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Originally posted by: MikeB
I am not so much in favor of Bradley finishing the 4th unless its an offense/defense type substitution...but I am all in favor of Bradley STARTING the 4th. It looks like Nellie has decided that Dirk gets his last rest at the start of the 4th Q...so he winds up having Walker, Jamison, Finley on the floor as the front line which is brutal. We usually lose our leads in the first 4 minutes of the 4th. Having Bradley in the game at that time could help deter the opposition from going to the hoop and also allow the perimeter defenders to be more agressive on the outside at the 3 point line knowing Shawn is behind them. If Nellie would give Shawn 4-6 minutes in the beginning of the 4th Q then our propensity for giving away leads could become a thing of the past.
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I agree here. Last year, the Mavs won or lost in the third quarter, this year, it has slipped into the start of the fourth for a lot of games. I wouldn't want Bradley in at the end of close games because He loses half of the rebounds that he puts his hands on. The last thing you need at the end of the game is dropping a defensive rebound, then fouling on the shot block attempt. The refs will never give Shawn respect in that situation.