Dirk for KG because Dirk's a choker. Good grief.
Everyone who's been paying attention knew that this series would be close - 6 games at least - in large part because Nellie knows how to defend Dirk, and how to attack him on the other end. Still, the mavs should have beat the Warriors even with Dirk's crappy performance. All they had to do was hold home court. And they did, except for game one, which they lost because their coach-motivator coached scared, and conceded the style of play. That's the top. Avery is the leader.
Even with Avery's collosal screw up, they would've won if the role players had shown up. We have a few guys on the team who are supposed to hit some shots when Dirk is doubled. Where were Terry, Buck, and George?
A super-dominant #1 seed does not lose to an up-and-coming #8 without severe underperformance by more than one team-member.
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