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Howard is out
Green is starting again.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on
Nov 11, 2008 7:03 PM CST
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I have been waiting all day for this game
Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:05 PM CST
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They gotta steal one tonight.
Lakers are freakishly good. The jumpers have to fall tonight for them to have a chance.
by DitchThePlaybook on
Nov 11, 2008 7:17 PM CST
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This might sound silly but,
I would like to be the arena voice for The Mavs once Billy Hayes retires. One day, Bruce, one day.
by bruce182 on
Nov 11, 2008 7:18 PM CST
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I'm stuck with the NBA TV pre-game crew
I don’t mind Ahmad and Gary Payton, but Chris Webber is there
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:21 PM CST
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The Pre-game Kobe worship is tiresome.
3 championships, an MVP, a gold medal, and no convictions.
What next, Kobe? What next?
by DitchThePlaybook on
Nov 11, 2008 7:23 PM CST
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I'm still at work
probably going to have to tivo the first half
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on
Nov 11, 2008 7:23 PM CST
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Hopefully..
It’ll be worth Tivo-ing.
by DitchThePlaybook on
Nov 11, 2008 7:24 PM CST
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NBA TV has Josh Howard starting
Are they incorrect?
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:38 PM CST
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Not according to the pre-game with Carlisle
He said JHo was making some progress, but wouldn’t go tonight.
by DitchThePlaybook on
Nov 11, 2008 7:40 PM CST
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Vlad Rad over Kidd
Too easy, with the height advantage
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:42 PM CST
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Damp sucks!
How could you miss when you’re that close…dunk!
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:43 PM CST
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Ha
Was Dirk chewing Damp out a bit there when Pau got the offensive board?
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:45 PM CST
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We're gonna have to speed the tempo up
They just have too much size on us
by b3tts32 on
Nov 11, 2008 7:45 PM CST
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I like the back pick for Green
that’s gonna lead to an alley oop pretty quick
by b3tts32 on
Nov 11, 2008 7:48 PM CST
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I really don't know why Kidd is on Vlad Rad
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 7:50 PM CST
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Dirk
getting schooled by the DT.
Jet knocks another down.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 7:50 PM CST
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I hate it when JET does that fastbreak pullup
But it’s good when it’s going in
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 7:51 PM CST
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Offensive rebounding
by LA so far causing trouble.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 7:51 PM CST
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Gerald Green
I think I’m in love.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. Back to Suckville with a loss to FLA ATL but whatever, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-9 baby!
by sprite on
Nov 11, 2008 7:51 PM CST
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Kobe ain't nuthin but a peanut
…to GERALD GREEN
by Sky Hook on
Nov 11, 2008 7:53 PM CST
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Green looks good.
But I think I’ll wait until he puts in a few more starts before I cast a bronze statue of him.
Like what i see so far, though.
by DitchThePlaybook on
Nov 11, 2008 7:56 PM CST
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Reminded me a little
of that POS Wade And-1 in Game 6 of the Finals.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 7:58 PM CST
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What the hell was that, Stack?
Really bad dribbling, nearly a turnover, and a brick from three point land
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:03 PM CST
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green is gettin it done tonight.
9 already? impressive.
Really all America want is cold beer, warm p***y, and some place to take a s**t with a door on it. - Mr. Ford
by buckets on
Nov 11, 2008 8:05 PM CST
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good lord stack made a shot.
this may be our night. (knock on wood)
Really all America want is cold beer, warm p***y, and some place to take a s**t with a door on it. - Mr. Ford
by buckets on
Nov 11, 2008 8:06 PM CST
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Why oh why
does Carlisle insist on putting Stack on?
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:06 PM CST
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Damn it
lost my online feed, and I don’t want to listen to a Lakers feed.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:07 PM CST
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good lookin.
Really all America want is cold beer, warm p***y, and some place to take a s**t with a door on it. - Mr. Ford
by buckets on
Nov 11, 2008 8:08 PM CST
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Wow
LeBron’s almost to 40 again.
