Dirk Leads Mavs Past Spurs in OT
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 12:49 AM CST
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We still haven't been able to see both of these teams face each other at full strength yet with Tony Parker, Erick Dampier, Shawn Marion, Josh Howard all out, and Manu leaving early with a groin injury. With all of these pieces missing we weren't going to see a exciting game tonight were we? I noticed George Hill said he was ready for the challenge to guard Dirk. Lucky for him, he wasn't given the assignment! Let's get to the Dirk heavy quick hits from tonight's game, and make sure and leave your thoughts from tonight in the comments.
- This Dirk guy may be able to make a living in this league. Seriously, he is unbelievable. Local sports talk host on 1310 The Ticket, Bob Sturm, has been reiterating this lately and I am completely on board: Dirk is amazing and Mavs fans who get to watch him night in and night out should be PRIVILEGED to cheer for him. He is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer and one of the best and unique players this league has ever seen. I am proud to be a fan of Dirk Nowitzki, and if any national media member or moron fan of another team doesn't realize Dirk's greatness, then they do not know basketball.
- What is all of this talk about the Mavs window closing? Doesn't that go hand in hand with Dirk's window? Call me crazy, but I don't see Dirk slowing down anytime soon.
- Maybe I should be happy we went to the
JETCropduster at the end of regulation. That bonehead move allowed all of us to witness more of Dirk's greatness. But what were the Mavs doing? He was 3-15 before that "shot." Wouldn't we rather Dirk take a heavily contested shot than just about anyone else on our team take a wide open shot? Run the game-ending plays for Dirk! - We all keep talking in the game threads about a Mavs player to bag on. We went through Barea, Gooden, Tim Thomas, but I think we settled on Jason Terry. We know he can take over a game offensively. We aren't stupid. But in crunch time, I don't trust him to play defense, I don't trust him to make free throws, and I'd rather have Dirk taking the big shots. I say all of this knowing that the Cropduster will stick it to me soon and be the JET very soon (I hope!).
- Were the two biggest plays Dirk made all night his defensive stops against Duncan in overtime? Nowitzki played tough vs. Duncan (unlike Humphries at the end of regulation) and stopped him twice in the extra session. Yes, the offensive plays Dirk made were more exhilarating, but when will Dirk get any credit for his defense?Dirk could do no wrong tonight.
- Since Devean George is gone, everyone is looking for a new punching bag as I already mentioned. I have suggested Jason Terry, though many of you have jumped on Drew Gooden. Well, he is doing his best to make you continue to look. Three double-doubles in a row for the former bunnytailer. I love the way he is playing right now. I saw him take one shot I didn't like tonight. Every other time he had the ball he attacked the basket. When Damp comes back, the Dallas Mavericks actually have some depth at the 5! Mavs just need to remember to make sure and turn off the rim mics when he brings his foul mouth nearby.
- Tim Thomas played! OK, maybe I shouldn't be that excited. All I can remember from him is a missed dunk.
- What was Popovich doing in the 4th quarter leaving Malik Hairston in the game for so long? Did he forget that the Spurs signed Richard Jefferson in the off-season? That is the only explanation I can think of.
- Dirk just said "pissed" on the post game. He wasn't happy with himself at halftime. Can you say pissed on TV?
- Roddy Beaubois was a force early again, and we didnt see him late... again. Carlisle obviously still trusts Barea more in the 4th, and I cant argue with the results tonight. JJ finished the game with a +/- of +14, only behind the +15 of Kris Humphries.I'm still angry I wasn't able to win that Roddy jersey on TXA 21 tonight! They both can thank Dirk a bit for alot of that +.
- Tim Duncan lead the Spurs in points, rebounds, assists and blocks. When will he go away?
- Anyone else bummed that Humphries dunk attempt didn't go down over Duncan? Would have loved to make that the background on my computer.
- Devin Harris is 0-12.
