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 "I still go through it in my head," Nowitzki said. "One of my last nights in Germany [last month], I was trying to go to sleep, but I couldn't. I was thinking about the free throw I missed [late in Game 3], about different situations that happened in that series. I'll never forget it. It's going to stay in my mind until we win it all." |
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09-13-2007, 11:11 AM
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I agree that "61 win teams who don't make it past the first round should really look at themselves in the mirror".
But I take it is a matter of course that this team did so. Just because they haven't made any moves that fans or the media thought were big enough doesn't mean the organization didn't do a self-evaluation. They must think they stand a good chance to win with what they have now. They might be wrong about that, it's true. But it's not impossible that they're right. To anyone who thinks that the Mavs should have made more or bigger moves this offseason to address deficiencies than they did: What would be a measure of Mavs success this season that would lead you to reevaluate your postion and say "huh. Maybe they were right to keep the team intact?" Is a title the only thing that would make you think that? What if the Mavs lose in 7 in the Western Conference Finals this season? Are you still going to maintain that they should have made a major change this past offseason? 61-teams that lose int he first round of the playoffs do indeed need to look at themselves in the mirror. But they also have more to lose by blowing up the team than do 45 win teams that just barely made the playoffs. Making major changes is a risk when you have a 61-win team, and even if you do think it best to break it up to try to improve, you don't want to throw away what makes the team already quite good.
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Harris is no stranger to the first team, having started 61 times last year. “I want that full 82,” he said. --NBA.com, 9/12/07 Last edited by DevinFuture; 09-13-2007 at 11:12 AM. |
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09-14-2007, 08:36 AM
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09-14-2007, 08:41 AM
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You too...
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09-15-2007, 08:25 AM
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This is an awesome thread... I have nothing to add to it but I wanted to be in it...
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09-15-2007, 09:21 AM
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The NBA was a different league in the 80s-early 90s.
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09-16-2007, 08:34 AM
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Getting beat by Golden State is like getting raped. It's inevitable. So quit complaining and sit back and enjoy it.
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09-16-2007, 11:44 AM
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09-16-2007, 11:45 AM
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lol "The Jordan Rule" isn't referring to special calls made for jordan, it's a set of defensive strategies the Pistons used against him.
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09-17-2007, 09:54 AM
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the mavericks don't have a bill lambier or dennis rodman or one of the best defensive guards of all time, joe dumars... totally different teams
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