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  • SteelersFreak
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    • May 2004
    • 9582

    #346
    Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

    lol at the Mavs just getting destroyed by basic pick and rolls. The Rockets are basically Babe Ruth calling his shots out there right now, they get whatever they want.
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    • RedSceptile
      MVP
      • Jun 2011
      • 3680

      #347
      Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

      Never thought I'd see the day I was happy to have Josh Smith on my team. This can't be life.

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      • ojandpizza
        Hall Of Fame
        • Apr 2011
        • 29807

        #348
        Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

        Cuban looking pissed off at how predictable the Rockets are lol


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        • Boltman
          L.A. to S.D. to HI
          • Mar 2004
          • 18283

          #349
          Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

          Seeing Cuban's mug stewing on the side feels good.

          JJ acting a fool dancing haha.

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          • SteelersFreak
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            • May 2004
            • 9582

            #350
            Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

            My thoughts on how the Mavs can have a chance in this series:

            1. Hope Harris and Parsons can come back
            2. Start Devin Harris and if he's not healthy, start JJ Barea or Raymond Felton. The offense flows better with Rondo out of the lineup, let the offense run through Dirk and Monta early on in the game to establish a tempo and get the ball in the hands of the primary scorers early. Let Rondo come in with some of the bench guys and control his game with guys that don't need the ball in their hands as much to be effective, which brings me to my next points...
            3. PLAY AL-FAROUQ AMINU. The fact that he hasn't gotten more time is insane, he's a ball of energy, he's long, he can block shots, he's disruptive, he's everything that you need in a defender against a team like the Rockets.

            Other than that, it comes down to being able to play basic defense, defend the pick and roll correctly and be alert and rotate quickly on defense. They HAVE to start being able to knock down their open looks, both from inside and from deep, the Rockets are a tough team to get really open looks on, particularly down low, so we you get them, you HAVE to take advantage, especially knowing that the Rockets are a team that is going to get their fair share of easy shots. And they just need more intensity in general, the intensity and energy was severely lacking at times in both games 1 and 2, hopefully being at home and having a loud crowd behind them will help.

            I'm not holding out much hope because this Mavs team is resembling the Mavs teams I saw lose to some really poor teams during the second half of the regular season but if they can get it together, they're capable of some really good things. The Rockets have really impressed me as well, I wanna give them a ton of credit, their bench has been phenomenal, and obviously nothing needs to be said about Harden and Howard.
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            • Streets
              Supreme
              • Aug 2004
              • 5787

              #351
              Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

              Originally posted by SteelersFreak
              lol at the Mavs just getting destroyed by basic pick and rolls. The Rockets are basically Babe Ruth calling his shots out there right now, they get whatever they want.
              We agree here too. Just like I said Houston beat themselves in the first half, Dallas dismantled themselves in the 4th by refusing to play defense. I gotta ask, were they this bad in the regular season? A LOT of people had Dallas beating Houston (could definitely still happen as we've yet to have a game in Dallas) but they look, old, slow, disinterested, and like they don't want to play. The best defensive scheme they had was "psst... leave Smith wide open for three and watch the dummy take the bait".

              It was very, very cool seeing Dwight and Josh (boys in High School) connect on so many lobs and just put on a show. That had to be fun for them.

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              • SteelersFreak
                All Star
                • May 2004
                • 9582

                #352
                Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                Originally posted by Streets
                We agree here too. Just like I said Houston beat themselves in the first half, Dallas dismantled themselves in the 4th by refusing to play defense. I gotta ask, were they this bad in the regular season? A LOT of people had Dallas beating Houston (could definitely still happen as we've yet to have a game in Dallas) but they look, old, slow, disinterested, and like they don't want to play. The best defensive scheme they had was "psst... leave Smith wide open for three and watch the dummy take the bait".

                It was very, very cool seeing Dwight and Josh (boys in High School) connect on so many lobs and just put on a show. That had to be fun for them.
                They looked like this at times in the regular season. Something that I think a lot of people don't know about the Mavs is just how inconsistent they are within a game. This year's Mavs team will be most remembered to me as the team that could drop 40 in one quarter, and 15 the next. They're extremely frustrating. Sometimes it seems that they can just turn on defense. You've seen it a bit in this series for sure, when they have the right personnel on the court, they can look relatively tight defensively. And when they're clicking on offense they're look like a championship level team, but they go through stretches, sometimes it lasts minutes, sometimes quarters, sometimes games, where they look like a lottery team. The offensive movement is poor, the play is sloppy, guys are falling asleep on defense, the whole nine yards.

