Brendan Haywood - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

mavs777 · 02-17-2010, 10:17 PM

Is making my penis wiggle

mavsfan1000 · 02-17-2010, 10:21 PM

Is this really thread-worthy? j/k Yeah he is freaking awesome. His length and effort is about as good defensively as you can possibly get. And he finishes much better than Dampier.

badfish22 · 02-17-2010, 10:21 PM

Haywood appreciation?

Rick41 · 02-17-2010, 11:07 PM

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Haywood appreciation?

Oh it's coming..

fluid.forty.one · 02-17-2010, 11:49 PM

He is awesome.

EricaLubarsky · 02-17-2010, 11:58 PM

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Oh it's coming..

it=mavs777?

aurelino9 · 02-18-2010, 12:28 AM

He's very mobile, has GREAT hands, can jump and finish and has very good anticipation on defense.

Dirkadirkastan · 02-18-2010, 12:29 AM

If you're going to make a thread about him, you might as well spell his name correctly.

CadBane · 02-18-2010, 12:37 AM

Pics or I don't believe it.

mavsfan1000 · 02-18-2010, 12:39 AM

Which is worse? The spelling police or the thread police? Anyways, Haywood better keep his starting position. I didn't like Carlisle treating him like a backup when Dampier was able to play.

sefant77 · 02-18-2010, 12:55 AM

Please title fix if we keep this thread

Zki41 · 02-18-2010, 01:08 AM

Offensive rebound and shot blocking machine ... exactly what we needed. I hope he keeps his starting center job.

mavsfan1000 · 02-18-2010, 01:12 AM

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Offensive rebound and shot blocking machine ... exactly what we needed. I hope he keeps his starting center job.

Knowing Carlisle, he'll probably be the backup to Dampier and get about 14 minutes.

Dirkgreatness · 02-18-2010, 01:26 AM

He was a beast today.

nowhereman · 02-18-2010, 03:22 AM

1. Spell his name right
2. Contract year.

left texas · 02-18-2010, 05:10 AM

I came to the board this morning and I could not believe the number of new threads that have started in the past few days. Kinda neat, except some should be in other discussions.

Haywood looked great last night, but not sure I wiggled.

MavsX · 02-18-2010, 09:38 AM

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Is making my penis wiggle

dammit triple7

spreedom · 02-18-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000

Is this really thread-worthy? j/k Yeah he is freaking awesome. His length and effort is about as good defensively as you can possibly get. And he finishes much better than Dampier.

That's what she said.

SMC0007 · 02-18-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nowhereman

1. Spell his name right
2. Contract year.

go

EricaLubarsky · 02-19-2010, 01:51 PM

Tonight will be a nice test for Haywood. We need him as much for his man defense on perhaps the most dangerous center in the league as we need him for his help defense. Luckily I think he's a smart guy and we can hopefully just let him play defense without needing a lot of practices here.

Male30Dan · 02-19-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Tonight will be a nice test for Haywood. We need him as much for his man defense on perhaps the most dangerous center in the league as we need him for his help defense. Luckily I think he's a smart guy and we can hopefully just let him play defense without needing a lot of practices here.

Howard has played well against him this year, (exceeded his averages), so we shall see. It is definitely a big test for him in Maverick blue.

Kidd Karma · 02-19-2010, 02:14 PM

http://www.dallasbasketball.com/fullColumn.php?id=2603

DB has a stat where Haywood through 17 matchups has Howard averaging 13.4 each time out.

dude1394 · 02-19-2010, 05:00 PM

Hopefully he can stay out there without picking up a bunch of fouls. If he has to give some shots early, do it, be smart out there, he's really needed.

Kidd Karma · 02-19-2010, 07:47 PM

Hopefully Kidd finds Haywood early and often at the cup, draw a few on Superman.

mavsfan1000 · 02-19-2010, 09:22 PM

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Hopefully Kidd finds Haywood early and often at the cup, draw a few on Superman.

Howard can't get a foul with these refs.

Kante · 02-19-2010, 10:31 PM

Brendan played great Defense against Catwoman in the 2nd Half!

mavsfan1000 · 02-19-2010, 10:38 PM

Haywood is big time. Better than Butler even though Butler is important to. But Haywood changes the whole defensive plan. Come to the basket and expect a really difficult shot.

LetsGoMavs · 02-19-2010, 11:02 PM

Haywood is just such a presence down low...i absolutly LOVED how he was pushing around Lewis after that one play (on wich Lewis thought his sad ass got fouled)... .

First tough Mavs Center i´ve ever witnessed.

mavsfan1000 · 02-19-2010, 11:13 PM

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Haywood is just such a presence down low...i absolutly LOVED how he was pushing around Lewis after that one play (on wich Lewis thought his sad ass got fouled)... .

First tough Mavs Center i´ve ever witnessed.

Diop's first year here and Dampier earlier this year was pretty good but Haywood is definitely another level. Perfect center for us.

fluid.forty.one · 02-19-2010, 11:18 PM

He's the freaking man.

mavsjunkie · 02-19-2010, 11:45 PM

Hay is definitely a powerhouse center, not a big scorer or anything, but wow. He's also pretty smart. After that first foul had on Super Man, he backed off until the late part of the 4th quarter. He picked and chose his times to foul, very smart dude.

dalger · 02-19-2010, 11:47 PM

It's really nice to have a center like Haywood who is dominant at the defensive end. When he went to the bench early in the first quarter and we didn't have a presence inside, we got into quite a lot of trouble and the Magic went on a massive run. Our whole defense seems to start with and even rely on either Haywood or Damp being a force in the middle.

