that's fine. he can learn from his epic choke. he's also had quite a few games where he disappeared.
Durant settled for too many jump shots late in the game as Dallas made their run. He should have been trying to get baskets at the rim and trying to get FTs out of it. Durant seemed to want to get his points from 25 feet out or more.
holy crap I should be an NBA analyst!Mavs have played well against the Thunder in the past. As Vi Edit said Kidd is going to have trouble with Westbrook. I believe Dallas has a very underrated defense and should be able to help Kidd enough to keep Westbrook under control. They have Corey Brewer and Marion to guard Durant and usually Dallas has done a good job of keeping him in check. I actually believe the Thunder getting Perkins is to Dallas' advantage. Dallas has the big men to play with Perkins but not enough athletic players to keep Durant, Westbrook, Green under control. I think where Dallas has the edge is in scoring and experience. At the end of the game Dallas being a savy veteran team is going to out-execute the Thunder when it counts and that's going to be the difference in the series. Also Dallas has been a tough place to play this postseason. Probably not so much in the past but this year Mavs fans are really hyped up.
Dallas in 7
PM'd
No offense to the Bulls but this is exactly why MVP votes should be made at the end of the postseason. Dirk should be the MVP. No one player has carried their team on their shoulders like Dirk has.
No way OKC wins the next 3 games. Would be epic for the mavs to avenge their '06 Finals loss against the Heat.
No offense to the Bulls but this is exactly why MVP votes should be made at the end of the postseason. Dirk should be the MVP. No one player has carried their team on their shoulders like Dirk has.
No way OKC wins the next 3 games. Would be epic for the mavs to avenge their '06 Finals loss against the Heat.
Other than the fact that the MVP is specifically defined as for regular season only, and there is also a Final's MVP.
And I think Rose has carried his team more than Dirk has. Dirk is playing better though.
Good luck with that! Bosh & Lebron are a 6'6 and almost 7' wall of athleticism. Throw in Anthony or Haslem for good measure. That worked well for you the last two games. How about you tell your teammates to nut the fuck up and start hitting some shots after you kick out on a double team penetration drive? That'd be swell!
Let’s explain what is going on and how it can be summed up in one possession from the fourth quarter back in Game 2 in Chicago, which is where this series turned into a display of the Heat’s defensive ability.
With the Bulls trailing 76-73 and four minutes left, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau called for a 1-4 pick-and-roll. His team ran it almost perfectly.
Rose had the ball on the wing when Taj Gibson came to set a screen on Rose’s defender, in this case Mike Bibby. Rose turned the corner skillfully and quickly, effectively shaking Bibby and Gibson’s man, Chris Bosh, in the same instant.
He’s literally done this hundreds of times this season and it’s one of the main reasons he’s the MVP. Usually, it will result in an easy shot or a foul at a moment the Bulls badly needed points.
But here is where the Heat are different. When Rose got into the lane there were two Heat defenders already waiting. It slowed him down as he shifted and looked for a crease to release a shot. By the time he got the ball in the air, about four feet from the rim, he was surrounded by all five Heat defenders on the floor. He missed.
I was watching ESPN this morning with an interview with Rose:
ESPN: How are you going to respond in this game?
Rose: I have to be more aggressive and attack the rim. If they double team, even triple team me I'm dropping my head and going.
Good luck with that! Bosh & Lebron are a 6'6 and almost 7' wall of athleticism. Throw in Anthony or Haslem for good measure. That worked well for you the last two games. How about you tell your teammates to nut the fuck up and start hitting some shots after you kick out on a double team penetration drive? That'd be swell!
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoopmiamiheat/post/_/id/7962/heats-defense-zeroing-in-on-derrick-rose
Great article that sort of touches on the same idea.
It has been a one man show all year long, and just like Lebron with the Cavs and Wade with the Heat last year, it won't cut it. Boozer isn't the guy, Deng isn't either. They need to make a move to get another legit scorer.
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoopmiamiheat/post/_/id/7962/heats-defense-zeroing-in-on-derrick-rose
Great article that sort of touches on the same idea.
It has been a one man show all year long, and just like Lebron with the Cavs and Wade with the Heat last year, it won't cut it. Boozer isn't the guy, Deng isn't either. They need to make a move to get another legit scorer.
D'oh! Dwayne Clang!
They just showed a little stat on the bottom and the Heat with Haslem in are +18.