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2012-13 Oct/Nov NBA Season |OT| Mavericks Attempt To Defend Title
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theignoramus
Member
Raps and the Grizz/Clips are who Im glued in on tonight, but I wanna see if Portland gives LA problems tonight too. on paper, they look better than Dirk-less Mavs.
LegendofJoe
Member
Lebron is Lebron, can't get much better than him outside of Shaq, Hakeem, Jordan, Kobe, and Duncan in the last 25 years. But still Kyrie is a bit better than a gifted PG. With Rose's injury and Paul/Deron about to hit the downslope of their careers I'd take him over any other PG in the league. You're damn lucky to have him. I mean fuck Charlotte hasn't had a top pick in twenty years and we've been worse than you and Washington over that period.
I'd be encouraged if I were you. Your two biggest question marks coming in were Webster and Beal, but both of them looked pretty good last night. Okafor started off great, but couldn't keep it going. I guarantee he'll look a lot better with Nene and Seraphin subbing in for him. You're still weak at the 3, but Webster looked a lot better than I expected him to.
As for Price and Crawford though, yeah they suck. You should be able to pick up a decent back up for Wall in this year's draft. I'd take whatever you can get for Crawford and move on ASAP. As a fan of good basketball I don't want to see his dumb ass holding Wall and Beal back any longer than I have to.
StickSoldier
Member
Man, from reading the reactions in this thread it sounds like the Lakers didn't have enough people to go against Curry... Was he that good in the second half? He was way off before halftime.
NO he wasn't that good, but the main thing was he wasn't that bad
LegendofJoe
Member
With Dirk, Wright, Kaman, Brand, and Curry in the frontcout I don't think there is any team in the league that can stop you from scoring. Defense on the otherhand...
Adam Blade
WWKC
Woman plz. You're the one who's gonna be sporting the MLP ava.
Your hopes ride on Eric Gordon's knees.
You'd be better off tight-roping on LBJ's hairline
StickSoldier
Member
Okay lol, I was dreading him going back in the game but unfortunately I didn't watch the second half. But yeah, his defense was putrid when I was watching him. He couldn't move lateral at all.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Adam its good to see you among the living and not dead or dying bro.
How is your residency going?
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
So that was just a regular-pre-season game last night. Lakers will start the regular-Regular season off tonight with a win.
Tank to the top! no nash to slow us down now, Warriors don't know whats about to hit em.
StickSoldier
Member
I'm really curious to see the how the Rockets play tonight... Might have to watch that game.
LegendofJoe
Member
And your reward will be Rudy Gobert. A Shawn Bradley/Alexis Ajinca hybrid monstrosity of wingspan and potential.
Adam Blade
WWKC
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Bereave.
Surviving, bro.
Thanks.
Good to hear man, get some rest I need your skilled brain at the ready for when I invariably suffer a stroke from LA's season this year.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
You know both of you can just rock a Pony avatar. It's not like its shameful or anything.
LegendofJoe
Member
Shabazz is ours son, don't ruin my MKG/Mohammad speech impediment/tourettes duo fantasy.
as if being a jets fan and a magic fan wasn't already
i guess being a pony fan isn't that bad compared to those
brokenbeans
Banned
Davis for me.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
hey I got standards too - closet mets fan. can't admit that shit in public you know.
and I'll be watching the Rockets game. Not for Harden, but for LINSANITY.
LegendofJoe
Member
Ah yes the Houston debut of Mary Lin, that should be fun.
One more pony avatar in this thread is more than enough. Let's not go about adding two more.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Get in line. Adamson has already vowed to treat me with love and tender.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/
Yeah they have the 1 week trial thing going.
They want your CC info so don't forget to cancel or they will bill your ass.
Sweet. Even if I do forget and get charged, oh well. More basketball to watch.
I have no idea. I still don't get this team right now. Roddy B is always good against you guys though.
I have no idea. I still don't get this team right now. Roddy B is always good against you guys though.
All they did last night was beat a last place Lakers team.
Fenderputty
Banned
-FT shooting was horrid. No doubt about it. I think Hill and Howard Combined for 4/20 from the line.
-Defense was terrible (we let them drop 99 on us without Dirk and they're as new to each other as our team). A rookie and a no name french guy lit us up of their bench.
-Offense looked stagnant. Nash seemed like he was lost and like his hands were tied running through a rigid half court set.
-I didn't feel like we rebounded well at all either. Though Hill looked good and agressive.
It's a bummer too because Kobe had a pretty nice game. I really miss Phil. Though I don't know if he would be utilizing Nash any better. It's not like the Triangle Offence is fashioned around a point guard who can create.
kevo_huevo
Member
yeah, roddy might just dunk from the free throw line this time.
in all seriousness, they can build off last night and continue to be scrappy. i dont really know too much about the jazz at this point, but the mavs just need to feed off each other and play smart and aggressive team d and push the ball in transition with collison, mayo, roddy, crowder etc.
edit:
delonte west putting up his "resamay" on twitter
https://twitter.com/CharleeRedz13
i hope he latches on to a team. off-court issues aside, he can be a solid contributor to any team
The Mavs will always have some sort of post threat in the game. The problem is that they can't defend. McCurry especially. He can get deep position in the post easily and when he gets used to the game he will do some damage. There will be nights and twinkle toes will be shooting lights out from the field, but you won't want him to play because he does nothing else.
Lakers are just old on the perimeter. Collison and Mayo feasted because of it.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
"I don't know why you are complaining, Josh," Hollins says. "You guys have shot 30 free throws."
"It was a good defensive play," Smith replies. "He forced it. You were a good defensive player, weren't you?"
"Yeah, but you guys have already shot 30 free throws," Hollins says.
"I haven't shot one," Smith says.
"That's because you're shooting jumpers," Hollins needles back.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8573673/behind-scenes-memphis-grizzlies-coach-lionel-hollins
Pretty neat shit. The Haddadi stuff is hilarious.
"It was a good defensive play," Smith replies. "He forced it. You were a good defensive player, weren't you?"
"Yeah, but you guys have already shot 30 free throws," Hollins says.
"I haven't shot one," Smith says.
"That's because you're shooting jumpers," Hollins needles back.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8573673/behind-scenes-memphis-grizzlies-coach-lionel-hollins
Pretty neat shit. The Haddadi stuff is hilarious.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Eric Gordon out indefinitely (knee injury). Shocking.
Curry deal seems below market but its really not because hes only going to play half the games anyway.
Curry deal seems below market but its really not because hes only going to play half the games anyway.
It's okay, we got Eddy Curry.
Syphon Filter
Member
Kaman son.
kevo_huevo
Member
he's literally going to eat millsap and jefferson alive.
Gully State
Member
Just for comparison, Ty Lawson got 4 years 48 mil.
StickSoldier
Member
Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this team. I mean they can come out and have a nice, flowing offense like last night, but then again none of the players right now are consistent scorers so it might be a typical Mavs offense sans Dirk.
I think the Mavs will lose tonight though, really. But that's my pessimistic views coming out of me.
It's still surreal that he plays for the Mavs, let alone in the league.