Nov. 5 Game Thread: Dallas Mavricks (2-1) vs Los Angelas Lakers (2-2) on NBATV

[Bosnian Sajo]

That Chris Webber segment was pretty good, I hope they bring back the glove :/

[SpecialQue]

I'm ready for this.

[SAKOTXA]

Let's go Lakers

[MVBallin2K]

At least Nash doesn't have to worry as much about defense with Calderon on him. Should be a real fun game to watch though Lakers are in trouble if Dirk decides to go off.

[SpecialQue]

Let's go Lakers

I agree.

[SpecialQue]

Pau slammin'.

[SpecialQue]

Kaman protecting that rim like a religious father.

[TheGreatDeraj]

Lakers going to give up 120 points at this rate.

Can't stand when D'Antoni plays Nash and Blake together

[DirkNowitzki41]

:applause:

[DuMa]

That Chris Webber segment was pretty good, I hope they bring back the glove :/

glove is with Fox Sports 1. :(

Rashad, Webber and Glove was gold for that one year we had em

[SpecialQue]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck this game

[DirkNowitzki41]

dirk hasnt even scored yet

blair is a beast 8/6/2 in 9 mins

[LakersDaBEst]

dirk hasnt even scored yet

blair is a beast 8/6/2 in 9 mins

I fken love Blair. Such a nice pick up from the Spurs...

[DirkNowitzki41]

Mavs up 20, almost half, dirk no points :eek:


I fken love Blair. Such a nice pick up from the Spurs...

Yep. Just for the minimum too.

[DuMa]

u mean to tell me Dirk aint score a damn pt and the Mavs are up 20 on these pathetic lakers?

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/funny-gif-Steve-Carell-laughing.gif

[Kobe 4 The Win]

Does anyone here actually think that D'Antoni's philosophy and system is going to get you anywhere in the playoffs? Even with a prime Kobe this team wouldn't win jack. If you don't defend well and rebound the basketball in the playoffs you are shit out of luck, period.

A D'Antoni team at best can be a good regular season team. To play his style you have to play with a ton of energy and you have to hit your threes. An aging team can't give that energy every single night. He wants to play small which hurts your rebounding. Role players, of course, shoot better at home than on the road. What happens when your threes aren't falling?

Bottom line

*D'Antoni was a bad hire
*Steve Nash might be done.
*Pau still isn't being used correctly
*God knows when Kobe is coming back
*Lebron ain't coming to LA
*Melo ain't coming to LA
*Wiggins ain't coming to LA

How long is this D'Antoni idiocy going to last?

[DirkNowitzki41]

monta is too good

[fpliii]

This ****ing defense is god awful. It's nothing we didn't expect, but it sure is depressing as hell.

:(

[SpecialQue]

Does anyone here actually think that D'Antoni's philosophy and system is going to get you anywhere in the playoffs? Even with a prime Kobe this team wouldn't win jack. If you don't defend well and rebound the basketball in the playoffs you are shit out of luck, period.

A D'Antoni team at best can be a good regular season team. To play his style you have to play with a ton of energy and you have to hit your threes. An aging team can't give that energy every single night. He wants to play small which hurts your rebounding. Role players, of course, shoot better at home than on the road. What happens when your threes aren't falling?

Bottom line

*D'Antoni was a bad hire
*Steve Nash might be done.
*Pau still isn't being used correctly
*God knows when Kobe is coming back
*Lebron ain't coming to LA
*Melo ain't coming to LA
*Wiggins ain't coming to LA

How long is this D'Antoni idiocy going to last?

I agree. As a Laker fan, this whole fiasco stinks. :mad:

[bdreason]

Lakers don't have any two way players. They have a few good offensive guys who can't play D. And a few good defenses guys who can't play O.

[SpecialQue]

The fvck was up with that face Monta was making?

[takai]

Dammit, the Lakers have a lot of work to do to improve... :facepalm

Is it just me, or are the commentators completely against the Lakers?

[alec613]

This Lakers team is unwatchable.
Damn, I totally thought that they would win more games than last year, considering D'Antoni finally gets what he wants.

Steve Nash is just a liability ; he's also being paid $10m. Man, to think they gave up 4 draft picks for him... Oh horror!

D'Antoni is still playing favorites, and Lakers are in tank mode. It's a shame that they will just be in the middle of the pack, especially when Kobe comes back

[DuMa]

fan night voters. STOP VOTING FOR THE LAKERS you dumb****s. you want to see this monstrosity every tuesday night?

[DirkNowitzki41]

vince carter can be such a retard at times. Dirk wide open, and he takes heroic shots over 3 people

[alec613]

fan night voters. STOP VOTING FOR THE LAKERS you dumb****s. you want to see this monstrosity every tuesday night?

I second this.

