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LonghornDub · 04-16-2015, 02:36 PM

Don't worry about the Rockets, nowhereman. Their starting PG, Jason Terry, is a fraud.

ReplayCenterInSecaucus · 04-16-2015, 04:11 PM

Anyone's series. Carlisle will outcoach McHale. Thats a given. Will depend on:

How efficient Dirk can be

Parson and Harris' health

How refs choose to call Harden's drive-and-flops

How well we can defend the 3-point line

Tyson doing a decent job on Howard (sadly this is the only one im somewhat confident about)

purplefrog · 04-16-2015, 04:52 PM

Keys to the Series

Keep Harden under control. Mavs need to keep Harden to around 25 ppg and 10 FTAs per game.
Battle of the benches. The Mavs bench needs to signficantly outplay the Rockets bench. I believe this translates into limiting Brewer and Smith to a combined 20 ppg.
Watch out for those Rocket role players. It seems in recent history the Mavs have had the unfortunate experience of watching average players have career nights against them. The Mavs cannot let Ariza or Terrence Jones repeat this groundhog day-like experience.
Who is the go-to guy when the Mavs need to score? Mavs should rely less on Monta and look more for the big German. Dirk should be rested and ready to go. Give him the rock! I don't believe the Rockettes have anyone who can guard playoff Dirk.
Rebound, rebound, rebound. Mavs have to limit the Rockets' second chance points.
Smart Rondo. Few turnovers, tough defense, stay out of foul trouble, and frustrate Harden. Do that and the Mavs win in 5.

Windmill360 · 04-16-2015, 07:05 PM

To add to that^

Watch out for the long lead pass off of a mavs made bucket/miss up ahead to brewer

Melonhead · 04-16-2015, 07:07 PM

Brewer is the guy I worry about most.

yahyes · 04-16-2015, 07:32 PM

From all the undermined shit talking by Morey. The circus of Dwight. How Houston fans we're talking major shit. I hope there's a bulletin board for the Mavs to see. Fuel them up how much they hate on this Mavs team.

yahyes · 04-16-2015, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Melonhead

Brewer is the guy I worry about most.

I'd rather let him shoot while focusing on taking out Harden.

bvbull200 · 04-16-2015, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Melonhead

Brewer is the guy I worry about most.

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Originally Posted by yahyes

I'd rather let him shoot while focusing on taking out Harden.

Yeah, but to Melonhead's point, Brewer is a guy that can cause Aminu-like fits in that he can play good D, gets loose balls, makes general hustle plays, and can chip in a handful of points that you don't account for, but he'll play more minutes than Aminu.

He could be a real thorn in the side.

Windmill360 · 04-16-2015, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bvbull200

Yeah, but to Melonhead's point, Brewer is a guy that can cause Aminu-like fits in that he can play good D, gets loose balls, makes general hustle plays, and can chip in a handful of points that you don't account for, but he'll play more minutes then Aminu.

He could be a real thorn in the side.

The guy is built like a toothpick though. Foul him hard enough to send a message.

yahyes · 04-16-2015, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bvbull200

Yeah, but to Melonhead's point, Brewer is a guy that can cause Aminu-like fits in that he can play good D, gets loose balls, makes general hustle plays, and can chip in a handful of points that you don't account for, but he'll play more minutes then Aminu.

He could be a real thorn in the side.

Or helpful if he takes more shots.

Melonhead · 04-16-2015, 09:36 PM

Brewer is high energy athletic guys that will give the mavs trouble. I don't want to over exaggerate but I look at him as their X factor to beating the Mavs. As long as the mavs push and match the intensity it should stay under control.

bvbull200 · 04-16-2015, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by yahyes

Or helpful if he takes more shots.

He isn't really an irrational confidence guy the way someone like Josh Smith is.

yahyes · 04-16-2015, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bvbull200

He isn't really an irrational confidence guy the way someone like Josh Smith is.

