Mavs Lose to the Rockets - Quick Observations
by Wes Cox on Oct 30, 2008 10:57 PM CDT
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Print- As expected, Antoine Wright got the start and it, ummm, well it didn't go so well. In the first three minutes he airballed a three, turned it over on two consecutive possessions, and then fouled McGrady while he was shooting a three. Final line -- 17 minutes, 2 points (1-6), 3 rebounds, 3 fouls. And yes, he should definitely still be the starter on Saturday and the foreseeable future.
- I might be wrong on this, but I think Dirk only touched the ball on offense once in the first six minutes. He then made a three from behind the top of the key, and in my opinion the season officially began.
- Sometimes when Brandon Bass dunks off of two feet, in traffic, and with three guys around him it kind of boggles the mind. Then you see him win a jump ball against Yao and it makes sense.
- I said earlier this week I'd be surprised if Gerald Green wasn't a part of the rotation tonight. And I was right; I'm surprised -- especially since Wright and Stackhouse (-21!) weren't exactly lighting it up out there...
- Listening to Reggie Miller defend Ron Artest was like having my ears raped. I'm not saying Artest clearly deserved a technical for running in like that, but I am saying I wanted to shoot myself by the time Miller was done talking about it.
- Josh Howard -- fantastic. Sefko said this morning that the Mavs had to "play hungry" this season and Jeff Caplan said they needed to play like "they have something to prove". Josh Howard did both tonight.
- Diop really struggled on Yao tonight, but I can forgive him for that.
- Dirk's 36 points tonight were pretty quiet, but that's probably because 14 came from the line and only one came in the 4th quarter (a technical free throw). Still, a great performance and a nice start to his season...
- ...Not a great start to the Mavs season though. Just 81 more games to get it figured out.
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Haha
Listening to Reggie Miller defend Ron Artest was like having my ears raped.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45-17 to Troy. 0-12 is only four games away.
just got home from the game... thoughts
antoine wright sucks… but he is 10x better than jerry stackhouse… i still dont like him because hes an aggie…
josh howard was a new man early on tonight.. attacking the rim… fighting for loose balls… not settling for fadeaways…playing tough D… i loved it… 1 game in and i am officially not worried about jho
i love dirk.. he is great… tough to see some of the shots that normally fall for him not go down late… and he still had 36!
yao ming is really good when healthy, ron artest was lucky, aaron brooks was luckier, tmac is DONE
please stop missing FTs… JET.. when you get a huge and 1 play… dont miss the damn FT… nothing frustrates me more…
brandon bass is a beast yes… he can explode to the rim.. but please stop trying to dunk over yao…
rockets fans are hilarious… after they won tonight they acted like this core group of guys on their team had never even advanced past the first round or something… oh wait.. what’s that? ohhhhhh well nm
thats all i got for now.. hate losing opening night… i still think this team approaches the mid 50s in the win column…
goodnight
yes, we are real funny when we win
Yes, we Rockets fans are hilarious… thanks for noticing.
What’s even funnier is you trash-talking our playoff results when it’s not like the Mavs have been all that special in the playoffs the last 2 years…
Mavericks are history
Ron Artest made the mavs look like a joke. And back to back games now the rockets come in and play shut down defense to win in the 4th quarter. The mavs could do nothing. If you knew anything about basketball or payed attention at all before the season starts, you would know aaron brooks was not lucky. He will be playing like that all season get used to it.
by DallascowboysTO on Oct 31, 2008 6:32 AM CDT reply actions
Thats all you got?
This isnt all coming from pre season. He played solid last year as a rookie and did you ever watch him at oregon. Crawl back into your hole child. The mavs are going downhill, rockets heading up. Enjoy relying on novitzki hitting jump shots all season.
by DallascowboysTO on Oct 31, 2008 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions
who is novitzki?
dont you know anything about basketball?
i saw him at oregon… i also saw a lot of really good college players who werent that great as pros.
im also going by what one of my friends who i went to the game with last night (diehard rockets fan) says… he thinks brooks is a spare… and a bad 1st round draft pick… he was bit outta control last night and luckily for him some of his out of control play led to some loose balls and some open 3s…
maybe im wrong, maybe im right… but in the end.. its just aaron brooks and i could give a shit
also who is luckier… aaron brooks or the cowboys for winning 13 games last season?
I will give you him throwing shots up early in the shot clock showed his young age. But you saw what happened when old men try to guard him hes fast and hes got a great shot. His heigth is a problem but theres not much that can be done about that.
by DallascowboysTO on Oct 31, 2008 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
lets be serious here
jason kidd trying to guard anyone is a joke…
and please.. ohhh pleaseee get past the first round with this team before the uphill/downhill talk starts… i mean that…
haha
thats one team jackass… do you want me to name ALL of the teams that knocked your sorry rockettes out every year in the 1st round… i can add new york giants to that list as well if you want
stop trolling and go figure out how many times bjohnson will get sacked on sunday…
Oooooh
you had to bring up Brad Johnson.
What’s up with Peyton? He’s killing my fantasy team.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
Whats up with addai
Damn injuries and lack of performance early on ruined my first round pick this year. Thank god i grabbed chris johnson early he saved me.
by DallascowboysTO on Oct 31, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
well if you believe eric karrabel on espn.com
peyton is about to heat up and go nuts… my colts need it
Reggie Miller
Seriously, what was that? I liked Reggie Miller last year but he was awful last night. He kept trying to justify how “Artest was being singled out b/c of his history” and somehow that was unfair. Really? Homeboy was one push or elbow to the chest away from going off…at least, that’s how it looked.
I also loved Howard last night. Please, please do that for the rest of the season, Josh.
Worst Ever
I second that Reggie was the absolute worst last night. He had me ready to throw something at the tv when he went on the defense for Artest for a full 5 minutes. I’m sorry, Artest deserves techs whenever he lays his hands on anybody…and yes it is because of his reputation. The guy is about as bipolar as it gets and is a heartbeat away from running into the stands for a second time.
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