Well, that sucked

March 27th, 2008 Posted in Avery Johnson, Game Recap

After the first half I was getting ready to come on here and talk about how good this team looked. They scored 70 points for only the 2nd time this season, Avery mostly stayed on the bench and let these guys run the offense themselves, the rotation wasn’t out of whack and a starter was always on the floor. Kidd was having an amazing game with 13 points and 11 assists, Josh was on fire. Everything looked good. Then the second half started.

That was an embarrassing second half performance. After putting up 70 points in the first half the Mavs only manage to score 35 more in the second. So what the hell happened? The guys on the floor weren’t making shots, even though they ended up at 50.6% on the game. Playing defense didn’t seem to cross their mind. Through most of the third quarter the starters were on the floor so there’s not much to complain about there.

But Avery didn’t help matters any by getting a technical when the Mavs were only down 1.  Of course Josh Howard had to follow suit and that was really the point the game got away from the Mavs for good.

Late third and into the fourth featured Juwan Howard on the floor instead of Brandon Bass and Malik Allen instead of Dampier. The Nuggets were dominating the offensive boards in the 2nd half, and Avery couldn’t be bothered to put Damp back in there to try and slow that tide? And why didn’t Juwan Howard play more minutes than Bass? Did Bass get hurt early and I missed it? I really can’t see any reason for that happening.

So now the Nuggets and Golden State are now 1 game back of the Mavs. Denver now has the tie-breaker against the Mavs if they end up with the same record. Now the Mavs go to Oakland to play Golden State on Sunday. Win that game and they have a tie-breaker against the Warriors. Lose it and Avery’s statement that these are single elimination games is going to come true.


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  1. 61 Responses to “Well, that sucked”

  2. By KeepingItReal on Mar 27, 2008 at 10:19:12 pm

    You actually had hope for this team? You’re getting soft on me. Playing well in the 2nd half didn’t work against the last 8 above .500 teams and it sure wasn’t gonna work tonight.

  3. By Greg on Mar 27, 2008 at 10:28:25 pm

    Nah, not really hope, would like to see them win one damn game against a good team though. I’m completely on board with them missing the playoffs. That pick would help out a lot more than a one and done playoff appearance.

  4. By blah on Mar 27, 2008 at 10:44:27 pm

    0-9. There are 7 more games against teams with winning records. 0-16? Can the Mavs make it three years in a row that they finish the season in complete embarrassment?

  5. By Stu Jackson on Mar 27, 2008 at 10:58:15 pm

    FIRE AVERY1

  6. By Phillip Marlowe on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:36:10 pm

    Delicious irony if loss to GS costs Avery and Donnie their jobs.
    If not Avery, who?
    2005-2006 finals
    2006-2007 first round exit
    2007-2008 miss playoffs?
    Regression

  7. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 12:08:24 am

    over and over i wondered why Damp wasnt in the game at one point i was convinced he’d gotten hurt and i had missed it even though i had been watching the whole game i just could not think of another explanation for it. Also, i understand fighting for your team, but honestly that was an awful time to get a technical!!!! Not only that if the coach cannot keep his composure when things get tough, how is his team suppose to??? Once again we saw another game where they played good for a whiile, then completely broke down. I think we should kiss the playoffs goodbye and see what kind of draft pick we can get.

  8. By PHIL RICHARDS on Mar 28, 2008 at 12:44:31 am

    No point in the playoffs, what is this team gonna do? Bring home a title? Im with seeing what kinda lottery pick we can get.

  9. By PHIL RICHARDS on Mar 28, 2008 at 12:46:20 am

    Dampier is getting older, Dirk’s not getting any younger. They better attend to this with some quickness. A new style of play would bring that fresh perspective i think we are looking for. Also some new core players would do wonders. I heard Brown is interested in Memphis, maybe Cuban can sway him this way.

  10. By Mav in Cali on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:02:04 am

    I’m telling you guys, Avery has some money riding on the Mavs getting burned.

  11. By Reea on Mar 28, 2008 at 4:35:09 am

    I have officially lost any respect left for Avery. Your offense was humming in the first half, but now Denver is making a run, so what do you do? ISOLATION plays again, of course. The more pressure is on, the more he goes back into his favorite ineffective one-on-one games.

