Missed the game last night cause of a flight. But damn this series is awesome. Dirk is truly inspirational for battling through that cold. I don't think I want anything as much as Dirk wants this championship
Oh and the flopping is disgusting.
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Missed the game last night cause of a flight. But damn this series is awesome. Dirk is truly inspirational for battling through that cold. I don't think I want anything as much as Dirk wants this championship
Oh and the flopping is disgusting.
Game 5:
-It's crazy how well the Mavs played and they were still down for portions of the game. The Heat are consistent and had Wade not been out for significant portions, I wonder if the Mavs would've still won this game.
-Finally Terry finds his shot in the 4th. Though I wonder if this will lead him to try to take those big hero shots in Miami and come up short. In any event, it's good to see Terry when he's hitting shots. He sparks them better than anyone else.
-Tyson Chandler is my favorite player on the court constantly. Guy just does work.
-When Kidd made that three at the end of the game, I said "Finally!" He had been turning down that shot for most of the game. Good to see him ante up and take the shot when they've been giving it to him for the entire series.
-I almost feel for LeBron. So many times I found myself saying "Come on man, you're better than this." But he shied away. I don't know what it is. It's almost as if he switched games with JR Smith. He was taking such bad shots and shots early in the shot clock instead of getting to the rim.
-It pains me to see how little of a post game LeBron has considering how big and strong and agile he is. When he was posting Marion or Kidd, it's as if he has no moves. Not even a fadeaway. He gets position but then looks to pass it everytime. Contrast that to Wade who can post up Kidd and get a bucket. LeBron's game needs more toughness to it. It's pseudo tough cause he will go in and dunk it on your center, but I mean the workhorse tough. The ugly, Ron Artest baskets. Ain't pretty, but gets results type of playing. Anthony Mason comes to mind. He needs to work on his post footwork over the summer.
-Chalmers is turning into one of those I hate him, but he's pretty damn productive players. The predictions of him being the next Derek Fisher are coming true. I see some Charlie Ward in him too. But I love Charlie Ward, so **** that.
G5:
- terry and barea fantastic, hitting lots of big shots, moving and distributing very well. couldn't believe barea took all those threes and MADE so many. they're also going to have to do more of the same for the mavs to win, so keep that fire lit under their asses, please. their play is still the x-factor and will be the difference between the title or a loss in seven games.
- when is haywood coming back? my god, the mavs need that man.
- carlisle and the mavs have done a real good job clamping down on miami runs. things have changed a lot since that first game, in which miami was wreaking havoc like those old nets teams from the finals. indeed, with every game, carlisle's overall plan seems to get a little bit more effective and the mavs' grip on the situation, better.
- miami can still win this series, easily. it's only two games on their home court. miami's role players keep improving, and if the superfriends play just a bit better, that's enough to win. none of them have really had monster games yet, although in bosh and lebron's case, i think it's because of the rising pressure.
- i thought the video of wade and lebron walking down the hallway, cracking jokes about dirk being sick, was pretty childish. i don't dislike either guy because of that, but james seems to be bringing wade down to his level more than wade has been bringing lebron up to his. '13-yr old kid mentality'. meanwhile, where's the eye of the tiger and desire to annihilate the opposition ala kobe, jordan, bird, and so many others.
lebron is not playing the game for the same reasons that the greats did, and that's not good for the game IMO. it seems like more of an ego-boost and popularity contest for him. i was just reading an article on sporting news about how the 'straight-to-the-pros' stars and superstars, like james, howard, j. o'neal, garnett, eddy curry, kwame brown and others, have badly underachieved as a group. kobe is the only exception. the training and discipline of college seemed to make a decisive difference for playoff and finals moments, such as these.
- zach lowe at SI has had the best game analysis i've read this playoffs. myself, i've been watching the games at bars and on crappy internet feeds at home, so it's hard to see the details well. so he's been a great read for slobs like me.
