GAME THREAD: Round 1, Game 1 - Blazers @ Mavericks, 4.16.11, 6:30 PM

[Entity]

Pizza ordered, game streaming from ESPN3.com (we don't have cable), family present... okay. I think we're good to go.

 

[maxiep]

Accuscore gives us only a 29% chance of winning this game

http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=310416006

Of course, Accuscore only gave Atlanta a 17% chance of winning in Orlando, so take it for what it's worth.

 

[Entity]

It's going to be a ticky tack game then.

 

[illmatic99]

If this is the way they're gonna call the game, then we're fucked.

 

[Natebishop3]

So can we finally put away the myth that playoff basketball is tougher and the refs let more go? It's complete bullshit and totally untrue.

I can already tell how this series is going to go.

 

[julius]

But the Mavs were the underdogs! Or so they told me.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If this is the way they're gonna call the game, then we're fucked.

Though I'm ok with us being angry and aggressive. Better than laid-back and down by 20

 

[Natebishop3]

LMA is doing great defense, but Dirk is the king of hitting ridiculously hard shots.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I'm also ok with Dirk taking one-legged fallaways. He'll get his share, but I love that LMA's making him go away from his drive-your-shoulder-in-to-get-space jumper

 

[illmatic99]

WOOOO LA!

 

[PapaG]

What's funny, and what I envisioned, is that Rice just talked about the UCLA high post play. I envisioned it with with LMA at the high post, though, and Oden in the low post. How much has LMA changed his game? WOW

 

[Natebishop3]

L TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN

 

[B-Roy]

The LaBeast is back.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I love seeing LaMonster. This is the man I"ve been screaming for for 3 years. Whether LMA, or Nate, or whoever else got him into the paint and dropping hooks, half-hooks, and dunks...mucho props.

 

[illmatic99]

Single coverage (especially with Dirk) on LA is not gonna stop him. Easy pickins.

 

[Natebishop3]

I love seeing LaMonster. This is the man I"ve been screaming for for 3 years. Whether LMA, or Nate, or whoever else got him into the paint and dropping hooks, half-hooks, and dunks...mucho props.

No kidding.

 

[PapaG]

Dirk already getting chippy with LMA. Wait until Nate rotates Batum and Wallace on him from time to time.

 

[BrianFromWA]

BTW, is there anyone that's going to benefit from the longer timeouts and no back-to-backs than 40-45mpg LMA?

 

[PapaG]

I love seeing LaMonster. This is the man I"ve been screaming for for 3 years. Whether LMA, or Nate, or whoever else got him into the paint and dropping hooks, half-hooks, and dunks...mucho props.

Or, he was a project, as he was advertised when drafted, and he is now near a completed project. I never understood those of you who spent years bitching about him. Sometimes, it takes a post player longer to develop. I like that LMA started outside, and worked inside. Many post players never are able to stretch the defense, because they never develop an outside game. LMA gets alley-oops because teams have to respect the pick and pop, or the 15' wing jumper.

 

[Natebishop3]

When the hell did Jason Kidd become Steve Nash?

 

[illmatic99]

Mavs picked our zone apart right there. I don't like seeing that on the very first Zone D we play in the series.

 

[B-Roy]

Damn Roy....freaking puppet on defense.

 

[Natebishop3]

Damn Roy....freaking puppet on defense.

It's pretty bad when Jason (I've been in the league forever) Kidd is embarrassing him like that.

 

[Natebishop3]

There's no way Kidd can keep this up for a whole series. No fucking way.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Miller with the vet move!

 

[B-Roy]

Dre doing work hahahaha.

 

[PapaG]

It's pretty bad when Jason (I've been in the league forever) Kidd is embarrassing him like that.

It would be nice if you Negative Nellies would just enjoy a fucking game for once, instead of bashing on the players.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If Carlisle leaves him in, Miller could abuse Barea for 6 fouls in 6 minutes.

 

[Natebishop3]

It would be nice if you Negative Nellies would just enjoy a fucking game for once, instead of bashing on the players.

My post = on topic and about the game.

Your post = not on topic or about the game.

Stay on topic please.

 

[PapaG]

Kidd made a 3-pointer and a garbage FT jumper that was almost a turnover. How that is embarrassing to Roy is for you and known Roy-hater "B-Roy".