3/9 to 3/15 NBA Discussion Thread

[Altimus]

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What loss?? The Bulls is up by 27 in the 4th. I think we can say this is a W for the Bulls.

Yep, huge win by the Bulls last night. Puts the Bulls at 8th place but with so many games left it really doesn't mean anything. Especially with the Celtics, Lakers and what now seems a some what dangerous Thunder team. Yes, dangerous Thunder team. This is the kind of team that can ruin another team's Playoff hopes.

Now, only if the Bulls could play like this on the road; ball movement was just excellent last night.

[Kashanova]

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Lebron will have 50 against the knicks tonight

[Checmate101]

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Lets see what Kobe can pull off today..

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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refs refs refs
ohhhhh refs just wanna have fuun

[Checmate101]

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Man, This is to easy for Kobe.

[ex carrabba fan]

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JVG was bringin the pain!!

I agree with what he said about DAL for the most part. They are actually doing better than they should be.

I've been saying it all year, they have no horses, especially compared to other West teams.

[ZB9]

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JVG was bringin the pain!!

I agree with what he said about DAL for the most part. They are actually doing better than they should be.

I've been saying it all year, they have no horses, especially compared to other West teams.

they have very little depth compared to other playoff teams in the west

[Bornindamecca]

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I'd say they have MORE depth than San Antonio

They are building around one non-elite player, and a bunch of third options, and that's their problem. Dirk is a very good player, but he's not an elite player, and these days that's not good enough. All of the best teams have at least one elite player.

[ZB9]

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I'd say they have MORE depth than San Antonio

They are building around one non-elite player, and a bunch of third options, and that's their problem. Dirk is a very good player, but he's not an elite player, and these days that's not good enough. All of the best teams have at least one elite player.

you clearly dont know what an elite player is

[Bornindamecca]

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Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Tim Duncan, Chris Paul.


If you think Dirk is as good as any of these guys, you are clinicaly insane.

[ZB9]

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Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Tim Duncan, Chris Paul.


If you think Dirk is as good as any of these guys, you are clinicaly insane.

if you think those are the only elite players in the league, then you lose credibility (not that you had much credibility to start with)

Dirk is a top 10 player in the league, and has been for a while. That is "elite"

[ex carrabba fan]

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I think it's more they don't have a system in place offensively, speaking in broad terms.

Look at the elite teams. Every team you know how they're going to get their points and predict the avenue they're going to take to get those points.

Hornets, Jazz, Spurs, Lakers they all have offensive identities. That's why I view them as the favorites and hold them in such high esteem.

That's the problem with DAL and Dirk.

I don't think I'm explaining it clearly enough, but every time I watch them play it's like they get their points "randomly"

[Bornindamecca]

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Would you say that Dirk is as good as the guys I mentioned?

[ZB9]

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Would you say that Dirk is as good as the guys I mentioned?

this season, no...and I havent said that he is.

I guess you tried to list the players in the league that would be ranked ahead of Dirk. The list ahead of Dirk is quite short and pretty much proves the point that he is "elite". Like ive said, Dirk is a top 10 player in the league, and has been for a while.

but comparing players like Kobe, Lebron, Paul, and DWhistle to Dirk is apples and oranges. You cant really compare ball handlers to power forwards

[Bornindamecca]

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I think it's more they don't have a system in place offensively, speaking in broad terms.

Look at the elite teams. Every team you know how they're going to get their points and predict the avenue they're going to take to get those points.

Hornets, Jazz, Spurs, Lakers they all have offensive identities. That's why I view them as the favorites and hold them in such high esteem.

That's the problem with DAL and Dirk.

I don't think I'm explaining it clearly enough, but every time I watch them play it's like they get their points "randomly"

That's because their best player isn't elite. He gets his points from the outside, and you can't gameplan around that. All of the best players in the league are inside threats in some form or another. Going inside compromises the defense, causes them to break down, and gets outside shots for less skilled players, or in rare cases, inside shots for less skilled players. So the Roger Masons, Trevor Arizas and Verajaos of the league looks muuuch better than they really are.

This allows the coach to consistently put these role players in a position to hurt the other team.

Because Dirk never developed a killer inside game, the role players on the Mavs have to either create for themselves, or get open shots when the defense "happens" to break down. That's why they are inconsistent.

Dirk elite, HAHAHA

He's very good, but he's a 2nd tier talent

this season, no...and I havent said that he is.

I guess you tried to list the players in the league that would be ranked ahead of Dirk. The list ahead of Dirk is quite short and pretty much proves the point that he is "elite".

elite |əˈlēt; āˈlēt|
noun
1 a group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth

There aren't that many GREAT teams in the league. The top teams all have elite talent and Dallas doesn't. They have 2nd tier talent and third tier talent. Dirk is not the best at his position or equal to the best at his position. He doesn't have the defense, passing or leadership skills of the best players in the league.