Mavs vs. Warriors game day thread - Page 8 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Murphy3 · 10-30-2003, 01:44 AM

Najera was very good his first 5 minutes...but damn, Howard looked really good.

both were major contributors

ocelot_ark · 10-30-2003, 01:59 AM

I just think this team has outgrown Eddie, for the most part. He might get a charge here and there, but for a tough guy, he sure doesn't rebound worth shit.

grndmstr_c · 10-30-2003, 02:04 AM

So, does anybody know why AJ sat so much?

dirno2000 · 10-30-2003, 02:08 AM

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So, does anybody know why AJ sat so much?

In his post game press conference Nelson just said that the group he had in the game was working. He didn't feel he could afford to take any of them out.

grndmstr_c · 10-30-2003, 02:11 AM

I felt bad for AJ. They showed a shot of him in the fourth sitting on the bench and he didn't look happy to be there, which I understand. I really hope next time we play them there that AJ gets to play heavy minutes and has a moster game.

rakesh.s · 10-30-2003, 02:17 AM

it's unfortunate for jamison..seeing as how he willingly accepted the bench role

i think it would've been a diff story if jamison were a stud on defense..but he isn't

i hope there are enough balls to go around..finley's numbers are atrocious...42 mins and only 3-8 from the field?

dirno2000 · 10-30-2003, 02:26 AM

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I felt bad for AJ. They showed a shot of him in the fourth sitting on the bench and he didn't look happy to be there, which I understand. I really hope next time we play them there that AJ gets to play heavy minutes and has a moster game.

It had to be doubly hard for him considering his replacement played pretty well in the 4th.

Mandyahl · 10-30-2003, 04:05 AM

just got back from the game, and i had a good time even though the game was way too close for comfort!

some observations:
1. dirk was awesome...that shot is so pretty to watch! he had some nice blocks, but he also looked a little lost when he had to man the center position.
2. nash and fin played better tonight...still not up to the usual standards, but it was an improvement over last night.
3. i felt bad for jamison...he was getting booed whenever he had the ball, and it looked like he was startled or scared or something.
4. walker played well...i still can't bring myself to really like him, but i can deal with him.
5. putting eddie in the game really made a difference...we looked a whole lot better out there when he was in
6. josh howard played well
7. speaking of which, why the hell is delk in the starting lineup? put howard in. bradley. fortson. najera. somebody. why are we going back to this small ball crap? that makes no sense to me...
8. whoever was sitting behind me and heckling me for being a mavs fan is way uncool.
9. there seemed to be more people wearing mavs attire than warriors. of course, the vast majority of people were warriors fans, but not many of them had the jerseys.
10. i got antawn and antoine's authographs cuz i stayed after the game [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] ... but the guys i went with made me leave before fin, nash and dirk came out [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

sike · 10-30-2003, 10:40 AM

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So, does anybody know why AJ sat so much?

In his post game press conference Nelson just said that the group he had in the game was working. He didn't feel he could afford to take any of them out.

I THINK YOU CAN ALWAYS AFFORD TO PUT SOMEONE WITH AJ'S TALENT IN THE GAME....BUT I DID NOT SEE THE GAME, WAS HE SUCKING? COME ONE NELLIE, 16 MIN TO THE GUY WHO YOU SAID WOULD BE ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOURTH....THE GUY WITH ALL STAR POTENTIAL...WHO HUMBLED HIMSELF TO SIT THE BENCH....YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE MINUTES FOR THIS GUY.......GET HIM IN THE GAME...HE HAS ALREADY SACRIFICED ENOUGH FOR THIS TEAM....

FINLEY DID A GREAT JOB ONE THE GLASS!! NASH 11 AST AND 2 TURNOVERS....BUT STILL ONLY 3 FOR 9?? OH WELL AT LEAST HE DID HAVE A GREAT PASSING GAME....

ARE WE WALKER BELIEVERS YET??? ONLY TOOK FOUR THREES....0-4.....20PTS 14 BOARDS!!!

MavKikiNYC · 10-30-2003, 10:44 AM

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3. i felt bad for jamison...he was getting booed whenever he had the ball, and it looked like he was startled or scared or something.

Totally not a good sign.

Dirk41= konsesjonen · 10-30-2003, 03:14 PM

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Jamison: Why he didn't get more minutes tonight, I'll never know

because the Mavs were better with one less scoring option on the court.

you forgot howard and fortson

where you put them is your own decision..but they all deserve mention

I beg to differ folks.

Jamison sat on the bench because Najera was playing the 5 in the zone defense. Najera made a HUGE impact on the defensive end.

You guys who didn't see that were watching a different game.

When Najera came in Dirk shifted to the 3 & Walker to the 4. The difference on offinse was the Dirk & Nash high pick & roll.

And btw - Nowitzki DID NOT have a good defensive game until he shifted to the 3 either. He was clueless in the middle, was rarely in propper position to help or deny the passing lanes, and got roughed up by Dampier & Robinson.

If Nowitzki is going to be a 5 then we're hosed unless he can sack it up or Nelly acquires a shotblocker.

Not really true. Dirk had 2 blocks while playing center and made dampier miss a lot of shots when he played center.

mavs_afroman · 10-30-2003, 06:18 PM

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3. i felt bad for jamison...he was getting booed whenever he had the ball, and it looked like he was startled or scared or something.

Totally not a good sign.

My thoughts exactly. The Mavs have to play too many big games on the road and I hope he handles the pressure better. He had a pretty good game against L.A. though so I'm not really concerned yet.