                I don't recall anything as bad as what happened tonight with all those lobs happening during the season though. I think the Rockets combination of size, quickness and intensity just basically shellshocked the Mavs there at the end. They were leaking throughout the game with the easy shots, but at the end it just become a flood. That's how it seems to be with these Mavs, feast or famine.
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                • King_B_Mack
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                  • Jan 2009
                  • 24450

                  #353
                  Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                  Rajon Rondo has to be the first basketball player in the history of ever to actually play as bad as he possibly can in a contract year. Dude is 29 years old, this is the last major payday he's going to get in his career and he's doing absolutely NOTHING to convince teams to pay him.

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                  • Streets
                    Supreme
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 5787

                    #354
                    Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                    Originally posted by SteelersFreak
                    They looked like this at times in the regular season. Something that I think a lot of people don't know about the Mavs is just how inconsistent they are within a game. This year's Mavs team will be most remembered to me as the team that could drop 40 in one quarter, and 15 the next. They're extremely frustrating. Sometimes it seems that they can just turn on defense. You've seen it a bit in this series for sure, when they have the right personnel on the court, they can look relatively tight defensively. And when they're clicking on offense they're look like a championship level team, but they go through stretches, sometimes it lasts minutes, sometimes quarters, sometimes games, where they look like a lottery team. The offensive movement is poor, the play is sloppy, guys are falling asleep on defense, the whole nine yards.

                    I don't recall anything as bad as what happened tonight with all those lobs happening during the season though. I think the Rockets combination of size, quickness and intensity just basically shellshocked the Mavs there at the end. They were leaking throughout the game with the easy shots, but at the end it just become a flood. That's how it seems to be with these Mavs, feast or famine.
                    That's what I thought. The Rockets were never able to pull away until the 4th and I was just waiting for the Mavs to wake up, and put something together. That game was very, very winnable going into the 4th, especially with Monta hitting that damn-near halfcourt 3. Obviously it went the other way.

                    Media is already starting to run with this "Rondo situation". They really don't need that distraction right now.

                    Though I do like your idea of making him 6th man. Worked for J Smoove in Houston.

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                    • SteelersFreak
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                      • May 2004
                      • 9582

                      #355
                      Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                      Originally posted by King_B_Mack
                      Rajon Rondo has to be the first basketball player in the history of ever to actually play as bad as he possibly can in a contract year. Dude is 29 years old, this is the last major payday he's going to get in his career and he's doing absolutely NOTHING to convince teams to pay him.
                      Maybe when he finally realizes that no one is going to want to pay him in the offseason that will be the wake up call he needs.
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                      • Steven78
                        Banned
                        • Apr 2013
                        • 7240

                        #356
                        Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                        No, someone will still pay him. This is pro sports.

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                        • Steven78
                          Banned
                          • Apr 2013
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                          #357
                          Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                          And seeing anything Mark Cuban related fail miserably is a plus in my book.

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                          • Vni
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Sep 2011
                            • 14833

                            #358
                            Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                            Watching mavs at rockets. Man the mavs are playing like crap to start the game. Rondo walking his way to an 8 second violation. Come on man.

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                            • PurplePitchers
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2011
                              • 422

                              #359
                              Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                              The only positive I have out of this game is the fact that the Mavs beat the Rockets in a playoff series in 2005 after losing the first two games. Can I change my prediction to Rockets in 5?
                              Throw up the X!

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                              • DocHolliday
                                Farewell and 'ado
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 4698

                                #360
                                Re: Western Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

                                I wish someone in the Mavs (Cuban, Dirk, Rick) would light Rondo up in the media. What the guys is doing is terrible. He is literally trying to lose and not play, all because he doesn't like Ricks plays? What an absolute joke.

                                I really hope no one pays him big money next year. I can't see how any GM would, but cmon.

                                Call him out for his actions, and bench him for the season.


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