Game 70: Spurs at Mavs Open Thread

by Wes Cox on Mar 23, 2008 12:29 PM CDT in News

Discuss the game here.

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Anyone awake in mavs land??

Damn its early, and we've been bad... but still...

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions

Avery is yelling a lot

so he's up.

by Wes Cox on Mar 23, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Maybe cuban

can follow his lead to wake up the refs when the mavs are on offense down there...

12 attempts for the spurs and 3 for us... Damn the spurs are really that good defensively?? Hmm... I guess I cant complain too much though ;)

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions

MAVSHD???

Some of my friends with Dish have said that this channel has shown up on their Dish guides, but it was a channel they had to order... I know about HD Net, but what's on this channel?

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply actions

Dirks down...

great way to cap off this comeback by the spurs

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 1:46 PM CDT reply actions

Oh God....

by Wes Cox on Mar 23, 2008 1:48 PM CDT reply actions

Is it bad

that I was hoping that avery got tossed right there so we could HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS GAME

Kidd only with 22 min and Damp with only 16??

Damp isnt even in foul trouble, he only has 2 fouls...

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply actions

Its gotta be

Terry who steps up here... I am looking for him to embrace this opportunity to show up after sleeping through the 3rd

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply actions

I couldn't tell you the score right now, I'm still shocked about Dirk's injury. Looked pretty bad. The whole season could pretty much be done right now...or next season as well.
Come on Dirk! Need you to get us a gold medal in Bejing.

by coolste on Mar 23, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions

F bejing

what are we the rockets? Speaking of which, I swear if T-Mac opens his damn mouth again about Dirk's injury and the Mavs we should all HURT him physically...

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

My X-Factor

is playing like he wants it with Dirk out

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions

Dirk update

out with ankle AND knee... couldnt put pressure on it, no results from xrays yet

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions

Wait a min...

now he can "walk gingerly on it"

There is still that last string of hope...

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions

if this injury is serious

the window is officially closed

by zkmavz on Mar 23, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions

On a brighter note

Bass and Howard can develop for next year if he is out for the rest of the season

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Mark Jackson

is such an annoying commentator.

by rassoodocks on Mar 23, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions

Stack

Probably going to get suspended for the manu incident IMO...

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions

Ridiculous

The Mavs play their games in three distinct segments: when they play on the same level as their opponent (usually about 37 minutes a game..score remains close), when they go insane on both ends of the floor and open the game up (usually about 5 minutes..Mavs grab a 10-15 point lead), and when they completely shit their pants (usually about 6 minutes..the lead disappears, no one plays defense, no one rebounds, stupid fouls and all anyone on the offensive end of the floor does is shoot 3s and throw the ball away). At some point, some how, some way, SOMEONE on the floor (either the players or Avery) is going to have to figure out how to cut that Third Phase from 5-6 minutes of completely ice-cold, "no one cares" basketball into 2-3 minutes of "our shots aren't falling and theirs are..let's do whatever the hell we can do to try and hang on and weather the storm" ball. During the Sperms 19-0 run, it just seemed like no one had any sense of urgency..like they weren't even paying attention at all and just looked up and said, "Oh shit..I thought we were up by 12? Did I step into a time warp?"

"These are my awards mother. From Army. The seal is for marksmanship and the gorilla is for sand racing."

by Bob Loblaw on Mar 23, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions

+1

"I could have knocked him out in the third round but I wanted to do it slowly, so he would remember this night for a long time." - Mike Tyson

by inactive lsb user on Mar 23, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Remember when Devin Harris went down

and his injury was supposed to be 1-2 weeks. How long did that 1-2 weeks actually take.

I know how to spell Dirk, M-V-P

by srdmad on Mar 23, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions

Crap

Oh. My. Gosh. We're going to be in the lottery, and not have a pick. This is awful. Crap, crap, crap. Why Dirk? He's the only one whos been bringing it night in, night out. We're done.

by jdees2 on Mar 23, 2008 5:25 PM CDT reply actions

The pick is lottery protected this year

As a fan, I still have faith that they'll do enough to make the playoffs. How huge are those two Warriors games - one next Sunday at Oakland and then another one on April 2nd at home?

Josh is the most likely guy to step up. He seems to be back to his old self, and he can get you 25-30 points a night. I remember earlier in the season when he was the leading scorer, and some people were prematurely saying that he'd overtake Dirk as the Mav's primary weapon.

Stack's been great and JET will also pick up the slack. I'm also positive that guys like Bass, Allen and D. George will pick up their games.

I'm not ready to throw in the towel on this season. Remember that for all the doom and gloom the Mavs are still only 4.5 games out of 1st. Dirk's also a quick healer although I think the two weeks is an optimistic assessment -- let's see what they say tomorrow.

by dirk41 on Mar 23, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

with the exception of George stepping up his game...

Let's just all calm the hell down til the Mavs season (whether that be playoff or regular is STILL up in the air) is over people... bunch of fortune tellers! ;) I know I have my fair of fortune telling around these parts, but its not all "chicken little-ish" and doom and gloom.

by Toddy on Mar 23, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions

fazekas come back!!!!!!

by dignan @ Mavs Moneyball on Mar 23, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions

Didn't know it was lottery protected

And yeah, we should be able to find a way to make the playoffs. But this still sucks.

by jdees2 on Mar 23, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions

Not Tim Duncan...

"I liked the shots I took," Duncan said. "I felt I got fouled on a couple of them, but that's neither here nor there."

Duncan thought he got fouled on a play? Tim Duncan? On a basketball play? No way...now I've heard everything.

That guy bitches more about getting fouled than anyone in history of the universe..when the ball doesn't go in and there's no whistle, he hugs the ball with both arms and his eyes bug out like the black dude in the row boat in Caddyshack. And that shit happens about 20 times a game.

"These are my awards mother. From Army. The seal is for marksmanship and the gorilla is for sand racing."

by Bob Loblaw on Mar 23, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions