Monday Morning Roundup

by Wes Cox on May 11, 2009 10:29 AM CDT in News

Rick Carlisle says the series is about execution and not adjustments at this point.

"We talked about the position we're in and why tomorrow is important. It's pretty simple at this point. There are some adjustments you can make, but the whole adjustment thing diminishes as you get three or four games into a series. We need to get on the board and go from there."

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Sefko brings up 'the stat'.

That's why the Mavericks have to make history or be history. No team has come back from a 3-0 hole in the NBA playoffs. Of the 86 times it's happened, 52 have resulted in a sweep. Only three of those series have gone seven games, once when the Mavericks were up 3-0 on Portland in 2003.

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JJT, wrong again.

The NBA isn't going to give the Mavs a do-over. Your Mavs were hosed. Everyone on the planet knows that. If they're honest, even the folks in Denver will admit that.

He obviously hasn't been reading the comments over here!

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Dirk says the league admitting their mistake only makes it hurt worse.

"If I was the league, I wouldn't say that," Nowitzki said Sunday. "I don't think it makes anybody feel better. We don't get the last seven seconds back, to kind of play it over again. So more than anything, I think it made it worse."

The most interesting thing in the abover article is actually a quote from George Karl.

"If we are going to take the foul, we definitely tell the referees. We try to tell all three of the referees. And then usually the defense is in front of us at the end of the game, we yell 'foul, foul, foul.'

Well, according to Rick Carlisle he was standing right there yelling "take it, take it, take it".

And that bring me to something I meant to say in my post yesterday. Normally in this situation, the ref knows the deal and blows the whistle at the slightest contact. In fact, multiple times I've seen teams get mad at the ref for calling the foul too early when when somebody barely brushes a guy. But 99% of the time the ref knows the deal and blows the whistle.

The more I think about it, the more I start to think Wunderlich didn't know Dallas had a foul to give. It doesn't seem likely, but it's the only thing that makse sense to me.

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Mark Cuban getting reviewed for insulting K-Mart's mom? Keeping the NBA weird

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4157481

"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle

by Norsktroll on May 11, 2009 11:43 AM CDT reply actions

What the hell?

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

by Marie on May 11, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions

This is so stupid

And now it’s spreading all over the internet as he “got into a shouting match”, “went after”, “confronted”.

All it was was a passing comment, one the we didn’t hear the tone of, to a woman who is known for talking tons of trash at games and called into a Dallas radio show last week and started calling the Mavs soft — particularly going after Erick Dampier.

Such a non-story.

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by Wes Cox on May 11, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions

I think it was his sister

that called into Michael Irvin’s show.

by JayKim41 on May 11, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh yeah, you're right

my bad.

Anyway, Cuban shouldn’t have done it. I just think it’s crazy that this is one of the top headlines on ESPN right now.

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by Wes Cox on May 11, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Classy family.

Guess I shouldn’t be surprised given how K-Mart acts.

by rassoodocks on May 11, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Did you listen to the show??

She didnt call him soft, she was saying that the Mavs fans/commentators call him soft. While standing up for Kmart saying he is a tough player but not dirty.

You guys have no right to be talking about his family without any information like this. Especially as The Mavs star player is having similar problems with invasion of privacy.

by WhaHuh on May 11, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions

She called to say that K-Mart is not a thug.

She said that her brother played with heart and played hard and because of that they were calling him a thug. She also said that if Dampier played like Kenyon he might actually earn his salary. Makes perfect sense to me.

by NuggBuckets on May 11, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

kenyon martins mom

is a loud mouth bitch

"Daryl (Morey, the Rockets general manager) and I were talking this morning. We both discussed how great Tracy is in the playoffs. There's very few people who have the ability to step up their games in the playoffs and he does. So we're not looking to run away from Tracy." - Houston Rockets Owner, Leslie Alexander

muhahahaha WTF?!?!

by zkmavz on May 11, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Mark Cuban

is a loudmouth bitch.

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by free7694 on May 11, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions

You wanna talk about loud mouthed, you should have heard your mom when I was taking her in the a$$ last night, she said I had a way bigger d!ck than you.

by Mavdicks on May 12, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions

its funny

that she called into the show that NO ONE listens to…

muhahahaha WTF?!?!

by zkmavz on May 11, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Some morning hosts at a particular Dallas sports radio station

Suggested the onus is completely on the coach/player to inform the refs of their intentions before the whistle. I work in an environment where it’s all about CYA.

That having been said, the AAC has two auxilliary scoreboards on each end that show the score, time, and most importantly here, the Team Fouls.

The refs are encouraged to huddle during every timeout to do a game reset. So there’s noe excuse for any of the refs to NOT know Dallas had a foul to give.

Unfortunately, the hosts on this particular station aren’t very found of holding the game refs to the same level of accountability that they hold the players and coaches to.

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by Brandon Bibb on May 11, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

There is not excuse ... Plain and simple, the refs suck ... That's all ...

by hugommorais on May 11, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Just passing along what was mentioned this morning

Besides, the fact Dirk only score 1 point in the final 8 minutes contributed to the outcome alot more than that one blown call did.

