Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz GAME THREAD (Airing on TNT, January 19th, 2012 - 8:30 pm Utah time)
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davidbenoit
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if it were 15 minutes instead of 26 p.t. maybe.
The Thriller
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NBA will always have a credibility problem as long as horrific calls by refs go unpunished. The entire officiating crew tonight should be suspended without pay for at least 3 games. That would help straighten out these non-traveling calls (like Marion does every time), the throwing out of Favors, and the biased Dirk making out shenanigans. Seriously, Dirk and that one ref need to get a room.
How he didn't end up with his 2nd T is beyond me. Oh yeah, it's the NBA and it's Dirk...
How he didn't end up with his 2nd T is beyond me. Oh yeah, it's the NBA and it's Dirk...
billyshelby
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Yeah, that's what Miller said. Miller doesn't realize we've been watching this same thing since the start of the season. I realize the kid is 19. I love his rebounding. But I'm getting worried. The guy can't make a shot from 2 feet. I've never seen a young big with this problem.
InGameStrategy
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Phil Johnson, on the radio postgame, exposed the same suboptimal thinking that plagued the Sloan regime for years. Johnson said that coaches tend to go with the starters. But if the starters aren't the best choice, you don't use them. In this case, harris was definitely not the best choice. Shoulda been Watson--or Tinsley, if EW is tired. Watson deserved the time simply for standing up for the team and being the spark. Dallas, on the other hand, used the fresh legs of Beaubois.
Experience > tired old "conventional" tradition.
Experience > tired old "conventional" tradition.
Jazz4ever
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As a coach you hate to tell him to stop being aggressive on put backs, just hope he learns himself soon scoring over a double team isn't happening in the NBA.
Yeah the start of the season. That 19 year olds first season. He is a smart kid that seems to learn. If he was an idiot or somehting I would be worried.
Harris had a huge steal and assist to cut the game to 2. At that time it seemed like a great move. It just didn't work out today. Harris has actually been our best 3 point shooter this year.
Favors could have made a difference in this game if he could get uncorked. The calls that were going against him were really cheap. He's the guy that keeps people from driving and preventing any need to double on Dirk.
Yeah, that's not a good thing.
He is getting doubled because it takes a full second to gather himself and another second to jump.
jope
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Almost every player on the mavericks was named chance tonight it seemed.
So.....Millsap didn't look like an All Star tonight. He struggled against Dirk's length, and Dirk could barely move or jump. Then he struggled against Lamar Odom's length, which reminded me of the past Lakers' series. I like Millsap, but I wonder how far the Jazz could go with him as a starting PF.
Oh.... and on an unrelated note, Jason Kidd was a complete decoy tonight. Did he even score? And yet we rotated double teams to him, which opened up Jason Terry and Roddy Beaubois.
Oh.... and on an unrelated note, Jason Kidd was a complete decoy tonight. Did he even score? And yet we rotated double teams to him, which opened up Jason Terry and Roddy Beaubois.
But they defended Millsap like he is an allstar today, giving double teams and stuff
I think it had less to do with Dirk and more to do with their overall team defense.
Sap is an extremely rhythm based player offensively too. He was constantly getting blocked by help defenders and he could never establish a personal rhythm.
I don't think Favors had any real intention behind what he did, but he did throw the ball at the Mavs bench.
However, I thought that the refs reactions to both players (Dirk and later Favors) were over the top.
However, I thought that the refs reactions to both players (Dirk and later Favors) were over the top.
Yeah, on the replay he actually did nail one of the Mav's bench players in the head. It sucks, but I understand why they threw him out. It was one of those technicalities where everyone could tell it was just a random throw, but it did go to their bench.