Josh Smith is mostly ball hog IMO. Which the Mavs should throw JJ on to pester him.

bvbull200 · 04-16-2015, 10:52 PM

They don't need to scheme against Smith, just need to have a strategy for how the guys that naturally match-up with him guard him. They need to give him a little space and keep him in front. Make him a jump shooter instead of a post player and driver/slasher.

lucky3s · 04-16-2015, 11:06 PM

gonna be an exciting series thoo! probably the best series of the first round. spurs and clippers being a close 2nd

Dirk4Mavs · 04-17-2015, 01:13 AM

just win in game 1 or game 2

Dirk4Mavs · 04-17-2015, 01:18 AM

We have advantage in the bench . Also have various opation for offense .

dirt_dobber · 04-17-2015, 07:57 AM

Charles Barkley: Carlisle won’t let Harden beat Mavs four times in seven games

Most media experts see the Mavericks’ series against Houston as a toss-up, including TNT analyst Charles Barkley.

“Their best player is Monta Ellis, followed by Dirk [Nowitzki] and [Rajon] Rondo,” Barkley said. “They will be a better playoff team because Rick Carlisle will make adjustments from game-to-game. He won’t let [James] Harden beat them four times in seven games.”

The production of Rondo is particularly important. While Tyson Chandler is the anchor of the defense on the interior, Rondo has to be the instigator defensively on the perimeter.

Lately, he’s been showing that he can handle that role, Chandler said.

“I like the morale of the team right now,” said Chandler. “I like our communication. … Rondo out there talking. And I like that we have this little break to really lock in on one team.”

Gray Sage · 04-17-2015, 08:45 AM

Jason Terry is the Rockets starting point guard. Enough said.

Murphy3 · 04-17-2015, 10:20 AM

Isn't Tyson Chandler clearly a better player than Ellis?

Underdog · 04-17-2015, 10:21 AM

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Isn't Tyson Chandler clearly a better player than Ellis?

Yeah, I think Chuck was mostly just talking about offense... He's not the most articulate guy in the world.

BPo001 · 04-17-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by yahyes

Josh Smith is mostly ball hog IMO. Which the Mavs should throw JJ on to pester him.

What?? Josh Smith is 6'9''. JJ is is like 5'9".

EricaLubarsky · 04-17-2015, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BPo001

What?? Josh Smith is 6'9''. JJ is is like 5'9".

Smith overdribbles a lot. I don't think JJB is the best option, because Smith can punish him, but Smith thinks he can drive like Jordan, which would give JJB a lot of opportunities to strip him or draw an offensive foul.

Murphy3 · 04-17-2015, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Yeah, I think Chuck was mostly just talking about offense... He's not the most articulate guy in the world.

Well, his order is still clearly screwed up.

dirt_dobber · 04-17-2015, 12:52 PM

good grantland article on our beloved owner.

check out this section...
In his 15 years as an owner, Cuban and the Mavs have seen it all — from upset wins to upset losses, Finals wins to Finals losses. The year after its bitter Finals defeat to Miami, the team rebounded by posting its best record ever, winning 67 games, only to get upset by the eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors.2 The coach of that Dubs team just happened to be Don Nelson.

To most fans, that upset is one for the ages, but Cuban argues that Golden State should never even have had the chance to pull it off. Never one to shy away from controversy, he maintains that without the help of the league’s most infamous former official, the Warriors might never have made the playoffs that year. I’ll let him take it from here.

“So here’s how [Tim] Donaghy impacted my world. It’s the 2006-07 season, and the Warriors are playing the Bulls. It is February. It’s a tie game — 10, 15 seconds left. Whatever. Ben Gordon of the Bulls is dribbling the ball for the last shot. Andris Biedrins is just sitting in the paint, just standing still for the Warriors. But he’s in the paint! Four seconds, five seconds, six seconds, seven seconds. Tim Donaghy, instead of calling defensive three seconds, literally steps onto the court and pushes him out of the paint.”

Sometimes I wish he would shut up - other times I am glad we have him as owner as opposed to others that are out there.
http://grantland.com/features/dallas...-nba-playoffs/

joemoeschmoe · 04-17-2015, 01:01 PM

Limit bigfloppyHarden with Rondo, Harris, and Aminu (?)

Aggressive Rondo ==> could potentially be best player on court for 1-3 games. Immediate vindication of trade. The biggest difference I see towards the end of the season is that he is more aggressive. When he's aggressive, he is a force to be reckoned on both ends of the court.

