05-03-2001, 08:48 AM
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Personally, i say go with bradley as long as possible..until he gets into foul trouble.
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05-03-2001, 08:51 AM
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I don't think we really have anyone who can guard him for a hole game. I say we just let him get his and try to shutdown the others(Russel, Marshell, etc.).
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05-03-2001, 08:54 AM
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Bryant and then Bradley. Utah is going to start strong, so keep Bradley out of early foul trouble. Let Malone work against Bryant and get a little tired. Plus it would be a great change of pace - the physical inside shovings of Bryant vs the shot-blocking Bradley
Let Juwan cover Utah's centers. Utah doesn't feed off any player who's name isn't Malone or Stockton so if the center scores a few buckets, who cares.
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05-03-2001, 08:55 AM
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no, the mavs don't have anyone that can guard him for the whole game
but, i do think the mavs should stick bradley on him to keep him remotely in check for the first quarter or so.
if howard guards malone for most of the night, malone will score 40.
malone will get his 25, but the mavs need to make him work harder to get his 25-30.
if he scores 25 and takes 24-25 shots, then it's a success for the mavs.
but if he scores 30 and only takes 17-18 shots, well, then malone got the better end
force him to work more..hit the jumpshot
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05-03-2001, 08:57 AM
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the only problem i have with howard guarding polynice is that if howard guards him, polynice will have 7-8 offensive boards and 4-5 offensive put backs.
the mavs can't let polynice be that big of a factor.
i don't think the mavs will go with bryant before bradley.
but i do like the combination.
welcome to the board MFFL. I beat you by one day
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05-03-2001, 09:33 AM
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You beat me by a day and by about a gazillion quality posts.
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05-03-2001, 10:07 AM
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Let Howard take the brunt in the beginning. Then in the second half, those old legs will be a little more tired and he'll have to be shooting fall-away jumpers over Bradley. That's what worked in Game 4. As always, my viewpoint is to "stick with what works until they find a way to stop it." Malone has ALWAYS had a history of having trouble against significantly taller defenders.
When Travis Knight was with the Lakers, he used to give Malone problem because of his height and long arms. The same with Elden Campbell. Del Harris used to play Shaq at the center and put Elden Campbell on Malone.
Bradley played extremely well and I think has earned the right to go again against him in Game 5.
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05-03-2001, 10:19 AM
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judging by the numbers, howard on malone has been the least effective. booth, bradley and bryant have all guarded him better.
howard has looked bad guarding malone ....he's proven that he's very little resistance for malone
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05-03-2001, 11:37 AM
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It just baffles me when Malone is getting position 1 and 2 feet from the rim. Hell, front the guy when he's that far down! Howard really needs work on his defensive presence. Next season, let's see what happens in the off-season with the guy and how he comes back to a team that wants him around. I think that will really encourage him to work hard.
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05-03-2001, 12:27 PM
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yeah...give him an offseason and see what he can do..
i don't know if much will change, ...but it is obvious that he needs to spend very little time guarding malone
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05-03-2001, 02:38 PM
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I agree with the idea about shutting down everybody but Malone. Malone will get his points, no matter what. Try to contain him, but I feel the key is getting the ball out of Stockton's hands. If we can get him out of the ball game, we'll be money.
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05-03-2001, 02:42 PM
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yes, malone will get his points...but the key to him getting his points is how he gets them..
does it take 25 shots for him to get 25 points or does it take him 18 shots to score 30?
well, that is the difference between bradley guarding him and howard guarding him.
yes, you're correct, very key to get the ball out of stockton's hands
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05-03-2001, 06:28 PM
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I think I should guard Malone.
I´m 6 foot 0, weighting 150 pounds (I don´t know if thats correct).
So I guess matched up against me Malone won´t do anything [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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05-03-2001, 11:24 PM
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NO, I want Malone! I'm a 6 foot nothing over 200 over weight white guy with no jump. But I love to bang baby!!!!
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05-03-2001, 11:27 PM
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Put me in there to be the thug. I'd give him a quick elbow to the face, but get me out quick before he kicks my A$$ [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] .
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05-04-2001, 12:30 AM
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Thats a trip, Robb. That is fucking hilarious. Hey, all you people saying we need to ditch Mad Max, come on. Thats two Gators on the squad. I say, the more Gators, the better baby! MILLER FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR!
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05-04-2001, 12:38 AM
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haha, ditch maxwell and trade for miller
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05-04-2001, 12:40 AM
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Reggie - what the hell happened to your icon? The old icon was you! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
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05-04-2001, 12:43 AM
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how about my new icon
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