- last point: james has underachieved, true, but if the mavs go on to win, people need to remember something... that without his jump to miami, there was little chance miami was going to do anything in the playoffs. i mean, last season they lost in five games in the first round, whereas this year, they went to to six or seven games in the finals. that's no joke, no matter what the star power. so people might want to think about putting a sock in it and appreciating how far they've come. and even if james refuses to accept reality, that he has a second-fiddle mentality and that the team belongs in wade's hands, not his, the heat should keep improving anyway.
i haven't been able to watch these games because i was hella busy the past two weeks but from the highlights, i can tell miami is most often in the driver's seat and pretty much has dallas under control except for a 12 minute period called the 4th quarter.
In the 4th, dallas can't be any better and miami can't get much worse. One team is spreading the floor, penetrating the lane, kicking it out, swinging the ball, and getting open shots and MAKING them while the other team is standing around, playing hero ball, turning it over, and playing lazy defense.
Make no mistake, i want the Mavs to win this series, but allow me to take my homer glasses off for a moment and state the obvious: Miami is essentially giving this series away. And it all started with game 2.
Miami has the talent to steamroll through this series, but the men in blue seem to have more heart and desperation.
And i'm loving every bit of it.
Dwight dances with the Nets dancers at Moscow
[url]http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/6/11/2219398/dwight-shimmies-with-nets-dancers-does-that-mean-anything-at-all[/url]
TBh does not mean a lot. Just a 5 second dance
Congrats Jason Kidd!
Never been happier for a guy to win a ring.
woke up from a nap to catch the last of the fourth. tears in my eyes to see kidd (and dirk) finally get a ring, to see a true team of team players win, and to see dallas finally get redemption for a pretty badly-reffed series in 06.
also, congrats to those who predicted dallas in six, or in anything. i couldn't be more thrilled about being dead wrong about miami winning.
[QUOTE=wang4three]Deep down my gut says Dallas, and I'll stick to that. Dallas in 6.[/QUOTE]
It's unfortunate that I ignore my gut so often in life, but here's the to the one time I listened to it.
I was telling my friends that there's still a lot to be learned from this older generation of players. I'm glad to see that it's still "their time." The best things in life are earned. No doubt these guys earned it.
speaking again about my new hero (zach lowe), he wrote an [url=http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/06/13/lebron-let-down-the-heat-on-defense-too/?sct=nba_t11_a4]article[/url] today about two weird plays on lebron's part. here's one:
[quote]The [play] occurred with about 6:15 left in the third quarter. LeBron was guarding Jason Kidd, who was doing what he does now: standing at the top of the arc, acting as a safety net, while J.J. Barea and Dirk Nowitzki ran a pick-and-roll on the right side of the floor. LeBron parked himself at the left elbow and watched as the Heat snuffed out that pick-and-roll.
Barea swung the ball to Kidd. LeBron barely moved, even though the shot clock was in single digits. James took only a half-step toward Kidd, his feet barely crossing the top of the circle. Kidd had loads of space, and he went up for a three-pointer. LeBron responded with a close-out that would have been unworthy of his skills even on the second end of a back-to-back in March. He put both hands together but did not bring either of them above shoulder level. He did not leave his feet at all.
Then something weird happened: With the shot already in mid-flight, at the very top of its arc toward the rim, LeBron lunged an extra foot toward Kidd and extended his left hand toward the Dallas player
[QUOTE=Nets fan 93]I see a close game 1 in Miami's favor
A game where Dallas is in the lead for basically the whole game until Miami wakes up... But it's too late and Dallas wins game 2
A game 3 where Dallas has a strong home front and wins
A game 4 where Dirk Carries but its not enough and Miami Wins
Game 5 where Dallas wins
Game 6 where is is close until Dirk wakes up in the fourth and Dallas wins the Champioship.
In other words: GO DALLLLAAAASSSS[/QUOTE] this is about as close at it gets!hah
[QUOTE=Nets fan 93]this is about as close at it gets!hah[/QUOTE]
What, you couldn't give us the scores of the games? Pfffft.
Lol, no but in all seriousness, that was good. Scary almost. So who's winning it next year?
[QUOTE=RecSpecs110]What, you couldn't give us the scores of the games? Pfffft.
Lol, no but in all seriousness, that was good. Scary almost. So who's winning it next year?[/QUOTE]
Hahaha! Next year? Miami will get their rings. :(
Hopefully next year we can discuss the Nets being in the play-offs