Who Is The Best Team In Texas?

[Biggems]

Hat's off to the Spurs, but Dallas has been one of the better teams in the last decade. It just so happens that the Spurs and Lakers are in the West.
And yes, the last couple of years they have flamed badly in the playoffs.

The chemistry looked outstanding this year before their second best player went down for the season.

Also, nobody currently playing in the NBA has averaged nearly 26 points and 11 rebound per game for their playoff career. NOBODY
I'd say Dirk most certainly is not one dimensional.
No offense, really, but you need to watch a game or two before you say that. He does rebound fairly well.

I said it before and I'll say it again, the Mavs lost their Championship hopes the moment they lost Butler. I firmly believe they could have had the best record in the league had he remained healthy. Unfortunately for them, he is injured.

I am not upset or saddened by this, as injuries are part of the game. Plus, I am not a Mavs fan. I hate that team up in North Texas.

With Butler, I am scared to play the Mavs. Without Butler, I do not fear the Mavs quite as much. They are still a tough team to play, but nowhere near as tough without their defensive enforcer.

The Spurs are the best team in Texas. GO SPURS GO

 

[Chocolate Lab]

George Karl was blown away today when he heard there were people out there dense enough to think he was serious.

The whole thing was in a context of how the Mavs aren't playing anyone now and are using preseason sets, etc. Karl found it amusing--and the fact that his long time friend is one the offensive "coordinators" for the Mavs.

I'm curious: where does "speculation" of 90/10 or 100/0 come from?
I'd like to know the source.

Also, if they do play the Nuggets. I will be willing to take some action on that if any of you out there really think the Mavs won't win that series.

If you heard the interview, you know Karl was being serious. He's just playing CYA today because the story blew up.

And the 90/10 was speculation from the radio show from the guys who got the interview.

BTW, I think they Mavs win their first round, too. With home court, they should beat any of those teams.

 

[MC KAos]

FIFY :

come on DW, they could at least beat butler

George Karl was blown away today when he heard there were people out there dense enough to think he was serious.

The whole thing was in a context of how the Mavs aren't playing anyone now and are using preseason sets, etc. Karl found it amusing--and the fact that his long time friend is one the offensive "coordinators" for the Mavs.

I'm curious: where does "speculation" of 90/10 or 100/0 come from?
I'd like to know the source.

Also, if they do play the Nuggets. I will be willing to take some action on that if any of you out there really think the Mavs won't win that series.

ill take action on that, with lots of confidence. btw i highly doubt the mavs arent trying to win games considering they could drop in the standings and could still catch the lakers for the 2 seed.

Hat's off to the Spurs, but Dallas has been one of the better teams in the last decade. It just so happens that the Spurs and Lakers are in the West.
And yes, the last couple of years they have flamed badly in the playoffs.

The chemistry looked outstanding this year before their second best player went down for the season.

Also, nobody currently playing in the NBA has averaged nearly 26 points and 11 rebound per game for their playoff career. NOBODY
I'd say Dirk most certainly is not one dimensional.
No offense, really, but you need to watch a game or two before you say that. He does rebound fairly well.

dirk is one dimensional, but that doesnt mean he isnt a good player, he doesnt scare anyone with his defense though

 

[Anjinsan]

More proof, the Mavs just plain suck.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6313243

 

[Chocolate Lab]

More proof, the Mavs just plain suck.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6313243

Good for Carlisle. I've always thought Jet was a poser. Not that he's a bad guy, but he's very media friendly and he loves to talk all tough and hard, but when it comes down to it I think he's not nearly as good as he thinks he is.

JMO as a semi, or maybe ex-Mav fan, but I think Carlisle is a heck of a coach who doesn't really like the way his team is constructed. I think he knows they're not big or tough enough, but there's not much he can do about it.

 

[Danny White]

Bill Simmons' pre-playoff Mavs analysis... LOL.

