GDT: Mavs vs Timberwolves - 12/30/2008 7:30pm CST

[jthig32]

Timberwolves are playing the second night of a back to back. I expect, nay, demand a blowout.

[TripleDipping]

A chance to move up in the standings... and up the Mavs shall move.

[horse900703]

WIN IT!

[Sportstudi]

I'm curious about Howard's game after Dirk's return. Will he remember his career high in assists or fall back into his old scheme?

[ghazi]

I demand a blowout as well. Dirk should play less than 35 minutes tonight, give my big German some rest.

[Sportstudi]

Originally Posted by ghazi

I demand a blowout as well. Dirk should play less than 35 minutes tonight, give my big German some rest.

He didn't play against the Clippers, he should be fine

[SMC0007]

I would like to see :

JKidd 13pts/8rbs/10ast
Jho 22/7/5
Dirk 29/10/4

[12 Tone Melodies]

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Dec 30, 2008
Minnesota @ Dallas--M. Wunderlich; M. Boland; G. Zielinski

[Dim499]

Originally Posted by 12 Tone Melodies

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html
Referee Assignments
Dec 30, 2008
Minnesota @ Dallas--M. Wunderlich; M. Boland; G. Zielinski

According to http://dict.leo.org Wunderlich is German for fantastical, quaint, queer, whimsical, so give me Mavs by 18.

[ty]

When's the next legit team we play?

[alby]

Wolves, Sixers, @Grizzlies, Clippers, Knicks, THEN the Suns.
I expect us to go 4-1 in our next 5 at worst.

[SMC0007]

I think were gonna reel off the next 7 in a row,..

[alby]

7 straight would equal to #2 in the West IMHO.

[xraided199]

7 straight would make me feel very content and "even" for the first time in a long time. and we should be able to do it. at LEASt the next 5. and one interesting point that i'm sure many of you have seen:

i was browsing the power rankings from nba.com, and because of the new year, they had "last year's rankings at this time" posted up as well. i didn't realize that we were so close to last year's record. we were 20-11 at around this time last year, so being 18-12, and hopefully 19-12 after tonight is fine with me.

i know this doesn't rewrite the record books or anything, but you know what? with only 2.5 games separating us from second place, we are under the radar right now which is just great. i don't want the attention and pressure that a 67 win season brought us, or that the cavs, celtics, and lakers are seeing right now.

let's just cruise intot he playoffs at (hopefully) a home-court advantage position, and let's just play good b-ball.

but, with all that said, we do have to take it one game at a time...SO LET'S WIN TONIGHT!!

GO MAVS!!!

M/F/F/L

[alby]

^ true.

[BGMaverick9]

Tonight is going to be an interesting game of "What will he do next?"
Josh has shown he can do all the things we need, pass, board, score efficiently...but it was when Dirk wasn't around. Tonight he can show what he's shown for the past season or so and just blow things off again or the lightbulb can finally turn on and start the progression to being a team player and be a solid all-around player. I don't expect the same exact numbers as the Clipper game, but give me some assists and stay active on the boards. Keep the ball fluid in the offense, don't be the black hole.

[candid_snoop41]

Originally Posted by xraided199

7 straight would make me feel very content and "even" for the first time in a long time. and we should be able to do it. at LEASt the next 5. and one interesting point that i'm sure many of you have seen:

i was browsing the power rankings from nba.com, and because of the new year, they had "last year's rankings at this time" posted up as well. i didn't realize that we were so close to last year's record. we were 20-11 at around this time last year, so being 18-12, and hopefully 19-12 after tonight is fine with me.

i know this doesn't rewrite the record books or anything, but you know what? with only 2.5 games separating us from second place, we are under the radar right now which is just great. i don't want the attention and pressure that a 67 win season brought us, or that the cavs, celtics, and lakers are seeing right now.

let's just cruise intot he playoffs at (hopefully) a home-court advantage position, and let's just play good b-ball.

but, with all that said, we do have to take it one game at a time...SO LET'S WIN TONIGHT!!

GO MAVS!!!

M/F/F/L

GREAT post...GO MAVS

[fluid.forty.one]

Dirk is going to explode in this game. (in a good way)

[SMC0007]

Whoa!! Yeah.

[ty]

Go Dirk!

[left texas]

Just keep getting better and better Mavs.!!

[horse900703]

GAME LINK

[pepe]

MAVS clicking in all cylinders....GO MAVS

[basketballgirl25]

Originally Posted by alby

Wolves, Sixers, @Grizzlies, Clippers, Knicks, THEN the Suns.
I expect us to go 4-1 in our next 5 at worst.

I can see Mavs losing to the Sixers if Mavs don't play good against them. other then that I don't except them to lose a game, and that should be good for them because they play better teams in January. Hint January 25th

[Kidd Karma]

Originally Posted by basketballgirl25

I can see Mavs losing to the Sixers if Mavs don't play good against them. other then that I don't except them to lose a game, and that should be good for them because they play better teams in January. Hint January 25th

Not likely without Brand. With Brand, definite game with the athletes they can throw at us, but without that inside presence, should be an easy W.

[BGMaverick9]

Philly does give Dallas trouble but as Kidd Karma said, Brand should be out and that team hasn't lived up to their expectations this year.
5-0 or 4-1 is very possible. Based on that stretch...the Mavs, themselves, are the ones that can't screw that up.

[basketballgirl25]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

Philly does give Dallas trouble but as Kidd Karma said, Brand should be out and that team hasn't lived up to their expectations this year.
5-0 or 4-1 is very possible. Based on that stretch...the Mavs, themselves, are the ones that can't screw that up.

yeah without Brand, but still I think they still might be a team that could beat the mavs

[ghazi]

We should be really disappointed if we don't go 5-0... that 2-7 start left us in a position where we can't afford many "off nights".

4 of 5 at home, only road game to a 10-20ish Grizzlie team... no excuse not to go 5-0 in that stretch, if we're anything special at all.

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by basketballgirl25

yeah without Brand, but still I think they still might be a team that could beat the mavs

It's the NBA...Teams make runs. Outside of Boston and the Thunder, any game will be competitive.

[basketballgirl25]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

It's the NBA...Teams make runs. Outside of Boston and the Thunder, any game will be competitive.

yeah ture that, because we know every team besides the lakers will get beat by the Celtics.

[BGMaverick9]

It seems iffy on seeing Mike Miller tonight. He's had some nagging ankle issues the whole year. It'd be nice to see him on the court though.

[basketballgirl25]

Originally Posted by ghazi

We should be really disappointed if we don't go 5-0... that 2-7 start left us in a position where we can't afford many "off nights".

4 of 5 at home, only road game to a 10-20ish Grizzlie team... no excuse not to go 5-0 in that stretch, if we're anything special at all.

why would you be disappointed, if mavs go don't go 5-0, if they go 4-1 that still good. I mean they are not Celtics

[texasrfan]

Antoine Wright starting tonight

[RareMilk]

Lol all the hornets and wizards fans are upset the mod switched to the mavs game I didn't know we had such a big fan base I thought nobody liked the mavs after the 06 season. I'm glad we still got support =)

[Robillion]

link anyone? the one horse provided is the wizards vs hornets

[odb 7777]

Link please

[vRookie]

Link (poor quality)

[Bayliss]

And Howard is back in chukker mode. He hasn't passed it yet.

[Bayliss]

Geez. They can't miss.

[fluid.forty.one]

lame.. NBA League Pass Broadband is experiencing technical difficulties and isn't showing this game... That Justin.TV stream is unbearable.

So is this start by the Mavericks.