In addition to Haywood's defense, him scoring offensively isn't a project either. He can give us 10/10/2 on any given night which is exactly what we needed--another option on offense and thus hopefully he a little more room for our shooters to take quality shots.

tgfan · 02-19-2010, 11:54 PM

Yeah, he is light-years ahead of Damp, offensively. He does look to be gassed a lot out there. Hopefully, he can get in a bit better condition.

He also missed some point blank shots tonight that surprised me. Hopefully, this was due to fatigue.

aurelino9 · 02-19-2010, 11:56 PM

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He also missed some point blank shots tonight that surprised me. Hopefully, this was due to fatigue.

Maybe it was fatigue but it probably had more to do with Howard's presence.

monty55555 · 02-20-2010, 01:14 AM

Future at center comes into focus

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Brendan Haywood has hardly had time to unpack his suitcase in his hotel room, but he already feels at home with Dallas.

The big man's real estate search can wait. Haywood is too busy proving why he was the guy the Dallas Mavericks coveted during their trade talks with the Washington Wizards. And that was before the bone in Erick Dampier's right middle finger popped through the skin, sidelining the center for up to a month.

"Now the move is even better," Dirk Nowitzki said of the seven-player deal with the Wizards. He then raved about Haywood's performance in two starts, both of which were 10-point wins over playoff teams.

Is it too early to start the debate about whether Haywood is the best big man in Dallas' center-deprived history? Perhaps, but with apologies to James Donaldson and Dampier, it's not difficult to project that being the case if the Mavs lock up Haywood to a long-term contract this summer.

And Haywood sure sounds like a guy who plans to put down roots in Dallas.

"Dallas' style of play fits me," Haywood said after the Mavs' 95-85 road win Friday night over the Orlando Magic. "I'm free to roam on defense. On offense, I'm around the basket a lot for quick duck-ins and easy drop-offs.

"The ball movement here is so great. The difference here is that the ball actually moves and everybody gets their touches. In D.C., it wasn't always like that. We didn't always play the right way."

Haywood's presence allows the Mavs to play the way they want, even while Dampier deals with yet another ailment. Dallas' defense has a 7-foot backbone again.

It's not as if Haywood, whom Dwight Howard recently proclaimed the NBA's best defensive center, shut down Orlando's Superman. Far from it. Howard had 29 points (11-of-19 shooting) and 16 rebounds.

Haywood just made the rest of the Mavs' jobs much easier. Haywood's presence around the rim and ability to battle Howard without a whole lot of help let his teammates stay close to the Magic's plethora of perimeter shooters. Orlando, which leads the league in 3-pointers made by a wide margin, made only four of 25 attempts from behind the arc.

"When you have a guy 7-1 in there, it's going to change the geometry of the game defensively," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "Guys are going to go in there and have to change their shots. They're going to see long arms up over the rim."

Haywood's importance to the Mavs couldn't have been more clear than when he picked up two fouls in the first quarter. While he watched from the bench, the Magic scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 6:33.

The layup line was interrupted once Haywood got back on the court, with Orlando finishing the game shooting 41.4 percent from the floor. He challenged shot after shot during the Mavs' 19-0 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters, giving them the lead for good.

With Haywood, the Mavs can play the kind of defense they did early in the season, when Dampier was healthy.

Haywood, however, is more of an offensive threat. Not that Haywood will remind folks of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but he has a decent jump hook and can catch and finish at the rim. He scored seven of his 15 points during the fourth quarter against the Magic.

"He has some skill," said point guard Jason Kidd, any big man's best friend. "You shouldn't just look at him as being a defender. He showed that tonight."

He also showed why he was the steal of the deal with the Wizards and a man the Mavs plan to keep in Dallas for years to come.

Haywood can go house-hunting this summer. The Mavs' search for a long-term solution at center appears to be over.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba...tim&id=4929508

alby · 02-20-2010, 01:18 AM

Cuban strikes again.

mavErika · 02-20-2010, 03:49 AM

have you seen the interview on http://www.nba.com/mavericks/video/originals/ with him?
"We had some very spirited practices in DC" - says he, who fought the occupant of the starting position at center three times!

Btw, do we need to worry that his bird rights might not be enough to keep him, with so many teams having cap space?

mac222b · 02-20-2010, 03:54 AM

it's great having such an excellent big man absolutely in his prime. what a great trade

sefant77 · 02-20-2010, 09:26 AM

Haywood >>> Gortat

Give him 7-8 mio a year, 4 years with the last as team option would be perfect. 4 years guaranteed is fine too, it would end with him being 34 and together with Marion. 5 years guaranteed would suck.

dude1394 · 02-20-2010, 10:21 AM

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Hopefully he can stay out there without picking up a bunch of fouls. If he has to give some shots early, do it, be smart out there, he's really needed.

I grade him a PASS on this. Well done, really well done. He kept his head nicely and didn't pick up cheap ones. Especially the way the let Howard just bull rush everyone. I"m still torqued watching Najera pick up a foul by trying not to get bowled over.. (*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&()*&(*)&(*&(* NBA.