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by Brandon Bibb on May 11, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions

the anus?

muhahahaha WTF?!?!

by zkmavz on May 11, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

hehe ... probably ... they suck all the way down to that!

by hugommorais on May 11, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions

And Carlisle yelled "take it, take it"

What do they think he meant, the ball, the game?

"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle

by Norsktroll on May 11, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions

melo’s phone number.

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"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.

by DOH on May 11, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I like Cuban

I’m a Thuggets fan but I like Cuban. I love that he loves the game. You can tell that he’s not an owner just to make money like some guys.
I like his fire and I like his passion. Sometimes it gets him in trouble, like when you push a cameraman or start arguing with an opposing player’s mother, but you can tell that he loves his team and the game.
If I was an owner I’d probably be just like Cuban, only better looking. :)
And ultimately, the onus is on Carlisle to make sure the ref knows they want to foul. Just because he should know, doesn’t mean he does know. I guarantee Carlisle won’t make that mistake again.

by NuggBuckets on May 11, 2009 2:45 PM CDT reply actions

If you like him

Then you should read this interview.

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

by Marie on May 11, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Awesome article ... thanks for linking that Marie.

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by Nate Timmons on May 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

no call...great shot though

okay, so the Mavs get no call from the ref… I think the ref didn’t realize the Mavs had a foul to give. Normally if he was informed they were going to foul, the call would have been made when Anthony first stumbled with the ball… so, okay, now the Nuggets get the ball with five seconds to go and this time, no one will be even within breathing room of them on the last shot (especially given how the game was called so tight). Still comes down to someone having to make a shot at the end of the game. Mavs didn’t (except for Terry) and the Nuggets (Anthony) made two in the last 30seconds…

I say … move on. Mavs are definitely capable of winning games, they just need to win four in a row now.

Good luck to all…. from Denver. :)

by JustWinBaby! on May 11, 2009 2:47 PM CDT reply actions

Is it over for Mavs?

let’s look ahead …. NBA: The Week Ahead http://bit.ly/NXtX2

by oigeli on May 11, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions

interesting...

the betting line on combined points was 209.5…which you’ll notice is just a basket below the final outcome of 211. With the score sitting at 105-103 advantage Mavs, those betting on the under win the day. But one no-call and a Carmelo three later (although any basket would have done the trick), ‘over’ bettors are suddenly in the money.

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by Walter Sobchak on May 11, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions

Think about it, for a second. If Wunderlich had no idea that there was a foul to give, what would that mean, given the fact that he didn’t call a foul? Wouldn’t that mean that he did not want to put Carmelo on the line with the chance to tie the game on free throws? Wouldn’t that mean that he was in the bag for the Mavs, JUST LIKE ALL THE REFS WERE ALL GAME LONG???!?!??

make up your damn minds on how you feel, people

by iwishiwasaballer on May 11, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions

I disagree… I think refs make sure they see an obvious foul when it comes down to the end. Most of the game, calls are made by instinct and reactions. Hell, half the time the guy never touches another when flying towards the basket….but, these guys are too fast/quick for the old refs to see it and make the call instantaneously (if they delay call, they always get cast out as … no way, too late of a call). I therefore think the ref truly didn’t see the full contact as he was behind Anthony and it just looked like the defender was trying to play tight… plus, Wright then flails his arms in the air like.. “look.. no hands”…

The result is still the same today as Saturday… Great shot, win for Nuggets. Good luck everyone tonght, have a good game.

by JustWinBaby! on May 11, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions

It would mean he's just an idiot and lost track of the foul situation

not that it was some intentional ploy to screw over the Mavs. Try not to embarrass yourself like most of the other Nugs fans have over here.

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on May 11, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions

That’s fine by me. Only, if he’s just an idiot and lost track of the foul situation, what in the world would that have to do with the no-call? What, in fact, would it have to do with anything? If you even mention that you think this, it logically follows that you think the ref was trying to help out the Mavs. Otherwise, why even bring it up?

by iwishiwasaballer on May 11, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

What?

Only, if he’s just an idiot and lost track of the foul situation, what in the world would that have to do with the no-call? What, in fact, would it have to do with anything?

It would mean he fucked up the call — what do you not understand?

It has nothing to do with him thinking that the Mavs were already over the limit — it has to do with him just not knowing clearly. You’re the one trying to inject some favoritism in that call. He clearly just forgot the game situation and missed the call. It has ZERO to do with favoring another team.

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on May 11, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions

I’m just unclear why anyone would think he didn’t know the Mavs had a foul to give, as Wes seems to think. The fact is, Wunderlich didn’t blow the whistle. There’s an inference in the post that he didn’t blow the whistle BECAUSE, again, he didn’t know he had a foul to give. I’m just taking that line of thinking to its logical conclusion.

by iwishiwasaballer on May 11, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions

I never accused Wunderlich of being biased to one team or the other. All I did was question his grasp on the situation.

And yeah, I pretty clearly stated that I think it’s possible he didn’t blow the whistle because he thought Dallas was over the limit. So maybe he was scared to put a guy on the line at a crucial time, or maybe he really did think he was helping Dallas. He wasn’t though, because we weren’t.

And that’s really the point.

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by Wes Cox on May 11, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions