game 4 1st half

[cranrab]

dwyane wade. wow.

zone d. everybody knows the only way to beat it is the outside shot.

shandon anderson. wow. who foresaw THAT substitution paying off for udonis haslem. i admit NOT me.

is the euro disappearing? shrinking?

finally the heat prevent a dallas run to end Q2...

let's see what unfolds in the 2nd half.

 

[cranrab]

stackhouse foul

ok, jerry stackhouse owed shaquille o'neal some payback from G1 for the bloody nose, so no problem there...

jerry stackhouse also did the veteran thing by preventing the automatic layup, so no problem there...

BUT, how was that foul different than james posey's takedown of kirk hinrich during the opening round? stack used his shoulder to hit shaquille o'neal just as he was leaving the floor...

 

[xfactor]

Another thing I dont see many people talking about is Avery Johnson's lineup adjustment.

I thought Allas was finished before the game began when Coach Johnson inserted Devin Harris into the starting lineup.

Not only was Wade able to dominate him early, but it got Wade in a rhythm that carried through the whole game.

Not only was Harris weak on D to start the game, but I thought it also took away Allas's 2nd qt spark that he brings off the bench that allowed them to be successful against the Heat once the 2nd unit comes in. Bring Adrian Griffin off the bench gives them next to nothing.

 

[cranrab]

Another thing I dont see many people talking about is Avery Johnson's lineup adjustment.

I thought Allas was finished before the game began when Coach Johnson inserted Devin Harris into the starting lineup.

Not only was Wade able to dominate him early, but it got Wade in a rhythm that carried through the whole game.

Not only was Harris weak on D to start the game, but I thought it also took away Allas's 2nd qt spark that he brings off the bench that allowed them to be successful against the Heat once the 2nd unit comes in. Bring Adrian Griffin off the bench gives them next to nothing.

interesting point.

coach johnson tweaks his lineup so much i stopped taking note of it.

his starting lineup against the spurs was different from that of the regular season.

his starting lineup against the suns was different from that of the spurs series.

his starting lineup against the heat has now changed too.

 

[SpiritualPorn]

dwyane wade. wow.

zone d. everybody knows the only way to beat it is the outside shot.

shandon anderson. wow. who foresaw THAT substitution paying off for udonis haslem. i admit NOT me.

is the euro disappearing? shrinking?

finally the heat prevent a dallas run to end Q2...

let's see what unfolds in the 2nd half.

The first thing I said when UD picked up those quick fouls was " Good, now Riles will give Shannon Anderson some minutes"

Riles has been sticking with the 8 man rotation of Shaq, Wade, UD Williams,Walker, Payton, Posey,and Mourning. I have been screaming the whole time to give Shan And some min's as well as Doleac, because of his deadly midrange game. He can also guard Dirk if need be.

Derick Anderson would easily guard Stack or Grif however I am not sure how he would be offensively. DA hasn't got much time because he was a late season acquisition.

I knew it was only a matter of time before the Heat figured these guys out. No one else had thrown double teams on Shaq for the entire playoffs. It took two games to adjust. Also Wade has finally asserted himself as the go to option when they need a score to stem runs.

As I said before these Finals started, The Mavs have not seen this kind of defense yet. I knew Dirk would be a nonfactor. His point totals look good because he is getting waaaay to many free throws. Dirk has already set a finals record for free throws and it's only game 4. His floor play is weak. He looks scared.

Johnson won those first two games and was never cocky about it. He knew Miami was getting outplayed and not beaten. Now is when we can judge Avery, now that he has to get his players mind right. There are really no changes he can make with the starting line up that wouldn't seem as if he is nervous.

Miami will win game five .

 

[SpiritualPorn]

Re: stackhouse foul

ok, jerry stackhouse owed shaquille o'neal some payback from G1 for the bloody nose, so no problem there...

jerry stackhouse also did the veteran thing by preventing the automatic layup, so no problem there...

BUT, how was that foul different than james posey's takedown of kirk hinrich during the opening round? stack used his shoulder to hit shaquille o'neal just as he was leaving the floor...

Miami has sustained two suspensions this postseason for way less.

Even though Shaq downplayed it (Unlike a certain player who clearly let Raja ringing his Bell get to him), Stackhouse should have been ejected immediately.