    How does Avery utilize a Hall of Fame point guard in his offense? Dribble the ball upcourt, choose either the left or right side to dump the ball to, and run wait in the other corner! Maybe that’s what Avery learned back in his Spurs days, just to dump the ball to Robinson or Duncan…

  12. By Momo Abdul Jakul on Mar 28, 2008 at 5:20:57 am

    Avery has a big bet on the opponent that’s why he intentionally let the MAVS lose. Fire the little guy!!!!

  13. By T.O. and Cowboy Fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 7:18:45 am

    Why does everybody think Dirk is such a great player? He is a good player but hardly great. Yeah, he is a great shooter and he plays hard but that is about it…. He rarely will hit the big shot to win games against quality defenders. Even before Avery became the coach Dallas struggled in the playoffs with Dirk as the main man, lost to the Spurs almost every year. Dirk couldn’t get to the final with either Kidd the first time around, couldn’t do it with Nash either. The one time he gets into the finals he couldn’t deliver and starts yelling at his teammates who were playing much better than he was. I a big Mark Cuban fan but I think Mark Cuban really missed a big opportunity a few years back when Lakers offered to trade Shaq for Dirk. I respect Cuban’s loyalty to sticking with Dirk. But had he made that trade for Shaq… well we can all guess how that finals with Miami would have gone.
    All the great players who have lead teams to championships, Jordan, West, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Shaq, Duncan, Hakeem. I don’t see Dirk up there with any of these guys. He hasn’t shown that he has the mental toughness to win big games when it counts. Yeah, Dirk is a good player he will get a winning record in the regular season, maybe get you past the first round or two in playoffs, but that is about it. I think for the Mavs to really make it back to the finals and win a ring, you need to reevaluate if Dirk is really the one to make that happen or is it maybe time to look at someone else to be the man.

    And yes, Avery is not a good coach. He has two main weakness: Defense and offense…. But really with a $20 million contract extension just 2 years ago, it is not guaranteed that Cuban will fire Avery. Championship coaches cost money, if Cuban was to go fire Avery not only will he have to pay out the rest of that $20million, coaches like Larry Brown and Rudy T cost almost $10 million a year. Yeah Cuban is rich but he didn’t get rich by throwing money away. Yeah, he dug into his wallet to make the Kidd trade work out, but I don’t think Cuban is the kind of guy that would throw good money after bad. Off the top of my head I can’t think of any other available coaches out there with championship resumes and rumor is Larry Brown may be headed to Memphis. And if anybody thinks Jeff Van Gundy is the man to take the Mavs to the next level don’t forget how poorly he did with the Rockets and all that talent and those of you old enough to remember JVG’s stint with the Knicks, he wasted Patrick Ewing’s career. Even with Stern giving Ewing to the Knicks, JVG managed to get them to the final just one time and lost of course.
    Anyways I am really hoping a miracle will happen and Mavs will make the playoffs. And hoping the Cowboys will make it back to the SuperBowl.

  14. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 8:18:36 am

    I do not know of any coach that wouldn’t want Dirk on his team. He average over 20 points a game, 9 reb. and about 4 or 5 assist. He is on the fastest foot guys i have ever seen. How many 7foot guys can take it inside or go hit a three point shot. He has hit some big shots and i would have no problem giving him the ball at the end of the game. You cannot just blame him for the first round loss last year or the blown champion, if you watched everyone else on the team looked awful and just looked at him to do everything. Terry couldnt make a shot to save his life, either could stack or anyone else for that matter. I am sorry but i think Dirk is an amazing player!!!

  15. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 8:19:34 am

    Cowboys wont win a championship w/ those losers Romo and T.O!!!!

  16. By Spartacus on Mar 28, 2008 at 8:32:58 am

    I don’t know what to do, do I watch Maverick’s games, or cut my skin with rusty knives?

