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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 26, 2011 12:25:02 GMT -6
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Post by Terd Ferguson on May 30, 2011 18:38:21 GMT -6
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 31, 2011 7:22:59 GMT -6
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 31, 2011 7:42:45 GMT -6
Of the 22 "experts" on ESPN.com, 7 are picking the Mavs.
As for the big names on that list, Hollinger says Heat in 6, Stein says Mavs in 6, Dr. Jack says Heat in 6, Barry says Mavs in 6, Jalen Rose says Heat in 7, Legler says Heat in 7 and Wilbon says Heat in 7.
I definitely think this series is going 7.
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 31, 2011 7:45:54 GMT -6
Of the 22 "experts" on ESPN.com, 7 are picking the Mavs. As for the big names on that list, Hollinger says Heat in 6, Stein says Mavs in 6, Dr. Jack says Heat in 6, Barry says Mavs in 6, Jalen Rose says Heat in 7, Legler says Heat in 7 and Wilbon says Heat in 7. I definitely think this series is going 7. BUT, the general public seems to think (or, at the very least, really hopes) that the Mavs will win the series. The SportsNation poll on ESPN.com (with 161, 420 votes so far) has the highest percentage (47%) predicting the Mavs will win the series in 6 or 7. Only 33% think the Heat will win in 6 or 7. Combined percentages are 54% think the Mavs win the series and 46% pick the Heat. America wants the Mavs to win! |
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 31, 2011 12:57:59 GMT -6
frontburner.dmagazine.com/2011/05/31/many-mavericks-brought-us-to-this-point/Dirk’s teammate total isn’t that far off from those of his fellow future Hall of Famers. Think about that as you stroll down memory lane, perusing this list of every Maverick since 1998.
1.Tariq Abdul-Wahad
2.Maurice Ager
3.Courtney Alexander
4.Malik Allen
5.Chris Anstey
6.Darrell Armstrong
7.J.J. Barea
8.Brandon Bass
9.Rodrigue Beaubois
10.Charlie Bell
11.Raja Bell
12.Travis Best
13.Calvin Booth
14.Shawn Bradley
15.Corey Brewer
16.Mark Bryant
17.Greg Buckner
18.Caron Butler
19.Brian Cardinal
20.Matt Carroll
21.Cedric Ceballos
22.Tyson Chandler
23.Doug Christie
24.Anthony Croshere
25.Bill Curley
26.Erick Dampier
27.Marquis Daniels
28.Hubert Davis
29.Tony Delk
30.Dan Dickau
31.Desagana Diop
32.Howard Eisley
33.Obinna Ekezie
34.Evan Eschmeyer
35.Nick Fazekas
36.Michael Finley
37.Danny Fortson
38.Devean George
39.Drew Gooden
40.A.C. Green
41.Gerald Green
42.Adrian Griffin
43.Tim Hardaway
44.Adam Harrington
45.Devin Harris
46.Donnell Harvey
47.Trenton Hassell
48.Brendan Haywood
49.Alan Henderson
50.Ryan Hollins
51.Josh Howard
52.Juwan Howard
53.Rick Hughes
54.Kris Humphries
55.Randall Jackson
56.Antawn Jamison
57.Anthony Johnson
58.Avery Johnson
59.Damon Jones
60.Dominique Jones
61.Eddie Jones
62.Popeye Jones
63.Jason Kidd
64.Christian Laettner
65.Raef Lafrentz
66.Tyronn Lue
67.Jamaal Magloire
68.Ian Mahinmi
69.Danny Manning
70.Shawn Marion
71.Rawle Marshall
72.Darrick Martin
73.Vernon Maxwell
74.D.J. Mbenga
75.Pops Mensah-Bonsu
76.Eduardo Najera
77.Steve Nash
78.Mamadou Ndiaye
79.Johnny Newman
80.Robert Pack
81.Pavel Podkolzine
82.Josh Powell
83.Rodrick Rhodes
84.Antoine Rigaudeau
85.Dennis Rodman
86.Sean Rooks
87.Quinton Ross
88.James Singleton
89.Jerry Stackhouse
90.DeShawn Stevenson
91.Peja Stojakovic
92.Erick Strickland
93.Mark Strickland
94.Bruno Sundov
95.Jason Terry
96.Tim Thomas
97.Gary Trent
98.Nick Van Exel
99.Keith Van Horn
100.Loy Vaught
101.Antoine Walker
102.Samaki Walker
103.Hot Rod Williams
104.Shawne Williams
105.Scott Williams
106.Walt Williams
107.Kevin Willis
108.Antoine Wright
109.Wang Zhizhi
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Post by Jesse Jackson on May 31, 2011 14:04:41 GMT -6
I'm very nervous but I'm saying Mav's in 6!