I hate the douche who picked him one spot above me at No.2, so I had to settle for Kobe.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:09 PM CST
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Who was drafted at No. 1? Chris Paul?
by b3tts32 on
Nov 11, 2008 8:10 PM CST
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I know your pain, brother.
I’m actually attempting FBB after a few years out. The auto-draft gave me every player I hate.
by DitchThePlaybook on
Nov 11, 2008 8:10 PM CST
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We actually ended the quarter well
We had a scoring run instead of a drought
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:10 PM CST
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Bad turnover by Kidd.
Otherwise, he now has 5-6-5. I smell a triple double.
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:10 PM CST
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Please don't jinx him.
He had 9 assists with about six minutes left in Denver, then didn’t get anymore.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:12 PM CST
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Ariza
Loved him when he was with the Magic and was sorry to see him traded. He reminds me of how Josh used to be.
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:13 PM CST
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Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing
Especially now that Kobe and Pau are on the bench
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:15 PM CST
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did stack actually think
he was going to take the tech ft?
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:15 PM CST
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We need this damn game over
by the end of the third.
I still don’t forget that blown 25-point lead.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:16 PM CST
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So much
for me thinking about home cooking.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:17 PM CST
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Charles Barkley is in the house
I can’t wait for him to trash us this Thursday on TNT
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:18 PM CST
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That game has changed
I read it on Star-Telegram last week, I think…the Bulls game is no longer on TNT and the start time might’ve changed, too
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:19 PM CST
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Doesn't matter
He’ll find a way to bad talk us anyway
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:20 PM CST
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That was the boringest Barkley interwiew ever
bring back Laura Green
by Sky Hook on
Nov 11, 2008 8:24 PM CST
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if laura green was still here
that interview would have been with joe prunty… be thankful
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:26 PM CST
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dirk can not
buy a foul call… doesnt get superstar calls.. f the nba
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:22 PM CST
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Probably because
he doesn’t seem to sell the contact like some other superstars. Or the verbal flop.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:24 PM CST
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You got that right
The Kobe Bryant Patented Verbal Flop almost always gets the job done
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:25 PM CST
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Elton Brand
isn’t being very “fantasy-stud-like”
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:25 PM CST
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Time to play the fun ol' game
of “who would you like to see Stack get dealt for?”.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:27 PM CST
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Kobe Bryant!
Hey, what’s this straight jacket doing on me?
by bruce182 on
Nov 11, 2008 8:29 PM CST
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At some point, they're gonna have to get to Dirk at the post
Dirk’s guarding Gasol, yet Gasol’s doing nothing on the defensive end
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:30 PM CST
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We need stops
They’re chipping away at the lead because they keep scoring
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:30 PM CST
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unreal
CALL A FOULlllllllll1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:30 PM CST
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What a late whistle!
I thought that was a mostly clean strip
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:31 PM CST
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refs are so bad
you call that crap but wont give dirk a freakin call
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:31 PM CST
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What the hell?!
That whistle was so late, we could’ve scored on a fastbreak. OK, maybe not.
Looked like a clean strip to me.
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:33 PM CST
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Damp is so slow
That was a great pass by Kidd and he couldn’t do anything with it. Why can’t he catch and dunk?
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 8:35 PM CST
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Kobe takes
a shit.
Actually, I don’t know what happened.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:36 PM CST
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kobe could do that
and they would find a way to call a foul on us
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:37 PM CST
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so thats a GD foul?
but still no foul call on any dirk shot? SUCH BS
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:38 PM CST
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We need to win those next four games
get some momentum going into H-Town.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:39 PM CST
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awww poor lakers
they actually called a foul on you
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:39 PM CST
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I never understood why a trapped player with the ball
don’t just bounce it off one of the players trapping him
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:40 PM CST
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Might bounce back off him
as in karma.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:41 PM CST
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That Kobe drive and the Wright foul
was very similar to a play I remember with Wade and Marquis…
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 8:44 PM CST
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this is BULLSHIT
just because derek whiny bitch fisher complains for 5 minutes doesnt mean you have to call that horseshit on the other end
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:41 PM CST
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Question
Which is worse: Boston bandwagoners or Lakers fans?
