2-7-06, Lakers at Mavs - Page 11 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Drbio · 02-07-2006, 11:10 PM

102-87.

Suck it flaker bitches.

greensborohill · 02-07-2006, 11:11 PM

Good times. . . 1ST PLACE BABY!!

chumdawg · 02-07-2006, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KFunk

what were all those comments about phil jackson about? I didn't have it on tv here in sacramento

He took a delay of game technical for his team not taking the floor in a timely manner after the timeout. It was meant to show the refs up. And on that count, I'm sure it worked.

KFunk · 02-07-2006, 11:12 PM

edit

Drbio · 02-07-2006, 11:14 PM

nice edit...

raefformvp · 02-07-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by WraithXx

ok I seriously respect Phil Jackson for that

that takes effing balls

(not to mention he coached my Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in the 90's... they were my favorite team until Jordan retired)

Are you serious? It takes "effing balls" to act like a pathetic two year old child? Sorry, but I disagree. His actions were pathetic. What a great example to your players. "Huddle up guys. Let's act like we don't hear this whistle. Maybe if we don't see them, they won't be able to see us." Disgusting.

KFunk · 02-07-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Drbio

nice edit...

well right after it posted i noticed that right above it my question had been answered. and since there's no delete button... that was the next best option

Drbio · 02-07-2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by raefformvp

Are you serious? It takes "effing balls" to act like a pathetic two year old child? Sorry, but I disagree. His actions were pathetic. What a great example to your players. "Huddle up guys. Let's act like we don't hear this whistle. Maybe if we don't see them, they won't be able to see us." Disgusting.

I agree raef. That was a no class move by a piece of crap individual.

VinceYoung10 · 02-07-2006, 11:20 PM

pathetic ending for the pathetic lakers.

Jet Terry · 02-07-2006, 11:24 PM

Great to see Kobe get shut down. I give a lot of the credit to Adrian Griffin. Also Devin Harris was a nice changeup to throw at Kobe once Kobe was doing more on the dribble.

Drbio · 02-07-2006, 11:25 PM

Griff has stopped kobe several times before. Nice to see AJ use him in that manner.

Murphy3 · 02-07-2006, 11:32 PM

Griff is the Kobe stopper.

jleefilled · 02-07-2006, 11:42 PM

I thought Josh did a nice job on Kobe as well. Not to mention, Josh was the laker-killer today with his drives to the basket.

12.

Nash13 · 02-07-2006, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by raefformvp

Are you serious? It takes "effing balls" to act like a pathetic two year old child? Sorry, but I disagree. His actions were pathetic. What a great example to your players. "Huddle up guys. Let's act like we don't hear this whistle. Maybe if we don't see them, they won't be able to see us." Disgusting.

But seriously, wouldn't it be funny if Jackson actually said "Maybe if we don't see them, they won't be able to see us?"

Thespiralgoeson · 02-07-2006, 11:53 PM

12 wins in a row. Best in the West, son, what?! Of course, San Antonio plays Toronto tomorrow and they've had nearly a week off, so I'm guessing they'll be 1st in the West by the end of the night. But it doesn't matter, because the Mavericks ARE the best team in the west. To top it off, Detroit lost to Atlanta today, which puts them what, a game and a half ahead of us??

BTW, did anyone see Greg Anthony, Stephen A. and those other morons on NBA coast-to-coast giving the Mavs some love? I thought it was pretty funny listening to them say the same things about three fourths of the way through the season that I was saying before the season started. Oh well, better late than never, I suppose.

dirno2000 · 02-08-2006, 12:04 AM

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12 wins in a row. Best in the West, son, what?! Of course, San Antonio plays Toronto tomorrow and they've had nearly a week off, so I'm guessing they'll be 1st in the West by the end of the night. But it doesn't matter, because the Mavericks ARE the best team in the west. To top it off, Detroit lost to Atlanta today, which puts them what, a game and a half ahead of us??

FWIW TD has the flu and was held out of practice today...he's listed as questionable.

dude1394 · 02-08-2006, 12:04 AM

Sweetness!! Absolute sweetness. Lot's o' fun shutting up the lakers fans tonight. Lot's o' fun...

Drbio · 02-08-2006, 12:13 AM

I wonder where all the lame laker trolls are tonight?

They usually show up about a minute after the game? I wonder what could have possibly happened?

hahahaha.....losers.

capitalcity · 02-08-2006, 12:18 AM

Back from the bar...

Hope you guys enjoyed that one as much as me, the wife, and the table of spurs fans sitting next to us did.

The look on the rapist's face at the end of the 4th was priceless. You could tell he just wanted to get back to the hotel and take out some of his aggression.

What a great win. Let's keep this streak going.

diop it like its hot · 02-08-2006, 01:03 AM

KOBE IS A BEEYAAATCH!!!!!

foglemann · 02-08-2006, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by capitalcity

Back from the bar...

Hope you guys enjoyed that one as much as me, the wife, and the table of spurs fans sitting next to us did.

The look on the rapist's face at the end of the 4th was priceless. You could tell he just wanted to get back to the hotel and take out some of his aggression.

What a great win. Let's keep this streak going.

I know he was aquitted, but those girls need to watch out by the hotel tonight.

sike · 02-08-2006, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Murphy3

Griff is the Kobe stopper.