10. Dallas Mavericks
If players were forced to argue their own MVP cases, here's what I would write for Dirk to say (add your own German hip-hop accent):

"Um, have you ever watched us? We were playing three-on-five offensively in crunch-time when Caron Butler was healthy. In every close game, we run every play for me. No, really. Watch us some time. According to 82games.com, I'm the league's best clutch scorer: in crunch-time, I make 49.5 percent of my field goals, get to the line more than anyone else and make 89 percent of my free throws. I have chunks of Kobe's crunch-time prowess in my stool. And that's playing with Tyson Chandler and Shawn Marion (who couldn't create shots for themselves if they were posting up Yi Jianlian's old chair from the 2007 draft) and Jason Kidd, who's only been decomposing since the All-Star Break. When I got injured in December, we went 2-8 while I was out, then 1-2 as I eased my way back into shape. We're 50-15 when I'm healthy even though Jason Terry is my second-best teammate -- he'd be the fifth-best Bull, fifth-best Celtic, sixth-best Laker and the fifth-best Blazer (a team that we're playing in Round 1).

"I thought for sure we'd make a deadline deal to help me. We didn't have much to trade because everyone on our team is between two and 12 years past his prime except Roddy Beaubois. Our front office decided Roddy was untradeable, which sounded good on paper when he was injured, but then he came back and started playing, and now it's just plain awkward. So far he's looked like either a poor man's Tony Parker or a homeless man's Tony Parker. The Dallas employee who decided Roddy was untradeable must have been the same guy who guaranteed those 1,400 temporary seats would be done for Super Bowl XLV. To be honest, I have no idea how we ended up with a 3-seed. We're going to lose in Round 1 or Round 2. Crap. Anyway, um ... vote for Dirk for MVP!"

 

[zrinkill]

Spurs proved it again.

Mavs will have to wait for Duncan to retire.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

Spurs>>>>>>>Mavs

 

[DFWJC]

Bill Simmons' pre-playoff Mavs analysis... LOL.

10. Dallas Mavericks
If players were forced to argue their own MVP cases, here's what I would write for Dirk to say (add your own German hip-hop accent):

"Um, have you ever watched us? We were playing three-on-five offensively in crunch-time when Caron Butler was healthy. In every close game, we run every play for me. No, really. Watch us some time. According to 82games.com, I'm the league's best clutch scorer: in crunch-time, I make 49.5 percent of my field goals, get to the line more than anyone else and make 89 percent of my free throws. I have chunks of Kobe's crunch-time prowess in my stool. And that's playing with Tyson Chandler and Shawn Marion (who couldn't create shots for themselves if they were posting up Yi Jianlian's old chair from the 2007 draft) and Jason Kidd, who's only been decomposing since the All-Star Break. When I got injured in December, we went 2-8 while I was out, then 1-2 as I eased my way back into shape. We're 50-15 when I'm healthy even though Jason Terry is my second-best teammate -- he'd be the fifth-best Bull, fifth-best Celtic, sixth-best Laker and the fifth-best Blazer (a team that we're playing in Round 1).

"I thought for sure we'd make a deadline deal to help me. We didn't have much to trade because everyone on our team is between two and 12 years past his prime except Roddy Beaubois. Our front office decided Roddy was untradeable, which sounded good on paper when he was injured, but then he came back and started playing, and now it's just plain awkward. So far he's looked like either a poor man's Tony Parker or a homeless man's Tony Parker. The Dallas employee who decided Roddy was untradeable must have been the same guy who guaranteed those 1,400 temporary seats would be done for Super Bowl XLV. To be honest, I have no idea how we ended up with a 3-seed. We're going to lose in Round 1 or Round 2. Crap. Anyway, um ... vote for Dirk for MVP!"

:laugh2: :laugh2: That was good

 

[YosemiteSam]

Looks like the Mavs and Spurs are sucking...

 

[TheCowboy]

Dare I say Memphis Grizzlies?

 

[MC KAos]

i still say the ladie aggies

 

[Yeagermeister]

Dare I say Memphis Grizzlies?

Yes

 

[CATCH17]

:laugh2:

if you had CARON BUTLER it wouldnt be close?!?!?! :laugh2:

thats a good one, i didnt realize caron butler was such a winner! if your franchise is tied down to CARON BUTLER then you are in a heap of trouble!also, your saying that it wouldnt be close? are you saying the mavs would be like 54 and 4 or better? because thats the only way the mavs would have the same lead on the spurs that the spurs currently enjoy on little brother from big D

btw, the mavs are still choke artist and they havent done anything in the last 4 years to prove otherwise (or ever for that matter)

the spurs are infinitely >>>>>>>> Mavs and, in fact, are close to being the best franchise ever in the state if the cowboys dont start improving soon

Yes if we had Caron you could go ahead and hand over the title.