That is all for me tonight. I really do want people other than Mavs fans to realize the greatness of Dirk Nowitzki. I don't want to hear how this guy isn't clutch. I don't want to hear why this guy is soft. That is all bull! For those of us who are devoted to this team and are lucky enough to watch them most nights... we know how great Dirk is. With a week to go until Thanksgiving, let us all be thankful that Dirk is on the Dallas Mavericks. And of course, the Spurs could dress the coyote, and it would still feel great to beat them. GO MAVS!
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To be fair to Devin Harris
He has been injured for all but 2 games this year.
by JoeyJoeJoeJr.Shabadoo on Nov 19, 2009 1:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's his biggest problem
And half the reason we got rid of him. He’s made of glass. Not his fault, but a problem nonetheless. Just like Berea is short and sucks.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Nov 19, 2009 7:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone who says Dirk isn’t clutch missed the and 1 which sent us to Overtime against the Spurs in Game 7 of the Western Semis when we went to the finals. If that’s not clutch, what is?
by HawkeyedFrog on Nov 19, 2009 1:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Anyone who says Dirk isn't cluch has missed his entire career.
I think if you put two of my best seasons together it wouldn't come up with the numbers he's going to have at the end of the season. -Troy Aikman on Tony Romo
by Big D Bam Bam on Nov 19, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-beasticon.
I know that belonged to Chris Davis and Josh Hamilton, but the DFW beast spot is open, and it’s gotta go to Dirk right now. Maybe Jay Ratliff.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2009 3:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I wish I hadn't passed out
I guess I need to break my ESPN boycott to catch the highlights.
Microbrew = macroheadache, for you kids out there.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Nov 19, 2009 7:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
All those people who say Dirk is soft
secretly wish they had him on their team!
by smg31085 on Nov 19, 2009 7:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
San Antonio Spurs, this song's for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlvLwLv1f4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some say that he sleeps on a bed made of maple planks . . . and that his ankles are custom built by Porsche . . .
by BJ, Michigan Ex-pat on Nov 19, 2009 10:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Give me a rundown on these two guys, plskkthx
Future
The Charles Barkley 2009/10 Ancestors Count: 1 Grandmothers , 0 Mother Alltime: Reg. 24-0 Playoffs 7-0
"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "
"What do you want me to do?" Wright asked. "Do you want me to Derek Fisher him?"
"Give them some fucking credit, i mean for real." Jackson said.
"I just fell on my face for no reason," Bryant deadpanned. "I'm a klutz."
"Fucking right i'm preachin' it!" Carlisle replied.
"Rough life, isn't it. It's tough all over, isn't it." Smith chuckled.
Mutombo, Ewing and Yao at the restaurant...
MUTOMBO: "The chicken is the bomb."
EWING: [Rubbing belly] "I gotta go work out tonight. I'm full. You got a treadmill for me?"
YAO: " Leave your car keys here and run home. I'll give you the keys tomorrow."
by DOH on Nov 19, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
i didnt think
george hill was any good and deserved much attention. he made stupid fouls which took him out of the game, missed a couple FTs and just didnt shoot well… I didnt watch the ESPN feed, but my guess is that they got really loud and boisterous abotu a couple of plays he made, therefore people thought he played well.
Everyone else is talking about Roddy… Do i really need to follow? As i said, it looked as though Carlisle made the right move with Barea in the 2nd half and to close the game… JJ was really good…. roddy will get his chance.
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, follow.
Hill has big wingspan (6"9), is young, fan favourite and can defend= Future
B² has big wingspan (6"10), is young, fan favourite and can defend(?). Anyways, BJ said = Future!
Now, i look for information that are not already written in AP recaps. Most games i am unable to watch due to time issues. So some more specific information about the action that took place is indeed desired.
Especially how they fared when faced against each other, when facilitating the offense, when defending pick’n’roll, general demeanor, where and how they get their points, rebounds, turnovers and mistakes, screwups, recognizing mismatches or interact with teammates, the flow of the game, refs etc pp.