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 8:47 PM CST
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boston anything is the worst
f the patriots f the red sox f the celtics… and f the spurs too for fun
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 8:48 PM CST
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Another foul
called in Kobe’s favour.
Is it just me or Dirk doesn’t take enough shotclock-beating shots? It seems he’s always the guy who should aim to do that.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 9:05 PM CST
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Isn't it frustrating
when the Mavs are running and scoring like this, the Lakers are not down at least by 10
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 9:08 PM CST
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Thanks for the link! No thanks for putting up 60 in the first half!
by lakeshowlife on
Nov 11, 2008 9:08 PM CST
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Damp, dunk it! Thanks for tipping it in.
But come one! DUNK!!!
by bruce182 on
Nov 11, 2008 9:12 PM CST
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There has to be something wrong with Dirk's layup mechanic or whatever
his rarely go down effortlessly
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 9:15 PM CST
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I was hoping we'd carry that double digit lead into the fourth
Too many turnovers
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:25 PM CST
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Damn it
Ariza beat out three Mavs players for that loose ball
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:29 PM CST
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Really all America want is cold beer, warm p***y, and some place to take a s**t with a door on it. - Mr. Ford
by buckets on
Nov 11, 2008 9:33 PM CST
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I'm at work,
so I can’t watch the game. Let me guess, though. We’re jacking up a bunch of shots that aren’t falling instead of taking it to the hole and drawing fouls.
by rassoodocks on
Nov 11, 2008 9:34 PM CST
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this team is making me hate the game of basketball.
Really all America want is cold beer, warm p***y, and some place to take a s**t with a door on it. - Mr. Ford
by buckets on
Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM CST
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havnt watched since halftime
because i feared this
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM CST
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omfg. stackhouse? rly?
Really all America want is cold beer, warm p***y, and some place to take a s**t with a door on it. - Mr. Ford
by buckets on
Nov 11, 2008 9:36 PM CST
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Good gracious
Stack of all people makes the three. The world’s upside-fucking-down.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 9:36 PM CST
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so glad
im not watching… i woul dhave broken something by now
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 9:38 PM CST
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Why foul Kobe when he's on the way to the basket like that?
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:38 PM CST
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Kobe is so good
even better with the whistles
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 9:38 PM CST
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I absolutely hate how we fall apart in the third and fourth
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:38 PM CST
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Dirk
Needs end the night with more than 14 points. He needs more attempts
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:40 PM CST
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Pisses me off
now we really need to win the next four.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 9:41 PM CST
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Dirk really needed that to fall down
Maybe a reverse dunk instead of a reverse layup…?
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:41 PM CST
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A masochist is me
going to watch the last five minutes.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 9:42 PM CST
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Uh-oh, an and-one opportunity for Kidd
Hope he makes it
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:42 PM CST
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i am so bitter
it doesnt matter… just turn it off now and save yourself the misery
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 9:43 PM CST
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Where's Green?
Why is Stack guarding Kobe?
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 9:43 PM CST
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Dirk is getting killed by the refs, on both sides of the ball.
by bruce182 on
Nov 11, 2008 9:43 PM CST
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Why is Dirk heaving jumpers like that
Lean in and draw the foul, damn it
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:44 PM CST
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they wont call
the fucking foul anyway
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 9:44 PM CST
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Did Stack discover the fountain of youth or something
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:45 PM CST
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For the 1 of you who was Stack on your fantasy team
it’s your lucky night
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 9:47 PM CST
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Exactly how much cash
does Cuban have? Maybe he should look into the bribery business.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 9:49 PM CST
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Lakers are in the penalty
Please get to the line, please…they can win it that way
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:51 PM CST
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I don't understand why they won't draw fouls when the Lakers are in the penalty
Use your brains, people!