  17. By T.O. and Cowboy Fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 8:57:51 am

    About 2 years ago I was in Miami for the regular season game Mavs at Miami. After the game, before Dirk got on the team bus, I saw Dirk spend about 20 minutes signing autographs to little kids many of which were wearing Heat jerseys. What is my point? Dirk is a great guy and he is a great shooter and scorer but he hasn’t shown that he can win. And honestly that is okay. Not every player is meant to win championships. But I think to be consider great you need to be better than Dirk in playoffs and big games. Lets be honest he couldn’t carry this team past the Heat that year. He couldn’t carry this team pass the Warriors last year. It is not all his fault. But as the leader of the Mavs a lot of it has to fall on him. And to be great I think, and this is my opinion, he needs to win those big games, go deep into the playoffs more and not lose in the first round.
    I agree a lot of coaches would love to have Dirk. Just as a lot coaches went after C-Webb earlier this season. A lot of coaches wanted J Kidd this year too. Dirk, like C-Webb, like Kidd has not had too much luck in playoffs. (yes Kidd did make the finals twice… in the East….) All these three guys the deeper in the playoffs the worse they seem to play. I don’t know why maybe it is nerves maybe it fear of the big stage. Some player get better the deeper they get into the playoffs. But not these three.
    I think Dirk deserves his MVP for last season. He lead his team to the best regular season record last year. He deserves praise as the leader of that team, but as the leader of that same team that got knocked first round he has to take responsibility for that too. Mark Cuban tried different coaches, that didn’t work. Went thru 3 different point guards that still didn’t work. Dirk is the common denominator in all these teams.
    And I think C-Webb also averaged about 20 and 10 and 5 also for most of his career also, I think.

  18. By T.O. and Cowboy Fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 9:05:20 am

    Yeah. As much as I love the Cowboys, don’t care too much for Romo. Like Dirk he is really good in the regular season but has trouble once he gets into the playoffs. But I do like Dirk more than I like Romo. TO is just the Man though. He carried McNabb’s bulimic girly a$$ to the Superbowl.

    I apologize for this post being in this website. I know I am off topic. But at this point I think if the Mavs sign T.O. to play, there is still might be a chance to make the playoffs. T.O. can hoop and he is at his best in playoffs.

    How about fire Avery and get T.O. to be player-coach for the Mavs?

  19. By Cory on Mar 28, 2008 at 9:24:12 am

    T.O. carried McNabb to the Superbowl? Must have been really hard for him while watching the playoffs as a spectator with a broken leg. That’s some serious mental toughness there. Too bad he couldn’t carry McNabb to the championship when he came back to actually play in the Superbowl.

    Back on topic, it is time for Avery to go. He has a terrible attitude, and has become an ineffective leader. I’m sick and tired of watching him get stupid technical fouls while the opponents are making their game-breaking runs. It’s like clockwork. And this person is supposed to be leading and inspiring mental toughness? When was the last post-game interview when he didn’t blame the refs or his players?

    And why are we bashing on Dirk when he didn’t even have any part in the Denver loss? Some of the criticisms are valid, but come on, look at this team and its leader. Slow, old players led by an inexperienced, young coach with an awful attitude. Great championship combo we’ve got going here.

  20. By loyal fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 9:37:13 am

    why are you doggin dirk? he was never great with nash and finley becuase it wasn’t his team it was finley’s. and on our run to the finals he hit PLENTY of big shots and the refs screwed us in the finals. Dirk is great.

  21. By WyldMavsFan on Mar 28, 2008 at 9:54:53 am

    you guys are talking about Dirk, when he didn’t even play in the last game. I bet if you look up stats for the 1st 5min of the 3rd quarter for every game we have played this yr, I bet we have been out scored 75% of those games, and probably 90% in games that involve a good team. We come out in the 2nd half having made ZERO adjustments and we watch as the Nuggets just shut us down, and then we shut ourselves down. We are a gutless team, who when the going gets tough, crumbles in the face of any challanges.

    Dirk is the only thing keeping us alive in this whole mess. Now that Howard is the best player on the court (I guess) we flow like he does, which is only putting together 24 good min a game, not 48. When was the last time Howard played an entire game decent. He doesn’t have it in him, he plays ONE good half a game, and then he crumbles, and since Dirk is hurt, the rest of the team goes with him.

    I agree with the Damp comments some people already mentioned. If he was SO huge against the Clippers, why would Malik Allen be in there for him. how all of a sudden, did malik allen become the answer for this team. Avery lost that game for us with not gameplan for the 2nd half. He didn’t play to win, he played Not to Lose, and we never had a chance in the 2nd half with that attitude.

    Also, the technical fouls in the 3rd quarter were flat out stupid. Avery gets one maybe to fire the team up, but then Howard gets one, and it went from 1pt to 5pts and we never got closer. You can’t do that crap in the middle of the biggest game of the yr, when your team is fading, and now the crowd is even more into it.

