Mavericks vs. Spurs Gameday Thread

[bernardos70]

N0 ph33r!

Tonite the Little General takes control of the Mavericks. How will he fare? Will this be any different than last game? Will the Mavs be able to execute on the offensive end this time around? Who will win the head to head duel: Dirk or Duncan? But more importantly, who will lead his team to victory? Tune in tonite and find out!

Sorry, that was me spouting, but this is the official gameday thread.

Mavs score 104 on their way to 3 in a row.

[orangedays]

Mavs dominate.

Dirk controls the perimeter, Damp controls the paint, Lil' General controls the refs

It's going to be an ugly defense-oriented game though,

Mavs 98-91

[#41]

Mavs win 94-91

Dirk 27 points + 11 rebounds + 5 assists + 7 steals
Terry 17 points + 6 assists
Dampier 2 points + 2 rebounds

[u2sarajevo]

The little General leads his team to his first win.

Keys to the game: Control the boards. Bring the Windex. Well... contain TD as much as possible also.... that would help out a bit.

Mavs - 94
**Spurs - 89

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[MikeB]

Originally posted by: u2sarajevo
The little General leads his team to his first win.

Keys to the game: Control the boards. Bring the Windex. Well... contain KG as much as possible also.... that would help out a bit.

Mavs - 94
**Spurs - 89

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AJ will play a bigger lineup and hopefully will use Josh and Stack as cutters when Dirk has the ball. We need a good game from JT and The Rook and if we can get anything positive out of Daniels then we should be winners tonight.

Spurs 88
Mavs 95

[#41]

u2 strikes back [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

[dude1394]

Mavs kick little rears....Put big time doubts into the spares.

Mave 95-85

[kg_veteran]

KG's Keys To Beating the Spurs

1. Get Dampier involved early on the offensive end.

Although his stat line looked bad against the Spurs last week, I was at the game, and one thing was evident: Dampier can seal Nesterovic and get post position right in front of the rim. We've seen a concerted effort by the coaching staff to get Damp involved in the offense early in the last 2 games; we should see that again tonight. Dampier can score on Nesterovic, and it should lead to a better effort from our big man patrolling the paint on defense.

2. Attack Tim Duncan and make him play defense.

It sounds crazy to talk about attacking an excellent defender, but for large portions of the game last week, he was guarding Dirk Nowitzki. I'm sorry, but there's no way he can cover Dirk out on the elbow. Dirk should face him up and take him to the basket. Some foul trouble early for Duncan would make a big difference in the game.

3. Move the ball on offense.

We've seen flashes of it. We know the team is capable of playing well and moving the ball well on the offensive end. They just need to do it more consistently. The key to beating a very good Spurs defense is not one-on-one play for the majority of the game, like the Mavs tried last week in San Antonio. It's moving the ball and forcing the defense to work hard.

4. Don't double Duncan.

The Mavs should put Dampier, Booth, or even Henderson on Duncan and make him earn his points. Don't double him, because that's what gets the Spurs offense going. Let Duncan try and hit a career high. He's not going to beat you by himself.

5. Get contributions from Terry and Stackhouse.

When Terry was playing well the other night against the Grizzlies, the Mavericks offense looked much more fluid and competent. The Mavs need a solid (and aggressive) effort out of Terry tonight to offset the play of Tony Parker, who dominated the Mavs point guards last week.

Stackhouse can dominate any perimeter defender the Spurs have except Bowen. As long as Bowen's not guarding him, Stackhouse should stick with the mid-range and slashing game that has been effective for him recently, and put pressure on the Spurs defense.


It's not an exhaustive list, but it's a good start.

Mavs win, 98-92.

[gogojojo73]

Mavs Win.
100 - 92

[mikeinrowlett]

Spurs 85
Mavs 84

Third loss at home early in the year against an elite team from the Western Conference. Last year's Mavs performed very well against the top tier but struggled against the also rans. 2004-05 Mavs are reverting back to pre twan days and will beat up on the weak sisters of the league. Let's just hope they get it figured out before the playoffs arrive.

[endtroducing]

Mavs by 12. After time off, they're reinvigorated and with AJ running the show (and playing a conventional lineup, meaning no Dirk at C), he gets every single fiber of energy from them. a complete all around performance. after this, the microscope on Nellie begins to intensify.

hey Mike, remember when I said in September that Auburn was good enough for a NC run? prophetic, huh?

[Intruder]

mavs win this one 94-86.

Spurs shot lights out against Utah on Saturday. That translates to a poor shooting performance tonight (low to mid 30's percentage wise). I really hope I'm wrong though !!!

gl 2nite.

Intruder

[dirno2000]

4. Don't double Duncan.

The Mavs should put Dampier, Booth, or even Henderson on Duncan and make him earn his points. Don't double him, because that's what gets the Spurs offense going. Let Duncan try and hit a career high. He's not going to beat you by himself.

Good point. They're the best passing team I've seen this year so you pay dearly for the double team. Let Duncan get his hard earned 30 and contain his supporting cast.