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:55 PM CST
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Never occured to the team some three years ago
and it most likely won’t now
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 9:56 PM CST
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I hate it, though
You’d think that’s embedded into their heads by now
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 9:57 PM CST
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kidd completes triple double and we win the game...
i’m callin’ it
by kkengvib on
Nov 11, 2008 9:57 PM CST
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If Dirk gets his regular 20pts then it's a whole different game.
But that’s neither here nor there.
by bruce182 on
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 PM CST
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It would have been really sweet to be the first team to beat the Lakers
good thing I didn’t have any hope
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 10:01 PM CST
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FUCK THE NBA
this shit isnt even fun to watch… thats why i now jsut flat turn it off and cuss at gametracker in 2nd halfs…. all the nab is whoever gets teh calls.. and early on dirk couldnt get any and its bullshit.. the lead could have been more but the refs are fucking idiots and maybe we didnt lose the game cuz of the refs, but they make the fucking nba unbearable to watch
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 10:03 PM CST
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its the nba
its never a good game… win or lose…
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 10:06 PM CST
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I'm just sick.
Both literally, and well, mentally sick.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 10:03 PM CST
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and Kidd turns it over at the very last, hopeless possession
Laughable. It’s like we’re cursed or something.
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 10:04 PM CST
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We need to win
the next four.
No questions asked.
Chicago, Orlando, Charlotte, Knicks.
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 10:05 PM CST
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I predict
0-4… this team sucks obviously. They build up a lead at home every game just to lose it. It’s so redundant. Sorry to be so negative but it’s really depressing to see this team fold like this. Go Mavs.
by Slick-ish24 on
Nov 11, 2008 10:15 PM CST
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I love Dirk and all that
but if you’re gonna try and pump up your teammates with challenging words, you better show up as well the next game. The rest of the starters and Stack did, while Dirk did the exact opposite. Too bad.
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 10:07 PM CST
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I was thinking the same thing
Granted, he was the focus of the other team’s defense, but I felt he could have done a lot more in the fourth quarter. Did he even get to the line in the second half?
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 10:08 PM CST
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i dont blame dirk for settling for jumpers
when he goeshard to the hole or tries to draw contact… they dont give him the call… makes sense hed rather take a shot with no one jumping on him since hes not gonna get to the line anyway
by zkmavz on
Nov 11, 2008 10:09 PM CST
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Yeah, Dirk had an off night, coupled with the Laker's precision strike approach on the opponents' best player
But boy, this must REALLY suck for him. Fouling out, turnovers, airballing and whatnot.
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 10:11 PM CST
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YA BOI!
Hawks goin undefeated this season; you heard it here first.
by Sky Hook on
Nov 11, 2008 10:07 PM CST
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Better luck next time
Take care, everyone
by Marie on
Nov 11, 2008 10:12 PM CST
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Disgusting.
Whod’ve thought we’d still be winless at the home fortress?
by jonthefon on
Nov 11, 2008 10:13 PM CST
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I cannot remember anymore how winning feels like
and with that, I’m off.
by ptrck on
Nov 11, 2008 10:16 PM CST
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Blow it up...
This team isn’t any good….
If you didn’t have the score in the corner of the screen throughout most of the first three quarters, you’d have sworn the Mavericks were blowing the Lakers out… But no, this team can’t do that… The Lakers play awful basketball for three quarters and the Mavericks can’t put them away…
by N41D on
Nov 11, 2008 10:43 PM CST
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Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. Back to Suckville with a loss to FLA ATL but whatever, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-9 baby!
by sprite on
Nov 11, 2008 10:44 PM CST
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Missed the 2nd half
but looking at the box score….. Damp had a good game11pts 16rbs 3blks. Bass was invisible. But don’t worry, I know who the key is to the season turnaround. More Shawne Williams! (Reaching for straws here.)
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. Back to Suckville with a loss to FLA ATL but whatever, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-9 baby!
by sprite on
Nov 11, 2008 10:51 PM CST
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I like having another HOF but..
I’m sure we would be better with Devan at the point
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Nov 12, 2008 1:07 AM CST
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