    One more thing. Everytime we call Timeout to stop another team’s momentum, we come out with a crappy play, and it never works. That’s why teams have 18-2 runs instead of just 8-2 runs, b/c we can’t stop the bleeing with Avery’s stupid Iso play calls after Time out, or his stupid set two picks and have Terry roll of them, the D can see this crap a Mile away.

  22. By T.O. and Cowboy Fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:08:10 am

    That’s right!!! I forgot about Finley. Finley didn’t win a title playing with Dirk. Got waived, went to the Spurs, hit some big time threes for the Spurs in their playoff run and got a ring. I hope Finley comes back to Mavs after his contract is up. Cuban has said he would welcome Fin back.
    I like Dirk. I just don’t think he has shown himself to be the chosen one. And if Mavs fans want a championship either Dirk needs to toughen up in the playoffs and hit big shots to beat the Warriors in the first round. Or Mavs need to upgrade at Dirk’s position. I was hoping this would be the year Dirk takes that next step. Being clutch is not hitting big shots to almost win a game. Being great is not hitting big shots to almost win a series. I like Dirk, I love watching him shoot. He has the smoothest jump shot since Larry Bird.
    And lets be realistic when they lose 4 straight games to end you playoff run you can’t put all that on the refs. They got blown out in game 4 by 24 points.

    And I agree with what everyone here says about firing Avery…. I hear Isiah might be available soon… And maybe in 2 years we can take a shot at getting Kwame Brown…

    And forgive me if I am wrong, the last Dallas pro team to win a championship was the Cowboys. And Cory, in that Superbowl, McNabb was vomiting like an anorexic school girl trying to lose weight to fit into her prom dress. Broken leg and all TO played, scored, and kept his team close to Tom Bradey and the Patriots in the Superbowl. Sorry for being off topic again.

    Here is to hoping Dallas win a championship soon. The good people of Dallas deserves one.

  23. By T.O. and Cowboy Fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:18:16 am

    I know a lot of people feel it is better to miss the playoffs this year and get into the lottery. But I don’t if I agree with that. Even if Mavs go lottery, since the lottery is weighted, Mavs being one of the better teams in the lottery would have very little chance of getting a high pick. It would be almost no different than making the playoffs and still getting a first round pick somewhere in the middle. there is really almost no hope of getting a high lottery pick and getting Beasley or Love or OJ Mayo. Might as well try to make playoffs and at least not suffer the humiliation of being a lottery team. No one wants to be Captain Lottery. It would be a long long off-season if Mavs miss the playoffs. Who wants to be the only Texas team to miss the playoffs? That would be suck. Any team with this many talented players has a punchers chance of winning the first round. A chance is better than no chance.
    And yes we all know Dirk didn’t play in yesterdays’ game against the nuggs. It isn’t about one game. It is about the season as a whole and not being in the position where you need to fight uphill the last few weeks of the season to be playoff contenders.

  24. By loyal fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:31:39 am

    Are u being sarcastic about the isaiah and kwame brown thing? I disagree about the refs, especially when they’re betting on games!

  25. By Greg on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:34:10 am

    Actually the Stars were the last team to win a championship. And theirbig trade isn’t working out for them this right now either. I’m amazed there’s not a call for Tippett’s head right now.

    Anyways, back to Mavs talk…

  26. By Dwayne on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:44:59 am

    T.O. and Cowboy Fan, I have to agree with alot you say. I’m a big Dirk fan, but I think he would be much better as the second option. We do need him though. If we had another big man, like a KG to take that pressure off he would be ok. He’s not a great player, but very good. In all great players you see it in them, with their leadership abilities and abilities to come through in the clutch. The only thing you were off on is Romo, we have to give a chance, he really only messed up this year. He shouldnt have even been the holder last year. He is the TRUTH.

  27. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:02:47 am

    I disagree i think a lot of issues Dirk has are cuased by Avery. I think Avery took away a lot of his confidence. I also feel the people around Dirk have also lost confidence due to Avery…i think firing Avery could completely change Dirk and the rest of the team into winners

  28. By Hody on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:04:40 am

    devin harris is a baller and young..
    end of story

    they need to re-sing diop if possible in the future

  29. By Mark on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:06:13 am

    I want a Fire Avery dress shirt.

  30. By Mark on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:07:57 am

    Dwayne-Go take your medication then look at Dirks stats before you announce that he is not a great player.

