Mavs at Rockets Open Thread
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets, Nov 19, 2008 7:00 PM CST
The Dream Shake | Yao Out | Sefko Preview | NBA.com Preview | Rockets Last 5: LWLWW | Houston Favored by 3 | Over/Under 190
So Far This Season:
Houston 112 @ 102 Dallas
Discuss the game here.
GO MAVS
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I'm watching this one on tape delay
have a US vs Guatemala party to attend.
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by Wes Cox on Nov 19, 2008 6:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What a shitty turnout
by the houston crowd. you’re teame is supposed to be a contender and you cant fill the lower bowl?
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Damp lays it in
only guy not to score from starters is Dirk.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Singleton vs Artest
scares me…. still 2 good jumpers.
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Man
these starts always make me uncomfortable.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I just got here (obviously)
Where’s Josh??
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 7:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hurt his ankle vs CHA
Nothing serious, but out tonight.
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/fastfood-argument-teen-kills-father/2008/11/20/1226770597706.html
You guys all that serious in the Lone Star State?
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm sure
it was all about a fast food order. For every state I can give you a story about an unstable kid in a bad situation that has done something terrible.
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Had to know..
that it was going to be that easy all game w/o Josh, even if they are w/o Yao.
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Houston being Houston...
Anybody else surprised that Yao, McGrady and Artest all get hurt in the same game. It’s like they met after the game and said “crap, this was the game I was planning to get hurt..”
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
No D again
Terry better heat the microwave in Josh’s absence.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How come Artest can play on a hurt ankle but Josh can't
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Let me guess
Josh’s injury is worse than Artest’s?
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 7:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That should have been an offensive foul
He totally leaned in!
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It seems like Terry is feeling tonight
So far, at least
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Gotta play better D
to account for times when the jumper isn’t falling.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
and I thought Mike Bibby was done.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Just curious
When is Dirk going to pick up the verbal flop? He’s already working on the flop.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Gana on the floor
Unfortunately…hopefully he’ll take advantage of Yao’s absence
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it's not my fault he's overpaid and unproductive
:)
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why are MLB Pitchers like NBA Centers?
They’re all overpaid and none of them produce when they get to Dallas!
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't blame them
Nobody wants to pitch in Arlington, especially if you spend time in a pitcher-friendly park.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So what's the Mavs excuse?
When you enter the arena you become offensively inept?
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 7:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Checklist of topics discussed in non-local broadcasts:
1. The Finals collapse
2. The Warriors collapse
3. Kidd trade
4. Avery firing
Van Gundy has already covered 1 and 2…in the same breath, practically. But no fail, these are the topics that are always brought up.
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Deadspin bingo cards
are awesome.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't seen those
I haven’t gone to Deadspin in forever…since Will left, I think
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did they bring up one of the "Golden Boys" yet?
“Nowitzki for 3…hits! Dirk Nowitzki, former MVP, one of the greatest PFs of all time. Speaking of former MVPs and great PFs, how about Kevin Garnett?”
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not yet, haha
Golden Boys…so that’d be Garnett, Wade, James, Bryant, Paul…who else? Pierce?
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure if they love Melo that much
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I don't hear them talk about him as much
But now that he has the gold medal, they just might
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Botched alley-oop
Thanks, McGrady…he doesn’t quite have the hops anymore, especially with that bum knee
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
With that bum knee
…and bum shoulder, and bum elbow, and bum ankle, and bum finger, and bum eye, etc..
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 7:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did they grant that Chuck Hayes timeout?
You can’t call timeout in mid-air, I believe.
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was a TV timeout
Dallas ball…I could be wrong
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 7:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Think T-Mac might
turn into Chris Webber?
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Where he comes and plays
at the age of 35, looks horribly slow like Penny Hardaway did…etc, etc.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Mac can still jump
But then again, the ball was still low
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Aha, the trade
That’s the third item from the checklist
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was a stupid shot from Williams
The clock reset, no need to shoot that right away
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Is that his game, shooting threes?
He just did it again
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We're shooting
too well for this to last.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Somebody needs to tell him...
his job is to pass to Dirk..
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 8:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hold out
run down the damn clock. No buckets for Houston please.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit
does Zydrunas Ilgauskas actually shoot threes.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
There goes Alston again
little troublemaking punk
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 8:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hate having Van Gundy covering Rockets games
He’s totally biased
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What
a pointlesly long last 25 seconds or so. Off to lunch.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
oh please finish. please!!!!
