Comments on: Mavs fall short to the Trailblazers. Wait, what? http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/ A not so serious Dallas Mavericks blog. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:43:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: blah http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-905 blah Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:15:55 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-905 And they lose to Seattle. Was that idiot Avery trying to lose the game? And they lose to Seattle. Was that idiot Avery trying to lose the game?

]]> By: MFFL http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-904 MFFL Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:03:50 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-904 haha, this was too funny to even be upset about. maybe the Mavs are seeing how bad they can play and still win games. Pitiful!!! Are they trying to play the Lakers first round??? What the heck was the performance today? And JET takes the final shot again since he was SO clutch for us yesterday. haha, this was too funny to even be upset about. maybe the Mavs are seeing how bad they can play and still win games. Pitiful!!! Are they trying to play the Lakers first round??? What the heck was the performance today? And JET takes the final shot again since he was SO clutch for us yesterday.

]]> By: CB http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-903 CB Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:39:59 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-903 What a joke! Have time to get an easy 2 for 1 coming out of time out and can't even get the shot of in time then give up a lay-up on the other end. This team is NOT responding to Avery. He is all over the place with his substitution and Dirk is the only one one on this team with any heart. Why is he playing Malik Allen, Juwan Howard, & Eddie Jones all the time. HAVE A CLUE!!!!!!!!!! What a joke! Have time to get an easy 2 for 1 coming out of time out and can’t even get the shot of in time then give up a lay-up on the other end. This team is NOT responding to Avery. He is all over the place with his substitution and Dirk is the only one one on this team with any heart. Why is he playing Malik Allen, Juwan Howard, & Eddie Jones all the time. HAVE A CLUE!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: DB http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-902 DB Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:32:04 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-902 Laughable game, laughable ending yet again by the Avery Johnson led Mavericks. Good thing we have momentum going into the finals and beat two very sorry teams and clinched 7th seed. OH WAIT!? I believe I'll keep watching the Stars and hopefully the Mavs will be able to come up clutch in the playoffs like the Stars have. . . Laughable game, laughable ending yet again by the Avery Johnson led Mavericks. Good thing we have momentum going into the finals and beat two very sorry teams and clinched 7th seed. OH WAIT!?

I believe I’ll keep watching the Stars and hopefully the Mavs will be able to come up clutch in the playoffs like the Stars have. . .

]]> By: mike http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-901 mike Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:30:55 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-901 What the hell was that?!?? Losing against Seattle?!? What a terrible effort against a bunch of rookies tonight!!! Dallas should NOT have lost this game.... any confidence I had for this team's playoff chances disappeared after tonight. What the hell was that?!?? Losing against Seattle?!? What a terrible effort against a bunch of rookies tonight!!! Dallas should NOT have lost this game…. any confidence I had for this team’s playoff chances disappeared after tonight.

]]> By: selke99 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-900 selke99 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:05:43 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-900 Against Jazz, Damp plays the final couple of minutes. He's instrumental in knocking back a couple of offensive rebounds after misses in the last minute. Keeps Jazz out of the paint. Mavs win. Blazers game. Damp not used at the end of the game. Blazers score at will in the paint. Allen (is Avery sleeping with the guy?) can't cover his man. Allen has played 5 minutes in the game, has missed over a week due to injury, yet he's there at crunchtime. JET limply fouls Blazer in paint on layup, allowing an extra point Mavs can't chase down. Mavs lose. Just mind-boggling decision to not put Damp at the end when it just worked 2 nights ago. Against Jazz, Damp plays the final couple of minutes. He’s instrumental in knocking back a couple of offensive rebounds after misses in the last minute. Keeps Jazz out of the paint. Mavs win.

Blazers game. Damp not used at the end of the game. Blazers score at will in the paint. Allen (is Avery sleeping with the guy?) can’t cover his man. Allen has played 5 minutes in the game, has missed over a week due to injury, yet he’s there at crunchtime. JET limply fouls Blazer in paint on layup, allowing an extra point Mavs can’t chase down. Mavs lose.

Just mind-boggling decision to not put Damp at the end when it just worked 2 nights ago.