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Post by Terd Ferguson on May 31, 2011 14:40:45 GMT -6
I'm very nervous but I'm saying Mav's in 6! We are going to need our bench, big time. JET, JJB, Haywood...this is a HUGE series for those guys. We have to OWN the front court. There is nothing we can do about Wade and LeBron being the best wings on the court but we have to control the paint and rebound very well. They are going to trap the pick and rolls, especially JJB and JET running a 2 man game with Dirk. It is important that Carlisle have them ready for that. Those guys (JJB and JET) make me nervous but I'm a Mavs homer...no predictions though. I have to stick with what got me here. |
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 31, 2011 14:42:46 GMT -6
I'm very nervous but I'm saying Mav's in 6! We are going to need our bench, big time. JET, JJB, Haywood...this is a HUGE series for those guys. We have to OWN the front court. There is nothing we can do about Wade and LeBron being the best wings on the court but we have to control the paint and rebound very well. They are going to trap the pick and rolls, especially JJB and JET running a 2 man game with Dirk. It is important that Carlisle have them ready for that. Those guys (JJB and JET) make me nervous but I'm a Mavs homer...no predictions though. I have to stick with what got me here. it starts looking much, much better for the mavs when doing a position-by-position breakdown mavs have ENORMOUS advantages in the PG, PF and C matchups, as well as bench depth and coaching |
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Post by matt51180 on May 31, 2011 14:54:08 GMT -6
We are going to need our bench, big time. JET, JJB, Haywood...this is a HUGE series for those guys. We have to OWN the front court. There is nothing we can do about Wade and LeBron being the best wings on the court but we have to control the paint and rebound very well. They are going to trap the pick and rolls, especially JJB and JET running a 2 man game with Dirk. It is important that Carlisle have them ready for that. Those guys (JJB and JET) make me nervous but I'm a Mavs homer...no predictions though. I have to stick with what got me here. it starts looking much, much better for the mavs when doing a position-by-position breakdown mavs have ENORMOUS advantages in the PG, PF and C matchups, as well as bench depth and coaching Yes, but the two positions the Heat have an advantage in (SG & SF) are massive. Gary's right, we need the bench to be like they were against LA and the defense to be solid and not allow lay-ups and dunks. Contest shots and play tough, smart D. The refs will always make me nervous and make me recall how terrible they were in '06. It's amazing the roster turnover in the two teams. Dallas has Dirk & JET, Miami has Wade & Haslem. That's it...amazing. 4 more wins...4 more wins... |
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Post by matt51180 on May 31, 2011 14:54:44 GMT -6
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 31, 2011 16:11:11 GMT -6
Gary's right, we need the bench to be like they were against LA and the defense to be solid and not allow lay-ups and dunks. Contest shots and play tough, smart D. this series will be decided by the mavs bench if they continue to produce, mavs win the series if not, they don't simple as that |
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Post by mexicanjunior on May 31, 2011 22:05:56 GMT -6
As someone who hates both teams in the Finals, I thought the refs really did a job on the Mavs tonight. That said, I was glad with the result. As much as I dislike Miami Thrice, they are the lesser of 2 evils...too many missed open jumpers by Peja, the Ninja Turtle and Barfa, gotta knock those down if you want to compete in this series.
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Post by Sideshow Bob on Jun 1, 2011 8:35:55 GMT -6
Gary's right, we need the bench to be like they were against LA and the defense to be solid and not allow lay-ups and dunks. Contest shots and play tough, smart D. this series will be decided by the mavs bench if they continue to produce, mavs win the series if not, they don't simple as that just call me sportstradamus |
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Post by matt51180 on Jun 1, 2011 14:35:32 GMT -6
this series will be decided by the mavs bench if they continue to produce, mavs win the series if not, they don't simple as that just call me sportstradamus Will you use that name at open-mic night? |
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