pulled the same **** with Christon last season when we had trouble with quick guards. Or with Grant against Houston. Just switching everything is not a valid defensive system. That's just asking for trouble because you're putting yourself into terrible situations by being out of defensive position all the time.
That's not coaching, that's just giving in to bad effort by the team. He pulled the same **** with Christon last season when we had trouble with quick guards. Or with Grant against Houston. Just switching everything is not a valid defensive system. That's just asking for trouble because you're putting yourself into terrible situations by being out of defensive position all the time.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Re: 12/31 - 6PM CST | G37: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
Great play calling on those 3s.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Pillendreher wrote:Great play calling on those 3s.
I think I'm going to be haunted by Paul George passing to Russ for a three, for a very long time.
gh123 wrote:Zion lucky if he gets 18 ppg on decent efficiency. Midget big man is a no-career in NBA. Chuck being the only wonder. Zion is the next Tractor Trailer at best.
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Re: 12/31 - 6PM CST | G37: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder
Golden State, Houston, SA, and Minnesota are clearly better than us. Best case scenario is we will be fighting Denver for the five seed.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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We could trade Russ for rick Carlisle and we would be a better team. That’s not an intentional knock against Russ either. That mavs roster is trash.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Knrstz wrote:Golden State, Houston, SA, and Minnesota are clearly better than us. Best case scenario is we will be fighting Denver for the five seed.
See this is what I don't get - playing trash like this does not suddenly mean that we're trash in general. Don't always overreact like that. It's nonsense.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Not too upset. Mavs made flukey shots, despite Russ getting extremely hot. It is, what it is. Move forward.
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Pillendreher wrote:Knrstz wrote:Golden State, Houston, SA, and Minnesota are clearly better than us. Best case scenario is we will be fighting Denver for the five seed.
See this is what I don't get - playing trash like this does not suddenly mean that we're trash in general. Don't always overreact like that. It's nonsense.
I didn’t say we were trash. I think we are as good/bad as our record which currently has us at the five seed.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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I would like to point two things out:
1) In a game, in which we struggled defensively, all night long, our coach in his general fashion elected to close out the game by putting only a single above average defender out there on the floor. Adams gets subbed out and we give 15 points in 3 minutes to a bottom 10 offense.
2) Paul George took two shots in the 2nd half I think.
1) In a game, in which we struggled defensively, all night long, our coach in his general fashion elected to close out the game by putting only a single above average defender out there on the floor. Adams gets subbed out and we give 15 points in 3 minutes to a bottom 10 offense.
2) Paul George took two shots in the 2nd half I think.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Thundershock88 wrote:Not too upset. Mavs made flukey shots, despite Russ getting extremely hot. It is, what it is. Move forward.
Bruh. Dallas is 13 games under .500. They're on pace to finish with 26 wins.
Don't just shrug **** like this off. Dallas is a horrific team in play for a top 5 pick. You don't lose to a team like that.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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I’m curious how many possessions in the second half were one pass or less. Anyway to find that information?
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Knrstz wrote:I’m curious how many possessions in the second half were one pass or less. Anyway to find that information?
If Russ doesn't make his shots, we're getting blown out. Turned corner my ass.
Man this is so frustrating. I'm too furious to go to bed.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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Pillendreher wrote:Thundershock88 wrote:Not too upset. Mavs made flukey shots, despite Russ getting extremely hot. It is, what it is. Move forward.
Bruh. Dallas is 13 games under .500. They're on pace to finish with 26 wins.
Don't just shrug **** like this off. Dallas is a horrific team in play for a top 5 pick. You don't lose to a team like that.
Yeah, i get that. They also shot 51 percent from the floor and made 15 threes. It is what it is. No Roberson didn't help either.
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Pillendreher wrote:Knrstz wrote:I’m curious how many possessions in the second half were one pass or less. Anyway to find that information?
If Russ doesn't make his shots, we're getting blown out. Turned corner my ass.
Man this is so frustrating. I'm too furious to go to bed.
Lol did you get hacked? You just said I was overreacting.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Thundershock88 wrote:Pillendreher wrote:Thundershock88 wrote:Not too upset. Mavs made flukey shots, despite Russ getting extremely hot. It is, what it is. Move forward.
Bruh. Dallas is 13 games under .500. They're on pace to finish with 26 wins.
Don't just shrug **** like this off. Dallas is a horrific team in play for a top 5 pick. You don't lose to a team like that.
Yeah, i get that. They also shot 51 percent from the floor and made 15 threes. It is what it is. No Roberson didn't help either.
'It is what is' is not a valid reason for losing to a trash team. Our attitude was ass and we once again got burned for it.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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