OT: Dallas beats LA in Game 1

[Tince]

I'm curious who is to blame for this loss.

Considering the Lakers have more talent, I'm guessing Phil Jackson is a bad coach.

Or maybe this will open some peoples eyes that Dallas runs a very difficult pick and roll to stop. I saw the two-time defending world champions have the same problems Portland had.

 

[e_blazer]

Agreed. And the margin of the win would have been greater if Dirk had been given all of the superstar calls in the 4th that he got against the Blazers.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Steve Blake:

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[ppilot]

I'm curious who is to blame for this loss.

Considering the Lakers have more talent, I'm guessing Phil Jackson is a bad coach.

Or maybe this will open some peoples eyes that Dallas runs a very difficult pick and roll to stop. I saw the two-time defending world champions have the same problems Portland had.

Dirk is the ultimate mismatch and can get his shot off on just about anyone.

 

[Tince]

Agreed. And the margin of the win would have been greater if Dirk had been given all of the superstar calls in the 4th that he got against the Blazers.

I can specifically think of two calls in the 4th quarter he didn't get, that he got against Portland. The last call he got was typical of the calls he got in the Portland series.

 

[Tince]

Dirk is the ultimate mismatch and can get his shot off on just about anyone.

I totally agree. Same problem we had against him, yet we had to blame a player or coach for losing.

 

[RoyToy]

You expect "Assclown" bashers to use rationale?

I've given up on them years ago. They live in their own little world.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

although yes, dallas is good, they arent that freaking good. we should have beat them, at least we should have beat them every game in portland. fucking a.

 

[KingSpeed]

Mavs are good. Tyson Chandler is the difference. He gives them size and defense. Slows down Aldridge and Pau and Bynum. Mavs may win this whole thing.

 

[Tince]

I think the Lakers will make some key adjustments that will win them the series. Mainly, I think they will isolate Odom on Dirk out on the perimeter and either let him go 1 on 1 or get him mixed up in a pick and roll. Aldridge couldn't take advantage of him that way.

Take away the 9 games Dirk missed due to injury and this is a 60 win team, yet people are outraged we couldn't beat them in a series where they had home-court.

 

[jlprk]

I'm not outraged we lost. I'm disappointed we couldn't put up more of a struggle before the usual defeat. Carlisle won't last 8 years with one team if he loses every year. Why can't we try a new coach?

 

[Tince]

I'm not outraged we lost. I'm disappointed we couldn't put up more of a struggle before the usual defeat. Carlisle won't last 8 years with one team if he loses every year. Why can't we try a new coach?

Define struggle for me? You think it should have gone 7 instead of 6? You think having leads in the 2nd half of every game wasn't good enough?

This team didn't finish because they didn't have the best player on the court and they didn't have the deeper team.

I remember when we fired Rick Adleman to try a new coach. Same with Mike Dunleavy. I don't think people realize that Portland isn't the type of team great coaches will want to go to. Portland is a small market team, with shaky decision making at the ownership level, that will always have a very difficult time landing the top level free agents it takes to win. Nate is far from the perfect coach, but I can't see us getting anyone better.

 

[KevinJBonn]

Still leaves a pinwheel shaped hole in my heart.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[KingSpeed]

I'm curious who is to blame for this loss.

Considering the Lakers have more talent, I'm guessing Phil Jackson is a bad coach.

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Who said the Lakers have more talent? Kobe is past his prime. Pau and Odom are second tier players. Bynum is inconsistent. Artest is horrible. The rest are scrubs. Dallas has a Dirk in his prime, one of the best PGs of all time in Kidd, a guy who has been the top fantasy player for a few years in a row (about 6-7 years ago) in Shawn Marion, one of the best shooters of all time in Peja Stojokovic, a top 3 defensive player of the year candidate in Tyson Chandler, and a sixth man of the year winner in Jason Terry. The Mavericks are LOADED, easily the most talented roster in the Western Conference.

 

[KingSpeed]

I think the Lakers will make some key adjustments that will win them the series. Mainly, I think they will isolate Odom on Dirk out on the perimeter and either let him go 1 on 1 or get him mixed up in a pick and roll. Aldridge couldn't take advantage of him that way.

Take away the 9 games Dirk missed due to injury and this is a 60 win team, yet people are outraged we couldn't beat them in a series where they had home-court.

Not sure why everyone in here wanted to play the Mavs. They were the toughest matchup for us of the 4 teams we could've played.

 

[magnifier661]

Not sure why everyone in here wanted to play the Mavs. They were the toughest matchup for us of the 4 teams we could've played.

I clearly didn't want to face them either. People thought I was crazy for wanting the Lakers in the first round.

 

[Todd]

The Lakers would have beat us too!

 

[Tince]

Who said the Lakers have more talent? Kobe is past his prime. Pau and Odom are second tier players. Bynum is inconsistent. Artest is horrible. The rest are scrubs. Dallas has a Dirk in his prime, one of the best PGs of all time in Kidd, a guy who has been the top fantasy player for a few years in a row (about 6-7 years ago) in Shawn Marion, one of the best shooters of all time in Peja Stojokovic, a top 3 defensive player of the year candidate in Tyson Chandler, and a sixth man of the year winner in Jason Terry. The Mavericks are LOADED, easily the most talented roster in the Western Conference.

I think they have more talent.
Kobe > Dirk
Gasol => Kidd
Bynum => Chandler
Odom > Terry
Artest = Marion

 

[DaRizzle]

Obviously the refs fixed the game...for the big market Mavericks

 

[VanillaGorilla]

LOL @ Kobe tripping himself at the most important time of the game.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

that wasnt the first time kobe has had balls bounced off his face

 

[Minstrel]

Kobe is past his prime.

...

Dallas has ... one of the best PGs of all time in Kidd

Never change, Speed.

 

[magnifier661]

that wasnt the first time kobe has had balls bounced off his face

LMAO! I spit out my coffee! YOU OWE ME A NEW KEYBOARD!!!!!

 

[Natebishop3]

Yeah.... didn't the Hornets win the first game in the series too? Remind me real quick how that turned out for them?

 

[KevinJBonn]

LMAO! I spit out my coffee! YOU OWE ME A NEW KEYBOARD!!!!!

In what thread can I find an explanation for what the hell is on Dre's head? That cause me to do some coffee spitting of my own.

 

[KingSpeed]

Yeah.... didn't the Hornets win the first game in the series too? Remind me real quick how that turned out for them?

The Mavs are wayyyy better than the Hornets. The Lakers are in trouble. Mavs are talented, confident, and have a 1-0 lead.

 

[Natebishop3]

The Mavs are wayyyy better than the Hornets. The Lakers are in trouble. Mavs are talented, confident, and have a 1-0 lead.

And the Lakers are the Lakers. I don't care how confident the Mavs are, the refs will quickly destroy that confidence.

 

[KingSpeed]

And the Lakers are the Lakers. I don't care how confident the Mavs are, the refs will quickly destroy that confidence.

I don't think so. I was picking the Lakers all season long but it's becoming more and more obvious that Dallas is the deeper and more talented team. Refs favored Lakers all game long and the Mavs STILL won, coming back from 16 point hole on Lakers' home floor. Reminds me of when Cs beat Lakers in 08.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't think so. I was picking the Lakers all season long but it's becoming more and more obvious that Dallas is the deeper and more talented team. Refs favored Lakers all game long and the Mavs STILL won, coming back from 16 point hole on Lakers' home floor. Reminds me of when Cs beat Lakers in 08.

I'm just sayin man, it doesn't benefit the NBA at all to have the Mavs win..... of course the Heat will probably win the whole thing anyway.