So are people taking the Mavs seriously as top title contender yet?

During the Miami game, I did see Dirk defer to Terry late in the 4th quarter. I remember it because I thought it was funny how Terry tried to give the ball up to Dirk and then he immediately passed it back to Terry. I guess Dirk wasn't comfortable trying to score in iso because he was having an off night.

[QUOTE=thomaspynchon]If you watch the Mavs you'd know that Dirk is their closer, 99 times out of 100. If terry gets the last shot it's because Dirk is being doubled off the pick and roll and trusts terry to hit the shit in a game in which he's hot. Terry's not going to have the ball in his hands and creating his own shot to win.

Racist in that it's obvious that Dirk was trying to instill trust with the comment and the media spun it, predictably, to mean that he doesn't want the ball in his hands and that Terry is their closer, which anyone who follows the Mavs can tell you is false. Media is racist against whites because it does anything it can to put down great white players while constantly elevating blacks. You'd think Kobe is the clutchest ever and Dirk is the worst ever in the clutch, when it's really the opposite.[/QUOTE]

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I understand what you are saying about the comment Dirk made but let's get one thing clear...Dirk is a legend. Everyone knows this. He's a great player. There isn't one thing that the media can do or say to bring him down. Kobe has hit bigger shots and has more memorable moments than Dirk has. That's why people think he's "more clutch" than Dirk is. What you are talking about is stats. No disrespect, but if you are using stats as a way to say someone is more clutch or whatever, then you are buggin. I'm not trying to start a black vs white argument in this thread but I'm just sayin....

[QUOTE=GOBB]:oldlol: Media racist against whites. Funniest yet dumbest comment I've read. Wow.[/QUOTE]

The media isn't controlled by white people Gobb. If anything, Blacks have it good in today's media. Certainly better than whites. Poor Dirk. :cry:

[QUOTE=thejumpa]:oldlol:

I understand what you are saying about the comment Dirk made but let's get one thing clear...Dirk is a legend. Everyone knows this. He's a great player. There isn't one thing that the media can do or say to bring him down. Kobe has hit bigger shots and has more memorable moments than Dirk has. That's why people think he's "more clutch" than Dirk is. What you are talking about is stats. No disrespect, but if you are using stats as a way to say someone is more clutch or whatever, then you are buggin. I'm not trying to start a black vs white argument in this thread but I'm just sayin....[/QUOTE]

I watch nearly every Mavs game...look back on the 4th quarter on youtube or something...all of Terry's buckets came off the pick and roll, including the final big one, because the big man always stays with Dirk, leaving Terry wide open...that's why Dirk is encouraging Terry as the "closer." But if you watch them regularly you'd know that Dirk is the guy taking and hitting the big shots in isolation almost all the time.

Kobe is great too but people who follow the NBA know that he fails more often than he succeeds when it counts and his success is due in very large part to his extremely strong supporting cast. before Gasol and post Shaq he did absolutely zero in the playoffs.

[QUOTE=ReturnofJPR]The media isn't controlled by white people Gobb. If anything, Blacks have it good in today's media. Certainly better than whites. Poor Dirk. :cry:[/QUOTE]

It's controlled by liberals.

Last season, the Mavs had some games where they got absolutely demolished. That hasn't happened so far this season. I want to see if they can get through this season without letting some team drop 130 points on them.

[QUOTE=Indian guy]It's hard to trust their offense outside of Dirk. Terry? Marion? Butler? None of those guys are reliable against a Top level D. LA would suffocate them in a playoff series.[/QUOTE]

Actually I think they have a well balenced offense...more than enough. Whatthey lacked was defense and a guy who could clog the paint..they may have that now.

[QUOTE=thomaspynchon]I watch nearly every Mavs game...look back on the 4th quarter on youtube or something...all of Terry's buckets came off the pick and roll, including the final big one, because the big man always stays with Dirk, leaving Terry wide open...that's why Dirk is encouraging Terry as the "closer." But if you watch them regularly you'd know that Dirk is the guy taking and hitting the big shots in isolation almost all the time.

Kobe is great too but people who follow the NBA know that he fails more often than he succeeds when it counts and his success is due in very large part to his extremely strong supporting cast. before Gasol and post Shaq he did absolutely zero in the playoffs.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like you are the one trying to spin it. I'm not trying to use the game as evidence for anything. I'm just going off what Dirk said. He didn't say "closer today" or "he got hot so we kept feeding him the ball". No...he said "He's our finisher. He's our closer". That can only imply one thing.

Kobes success as a clutch shooter has nothing to do with his teammates. He's made big shots. Tough shots. Memorable shots. More than Dirk has. Regular season or playoffs. So what if he had better teammates or had Shaq or Pau...that's part of the game of basketball. Maybe if Mark Cuban would stop cheerleading and actually try to snag a legitimate big man or two, Dirk would have similar success.

[QUOTE=Indian guy]It's hard to trust their offense outside of Dirk. Terry? Marion? Butler? None of those guys are reliable against a Top level D. LA would suffocate them in a playoff series.[/QUOTE]

Mavs' offense did pretty well against the best D in the league (Boston). The Lakers haven't been too good on defense this season.

[QUOTE=thomaspynchon]It's controlled by liberals.[/QUOTE]Is "liberal", the latest code word used by Conservatives, especially on talk radio and Fox News, to mean "Jewish" ?

[QUOTE=BarberSchool]Is "liberal", the latest code word used by Conservatives, especially on talk radio and Fox News, to mean "Jewish" ?[/QUOTE]

It means self loathing white people who want to put down any successful white man and prop up any black guy they can find

[QUOTE=thomaspynchon]It means self loathing white people who want to put down any successful white man and prop up any black guy they can find[/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=thomaspynchon]It means self loathing white people who want to put down any successful white man and prop up any black guy they can find[/QUOTE]

Those are called spineless liberals and they are running rampant these days. Luckily, there are 10's of millions not like that. Thank God!

I think they have a real shot. I've been watching Dallas closely for a few years now, but this is the only year where i think they have a real chance. It's because of their defense. Plus the fact that they have two 7 footers in Chandler & Haywood to throw at other teams. They have size, they can score, and they can defend. They pretty much have everything you would need for a ship.

I don't buy into this notion that the Mavs always flop in the playoffs or choke. Other than 07 I don't recall the Mavs choking in the playoffs and you can make an argument that losing to GSW wasn't a choke if you looked at all the factors that played into that series. Truth be told they just haven't been that talented a roster over the last few years to have had the success that some people expected from them.