  31. By WyldMavsFan on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:39:39 am

    a lot of people want this team to not make the playoffs so we can blow this team up. But I agree with aubrey, it’s a quick and easy fix. FIRE AVERY JOHNSON, and hire anybody. there aren’t that many great coaches out there, but everyone out there is better that Avery.

    problem solved.

  32. By loyal fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:50:09 am

    Wow how are u going to bash dirk and give props to kg? what has he done to be so “great”.
    Dirk > Kevin

  33. By T on Mar 28, 2008 at 12:34:46 pm

    That game was sad. At least Avery sat on the bench the first half of the game instead of strutting up and down the sideline looking like George Jefferson. The first half was so much fun to watch and then they just went wheels off in the second half. Avery was outcoached by the greatness of Karl.

  34. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 12:53:19 pm

    T.O. why would finley come back to the Mavs Nelson over played him his whole career and broke him….would u come play for the mavs when you have popp as your coach and are surrounded by team players. Leave a franchise w/ the best management and best players and got o a team where u were kicked out after being run down to the ground ya right!!

  35. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:03:04 pm

    Also, T.O please dont every compare Dirk w/ Kidd, Dirk is entirely more talented then Jason Kidd and Chris Webber those guys just have names they lack the skill!!!!

  36. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:05:26 pm

    Also, Dirk has been carrying this team on his back before he got hurt, thats all he ever does is carry the team. Where are his role players that are suppose to be helping him??? You know why the Spurs are so successful they have their stars and they have their role players and everyone knows there job does it well and doesnt complain….the mavs need to try that. Also, Jason Kidd is ridiculous we need a new pg….actually we never should have gotten rid of our old one.

  37. By mbuser on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:18:18 pm

    I posted this on another site, but I think it bears repeating here. The title was Halftime Adjustments.

    George Karl:

    We’re only down 10, so let’s keep playing our game and turn up the defense.
    Josh Howard played pretty well the first half, and Malik Allen wasn’t much of a factor, so let’s switch Kenyon Martin onto him and shut him down.
    Jerry Stackhouse played pretty well too, so let’s double him.

    Avery Johnson:

    We’re up 10, so let’s protect the lead by running more isos.

    After halftime adjustments

    George Karl:

    None needed, what we changed at halftime is working great.

    Avery Johnson:

    Josh Howard came out shooting bricks instead of driving (probably because Kenyon Martin was on him) but let’s leave him in the game anyway, because he’s a stud.
    Jerry Stackhouse totally stunk after halftime but let’s leave him in the game anyway, because he’s a stud.
    Juwan Howard actually played pretty well in the first half, but he can’t be trusted so let’s play Malik Allen at center when Dampier leaves the game and leave Juwan Howard on the bench.
    Tyronn Lu was OK but not great in the first half when he spelled Kidd but he can’t be trusted, so let’s play Jason Terry at the point for several minutes while Kidd sits.
    When Kidd comes back in, let’s have him replace Antoine Wright instead of Josh Howard, because Antoine Wright can’t be trusted and Josh Howard is a stud.
    Antoine Wright only scored 7 points in his short stint on the floor, so let’s not play him too many minutes, since he can’t be trusted.

    Two and 1/2 minutes to go, the team is down and probably not coming back, so let’s drag Eddie Jones out of mothballs and see what he can do.

    Not sure if I missed anything else, but those are the things that stood out in my mind as the game was unfolding.

  38. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:29:42 pm

    Avery’s biggest problem i think sometimes is his lack of faith in his team….if he doesnt believe in his team how are they suppose to believe in themselves. Fire him before he ruins Dirk and Howard forever!!!

  39. By Cliff on Mar 28, 2008 at 1:45:03 pm

    You guys can’t imagine as a Rockets fan how happy I am that the Mavericks will miss the playoffs. Your arrogant fans and shameless mascot “CHAMP” and “MAVS MAN” deserve this achievement.

    HARPER, BLACKMAN & TARPLEY= NO RINGS
    JACKSON, KIDD & MASHBURN= NO RINGS
    NOWITZKI, NASH & FINLEY= NO RINGS

    BEST OF ALL:

    NOWITZKI, KIDD & JOSH HOWARD= NO PLAYOFFS!

