Mavs 105 - 108 Nuggets: Quick Observations

by Wes Cox on Nov 8, 2008 1:05 AM CST in News Comment 11 comments

It took until three minutes into the fifth game before Josh Howard landed on a defenders foot coming down from a jump shot. Fortunately it didn't lead to a rolled ankle this time.
When Brandon Bass basically jumped over the Nuggets defender who was blocking him out and threw the ball into net it would have been among some players more embarrassing career moments. Except in this case the guy Bass dunked on was Chris Anderson.
One thing I was really hoping Carlisle would change this year is to not have Josh Howard inbounds the ball - ever. So many times last year Howard found a way to mess that up. Tonight he threw the ball over Kidd's head for a halfcourt violation.
3 minutes left in the third quarter, Jerry Stackhouse is 1-7 and just watched Carmello Anthony grab a rebound right in from him. Gerald Green finally enters the game, but it's for Jason Terry - D'oh. Stack then missed a three and was replaced by Terry a minute later.
Jason Kidd attempted 12 of the Mav 35 3PA's. He made six of them.
Gerald Green can really jump.
Here's what Carlisle had to say about Green after the game tonight. "He's been an energizer for us. In the preseason and paritcularly in Minnesota. We felt like we needed his enregy out there and the could possibly get something going. He did a nice job and battled defensively which was good". Carlisle clearly liked what he saw because after Green entered in the third he played the rest of the game.
Josh Howard was grabbing his left wrist the entire game. It's clearly bothering him and it seems safe to assume he wasn't able to play the final four minutes because of it. [update: David Moore confirms]
Rick Carlisle on the play drawn up out of a timeout that led to a Brandon Bass turnover: "That one's on me."
Did that missed Kidd free throw look familiar? As srdmad pointed out in the game thread, Kidd did the same thing against LA last season. Here's the video evidence.

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I also noticed that Green is just a straight up baller.

I would take him over Howard in the 4th quarter.

I have witnessed time and time again.

by srdmad on Nov 8, 2008 1:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Stackhouse for Rasho Nesterovic straight up works on realgm.com

I have witnessed time and time again.

by srdmad on Nov 8, 2008 1:32 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

We could do that...

Rasho was a beast after February last season.

Shame I don’t think it’d work.

by jonthefon on Nov 8, 2008 2:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

With Foster and Hibbert

I figured the Pacers might be interested in trading him, but the only reason I could think why the Pacers would do this, is to repay us for us giving them Daniels for Croshere.

I have witnessed time and time again.

by srdmad on Nov 8, 2008 3:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Nuggets fan here

It was an ugly but hard fought game, Kidd was straight up lethal and Gerald Green was terrifying. I’m just glad you guys didn’t put him on the floor earlier.

by joshhopp on Nov 8, 2008 3:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

If Carlisle doesn’t start using him more often I am going to go crazy. I nearly puked at Stack’s minutes. Not only that but I picked him up in my roto and if they start using him I will be sitting pretty since I gave up nothing to get him.

by ETBURyan on Nov 8, 2008 7:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Cheap scoring and threes

Might get him in my deeper league over a shithead like Bobby Simmons. He should be playing over Stack.

by jonthefon on Nov 9, 2008 2:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

JHo's wrist.

I can’t find anything more specific than ‘injury’……anyone have any idea what happened or when?

by DitchThePlaybook on Nov 8, 2008 9:58 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Apparently it happened during the Cleveland game

But it didn’t affect him in the Spurs game and then he aggravated it last night. He didn’t practice with the team this afternoon. Now I feel bad for being hard on him.

Source: http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/

by Marie on Nov 8, 2008 6:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Turnovers

Granted, I watched the game on Tivo at 3 a.m., so I was nodding off through most of it, but I really thought turnovers killed us. There was one Jr. High-esque stretch where both teams coughed it up to the other about 5 times before Denver finally got a bucket.

The Nuggets did a great job defensively against the Kidd/Dirk two-man game … Also would’ve liked to see more movement on offense at the end instead of awkward Dirk jumpers over K-Mart. Although it’s hard to criticize Dirk’s shot selection, given that most of his makes are awkward jumpers over a defender.

by MeanMr.Mustard on Nov 8, 2008 1:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

On Dirk's offensive game last night

I really liked that he tried to get to the basket, either from posting up down low (which I thought he did really well, considering he’s Dirk) or from the key where he basically beat a smaller defender to the basket with a spin move. It’s a shame he either can’t finish, gets blocked or doesn’t get the calls.

And I hope Josh’s wrist will be fine. God I wish it was Stack’s wrist instead…

by ptrck on Nov 8, 2008 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs