Houston @ Dallas Gameday Thread

[akaarod03]

I'm stunned that no one has started tonight's gameday thread against the Rockets. This game is dangerous for the Mavs. The Rockets are struggling with an inept 6-10 record. You know the Rockets are hungry for a win. Dallas can't take this team lightly. We need to defend our homecourt. If the Mavs can get off to a good start in tonight's ballgame...I think Dallas can pull away with a win. Go Mavs!

91-83 Mavs

[Stitch Jones]

The Rockets are in a bit of disarray at the moment. We can take advantage of them at home...but it won't be easy.

Mavs 85
Rockets 79

[sike]

Mavs 93
Hou 87

[finman11]

i am expecting a complete blowout. mavs get the win by 20+.

[rakesh.s]

it's gonna be ugly tonight..especially with van gundy playing his ugly style of ball..

mavs gut this one out and get back on track

92-87

on a side note, here's a little over/under

No. of games before van gundy lets the team run and gun or gets fired: 25

[Eman]

The Mav's are also in a bit of Disarray with sooooo many injuries..............
I still think that the Mav's put in a good effort after the San Antonio embarrassment and win

89-88

[EricaLubarsky]

We haven't lost a single game to a sub-.500 team yet. I dont expect that to change.

You could say that Houston is dangerous because they have lost 4 in a row and are hungry for a win, but that would make the 1-13 Hornets a very dangerous team and they are certainly not

[XERXES]

we need to see a big game from damp/stack/jt...

mavs by 15.

[samoan-maverick]

mavs - 101
houston - 90

[TripleDipping]

1. Rockets suck at the moment
2. No way we lose 2 in a row at home
3. Mavs win by 10.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

The Mavs have lost 3 home games already, last year they only lost 5 home games the entire season.

[EricaLubarsky]

Last year we started the exact same 10-6, but we lost 4 of our first 5 road games. This year we won 4 of our first 5 road games. If we are going to stink it up, then winning on the road is going to be very important in the post-season without HCA.

just numbers. All of our home losses have been against teams that were good early. Phoenix (13-2), San Antonio (13-3), and Minnesota (9-5)

road loss with Dirk fighting injury and team fighting fatigue. (2nd in the East Orlando 9-5)
home loss (1st in the West Phoenix 13-2)
road loss (8th in West Denver 8-6)
Home loss (5th in West Minnesota 9-5)
Road loss (3rd in West San Antonio 13-3)
Home loss (3rd in West San Antonio 13-3)

[MikeB]

Rockets place G Lue on IL; activate G Gaines

With Ward and Lue on the IL Houston will probably start Bobby Sura along with TMac , Jimmy Jack, Mo Taylor and Yao...their bench is even worse with Gaines and Barret(rookie) as the only Gs.

Apply pressure on the PGs and double Tmac and we win easily.

Houston 78
Dallas 92

[cultivat0r]

Mavs: 147
Rockets: 8

[Quetzalcoatl]

Mavs win.

I don't see the Rockets a good team, although you are true, they are hungry for a win.

Nevertheless we also are hungry, don't you think so?

[DubOverdose]

A battle of the Mt. Zion Christian Academy boys? Both T-Mac and Marquis Daniels both went there.

[EricaLubarsky]

friends also, I hear....if 4-5 talking heads can be trusted. Supposedly they talked on draft night. We'll see how he can do.

last game in front of friends (and family)
16pts (41.1%), 5rebounds, 2steals, 1ast in 30 minutes (Although affected more strongly by injury)

[gogojojo73]

I have a bad feeling about the team right now.

I know it is early in the season, but the passing and certain player are bringing me down.

I want to see better flow on offense. Something to get excited about.

Mavs Lose.
95 - 88

[twelli]

two NBA games today

one is a MAVS game

which one is shown on my telly?

Denver-Cleveland... argggghhhhh!

the only other game I had so chance to see so far was the game at Denver where Dirk hurt is ankle... argggghhhhh!

ok, let's switch on the GameChannel

[mavsfanforever]

mavs are 5-0 when I drink. I took a day off and shopped alcohol today. I am going to enjoy the whupping boys of Rockets get their a$$es whupped by mavs.

[EricaLubarsky]

Damp averaged
12ppg, 6.5rpg, 3.75bpg 0.3apg in 27.8mpg against Houston (6.5blocks per 48) until Ming arrived
9ppg, 9.7rpg, 0.3bpg, 1.0apg in 32.7mpg (0.44blocks per 48) against Ming last year

14.24 rebounds per 48 last year against Houston
11.22 rebounds per 48 in the year before Ming.


rebounding was strong, assists were up a little. The blocks went from all-star to miserable.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally posted by: mavsfanforever
mavs are 5-0 when I drink. I took a day off and shopped alcohol today. I am going to enjoy the whupping boys of Rockets get their a$$es whupped by mavs.

Petition to make MFF an alocoholic:
Erica Lubarsky

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

We have Dirk and the Rockets dont.


Mavs win.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

I swear you gotta love Chuck!!!

-Ernie, JVG says "were mediocre"

-Chuck, "hes giving them to much credit!"

[u2sarajevo]

Originally posted by: mavsfanforever
mavs are 5-0 when I drink. I took a day off and shopped alcohol today. I am going to enjoy the whupping boys of Rockets get their a$$es whupped by mavs.

By this post, it looks like you already accomplished the drinking. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

[EricaLubarsky]

Howard is sharp on that stutter-step drive to the right.

I love seeing Harris driving it and dishing it from deep to Dirk in his spot.

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

Originally posted by: PepperTheMavsFan41
We have Dirk and the Rockets dont.


Mavs win.

[DubOverdose]

Guess who is back?! DIIIIRKKK! 4-4 right now, Mavs lead 14-8 and I think its a 8-0 run, I could be wrong though!

[EricaLubarsky]

2 Harris assists to Dirk. Damp sets a screen that Get's Dirk open.

you can't expect anything better than a perfect 8points, and 3 solid rebounds in 5minutes

[EricaLubarsky]

An obvious showing of why Finley would help: Daniels is found wide open on the bench-side baseline. Daniels isnt a great three point shooter.

Daniels gets open on the three for the third time. He dribbles it in and rainbows it over Ming, but that was a wide-open three opportunity

[Bookit]

This might be a close game. The Rockets have the backs against the wall tonight.

[Bayliss]

Why is it that Marquis Daniels and Josh Howard do not want to pass the ball on a fastbreak?

[Bookit]

Dampier's jumpshot is horrendous.

[DubOverdose]

Ugh...a few bad calls and TMac heats up...

[EricaLubarsky]

and TM is on fire.

Dirk: 0pts (0-3) and 0reb in 2:20

[PepperTheMavsFan41]

We have a border line preimere perimeter defender.

Houston has a preimere perimeter scorer.

We put another guy to start the game on him, has a bum ankle.

The scorer goes off early.

Nellie COUNTERS by removing the perimeter defender from the game, that wasnt even on the scorer.

The scorer blows up even more.

Am I missing something here???!???

[Bookit]

Originally posted by: Bayliss
Why is it that Marquis Daniels and Josh Howard do not want to pass the ball on a fastbreak?

Same old story. I have no idea.

[EricaLubarsky]

Same old story: Damp plays well defensively but we slide from the other positions. Damp leaves.

Bradley enters, plays well, and leaves after a few seconds.

[Bookit]

Stackhouse..........Brick! You gotta luv it.

[Redbug]

I luv the uni's...........I hate it when nelly iso's Dirk on the elbow...Damp in the paint...and the other 3 standing outside the 3 pt line....hell Houston just packs it in around the paint....none of those 3 are a threat....

Even when they are hitting their jumpers...the Mavs need to work on getting some easier buckets along with the jumpers......cause with these guys......the jumpers ain't gonna fall all night long...

seems like everybody on the Mavs is blind....when a guy flashes thru the lane wide open...nobody ever sees him....then like on the fastbreak...we always try to make the pass 2 seconds too late when it's not there any longer....