If you take a look at blazersedge, they do recap how each player performed in the game. That is something very interesting and useful, especially if someone(readers) can’t watch the game and is looking for “his” players and how they played. If you want to get readers to grasp dirk’s greatness, find ways to describe it.
The Charles Barkley 2009/10 Ancestors Count: 1 Grandmothers , 0 Mother Alltime: Reg. 24-0 Playoffs 7-0
"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "
"What do you want me to do?" Wright asked. "Do you want me to Derek Fisher him?"
"Give them some fucking credit, i mean for real." Jackson said.
"I just fell on my face for no reason," Bryant deadpanned. "I'm a klutz."
"Fucking right i'm preachin' it!" Carlisle replied.
"Rough life, isn't it. It's tough all over, isn't it." Smith chuckled.
Mutombo, Ewing and Yao at the restaurant...
MUTOMBO: "The chicken is the bomb."
EWING: [Rubbing belly] "I gotta go work out tonight. I'm full. You got a treadmill for me?"
YAO: " Leave your car keys here and run home. I'll give you the keys tomorrow."
by DOH on Nov 19, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well
maybe i didnt care about what you cared about…
http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/online.html?cid=lpbb109
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that would be careless
and someone told me we might have a recession. Hilarious, right? Right?
The Charles Barkley 2009/10 Ancestors Count: 1 Grandmothers , 0 Mother Alltime: Reg. 24-0 Playoffs 7-0
"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "
"What do you want me to do?" Wright asked. "Do you want me to Derek Fisher him?"
"Give them some fucking credit, i mean for real." Jackson said.
"I just fell on my face for no reason," Bryant deadpanned. "I'm a klutz."
"Fucking right i'm preachin' it!" Carlisle replied.
"Rough life, isn't it. It's tough all over, isn't it." Smith chuckled.
Mutombo, Ewing and Yao at the restaurant...
MUTOMBO: "The chicken is the bomb."
EWING: [Rubbing belly] "I gotta go work out tonight. I'm full. You got a treadmill for me?"
YAO: " Leave your car keys here and run home. I'll give you the keys tomorrow."
by DOH on Nov 19, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Big fan of George Hill.
Crafty scorer, getting a jumpshot, has length and can play D.
He’ll be a nuisance for seasons to come.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
by jonthefon on Nov 19, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that kind of stuff is boring
this is a fan site — not an X’s and O’s breakdown site.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 19, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If I had to take one of these two for this season
it’d be Hill. But if I were building for 2 or 3 years from now and then on, I’d have to take Beaubois. Hill is very talented, and if he weren’t a Spur, I’d like him a LOT. But Roddy’s just already looking so good, he could make us forget about Devin Harris in another 2 years…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Nov 19, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a must-read
http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2009/11/taken-for-granted.html
Seriously. This guy kinda read my mind.
by mg4tx on Nov 19, 2009 11:27 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
ive been saying this forever!
To sum up: playoff failures count against Nash and Nowitzki. They do not counnt against Kobe and LeBron. Why is that?
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 11:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because Kobe's already got rings, and LeBron's young enough the consensus is he'll get one
My question re playoff faceplants would be this; are people saying (now, today) that Dwight Howard choked in the last Finals? If not, why not?
-BJ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some say that he sleeps on a bed made of maple planks . . . and that his ankles are custom built by Porsche . . .
by BJ, Michigan Ex-pat on Nov 19, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
bawful is always a daily read.
The Charles Barkley 2009/10 Ancestors Count: 1 Grandmothers , 0 Mother Alltime: Reg. 24-0 Playoffs 7-0
"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "
"What do you want me to do?" Wright asked. "Do you want me to Derek Fisher him?"
"Give them some fucking credit, i mean for real." Jackson said.
"I just fell on my face for no reason," Bryant deadpanned. "I'm a klutz."
"Fucking right i'm preachin' it!" Carlisle replied.
"Rough life, isn't it. It's tough all over, isn't it." Smith chuckled.
Mutombo, Ewing and Yao at the restaurant...