But Lakers have the most fans, so it'll be tough

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

the pathetic lakers dont even try to play any defense lol :roll:

[DirkNowitzki41]

Monta Ellis :bowdown:

30/3/9 11-14 fg 8-8 FTs

[DirkNowitzki41]

Ledo walks, moves, and shoots exactly like Durant. Now only if he can play like him...

[bdreason]

Oops wrong thread.

[oh the horror]

Honestly at this point I don't know what the lakers do moving forward.


Who will want to play for D'Antoni? Most players don't seem to enjoy him as a coach. And his style of play doesn't win anything. It's the exact OPPOSITE of what you should do as a basketball team to win in this league.


Kobe is older and who knows when he'll return? Even when he does, he himself shouldn't be playing D'Antoni ball.


Nash is DONE. No doubt about that. Bad trade.


Wtf do you do with this mess?

[It's A VC3!!!]

Monta Ellis :bowdown:

30/3/9 11-14 fg 8-8 FTs
Wow. He is dominating.

Mavs for HCA!! Vince with a bad game but still, 8 points and 3 assists not bad.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Wtf do you do with this mess?

This team needs to get rid of every bad contract:

1- Nash
2- Gasol

While they hold any value.

3- Then get a real coach, even if they need to pay 3 coaches at the same time.

If we want a team with contending chances that is.

Those are the 3 fundamentals.

[Kobe 4 The Win]

It's funny to think that if not for David Stern the Lakers right now would likely consist of Kobe, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard. lol.

Shit happens.

[nevetslc88]

Monta Ellis :bowdown:

30/3/9 11-14 fg 8-8 FTs

against Steve Blake. :oldlol:

[kentatm]

Lakers going to give up 120 points at this rate.

Can't stand when D'Antoni plays Nash and Blake together

:banana: :banana: :banana:

[DMAVS41]

Mavs really could be a great regular season team if they stay healthy. We are playing well so far and the defense is slightly better than I thought.

Hopefully getting Wright back will help on that front. The problem is that Dalembert can only go for roughly 25 minutes or so per game. I'm not sure Wright and Blair can fill in well enough on defense without him.

Somehow picking up a legit backup center that would allow Wright and Blair to play the 4 more often.

I also think Harris and potentially Larkin could add a nice spark plug off the bench. Mekel actually looks very good so far though.

All and all this Mavs team will go as far as Ellis and Dirk take it. So far that pick and roll looks close to unstoppable with the floor spread and off ball movement.

[Droid101]

This team needs to get rid of every bad contract:

1- Nash
2- Gasol

While they hold any value.

3- Then get a real coach, even if they need to pay 3 coaches at the same time.

If we want a team with contending chances that is.

Those are the 3 fundamentals.
Gasol is expiring. Unless you can get a lottery pick and a young player on a rookie contract, just let him expire.

Nash, cut his ass. Take the cap it or whatever.

Next season, with nobody on the roster, sign 3 max free agents and do it!

[branslowski]

Lakers without Kobe.:facepalm

I mean I expected this, but cmon Lakers. Everybody lookin soft without Kobe. Mavs look good though, Ellis balling leading Mavs this year. I haven't been this excited to watch Mavs since they Had 2 Time MVP Nash, 25ppg type player Finley, and Dirk on the same team. Mavs been stacked for the longest during Dirks career aside from last year with all the injuries. They need to cut Vince though.

[DMAVS41]

Lakers without Kobe.:facepalm

I mean I expected this, but cmon Lakers. Everybody lookin soft without Kobe. Mavs look good though, Ellis balling leading Mavs this year. I haven't been this excited to watch Mavs since they Had 2 Time MVP Nash, 25ppg type player Finley, and Dirk on the same team. Mavs been stacked for the longest during Dirks career aside from last year with all the injuries. They need to cut Vince though.

Yea. It's too bad Kobe is injured. Would be interesting to seem him play more years without the absurdly stacked rosters he's always had.

[branslowski]

Yea. It's too bad Kobe is injured. Would be interesting to seem him play more years without the absurdly stacked rosters he's always had.

Yea, I miss Artest avg 11ppg 4ast, Bynum 6ppg 3reb, and Odom 9ppg 8reb. and Fisher being our starting PG.:oldlol:

But yea, Wish Kobe was back.

[Heavincent]

Yea. It's too bad Kobe is injured. Would be interesting to seem him play more years without the absurdly stacked rosters he's always had.

Still trying to push that agenda I see :oldlol:

[DMAVS41]

Yea, I miss Artest avg 11ppg 4ast, Bynum 6ppg 3reb, and Odom 9ppg 8reb. and Fisher being our starting PG.:oldlol:

But yea, Wish Kobe was back.

Welcome to normal life in the NBA without stacked teams brah...

[DMAVS41]

Still trying to push that agenda I see :oldlol:

If Dirk's teams are stacked like Brans said...I don't know what you call Kobe's teams throughout his career.

Insanely stacked? Super stacked? Absurdly stacked? Not sure...