The Spurs are in the top 3 all-time with winning % along with the Lakers and Celtics. They have only 6 losing seasons and missed the playoffs only 4 times. During the Pop/Duncan era, they have the best winning % of the 4 major sports leagues: NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB. They are the only former ABA team to have won a championship....and if not for a collapse in the late 70s, they could be one of, if not the only team, with a championship in both conferences. They were in the Eastern Conference in the late 70s. The Spurs are 4-0 in the Finals. They currently possess the best record in the NBA.

Not too shabby for a team from a backwards podunk city with a dirty river......

Spurs >>>>>>>>>>>> Mavs
GO SPURS GO

Griz > Spurs

This is humor at its best. Thanks.

Corey Brewer is better than who ?

And best bench ? LA and Boston both have better benches. Maybe SA too.

the yearly vicious circle continues, cant wait to hear the same excuses come april or early may

Rolling rolling rolling. Rawhiiiiide.

Best set of bigman are you kidding me? Oh man Mavs fans are funny. First of there is no way that is true. Odom, Gasol, Bynum >>>>>> Dirk, Chandler, Haywood and second no way yall are deeper than Boston, L.A., or even the Spurs. The Mavs are playoff chokers and will get killed by the Lakers in the playoffs. Well that is if they dont choke in the 1st round again.

I think you got your greater sign turned in the wrong direction.

I also think you meant to say the Mavs will kill the Lakers in the playoffs.

Jet is a chucker, Marion is an average player without Nash, and the rest are mediocre. Lamar Odom alone makes L.A. better than you add in guys lke Brown, Barnes, and Blake and the Lakers definitely have a better bench. Boston as well.

hahaha...no.. Mavs bench is better and it's not even close.

The Lakers bench only needs 10 points a game.

Once again the stats don't tell the story. Watch the games, not the stat lines.

I do.

so, the guy that chokes in the playoffs, the guy that got let go by the KNICKS, the guy way past his prime who cant play defense, a decent big, a miniature sometimes streaky scorer backup PG who gets owned on defense by pretty much anyone, the guy the spurs let go even though they needed a big man, another guy past his prime, who cant create his own offense, and a decent big man? id rather have the spurs, lakers, celts, magics or bulls bench ANY day!! id rather have mike miller, the only decent bench guy in miami, over ANY of the mavs bench players

and thats beside the point that rotations get shortened to 8 or 9 players during the playoffs, so its really only the top 3 or 4 bench players that contribute, and from where im sitting, id rather have george hill, antonio mcdyess and gary neal over any three mavs bench warmers you can come up with



to be fair (cant believe im defending turd terry!) i believe that was stackhouse, but i could be wrong

Thats because you don't know what you're watching.

Have not seen CATCH17 post in this thread in a long long time.

HELLO!

 

[MC KAos]

talk about a bandwagon fan that shows up AFTER his team starts winning!

i still stand by my previous comment, ladie aggies best team in texas

 

[CATCH17]

talk about a bandwagon fan that shows up AFTER his team starts winning!

i still stand by my previous comment, ladie aggies best team in texas

Yeah im a bandwagon Mav Fan

 

[Biggems]

Yes if we had Caron you could go ahead and hand over the title.



Griz > Spurs







Rolling rolling rolling. Rawhiiiiide.



I think you got your greater sign turned in the wrong direction.

I also think you meant to say the Mavs will kill the Lakers in the playoffs.



hahaha...no.. Mavs bench is better and it's not even close.



I do.



Thats because you don't know what you're watching.





HELLO!

the Grizzlies arent in Texas....just like when GS beat Dallas, Dallas was still the best team in TX that year, they just ran into the one team that owned them. The Spurs make it to the second round if they play NO, Portland, or Denver.....Memphis was just a huge matchup nightmare for the Spurs.

SA was still the best team in Texas during the regular season.

I hate the Mavs with a passion. I will not root for them. However, I must say that it gave me great joy to see the beatdown they put on the Lakers today.

 

[The30YardSlant]

Well, this thread backfired on a lot of people :laugh2:

 

[MC KAos]

it hasnt backfired on anyone until we see how the mavs do vs the grizz

 

[MC KAos]

Yeah im a bandwagon Mav Fan

at least you admit it