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jthig32 · 01-30-2013, 03:34 AM

While Mayo's late-game turnovers were back-breaking, let's remember that one of them was a horrible call and, more importantly, he was so damn good for 3 1/2 quarters that we should probably not focus too much negativity on him.

The reality, for me, after watching this game is that Dirk is still not Dirk, and he's not going to be in enough time for anything interesting to happen this season. Yeah, Dirk's offense is better, and yeah, he did some heavy lifting in the 4th. It was fun to see. That three was awesome. But the reality is that Dirk is making Chris Kaman look like vintage Ben Wallace right now. He can't guard anyone and he's not boarding. Look at the line JJ Hickson turned in and realize that Dirk guarded him for the majority of the game. It was really hard to watch at times.

I am (mostly) confident that Dirk will get all facets of his game back in shape eventually, but it's going to be too late.

Oh, and blaming Carlisle for Jae Crowder's Middle School JV foul is absurd.

01-30-2013, 03:34 AM	#39
jthig32 Lazy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lazytown Posts: 18,721	While Mayo's late-game turnovers were back-breaking, let's remember that one of them was a horrible call and, more importantly, he was so damn good for 3 1/2 quarters that we should probably not focus too much negativity on him. The reality, for me, after watching this game is that Dirk is still not Dirk, and he's not going to be in enough time for anything interesting to happen this season. Yeah, Dirk's offense is better, and yeah, he did some heavy lifting in the 4th. It was fun to see. That three was awesome. But the reality is that Dirk is making Chris Kaman look like vintage Ben Wallace right now. He can't guard anyone and he's not boarding. Look at the line JJ Hickson turned in and realize that Dirk guarded him for the majority of the game. It was really hard to watch at times. I am (mostly) confident that Dirk will get all facets of his game back in shape eventually, but it's going to be too late. Oh, and blaming Carlisle for Jae Crowder's Middle School JV foul is absurd. __________________ Current Mavs Salary outlook (with my own possibly incorrect math and assumptions) Mavs Net Ratings By Game (Using BRef.com calculations for possessions, so numbers are slightly different than what you'll see on NBA.com and ESPN.com Last edited by jthig32; 01-30-2013 at 03:35 AM.