New York @ Dallas Gameday Thread

[V2M]

19 min and no steals. Very unlike Harris.

[gogojojo73]

Originally posted by: EricaLubarsky
its called a zone, go

I undertand zone defense. I am just tired of seeing players out of position on man defense or way out on Zone

Example: Dirk or Henderson will come out to help on the parimeter and get beat in the paint on a cutter or Crawford being wide
open for a 3 with no one on him.

Touchy subject, Flashbacks of last year.

Go mavs

[kg_veteran]

The Knicks shot 60% in the first quarter and 35% in the second.

I wonder why that is...hmmmm...

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

In 3 mins of clock time Bostons lead of 13 over SA disapears.

[Mandyahl]

how do the new uniforms look for those watching on tv?

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: kg_veteran
The Knicks shot 60% in the first quarter and 35% in the second.

I wonder why that is...hmmmm...

The Mavs going to the zone anchored by Bradley...
Or, perhaps it was because of limited playing time for Tim Thomas in the second...He would have attacked the zone proving that the effectiveness had little to nothing to do with Bradley... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

And Nellie starts 4 guards

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: Mandyahl
how do the new uniforms look for those watching on tv?

The closer the view of the players the better....the further the view the worse they look

[Murphy3]

stack's doing a good job of finding the open man

[Murphy3]

What in the hell kind of pass was that Dirk? come on, use your head.

[Murphy3]

Take Dirk out...his head is not in the game... You need to take the damn ball to the hole.

[FINtastic]

Bad shot by Dirk. Then Marquis isn't paying attention and steps out of bounds. Our offense isn't running on all cylinders right now.

[EricaLubarsky]

we are awful defensively. Who would have guessed that Dirk at center would make us so bad?

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: EricaLubarsky
we are awful defensively. Who would have guessed that Dirk at center would make us so bad?

Dirk's contesting virtually every shot, but he's coming up just short on getting the block. He needs an extra couple of inches on his vertical. Even when he has forced a bad shot, there's no one there to help out on the glass when Dirk goes for the block.

The bigger issue is the constant penetration allowed on the perimeter.

[Murphy3]

Why throw the entry pass the only place that the defender can make a play on it? The Mavs did it twice in a row.

[EricaLubarsky]

Dirk does look stronger at rebounding, but he's not doing much else right.

[Murphy3]

I don't understand. Dirk can't get a call when he has the ball on the inside. You'd think this was his first game ever in the NBA.

[FINtastic]

Howard has been a beast tonight.

[acebball]

Please tell me DJ the Judo champ can't play D like the Junkyard Dog...isn't that supposed to his role...why can't Nellie see it!

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: EricaLubarsky
Dirk does look stronger at rebounding, but he's not doing much else right.

playing solid defense when he's not called upon to be the last defender...when he's allowed to play the PF spot. Amazing, isn't it? You allow a PF to play PF and suddenly their defense gets much better. You ask a PF to be the center and suddenly he's not nearly as good on that end of the court. I wish Nellie could understand this.

[EricaLubarsky]

a miscular garbage man is killing us...and Henderson is riding the pine.

[GP]

I hate zone. It is really killing the Mavs right now. The knicks have wide open shots every time down the court. You'd think that NBA coaches would realize that you don't play zone when you play a jump shooting team.

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: EricaLubarsky
a miscular garbage man is killing us...and Henderson is riding the pine.

perhaps you're going just a bit overboard.

[endtroducing]

I dunno if it was a public opinion or not, Murph

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Thats because Hendu hasnt been good in 10 days

[GP]

Mavs should be winning by 20 right now. Their second five should have an easy time with the Knicks. This Knick team sucks. Why does Nellie's offense only have isolation and pick and roll plays? It is a team game.

[Mandyahl]

miami-utah is going into overtime...the jazz hit two free throws with 4 seconds left to go up by 2, but dwyane wade hit two free throws with 1 second left to force overtime.

[MavsFanFinley]

Mavs lead 75-69 after 3 quarters:

Howard (31) 9-12, 0-2, 2-4, 20pts, 10rbs, 1as, 2tos, 2stls, 1blk

Henderson (11) 2-3, 4pts, 1rb, 1to, 1stl

Dirk (33) 10-19, 1-2, 21pts, 10rbs, 3tos, 3stls

Daniels (31) 4-9, 0-1, 8pts, 4rbs, 4as, 1to

Harris (26) 3-10, 2-5, 2-2, 10pts, 1rb, 1as

Stackhouse (30) 4-14, 0-4, 1-1, 9pts, 4rbs, 5as, 1to, 1stl

Bradley (18) 1-3, 1-2, 3pts, 7rbs, 1as, 1to, 1blk

[Murphy3]

Howard's having one of those amazingly efficient games that he throws out there every 8-10 games.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Oh MY Is Penny Hardaway terrible

[EricaLubarsky]

this team is better without Dirk right now.

[Murphy3]

Originally posted by: PepperTheMavsFan41
Oh MY Is Penny Hardaway terrible

He should've retired in '97.

[GP]

Sweetney looks like a talentless version of tractor-trailer. He's got a big bag of nothing.

[FINtastic]

What a block by Stack!!!

[#41]

only 9 fouls so far... and still NY didnt score too much. I like that

[Mandyahl]

a picture of the unis for those who can't watch the game...

[GP]

Josh had brain-freeze on that fast break. Part of the growing up process.

[Bayliss]

this team is better without Dirk right now.

Do you throw stuff out blindfolded?

[EricaLubarsky]

the +/- is there, Bayliss.

[FINtastic]

Originally posted by: GP
Sweetney looks like a talentless version of tractor-trailer. He's got a big bag of nothing.

I didn't realize there was a talented version.