Ellis + Dirk + (healthy) Parsons = fun

bunkmoreland · 04-17-2015, 02:26 PM

Cuban is also quoted in the grantland article saying "Harden is the MVP, I think, because that's not a very good team over there."

Love it!

j0Shi · 04-17-2015, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dirt_dobber

good grantland article on our beloved owner.

check out this section...
In his 15 years as an owner, Cuban and the Mavs have seen it all — from upset wins to upset losses, Finals wins to Finals losses. The year after its bitter Finals defeat to Miami, the team rebounded by posting its best record ever, winning 67 games, only to get upset by the eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors.2 The coach of that Dubs team just happened to be Don Nelson.

To most fans, that upset is one for the ages, but Cuban argues that Golden State should never even have had the chance to pull it off. Never one to shy away from controversy, he maintains that without the help of the league’s most infamous former official, the Warriors might never have made the playoffs that year. I’ll let him take it from here.

“So here’s how [Tim] Donaghy impacted my world. It’s the 2006-07 season, and the Warriors are playing the Bulls. It is February. It’s a tie game — 10, 15 seconds left. Whatever. Ben Gordon of the Bulls is dribbling the ball for the last shot. Andris Biedrins is just sitting in the paint, just standing still for the Warriors. But he’s in the paint! Four seconds, five seconds, six seconds, seven seconds. Tim Donaghy, instead of calling defensive three seconds, literally steps onto the court and pushes him out of the paint.”

Sometimes I wish he would shut up - other times I am glad we have him as owner as opposed to others that are out there.
http://grantland.com/features/dallas...-nba-playoffs/

thanks for the share!

EricaLubarsky · 04-17-2015, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LonghornDub

Don't worry about the Rockets, nowhereman. Their starting PG, Jason Terry, is a fraud.

that guy will never get a ring. He's too short and too streaky.

j0Shi · 04-17-2015, 02:50 PM

What? Some of the ESPN experts have picked the Mavs to win the series. I guess we have a shot!

EricaLubarsky · 04-17-2015, 03:01 PM

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What? Some of the ESPN experts have picked the Mavs to win the series. I guess we have a shot!

Kiss of death.

In 2011 we didn't have a single pundit who voted for us.

mac222b · 04-17-2015, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Murphy3

Isn't Tyson Chandler clearly a better player than Ellis?

Heck, Dirk's probably still a better player.

mac222b · 04-17-2015, 03:06 PM

Grantland article was good- thought it just sort of ended abruptly though. Goldsberry was like "shit, deadline!"

Sort of underwhelmed with Grantland NBA Playoff preview on the whole actually. Some of their NBA guys seem to be m.i.a

bunkmoreland · 04-17-2015, 05:42 PM

Agreed. The article did end abruptly. Weird too because they were saying on espn radio that the quotes from Mark were from a month ago.

yahyes · 04-17-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Kiss of death.

In 2011 we didn't have a single pundit who voted for us.

That was completely different perception though. We have 3 starters that won a championship before. So they base it on experience.

Melonhead · 04-17-2015, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Kiss of death.

In 2011 we didn't have a single pundit who voted for us.

Exactly what I told a coworker today. Superstitious but having guys pick Mavs in an upset has me worried too.

GermanDunk · 04-17-2015, 08:08 PM

What Channel is the game on, guys ?

Melonhead · 04-17-2015, 09:02 PM

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What Channel is the game on, guys ?

Espn

yahyes · 04-18-2015, 12:20 AM

Never forget Avery's speech during halftime when the Mavs were down 2-0 to houston. I'm sure Dirk remembers.

dirt_dobber · 04-18-2015, 08:04 AM

Mike Marshall has a good read on the matchups over at Fisher's site:
MAVS ADVANCED PLAYOFF PRIMER FOR SMART PEOPLE
http://mavericks.scout.com/story/153...t-people?s=268
Rockets had the 3rd most turnovers in the league this season.
The majority of the teams that are hovering around near their turnover total are not in the playoffs. They magically have the highest overall +/- (+3.4) of any of the teams in the bottom 12 in turnovers. Either they’re extremely lucky or they’ve found a way to nullify turnovers via an obscene amount of three-pointers and free throws.