  40. By Pete on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:15:10 pm

    T.O. and Cowboy Fan:

    Jeff Van Gundy took the Knicks to the Finals WITHOUT Ewing. And I would hardly say he wasted Ewing’s career. Ewing couldn’t get his team past Jordan’s Bulls, and he was simply too old once JVG rolled around.

    Ironically, JVG’s Knicks lost The Finals to the Spurs, who featured a certain Avery Johnson at PG.

    Give me JVG over AJ.

  41. By Aubrey on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:20:07 pm

    cliff as a rockets fan they arent getting far in the playoffs so good job. By the way you have two of the biggest babies on your team in t-mac and yao….they cant play through injury and im not talking the major injuries they dont even play through little finger jams….t-mac is just another guy who isnt going to win a championship good job!!!!

  42. By Mark on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:24:32 pm

    Hey Cliff

    MC GRADY + ANYBODY + ANYBODY = CHOKE IN FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS. HAVE FUN WATCHING THE CHOKE AGAIN THIS YEAR.

  43. By Mark on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:36:39 pm

    I have a great idea Cliff-if you love the rockets (lower case “r”) so much I can get you a job on their medical staff. You can administer the Heimlich Maneuver to Mc Grady after their game 4 elimination this year. I would love a picture of that!

  44. By Cliff on Mar 28, 2008 at 5:51:18 pm

    How many championships have yall won?

    Get them tissue boxes ready for Cuban when he crys about not making the playoffs.

  45. By Cliff on Mar 28, 2008 at 5:54:16 pm

    HEY MARK…

    CHOKE= MAVERICKS 67-15 LAST YEAR (BEST RECORD IN THE NBA)

    LOSE TO GOLDEN STATE (#8 SEED) IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

    HAVE FUN WATCHING THE PLAYOFFS MAVS FANS, YOU AINT GONNA MAKE IT THIS YEAR AND HOPE YALL STRUGGLE FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME.

    BOTTOM LINE… UNTIL THE MAVERICKS HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP TO BRAG ABOUT, ALL MAVERICKS FANS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS SHOULD STFU OR “SHUT THE *UCK UP!”

  46. By John on Mar 28, 2008 at 6:00:10 pm

    Jason “Old Man” Kidd did it again. I am so glad we brought in this old man to close out games. I think he must be color blind as well. He couldn’t seem to figure out which players were his teammates when he passed in the second half. Did he get an assist for his shot that missed the basket by 2 feet and Erick “no hands” Dampier actually caught it and laid it in. I am guessing that since it was not at AA Center in Dallas it wasn’t counted as an assist. Can anyone figure out why all the announcers continue to give this guy kudos? Barkley and Webber were drooling all over themselves about this guy last night. What a pathetic second half performance in such a critical game.

    I would guess that after next year Dirk will want to be traded to a team with a chance to win a championship. Why would he want to stay in this sinking ship. Way to go Avery, Donnie, and Mark.

  47. By Cliff on Mar 28, 2008 at 6:02:16 pm

    SINKING SHIP, JOHN? YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT AFTER WINNING 67 GAMES AND LOSING TO AN 8TH SEED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR.

    DALLAS= CHOKE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

  48. By Greg on Mar 28, 2008 at 6:15:32 pm

    Come on guys, stop the personal attacks. If you want to argue over something fine, but I’m deleting any comments that I consider inapropriate for the site or the discussion at hand.

  49. By loyal fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 6:32:20 pm

    it doesn’t matter if they were 8th seed or 2nd seed they were the hottest team in the nba and couldn’t miss a shot.. my question is what are you even doing on this site? waisting your time, grow up

  50. By loyal fan on Mar 28, 2008 at 6:36:58 pm

    Boston would actually be the choke capital of the world after 16-0 and lose to the GIANTS in the super bowl. Plus being the best regular season team and not making it to the finals out of the EAST this year.