I'm looking for Devin to be a key figure in this one. I haven't seen an opposing pg as unaffected by Devin as Tony Parker was last week. If Devin can frustrate Parker and keep him out of the lane, it would go a long way towards us picking up the win.

[MikeB]

Yeah I do End...very good call.
2 more wins and we get the split NC...at least we should.

[#41]

JHo should show us some nice perimeter defense vs. Ginobili tonight, with him and Parker kind of out of the game we win.

[bischof]

Mavs win 167 - 115

[DubOverdose]

Add another W to the column, boys.

[sike]

The sikeology for tonight's game:

uhh....go read kg's post and put my name on it.


I do want to see how AJ handles Duncan. As a former teammate he will probably have insight that Don "the wizard" does not. Remember how Nellie kept saying that Dampier could not play Duncan because Duncan destroys Bigs? I wonder if AJ has the same philosophy(I know I do not)? I would love to see Damp paly TD and force him to the elbow all night. The only problem I see is that TD, as a former MVP, get the benefit of so many calls and that he might have 3 fouls on Damp in 10 minutes of play.

When all is said and done:
Mavs 94
Spurs 86

[Dirkenstien]

Mavs win:

Mavs: 96
Spurs: 87


I'm looking forward to seeing Damp get a lot more involved in this game, especially with AJ coaching.

...Nice post KG

[samoan-maverick]

mavs - 112
spurs - 99

Stack and Terry come through off the bench and Dirk goes for an okay night (35, 12, 5)

[Quetzalcoatl]

Mavs win 110-101

Sure Dampier will have a better game thanks to Avery. He will motivate the center and damp will play a good game.

[jayC]

Mavs get the split. Move to within a half game of the Spurs. Dallas 104 -Spurs 94.

[Bayliss]

Mavs don't have a lot of perimeter shooting outside of Dirk. Finley's ability to knock down a humper after a double team is huge against a team like the Spurs.

[Murphy3]

I have no tolerance for Jerry f'ing Stackhouse forcing up shots....none whatsoever.

[Bayliss]

That was two ferocious throwdowns.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Imagine if the Mavs had a point like this Udrick kid!!!!

We might actually get some open shots!!

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Definitly a better 2nd quarter.


Get this beach down to 7 or so and get to half.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Total BS call at the end of the half. Parker extends his arms out and pushes Devin and devin get the foul call. Embarrising bad for the refs.


Mavs dominate the 2nd quarter, but then dont close it.

[FilthyFinMavs]

Why in the hell are we starting Stack this quarter? We are rewarding him for his play? Damn.

[FilthyFinMavs]

Damn how can that be a foul on Parker but not one on Stack at the other end?

[FilthyFinMavs]

I take it back Bookit. The refs are out to get us tonight. Not sure why but they are definately having a say who wins this game. It's amazing how many calls the fans can see all outside of the but the refs are on the court and can't see a damn thing. Amazing.

[FilthyFinMavs]

Now that's what I like to see from Stack. I've never seen a player that can get to the line anytime he wants but he would rather shoot a jumper.

[Bookit]

That run show you how much the Spurs need Duncan.

[cheesestar]

nice finish

but if we break down in the 4th quarter again i will be emotionally wounded

here's hope to the MAVS

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[PepperTheMavsFan41]

The Mavs only took one 3 in the half.

Wow.

[Bayliss]

I love Harris' defense. But his court vision could use some work. The boy rarely passes to anyone.

Here's a wild idea: once you blow by the defender and get into the paint... kick it out to an open player.

[FilthyFinMavs]

Originally posted by: Bayliss
I love Harris' defense. But his court vision could use some work. The boy rarely passes to anyone.

Here's a wild idea: once you blow by the defender and get into the paint... kick it out to an open player.

I think that's Nellies doing. So far i've seen this same exact thing with Josh and Quis and I don't think it's a coincidence. I think to get the pressure off the rookies Nellie encourages them to shoot and gives them the green light. Harris has been in a funk lately and I don't see why we can't bench him and start Terry. I don't believe Terry is that "spark" off the bench like Nellie wants. IMO, you should start your best players and Terry is our 2nd best player on this current team.

[The Crippler]

why are the Mavs allergic to passing? I don't get it, but we've gotta be one of the worst passing team in the league.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Originally posted by: The Crippler
why are the Mavs allergic to passing? I don't get it, but we've gotta be one of the worst passing team in the league.

Simple they dont have a point guard who knows how to play the position.


How many different ways can Bob say this without actually coming out and saying it?

[FilthyFinMavs]

Originally posted by: The Crippler
why are the Mavs allergic to passing? I don't get it, but we've gotta be one of the worst passing team in the league.

I wouldn't argue that. Terry isn't that bad of a passer IMO. Actually if you look at the stats he's passing pretty well today. One thing that made us a pretty good passing team in the past was our passing on the break. This year we aren't pushing the ball up the court like in previous years. With Terry's speed, there are so many easy buckets we are missing out on it's ridiculous.