Dallas Mavs Playoff thread

[RastaRocket]

My biggest worry is Bynum... He's too strong for Chandler usually so Chandler has to step up... Haywood guards him well but then our offense struggles with Haywood.

So what I'm hoping for is our depth at center with Chandler/Haywood wear down Bynum over a series.

Dirk is better than Pau so aint worried bout him. I would like to see what Brewer can do guarding Kobe then we have Stevenson/Brewer/Kidd we can put on him and stay fresh.

 

[DFWJC]

My biggest worry is Bynum... He's too strong for Chandler usually so Chandler has to step up... Haywood guards him well but then our offense struggles with Haywood.

So what I'm hoping for is our depth at center with Chandler/Haywood wear down Bynum over a series.

Dirk is better than Pau so aint worried bout him. I would like to see what Brewer can do guarding Kobe then we have Stevenson/Brewer/Kidd we can put on him and stay fresh.

Marion actually guard Kobe well. So he'll be part of the rotation.
With Kobe, you have to help no matter what.....a team effort is required, big time.

 

[MC KAos]

Best thing to with Kobe (unless you have Bruce Bowen or 2004 taushawn prince on your team) is to shut down his team mates and make him take stupid shots. The more shots he takes, the better chance the mavs have. I hope roddy b plays because he would cause a lot of problems for Derek fisher on D. I think Chandler can neutralize Bynum, Kobe is gonna be Kobe, but if dirk takes gasol to the woodshed on O it's gonna affect him offensively. The big question mark is what you guys will do with odom, he is a nightmare matchup! I hope you guys win in 6, because the lakers won't lose a game 7 at home. Also I can then cheer for Memphis to win the other series

 

[DFWJC]

Butler would help, but I can't see him being ready yet.

It may turn out that Marion draws Odom and the bunch of guys rotate on Kobe. Oddly, Peja may will be in the mix somehow with Odom. He and Terry can get people to have to chase them on D. The bench needs to outscore the Lakers bench....maybe by a lot.

They'll rotate Odum and Gasol on Dirk and double a lot.

Pick your poison with LA. It's a tough matchup for Dallas but doable if everything falls right.

 

[MC KAos]

Odom is such a tough match up! I think even finding a decent defender for Kobe is easier. You can try Marion, but odom will post him up, he could take dirk and Chandler off the dribble. Maybe Ian steps up, very doubtful tho. Brandon bass would be nice right about now

 

[Mrdude108]

Marion is going to be vital to us winning game, he will probably take on Kobe most of the time, I really wish we played Brewer more last series so we could see what he could do but I think if he plays how he capable of playing, he could relieve Marion for some minutes. Although I see Stevenson and Marion being our main defenders.

IF Peja and Kidd hit their open threes which they will get, it will be very tough to beat us on that night. Dirk will be Dirk, Kobe will be Kobe. The rest is a guess at this time.

They have never played in the playoffs so it will be very interesting.

 

[DFWJC]

They have never played in the playoffs so it will be very interesting.

Not recently anyway.
One of the Mavericks all-time most exciting series was in the Western Finals vs the Lakers way back when....Lakers won in 7. They then won the title vs Detroit.

 

[RastaRocket]

Marion actually guard Kobe well. So he'll be part of the rotation.
With Kobe, you have to help no matter what.....a team effort is required, big time.

ya definitely agree... but I feel he'll be more on Artest due to size. But for sure we'll be seeing some Marion on Kobe... He should be the best against Kobe.

 

[MC KAos]

with this heat game, i really think its a transition year. its now or never for the mavs, they gotta take out the lakers to complete it. gotta take game 1!

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Dallas doesn't stand a chance. Kobe/Dirk will both probably average between 25-30 points on average for the series, it will come down to supporting casts. Kobe has a better supporting cast than Dirk. Much better. I just don't see Dirk getting enough help.

 

[BlueStar3398]

The trash talk between the Lakers and Mavs fans have already started! It's all over Twitter and FB.

A lot of Cowboys players are Lakers fans. The only one that is obnoxious about it is Jesse Holley. I can't stand that guy. Then, when people from Dallas get mad at him, he RTs something from a female follower calling the Mavs lame and brags about how money he makes. That guy is such a jerk.

 

[MC KAos]

stevenson BLOWS!! i think crunch time will be dirk, chandler, kidd, marion and either peja or terry depending on size needed

 

[MC KAos]

Jason Terry with the dumb foul! What an idiot, he should have just tried to draw a charge!

 

[MC KAos]

nice run! brewer >>>>>>>>>>>>stevenson!

 

[MC KAos]

Bizzaro Mavs!!!!!!

 

[danielofthesaints]

Game 1 to the Mavs! Woohoo! It is going to be a great series, but I still believe the better series will be Heat and Celtics. Anyways, Go Mavs!

 

[MC KAos]

as weird as it sounds, game 2 is almost a must win for the mavs, the lakers play better as series go on so it would be great to have a 2-0 lead with 3 games left in dallas

 

[Christiann]

Now I'm never usually one to complain about a call and I'm very upset with Gasol's slopiness with that pass, but I feel that Kidd had fouled Kobe before Pau got the foul. I couldn't believe it didn't get called, but I'll give the Mav's there credit for Game 1. We blew it.

 

[TheCowboy]

Fun game! GO MAVS!!

 

[Danny White]

I can't believe I'm actually rooting for the Mavs in a series... but I am.

Hopefully they don't show too many shots of Cuban or I don't know if I'll be able to keep it up.