  51. By mrtwister on Mar 28, 2008 at 7:28:14 pm

    Didn’t see the game but watched the Live game stats on NBA.com at work here in Australia whenever I could. Did see the live stats for the 3rd quarter though. Could not believe I saw the Nuggets score a few possessions in a row that included dunks and 3s. Saw Iverson’s 3 to get within 1 and was sitting at my desk saying to myself. OK Avery TO time……Avery? Next play - dunk, Okay Avery, TO please……….Avery? Another turnover and a score……..finally a TO. What the hell is going on? And I think the TO was an officials TO as well? Was Avery hanging out for this so he didn’t have to burn one? If a team hits 3 or even 2 consecutive buckets that involve your team shooting clangers or getting turnovers when you have the lead, a TO should be pretty automatic, especially when that team is now 1 point behind at home. Then a couple of plays later he gets T’d up. Seriously, if Cuban wants to pay my way and put my family up with some accomodation for a while I’ll coach them for $400 a game with the same, or better results. (Couldn’t anyone?)
    There’d be no isolations; no T’s; offenses that utilise players strengths instead of players that try to utilise the offenses strengths; praise for winning and not just ‘trying hard’; deep bench substitutions purely because the main players are knackered from all the transition and open floor plays, not just because someone missed a shot or because we have a lead; trusting All Star calibre players to run the show on the court without the need for the Head Coach to to tell them what to run each and every play (compare Phil Jackson and Avery-OMG) and Cuban can even save some money. Seriously, I’m up for it.

  52. By Triple347 on Mar 28, 2008 at 8:10:40 pm

    Cliff, why are you acting like Cowboy fans on Houston blogs (you sure sound like Cowboy Steve on LZ’s blog, but for the Cowboys)? I apologize to you Mavs fans, as a Houston fan, for this idiotic copying of Houstonian Cowboy fans. It is highly annoying, but now you know how we feel.

  53. By Aubrey on Mar 29, 2008 at 12:48:06 pm

    Cliff do you watch any team besides the Rockets???? Houston is out first round in the playoffs so go ahead talk crap but it doesnt really matter. Houston will never win a championship bc they have two players that seem to like to hurt themselves….so talk all you want but the rockets arent any better off!!!

  54. By Aubrey on Mar 29, 2008 at 12:52:39 pm

    Kidd is ridiculous i get he had a pretty good first half but where was he when we needed him most….oh thats right he was shooting bricks. My fav. quote and one of the only smart things Charles Barkley has ever said is you can’t have a big night if you don’t win. I just don’t understand Kidd he looks pathetic and its not all Avery i think he came to the west realized how much better the teams and point guards are in this conference when you are playing them twice and much and realized what a loser he is…dont get me wrong tho i am all for avery being fired his inability to adapt is killing us. Sometimes i feel he’s trying so hard to coach like Popp he is actually the complete opposite from him.

  55. By Mark on Mar 29, 2008 at 1:51:33 pm

    Cliff:

    What was the score of the last playoff game between Dallas and houston? houston isn’t exactly a perinneal championship team. In fact when dod houston last win a championship? Long before Dallas beat them by 40 points in game seven of the first round of the playoffs a few years ago. Your boy McGrady is the biggest choker in the NBA with the possible exception of Yao Ming. We just have a crappy coach. You have a bad team.

  56. By Aubrey on Mar 30, 2008 at 3:13:32 pm

    Hey cliff what happened to your Rockets today the Spurs rocked their world. Tmac looked like he was gonna cry he was so frustrated w/ Bowen!!!!

  57. By Cliff on Mar 30, 2008 at 9:07:07 pm

    HOW MANY FREAKIN’ CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE YALL WON? OUR LAST CHAMPIONSHIP WAS 95… WHEN WAS YOURS?

    AUBREY… I HAVE A BOX OF KLEENEX FOR YOU WHEN THE MAVS ARE OFFICIALLY ELIMINATED FROM THE POSTSEASON.

  58. By Cliff on Mar 30, 2008 at 9:18:05 pm

    MARK…

    BAD TEAMS DON’T WIN 22 STRAIGHT GAMES… IDIOT!

    BELIEVE YALL ARE VICTIM # 17

  59. By katy on Mar 30, 2008 at 9:20:57 pm

    go spurs go!!

  60. By Aubrey on Mar 30, 2008 at 9:53:09 pm

    Hey Cliff its cool I love the SPurs too and im pretty sure they stomped the Rockets sent t-mac home crying for his mommy. And Battier cant play defense like Bowen!! And big girls dont cry cliff so ill think ill be ok!!!! Hahaha u dont even know basketball thats the funniest part of all of this u dont know anything…buts cool u keep talking smack about things u dont know!!!

  61. By Aubrey on Mar 30, 2008 at 9:53:47 pm

    Oh and im glad that u can hold onto ur championship u won over ten years ago cuz ur not getting another one anytime soon!!

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