THE Kobe stopper. and he could not be more humble...dang, class just oozes out of that guy.

Jet Terry · 02-08-2006, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jet Terry

Prediction: Mavs win 100-83.

close enough I say. Anyways great win for the mavs again. Sorry if I offended anyone with my comments.

sike · 02-08-2006, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Jet Terry

close enough I say. Anyways great win for the mavs again. Sorry if I offended anyone with my comments.

I forgive you....of course I just got here....but hey

raefformvp · 02-08-2006, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sike

THE Kobe stopper. and he could not be more humble...dang, class just oozes out of that guy.

Humble is a good word. That describes several of the players on this team. I think it starts at the top with Avery to the captain, Dirk, and trickles down to several of the players. Good quality to have.

HexNBA · 02-08-2006, 07:03 AM

SPECIAL MIDWEEK EDITION Dozen matter: Mavs rising
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

DALLAS -- Five days before Christmas, Kobe Bryant had 62 points in three quarters for the Dallas Mavericks.

After Tuesday's night's rematch, Bryant had only advice for the Mavs.

"Screw 'em," Kobe said.

"If I'm Dirk or Avery," he continued, "I don't even listen to that stuff."

That stuff is the annual skepticism, derision and punking that specifically greeted these Mavs, this term, as soon as Bryant uncorked those 62 points on Dec. 20.

Yet when he isn't going for 62 or 81 or whatever his offensive ceiling is, Bryant is also a bit of an expert at tuning out the naysayers. So maybe that's why Kobe -- even though dissing Dallas is a virtual Laker tradition with Phil Jackson in charge -- felt compelled to offer a rare bit of encouragement to his conquerors after a gamelong Mavericks swarm forced the ball out of his hands, gradually sapped the energy from his legs and played an undeniable role in a 5-for-22 shooting struggle that left No. 8 with just 24 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 102-87 defeat.

It turned out to be a pretty rich Tuesday for Mark Cuban and his Mavericks. They got off the floor with Bryant scoring four points fewer than Brian Cook, after first finding out during the halftime break that Detroit had dropped even closer to the NBA surface with its third loss in five games -- in Atlanta! -- to make that Power Rankings guy look pretty foolish.

Chances are there won't be a national rush of praise for the Mavericks even after they reasonably smothered Bryant and stretched the longest win streak in the league to 12, especially since the hosts blew an early 20-point lead and actually had to win the game twice. Yet Bryant's counsel is to ignore the reaction regardless. Negative or even positive.

"Who cares?" Kobe said. "This team, you can tell, makes a much more concerted effort to play defense, and I think that starts with [coach] Avery Johnson. It's clear they have a strategy that everybody's in tune with. That's the big difference from the [Dallas] teams in the past. Until the playoffs, they shouldn't be wasting time even thinking about [national perception]."

Truth is, they aren't. Even as the Mavericks rack up numbers this franchise has never seen -- holding all 12 foes during this unbeaten run under 100 points to establish a club record -- they're obsessed down here with doing these things in the playoffs for once. They don't want bouquets in February. Not even on Valentine's Day and not even from Bryant.

The Mavericks were obviously motivated here to respond to their December humiliation, but they won't dwell on it because Johnson won't let them. After every big win, he's the first to remind them that they've achieved nothing. Johnson also knows that, for all his commitment to defensive improvement on the practice court and in the film room, Dallas has actually been able to establish its own 65-win pace because of its offense.

Better shot selection and a higher shooting percentage have reduced the number of possessions opponents get. The Mavs, under Don Nelson, were instructed to take the first open shot they could find, leaving their defense on the field far too often (for those of you who like you American football analogies). These Mavs still score 100, but without opening themselves up for so much punishment. It also doesn't hurt that their best athletes (Josh Howard, Devin Harris and Marquis Daniels) have seized bigger roles to supplement some serious bench firepower (Jerry Stackhouse and Keith Van Horn) and the surprise newcomers (DeSagana Diop and Adrian Griffin) who provide dirty work and defensive quality.

These Mavericks also have a coach who mentions "hard fouls" so often in his media sessions that you'd think it was a separate category in the box score. You still don't know some nights if Johnson's players are prepared to dole them out -- like, say, five nights before Christmas -- but perhaps Bryant isn't only one in this league in the midst of a transformation.

Kobe's popularity has rebounded dramatically in the weeks since Sixty-Two and especially Eighty-One, to the point that even he admitted surprise during his Dallas stop with how high his All-Star vote totals were. But maybe it's time to look at the other side. The Mavericks, after all, haven't exactly folded since their Dec. 20 surrender.

"You can't change your reputation in the regular season," said Dirk Nowitzki, unmoved by Dallas' own gaudy numbers, as in 38-10.

"It just doesn't happen. We could win the next 40 games or whatever's left [in the regular season] and our reputation probably still wouldn't change. We know we have to do this in the playoffs."

birdsanctuary · 02-08-2006, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Birdsanctuary:
Mavs hold Kobe to 24... Mavs smokem' 109-91!

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Originally Posted by HexNBA

Kobe has only 24 yet they still score 91? that would be terrible

Hex, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then?

Kobe - 24
Mavs 102- Kobe and Co. 87

endtroducing MASKED · 02-08-2006, 11:50 AM

I e-mailed Cuban and he confirmed, in fact, that he does NOT sign Brian Cook's paychecks