MUTOMBO: "The chicken is the bomb."
EWING: [Rubbing belly] "I gotta go work out tonight. I'm full. You got a treadmill for me?"
YAO: " Leave your car keys here and run home. I'll give you the keys tomorrow."
by DOH on Nov 19, 2009 11:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
tim says the move came out on a 3 pter... i recall it was a 3 pt play...
“You saw that?” Nowitzki said with a grin. “I didn’t flex, though. I didn’t flex. I just held them up. The guys told me to put some more force behind it. I’ve definitely got to work on that move.”
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 11:30 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
stupid link
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=macmahon_tim&id=4669818
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 11:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
what is that crap
at the bottom of the box quote… what am i screwing up?
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Nov 19, 2009 11:35 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on Nov 19, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't stand it.
“Dirk is soft.”
“Dirk isn’t clutch.”
“Dirk chokes.”
No. He’s incredible. I can recall countless times he’s been hard, clutch, and reliable in the end.
2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
2009 New York Jets: 11-5?
2009-2010 Dallas Mavericks: 57-25
by Grady90 on Nov 19, 2009 11:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
that's what i call unintentional dirty
He’s incredible. I can recall countless times he’s been hard, clutch, and reliable in the end.
The Charles Barkley 2009/10 Ancestors Count: 1 Grandmothers , 0 Mother Alltime: Reg. 24-0 Playoffs 7-0
"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "
"What do you want me to do?" Wright asked. "Do you want me to Derek Fisher him?"
"Give them some fucking credit, i mean for real." Jackson said.
"I just fell on my face for no reason," Bryant deadpanned. "I'm a klutz."
"Fucking right i'm preachin' it!" Carlisle replied.
"Rough life, isn't it. It's tough all over, isn't it." Smith chuckled.
Mutombo, Ewing and Yao at the restaurant...
MUTOMBO: "The chicken is the bomb."
EWING: [Rubbing belly] "I gotta go work out tonight. I'm full. You got a treadmill for me?"
YAO: " Leave your car keys here and run home. I'll give you the keys tomorrow."
by DOH on Nov 19, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blazer fan here...
I for one, respect the hell out of Dirk. Definetely one of the top players in the NBA today and for sure a first-ballot hall of famer. As far as him being “soft”, that is a load of BS. Just because the guy can hit the outside shot doesn’t automaticly make him a “soft” player.
Blazersedge mods suck
by lrh86 on Nov 19, 2009 12:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dirk's defense was pretty damn good last night
but so was Terry’s when he wasn’t hitting his shots…I can see a conscious effort by him to improve on that end.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Nov 19, 2009 2:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I can tell you
whose defense was not, JJ Barea. Even when the Mavs go to a zone he is just sooooo slow on reacting to where he is supposed to be it’s pitiful.
bags030404
www.dallascowboysnation.com
by Phillip Baggett on Nov 19, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yea I don't want to overload the Roddy machine but
I saw George Hill turn into Tony Parker while JJB was on him, after hitting like 3 shots in a row in front of him I was a little surprised after the TO that Carlisle didn’t try it
"We play to win the game" - Herm Edwards
by nicholas.rodriguez on Nov 19, 2009 9:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
JJ Barea doesn't seem like a good player for a zone
I still think Roddy B and Howard running the top of the zone could be really effective with their length and quickness
by tyd3311 on Nov 20, 2009 9:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
a zone should allow
a weaker defender (who has quickness) a little more time to react.
bags030404
www.dallascowboysnation.com
by Phillip Baggett on Nov 20, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The guy on ESPN said it best the other night......
name a better 7ft shooter in the history of the NBA……..Dirk is a once in a life time athlete. I have watched alot of basketball since the 80’s and man a 7 footer who can dribble , move without stumbling, and shoot such a pretty shot.
Quote Bonner: I played perfect defense, jumped high with him and hand right there with him and he still scores………alot of players have thought that , he just said it outloud.
by dubious on Nov 19, 2009 11:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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