Davis, Nellie, Mullin among Warriors' heroes


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This is so funny :lol:, but there is alot of truth to it.


Davis, Nellie, Mullin among Warriors' heroes

How to satisfactorily explain Golden State's 111-86 thumping of Dallas?

Perhaps identifying the close-out game's heroes and goats would be useful.


HEROES
Leading the list is Baron Davis, who returned to action after straining a hamstring and then proceeded to hamstring the Mavs' title hopes. Even though he was obviously still in pain, Davis bagged several triples and limped his way through the toothless Dallas defense for layup after layup after ?

Indeed, it was a half-driving-half-hopping layup midway through the third quarter ? boosting the Warriors' lead to 14 ? that made the Mavs unofficially throw in the towel. That one shot let all the leftover air (or was it gas?) out of the Mavs' bloated self-esteem.

Andris Biedrins also gets to wear a hero's wreath, for giving a convincing ? albeit brief ? impersonation of Bill Russell. Biedrins' early shot-blocking, rebounding and dunking helped get the Warriors up, up and away.

Stephen Jackson demonstrated once again that he's most effective as a catch-and-shoot long-range bomber. His seven home runs helped knock the Mavs out of the box.

Still, Jackson continued to have difficulty dribbling when pressured, and he did miss a total of six layups. Also, his overreaction to getting accidentally bonked on his bean by Austin Croshere was strictly juvenile. So let's give Jackson a wreath and a single horn.

Chris Mullin's radical reconfiguring of his team in mid-stream was also heroic.

And, of course, there's Nellie, who lets his guys do what they do best. Run berserk. Shoot first and never ask questions. And play with perpetual chips on their shoulders.

The Mavericks also had a hero: Jerry Stackhouse, whose trio of triples early in the game kept his team in touch with the runaway Warriors, and at least delayed the inevitable humiliation.

Stackhouse also proved his courage at the beginning of the fourth quarter: There was Dirk Nowitzki, ensconced in the pivot with Jackson perfectly sealed and barely visible. There was Nowitzki, madly gesticulating for Stackhouse to pass him the ball. But there was Stackhouse, taking a long look at Nowitzki before calmly looking away and passing elsewhere. Credit Stackhouse for recognizing what was really what.

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Sorry Mav fans...........

Mavs might not recover from collapse

We hate to pour salt in the Dallas Mavericks' wounds, but since the Mavs are pretty much swimming in the Dead Sea right now, we might as well.

This little meltdown against Golden State was the worst playoff loss ever in American sports.

Worse than when the Yankees blew a 3-0 lead over the hated Red Sox. Worse than the Colts losing Super Bowl III to the Jets. Worse than the other two No. 8-over-No.1 upsets in NBA history.

Why? First of all, as a pure upset, this was as stunning as anything we've ever seen. Dallas won 25 more regular-season games than the Warriors. For some context: Cleveland, the No. 2 seed in the East, won 26 more games than the Celtics ? and the Celtics finished last in the Eastern Conference by four games. In other words, that is a huge gap.

The Mavs had an even bigger advantage in experience. Dallas made the Finals last year. Golden State's last playoff appearance was so long ago, Mark Cuban actually had to check his bank balance before he paid the mortgage.

And because there are so many scoring plays, basketball is the least volatile of our team sports ? over a seven-game series; the best team usually prevails. The only other 8-over-1 NBA upsets came in five-game series: the '99 Knicks over Miami and the '94 Nuggets over Seattle. (And neither Miami nor Seattle had Finals experience.)

These Mavs won 67 regular-season games. Only one team in NBA history, the '96 Bulls, won more than 69.

So simply on results, this is as big an upset as we've ever seen. Factor in the emotional misery for Mavs' fans and it is much worse.

Consider:

a) Dallas lost to its old coach, Don Nelson, who is still at odds with Cuban, the owner. Nelson has a lot in common with Larry Brown ? he is an absolute magician with undermanned teams but doesn't seem that comfortable as the favorite. Well, he took these undermanned (and undersized) Warriors and dismantled the favorite. Now Nelson moves on, which leads us to ...

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Re: Sorry Mav fans...........

Blacknbengal said:
Mavs might not recover from collapse

We hate to pour salt in the Dallas Mavericks' wounds, but since the Mavs are pretty much swimming in the Dead Sea right now, we might as well.

This little meltdown against Golden State was the worst playoff loss ever in American sports.

Worse than when the Yankees blew a 3-0 lead over the hated Red Sox. Worse than the Colts losing Super Bowl III to the Jets. Worse than the other two No. 8-over-No.1 upsets in NBA history.

Why? First of all, as a pure upset, this was as stunning as anything we've ever seen. Dallas won 25 more regular-season games than the Warriors. For some context: Cleveland, the No. 2 seed in the East, won 26 more games than the Celtics ? and the Celtics finished last in the Eastern Conference by four games. In other words, that is a huge gap.

The Mavs had an even bigger advantage in experience. Dallas made the Finals last year. Golden State's last playoff appearance was so long ago, Mark Cuban actually had to check his bank balance before he paid the mortgage.

And because there are so many scoring plays, basketball is the least volatile of our team sports ? over a seven-game series; the best team usually prevails. The only other 8-over-1 NBA upsets came in five-game series: the '99 Knicks over Miami and the '94 Nuggets over Seattle. (And neither Miami nor Seattle had Finals experience.)

These Mavs won 67 regular-season games. Only one team in NBA history, the '96 Bulls, won more than 69.

So simply on results, this is as big an upset as we've ever seen. Factor in the emotional misery for Mavs' fans and it is much worse.

Consider:

a) Dallas lost to its old coach, Don Nelson, who is still at odds with Cuban, the owner. Nelson has a lot in common with Larry Brown ? he is an absolute magician with undermanned teams but doesn't seem that comfortable as the favorite. Well, he took these undermanned (and undersized) Warriors and dismantled the favorite. Now Nelson moves on, which leads us to ...

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:lol: :nod: Somebody hide the rope please! I think Avery Johnson is ready to call it quits! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


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The Mavs remind me of the Colts who lost in the playoffs last season before winning the Super Bowl this season.

Indy: Best record in NFL lost their first playoff game to Pittsburgh.
Mavs: Best record in NBA lost their first playoff series to Golden State.

Peyton Manning: Labled as great player who could never win the big game.
Won MVP then threw 4 INTs against Pittsburgh.
Dirk Nowitzki: Labled as great player who can't win the big one either.
Might win MVP, but scored only 8 points in an elimination game.

This is very erie.
 
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