He said what?

March 18th, 2008 Posted in Mavs Talk

Avery said something that didn’t make a whole lot of sense yesterday.

“It’s disappointing that we were involved in it last year, but I don’t think homecourt advantage is going to mean as much as it did in years past. I think, as you’ve seen already, a 7 seed, an 8 seed, a 6 seed - if you win one game on an opponent’s floor, you can win the series.”

Really? Does Avery not realize that this team is 29-4 at home, but only 15-19 on the road? And that they just went through a stretch where they lost close road games to the Spurs, Lakers and Jazz? It’s almost like he’s trying to get us to expect that the Mavs aren’t going to move up any in the standings. Of course if they go and blow these next three games on their home court it doesn’t matter any way.

Then Jason Kidd had this to say about being benched in San Antonio during an interview with the Morning News:

“I would have understood, exact same thing, being traded, close game, this is a rivalry and they’ve seen each other a lot of times. People have to look at that situation deeper. Rivals know one another’s plays. Every play they’re going to draw up, (opponents) are going to take away the first option. You’re probably going to need to go to the second option, third option.”

Kidd’s probably right that the Spurs knew exactly what the Mavs were going to do. Which makes him sitting on the bench instead of being on the floor, to perhaps give the Spurs a different look, make even less sense.

Anyways, the Spurs lost last night, so they now have the same record as the Mavericks at 44-23 after blowing a 22 point lead to the Celtics. This is their 6th loss in the last 7 games but having Sacramento and Chicago next should right the ship.

And the Lakers are in town tonight in what again is a must win for the Mavericks. They will be playing without Pau Gasol, so there’s no excuse for the Mavs not to win this game. A win would move the Mavs into 6th place ahead of the Spurs along with only 1/2 game behind the Lakers for 5th.


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  2. By WyldMavsFan on Mar 18, 2008 at 10:44:20 am

    The fact that Avery said that about home court advantage, should tell everyone that he doesn’t have a clue. Avery is already giving excuses if we don’t finish the season well by saying that comment, and I think the whole thing is just gutless.

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