]]> By: mrtwister http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-899 mrtwister Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:11:14 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-899 I think the inbound play is to isolate the inbounder. Oh crap, he can't shoot from there can he? Seriously, did Avery draw up the last 2 shots for Terry? I'm assuming he did from other people's comments but I'm still not sure. Trust me, I've played some ball in my time and I can tell you, the hardest plays to gaurd are the ones where the offense is playing to what the defence is giving them. Kicking the ball to the open man from a defender helping out, hitting a back door cutter going to the basket resulting from a defender stepping up to take away the lane from dribble penetration, on ball screen if the ball defender is playing too tight etc. The only other thing that works is a well drawn up play with plenty of offensive movement to keep all the defenders guessing and moving to ensure they play by instinct which could result in a curl cut to the basket or a step back high side above a screen for an open shot or even a 'shock factor' lob to a back cutter etc. The key is for it to be something you've kept up your sleeve THAT THE OTHER TEAM ISN'T EXPECTING OR HAS EVEN SEEN BEFORE. Isolation plays do not count as either of these, especially when you run it ALL the time. Avery, you're not getting paid the big bucks to throw crappy plays at the team and then wash your hands after a tight loss because they couldn't score off it. A team that can win consistently down the stretch it a well coached team. A team that makes the Playoffs is not necessarily a well coached team. And, a coach that can run a team to it's strengths is a good coach. A coach that is too stubborn and set in his ways to change anything regardless of his players or his results is a fool and he will eventually be found out and proven as such. I think the inbound play is to isolate the inbounder. Oh crap, he can’t shoot from there can he?

Seriously, did Avery draw up the last 2 shots for Terry? I’m assuming he did from other people’s comments but I’m still not sure.

Trust me, I’ve played some ball in my time and I can tell you, the hardest plays to gaurd are the ones where the offense is playing to what the defence is giving them. Kicking the ball to the open man from a defender helping out, hitting a back door cutter going to the basket resulting from a defender stepping up to take away the lane from dribble penetration, on ball screen if the ball defender is playing too tight etc.

The only other thing that works is a well drawn up play with plenty of offensive movement to keep all the defenders guessing and moving to ensure they play by instinct which could result in a curl cut to the basket or a step back high side above a screen for an open shot or even a ’shock factor’ lob to a back cutter etc. The key is for it to be something you’ve kept up your sleeve THAT THE OTHER TEAM ISN’T EXPECTING OR HAS EVEN SEEN BEFORE.

Isolation plays do not count as either of these, especially when you run it ALL the time.

Avery, you’re not getting paid the big bucks to throw crappy plays at the team and then wash your hands after a tight loss because they couldn’t score off it. A team that can win consistently down the stretch it a well coached team. A team that makes the Playoffs is not necessarily a well coached team.

And, a coach that can run a team to it’s strengths is a good coach. A coach that is too stubborn and set in his ways to change anything regardless of his players or his results is a fool and he will eventually be found out and proven as such.

]]> By: Mark http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Mark Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:35:03 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-898 Do the Mavericks have an inbound play? I have not seen one all year. Do the Mavericks have an inbound play? I have not seen one all year.

]]> By: Avery http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Avery Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:39:11 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-897 Timeout! Guys give me a break. Kidd is almost ready for the playoffs; I've broken him down to run half court sets. Nowitzki is ready to go at the post in his isolation plays. Damp is ready to sit the fourth period. Bass knows not to shake the rims. Me, I bought my house in Cancun and I heard the weather is real nice starting in 2 weeks. How long do those playoffs last anyways? Timeout!
Guys give me a break. Kidd is almost ready for the playoffs; I’ve broken him down to run half court sets.
Nowitzki is ready to go at the post in his isolation plays.
Damp is ready to sit the fourth period.
Bass knows not to shake the rims.
Me, I bought my house in Cancun and I heard the weather is real nice starting in 2 weeks.
How long do those playoffs last anyways?

]]> By: MFFL http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/comment-page-1/#comment-896 MFFL Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:31:36 +0000 http://www.fireavery.com/2008/04/13/mavs-fall-short-to-the-trailblazers-wait-what/#comment-896 I bet you all we would have won the game if we hadn't had any timeouts like the Jazz game. Because Kidd or even Jones would have passed it to Dirk to make the play, not Terry. Eddie Jones has a better 3 pts percentage than Terry and he was having a much better offensive night, even he would have been better to take the shot. The only time Terry is remotely good is if he's having a good night, which doesn't come often enough for my liking. And when Portland called a timeout the last time, Avery should have put Dampier in, or anyone who plays any sort of defense, because not only did Terry NOT make any sort of stop, he made a stupid foul for a three point play. Again, WHY was Dampier on the bench??? I bet you all we would have won the game if we hadn’t had any timeouts like the Jazz game. Because Kidd or even Jones would have passed it to Dirk to make the play, not Terry. Eddie Jones has a better 3 pts percentage than Terry and he was having a much better offensive night, even he would have been better to take the shot. The only time Terry is remotely good is if he’s having a good night, which doesn’t come often enough for my liking. And when Portland called a timeout the last time, Avery should have put Dampier in, or anyone who plays any sort of defense, because not only did Terry NOT make any sort of stop, he made a stupid foul for a three point play. Again, WHY was Dampier on the bench???

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