Imagine if Posey did that to Dirk. The press would have been calling for a suspension of at least two games.

It shows me that Dallas has become unglued.

Miami has been down and never resorted to dirty play.

Thanks for the motivation Stak.

Bad enough that your asshole owner hired a yatch to sit in front of AA arena with a "GO MAVS" sign, and went on Letterman to dis Riles. Then your ESPN believing city plans the parade on Tuesday morning.

Staks hard foul being shown 50 times on ESPN will replace the bulleten board material for the rest of the series. That was more over the top than your attention whore owner's antics.

 

[SpiritualPorn]

Another thing I dont see many people talking about is Avery Johnson's lineup adjustment.

I thought Allas was finished before the game began when Coach Johnson inserted Devin Harris into the starting lineup.

Not only was Wade able to dominate him early, but it got Wade in a rhythm that carried through the whole game.

Not only was Harris weak on D to start the game, but I thought it also took away Allas's 2nd qt spark that he brings off the bench that allowed them to be successful against the Heat once the 2nd unit comes in. Bring Adrian Griffin off the bench gives them next to nothing.

Johnson is confused.

He was winning so no one called him on it.

He is now out of tricks. Miami has beaten everything the Mavs have put on the floor. So now what????

The only thing these constant line up changes will do is confuse his players. Line up changes have a way of shaking the confidence of certain players. Not knowing what to expect will continue the indecisiveness by the players.

Thats is why the Mavs are missing wide open shots (that and Zo). One can overcoach also.

 

[SpiritualPorn]

Another thing I dont see many people talking about is Avery Johnson's lineup adjustment.

I thought Allas was finished before the game began when Coach Johnson inserted Devin Harris into the starting lineup.

Not only was Wade able to dominate him early, but it got Wade in a rhythm that carried through the whole game.

Not only was Harris weak on D to start the game, but I thought it also took away Allas's 2nd qt spark that he brings off the bench that allowed them to be successful against the Heat once the 2nd unit comes in. Bring Adrian Griffin off the bench gives them next to nothing.

Posted 17 June 2006 10:43 AM
Damn. The excuses just never stop for the Mavs now do they? going to have to upgrade my top 10 list to top 20 now...

Top 20 Complaints and Excuses the Mavs have for going from an NBA finals sweep to choking in game 4 (98-74)

20) Dwyane Wade is faking it: he's not really right-handed
19) Organizing a victory parade for thousands of guests takes a lot of time and energy
18) Oprah is stonewalling Mark Cuban about coming to the show to talk about the evils of Rileyball
17) Dirk Nowitzki can't resist eating those McDonald's chicken sandwiches
16) Never underestimate the heart of a champion...or the sexual frustration of visiting South Beach under the supervision of your wife and relatives.
15) Yes it's the NBA finals, but we still have to watch the World Cup, US Open and Stanley Cup finals.
14) Two words: D.J. Mbenga!
13) In retrospect, avoiding the media by holding practice on the deck of a Carnival cruise ship only led to 'fun ship mentality'
12) It's us against them (referees, David Stern, 'the man', nefarious government forces, RIAA, Microsoft, Al Qaeda, the major networks, etc....with the exception of the Miami Heat)
11) How can the refs not call a flagrant foul when Jerry Stackhouse attempts to defend Shaq with his nose?
10) How dare the Heat mock David Hasselhoff during Nowitzki free throws!
9) The shot clock malfunctioned and we lost four seconds
8) Damn humidity
7) No playstations in the visiting locker room in the Airlines Arena
6) Seeing Anna Kournikova with that pencil-neck wimp Enrique Iglesias is really distracting for those of us who have risked our lives taking anabolic steroids
5) White towel waving by Heat fans are creating El Nino-sized drafts - patently obvious reason for the airballs and consistently short shots
4) It's a Sports Illustrated conspiracy! They cursed us by putting Nowitzki on the cover this week
3) Lebron keeps text messaging trash talk on our cell phones
2) The more we listen to coach Avery Johnson, the closer we become to achieving his 8.4 points per game career average!
1) We're assured of immortality anyway now that game 3 is on regular rotation on ESPN Classics.