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 19, 2008 8:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Avery is in the studio
I wonder if he’ll talk about the team…it could be awkward. But I think they’ll have Jalen Rose talk about the Mavs and Avery will have the Rockets.
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They had him talking..
about Cuban earlier, he was really neutral and when Scott said well he fired you, he said “he also hired me”.
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 8:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just finished watching Hawks-Wizards. Fun game
by Norsktroll on Nov 19, 2008 8:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Too many Js to start the third
Drive! There’s no big out there!
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Not a good shot by Dirk
Scola was defending him well
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
From what
you guys have said, seems lucky we haven’t had our lead drop.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Verbal flop by T-Mac
Every damn move, a struggle that is made know vocally
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 8:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Damp already had that board and he lost it
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Singleton plays nice
With the addition of Williams, George is completely expendable now. Man that was a bad signing. Hope they can trade him in some package.
by Norsktroll on Nov 19, 2008 8:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The question is
who would want him?
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem
He might have a little bit left, but he can’t showcase it.
by Norsktroll on Nov 19, 2008 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know why they re-signed him
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Carlisle thought/thinks he can still be useful
and perhaps George & his agent learned that nobody else wanted him during the off-season
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 8:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thats what he said!!!
haha, I was wondering
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I missed it when he said that!
Oh well…I have that video of him doing commentary last year against the Clippers when he got hurt and he said “shortbus” after Maggette’s shot.
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 8:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe I downloaded this back when Odenized was up and running
Is it still up and running? Haven’t gone there in forever
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 8:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That damn Terry fastbreak J again
….but he hits!
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I might be retarded
but why are we playing so small tonight, are we worried about Rocket fast breaks? seriously?
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'll stick with my Singleton-Williams acclimation theory
Gotta be the reason why Damp’s giving way despite him having a pretty good season so far.
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 9:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This could be
the worst NBA game I have watched all season…its brick after brick after brick
by smt83 on Nov 19, 2008 9:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
jumpshots make my eyes leak.
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 19, 2008 9:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
let's go down low
to bass for the rest of the game…
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Terry didn't shoot there
Had an assist instead
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 9:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wonder if Carlisle
will use his “time-consuming” offensive strategy involving Dirk and Kidd.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 9:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ron Artest - NBA Cares - Does not compute
by Norsktroll on Nov 19, 2008 9:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Williams is playing a lot tonight
Rather than Green
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 9:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He's been bricking shots
but he makes it up for it with some really good D
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 9:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was a bad shot by Dirk
Again, Scola defending well
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 9:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
up 6 w/ 2 left....
whats your call? pull it out or choke?
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 9:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Avery said that that particular play used to be called "Zipper 41"
What is the Zipper Twist play?
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 10:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The hero of the game..
.. and Shawne Williams…. syke.
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 9:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Would've saved us
talk of Dirk missing those free throws against Phoenix.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dont know why I cared about the Thunder
Geography isn’t relevant in the NBA
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good luck to your Blazers
I’ll be watching that one
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 9:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I so guaranteed this win after we lost opening night
Booyah!
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 9:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Huge win
Time to vent:
FUCK YOU, ALL YOU HOUSTON FANS WHO THOUGH YOU WERE CLEARLY SUPERIOR TO US! WE CAME AND BEAT YOU ON YOUR SHITTY HOMECOURT WITH THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SEATS!
Uh…I apologise, that was kinda classless.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 9:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Though
over at TDS, they were calling the Mavs’ soft, which is kinda true but you can’t really talk when two of your main guys struggle to play 50 a season.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2008 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Soft is getting injured all the time and never making it out of the 1st round
that’s all I’m going to say about that.
by ptrck on Nov 19, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I know the Mav's hold the record
so I’m biased, but look at this season, we’ve lost every game at home and still sellout, houston is the division leader and can’t fill the lower level, that’s just sad…
by bbob on Nov 19, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, I'm just now starting the game
should I talk to myself and pretend you are all still here?
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by Wes Cox on Nov 19, 2008 10:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That'd be so funny
Did you look at the result first or avoid it at all costs?
by Marie on Nov 19, 2008 10:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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