GDT game 40 - Mavs (13-27) at Bulls (21-21) 7:00 FSSW

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Poor Mejri can't get a call to save his life.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

JUMP BALL! ARE YOU FU**ING KIDDING ME!

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Terrible shot by Williams.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Wow, still a no call with Wade knocking down Williams.

This is why the league suffers.

[CGM]

Whatta freakin' game!

[Skywalker]

Fuck yeah Mavs

[Oberon]

Yes!!

Seeing Wade to miss the final shot is always a good thing.

[jleefilled]

Matthews with the clutch shot and the suffocating defense to close out this game. Fun game.

[yahyes]

They could really start a win streak after this.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Yes!!

Seeing Wade to miss the final shot is always a good thing.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Yeah, beating Wade is always a good night.

[Thebo]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Wow, still a no call with Wade knocking down Williams.

This is why the league suffers.

It is Cuban influencing refs so that D-Will feels mistreated and leaves Dallas.

[EricaLubarsky]

Well Im happy that we beat Rondo and Wade

That's it. I guess we're angling to try to catch the 8th spot to be swept by GSW.

[Budapest Maverick]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Well Im happy that we beat Rondo and Wade

That's it. I guess we're angling to try to catch the 8th spot to be swept by GSW.

Seems like it. I hate the "make it, because you never know what happens" mentality. It's idiotic. We all know what's going to happen. Heck, the Warriors could beat us without Curry and Durant, and would still be an overwhelming favorite without either. And since the seventh place is out of reach, we are going to give up a great pick in a great draft for the privilege of being demolished by an all-time great team. Idiotic is the right word.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Wade being a game low -19 in a 1pt loss and looking like the worst player on the floor AND missing a game winner... AND... on his bday in his hometown.... Love it.

But putting my all time hatred for Wade aside.... This is depressing. Happy for the players, but this is approaching worst case scenario territory IMO.

[dirt_dobber]

I like what this starting five puts out there...fun to watch.
D. Nowitzki
H. Barnes
D. Williams
W. Matthews
S. Curry

[Bryan_Wilson]

"I wish I had a definitive answer for everybody. Honestly, I go back and forth every game. Some days, it's like: 'OK, we might be able to make a run up to seventh or sixth.' So, can we go 28-13 the rest of the way?

"The problem there is we don't even control our own destiny. That gets us into the playoffs, But I don't know if it gets us where we need to be. I go back and forth every day. That's the honest answer."

"I missed two months basically and I still feel if we'd been healthy all season long, we'd be a playoff team right now," Dirk Nowitzki said. "I honestly believe that. It's been a rough year injury-wise. Hopefully we'll stay healthy now and make a little run now."

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dall...uch-fight-tank

Totally off topic... How many times can one bang their head on their desk without expecting permanent brain damage?

[sefant77]

You expected a different mindset from Dirk? He gives a shit for tanking, thats not why he is still playing.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by sefant77

You expected a different mindset from Dirk? He gives a shit for tanking, thats not why he is still playing.

I mean I bolded part of the quote for a reason.

28-13.
6th seed.

I threw Dirk's quote in there because it seemed relevant.

[SMC0007]

Hope to see Seth Curry around for a long time and develop into our starting pg. Maybe next year?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

Hope to see Seth Curry around for a long time and develop into our starting pg. Maybe next year?

PG? He's awful at PG. -5.3 net PER when playing PG. Now at the SG (and a starting SG like last night), he's been incredible.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

PG? He's awful at PG. -5.3 net PER when playing PG. Now at the SG (and a starting SG like last night), he's been incredible.

Hence develop. Definitely needs to develop some more to become a solid pg. He's a decent defender but I'm kinda tired of the undersized, below average athlete at SG. Ultimately Idc what position he plays as long as he keeps improving and is in a Mavs jersey. Thats a story I want played out here.

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

PG? He's awful at PG. -5.3 net PER when playing PG. Now at the SG (and a starting SG like last night), he's been incredible.

Put him in the same role JET had and he can be great player for us for a long time. Dude has been shooting the lights out from deep lately.

[Melonhead]

In my head I thought, its going to come down to a Dirk 3 or Barnes 3...well the top of the key was cluttered so Deron said F it, drove to the basket and Wessy Wes was the guy to get the game winner...

Id be lying if I wasnt worried when the ball magically got kicked to Wade, I thought please no...even as he released it, it looked true...

F RONDA AND DWAYNE


Something still tells me we dont get the 8 seed. For all that fighting, I see the Blazers getting it at the end of the day. Maybe thats wishful thinking...and then we'll land the 8th pick in the draft..heh heh

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by BPo001

Put him in the same role JET had and he can be great player for us for a long time. Dude has been shooting the lights out from deep lately.

I agree with the JET role. He has a home in Dallas hopefully

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Definitely conflicting now that the team is healthy. Short of firing the coach and trading the vets, what do you do? Tell the team halfway through the season to not try and win games? I think that would be an easier pill to swallow if there were 10-15 games left in the season, but it's impossible with 41 games left.

It's unfortunate that we're now likely not picking in the top 5, but I just don't really see a simple solution.

[G-Man]

As much as I prefer losing, it sure was sweet to watch two of the players I hate most go down in flames. Wade stole our championship, and Rondo cost us a first round pick just so he could sit on his ass in the playoffs...perhaps the greatest jerk move of all time by anyone in a Mavs jersey. Two complete dicks, hanging flaccid in the frigid Chicago night. Rondo clearly wanted to embarrass the Mavs, but in the end he was the one sitting on the bench, with no joy, just the tears of a bitter man.

[dirt_dobber]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

I like what this starting five puts out there...fun to watch.
D. Nowitzki
H. Barnes
D. Williams
W. Matthews
S. Curry

And from Bobby Karalla - Mavs' starting five has a 128.4 offensive rating in the last three games.
AND BK has more great stats here: http://www.mavs.com/mavs-new-startin...ve-resurgence/

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

And from Bobby Karalla - Mavs' starting five has a 128.4 offensive rating in the last three games.
AND BK has more great stats here: http://www.mavs.com/mavs-new-startin...ve-resurgence/

What's funny is the fact that we need Dirk to rebound more than score with that lineup.

[EricaLubarsky]

It's an offense-first league right now. Silver has made it almost impossible to play defense,and he's totally succeeded in increasing the scores as if that made things more exciting. He's also commented that the final two minutes go too slow. He wants to speed up the game.

If we want to squeeze into that 8th spot to get Dirk one last playoff spot even if it means being swept by GSW, then offense is our ticket to get there. .

Personally, I think it's stupid to mortgage our future yet again for a tiny bit of moderate success, but if that's what we're going for, we could do worse.