Official Mavs @ Seattle, April 10th gameday thread

[PubaNWO]

Its just so hard to come back when you can't get stops.....

so when your offense hits a snag and you get down it's that much harder to win the game.....

[Bookit]

Originally posted by: dude1394
Ouch...pretty ugly. Hand it to walk to stay out there and battle. Have to wonder about the "captains".

Yeah, Dirk usually just completey quits when his shot is ugly. Walker's shot is always ugly so he can't quit.

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[FolterKammer84]

we dont deserver the 5th seed if we play like this on the road.marquis seems to be the nly one having a good day .

playoffs without homecourt wont be fun [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

[dude1394]

Pretty funny, but he's scrapping out there. Brings 'em back to within 14. Get it within 10-12 it's a game...

[OutletPass]

Gotta give props to Walker...he's playing hard.

[MavsFanFinley]

Walker working hard out there.

Steals from Howard, Jamison and Walker have helped cut the lead down.

Walker with the 3.

[#41]

under 20. WoW!

[dude1394]

Durn....mavs just cannot get layups and tip-ins to fall.

[Bookit]

Originally posted by: dude1394
Durn....mavs just cannot get layups and tip-ins to fall.

Jamison's flip shots don't go in the hoop on the road. Strange.

[dirno2000]

Damn those last two possessions hurt. Save for that layup, I can't fault the effort.

[Bayliss]

This game is just weird. Really weird.

The energy we have at home is just sucked right out on the road. Walker and Daniels have shown up to play today. Everyone else hasn't.

[#41]

Originally posted by: Bayliss
This game is just weird. Really weird.

The energy we have at home is just sucked right out on the road. Walker and Daniels have shown up to play today. Everyone else hasn't.

one word I'm afraid of: playoffs

[kg_veteran]

The Mavs blow layups, the Sonics make them.

I'd love to see one last run at it here to start the 4th. The game can still be won.

[Bayliss]

At 12.

[MavsFanFinley]

Sonics lead 91-73 after 3 quarters:

Howard (22) 2-7, 1-1, 5pts, 5rbs, 2as, 1stl, 1blk

Walker (24) 8-15, 1-3, 2-4, 19pts, 7rbs, 2as, 3to's, 1stl, 1blk

Dirk (22) 2-12, 1-3, 2-2, 7pts, 6rbs, 1as, 1to, 2blks

Daniels (36) 11-15, 0-1, 4-4, 26pts, 4rbs, 1as, 2to's, 2stls

Nash (22) 0-7, 0-2, 1rb, 7as, 2to's, 1blk

Jamison (25) 5-13, 2-2, 12pts, 6rbs, 2as, 2to's, 1stl

Najera (4) 1-1, 2pts, 1rb

Best (18) 2rbs, 4as

Williams (5) 1-1, 2pts, 2rbs

Bradley (2) 1rb, 1to

[#41]

We're IN this one!!!

[chumdawg]

Heeeeerrrree....cooooommme...the Mavericks!

[kg_veteran]

Jamison with some good defensive play -- another steal from Barry.

Daniels and Jamison trying to will us back into this one.

[MavsFanFinley]

*(^*&%&*(^ delays...

Daniels and Jamison leading the way so far in the 4th. Cut it to 12.

[Turkey]

NEWS: Nash eats Dirks buggars.
Dirk likes to pick his bugars when he's playing bball. I've seen him stick his fingers in his nose couple of times.
And Nash likes to eat Dirk's bugar.
To him, its fingerlicking good.

Has Anyone notice this?

[Bayliss]

And he immediately changes the lineup.

[MavsFanFinley]

Funny, Nash and Dirk come back and we're back to struggling.

[OutletPass]

I believe the fat lady is warming up her vocal chords.

Nothing is going right.

[kg_veteran]

Great job, Nelson. Stick back in the guys who can't hit the side of a barn and aren't defending.

Also, is Calvin Booth so damn good Shawn can't guard him?

[#41]

rashard keeping the sonics alive...

[MavsFanFinley]

Daniels has a new career high doesn't he? 33 points.

[OutletPass]

Just way too many mistakes and to's.

Not to mention that Steve and Dirk are 4-23.

[kg_veteran]

Only the Mavs can make Ansu Sesay, Luke Ridnour, Calvin Booth, and Richie Frahm look good.

[CwDogg]

Why didnt he stick with the guys that cut hte lead down ?? he's gonna bring back these guys who haven't done anything today

[Josh]

Everytime you think these guys have finally turned the corner they put up a stinker like this. Odd how the Mavs & Stars are both the best teams at home and the worst on the road.

[dirno2000]

Ridnour is abusing Nash. They have similar games...he's going to be a hell of a player.

[mavsman55]

They just aren't playing aggressive enough. Period. Seattle has 4 free throw attempts up to this point. This is ridiculous and embarrassing. JUST START GIVING THE BALL TO DANIELS!!!

[kg_veteran]

FWIW, the Mavs have given up 58 points in the paint.

Disgusting.

I have two questions:

1. How badly is Michael Finley hurt?

2. What does a pathetic effort like this say about this team's mental toughness?

[Bayliss]

God this team is so hard to figure out. The only game where players have played well together has been the LA game. Every other time it has been one player trying to carry the team and that rarely works. Tonight it is Daniels.

[mavsman55]

Originally posted by: PubaNWO
Its just so hard to come back when you can't get stops.....

so when your offense hits a snag and you get down it's that much harder to win the game.....

This is why defense wins games. If you have no defense and you ever find yourself down, you'll never be able to catch up. This sucks.

[#41]

Marquis Howard = Rookie of the Year

[FolterKammer84]

we cant win a road game if the opponent is shooting 60% . no defense at all...

[mercury_rev]

This game needs to be taken out back and shot.

Will the real Dallas Mavericks please stand?

[OutletPass]

God this team is so hard to figure out.

-- Understatement of the year.

Is there a psychiatrist in the house ?

[kg_veteran]

Just realized what someone else pointed out -- only 4 FTs for the Sonics today.

When they have rarely been to the line and they have 58 points in the paint, that means your defense is so pathetic you're not even getting close enough to foul anybody.

This is worse than the Kings losing in Phoenix. Speaking of the Kings, say goodbye to any mathematical possibility of the 4 seed.