tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post111650855495486973..comments2023-10-22T07:07:22.603-05:00Comments on <a href="http://sturminator.blogspot.com/">Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville</a>: Nice Defense, DallasSturminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03512218221714280831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116555233149832722005-05-19T21:13:00.000-05:002005-05-19T21:13:00.000-05:00Well Bob,I tried to call in today to give you my t...Well Bob,<BR/><BR/>I tried to call in today to give you my take, but here goes... I have been a Mav fan since the 80's and I have never seen so many subplots in a season that I have seen in this 2004-2005 mavs season. Someone should be writing a book about this year as we speak.. On to my real point... The aura of Erick Dampier. My theory is this, bottom line.. Dampier is not liked by this organization period. From Nellie, to Avery,to the players, to the current coaches, something happened that we don't know about to make this franchise do a double take when it comes to the importance of Dampier. I have never seen a professional athlete with such a fragile mental outlook on his game like Dampier has. He is scared to death on the court and it shows. Every time you see Damp during this playoff run, he looks like a kid that just lost his mom in the grocery store. He is just about to cry and is terrified. Did we (as in Cuban)over value him? Did he lose his fierceness a month or so ago, or did he never have a mean streak? What is bizarre about this whole thing is that he is better than anything that we have ever had down low. WE DID NOT BRING HIM HERE TO SCORE!! double digit rebounds and a few blocks are great in my book.. What if we are eliminated? What will the fate of Damp be? His team mates don't even look his way, unless they are pissed off at him.. we shall seeAndy Douthitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371296780253826477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116529796966779592005-05-19T14:09:00.000-05:002005-05-19T14:09:00.000-05:00Where is Bradley on the all-NBA teams? He at least...Where is Bradley on the all-NBA teams? He at least should have got some 2nd team votes. <BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116519258131815312005-05-19T11:14:00.000-05:002005-05-19T11:14:00.000-05:00Dale Hansen did not understand why some Dallas fan...Dale Hansen did not understand why some Dallas fans booed Steve Nash during game four. What he did in games 4 and 5 is why - he is totally raping Dallas on the offensive side. Yea, Dallas is SOOO much better at stopping dribble penetration by guards now that we don't have Nash as a defensive liability. Wow, Nash is schooling us with that little ten footer fade away. "Hand of Stone" just killed me with those misses. After those missed 0 footers Dallas couldn't trust him anymore to try to go down to him on the set up offense. That kept Amare from having to play defense and out of foul trouble in the second half. What a wasted effort by Dirk and Jerry. Dirk sucked it up on defense but he had his jumper going, which made the Suns have to jump into him more and picking up fouls. He had 11 of 14 free throws. Stackhouse, that dude has some heart. That was a cool block from behind on Marion. <BR/>108 points and 43.6% FG shooting is not enough to beat the Suns the way Dallas plays 'd'. <BR/><BR/>P1 "Disco" StuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116517865828154912005-05-19T10:51:00.000-05:002005-05-19T10:51:00.000-05:00Personally I've been really disappointed in the an...Personally I've been really disappointed in the analyzation of Game 4; letting Nash score at will did NOT win them Game 4.<BR/><BR/>Everyone got tunnel vision when Nash went crazy in the 2nd Half, but the Mavs were already up by SIXTEEN at the half if memory serves. The Suns outscored the Mavs in the 2nd Half during Nash's little frenzy. The reason they won Game 4 was because of their superior rebounding and defense play in the FIRST half when Nash was still human and only scored 13 (give or take) points.<BR/><BR/>If they keep this strategy up it'll be time for the annual Kenny Rogers Trade Talk segment at 12:30 on Monday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116517331594473192005-05-19T10:42:00.000-05:002005-05-19T10:42:00.000-05:00Oh my god! No killer insticts. The Mavs have their...Oh my god! No killer insticts. The Mavs have their foot on the Suns throat ready to finish them off and leave for dead. And then nothing, it was painful to watch. I guarantee the Mavs win game 6 and then give us another one of these for game 7 just to further agonize another day.<BR/><BR/>T.O.'ed MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116515557937780412005-05-19T10:12:00.000-05:002005-05-19T10:12:00.000-05:00Anyone think Doug Collins is on the Suns payroll? ...Anyone think Doug Collins is on the Suns payroll? Good Lord, his panties got wetter and wetter with each Suns score.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116515240606648652005-05-19T10:07:00.000-05:002005-05-19T10:07:00.000-05:00Is it just me, or did Dan get to wear the "real" s...Is it just me, or did Dan get to wear the "real" stormtrooper outfit, while Bob was stuck with the homemade version. Its so unfair!<BR/><BR/>In other news, I've never seen so many players with thier feet cememented to the floor in the 4th quarter. I'll take "energetic- defensive-minded-reboudning maniac-but-can't-buy-a-basket" Dirk over "at-least-he-had-a-good-shooting-night" Dirk any day of the week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116514460104637262005-05-19T09:54:00.000-05:002005-05-19T09:54:00.000-05:00Just out of curiosity, did you bring the Sturmtroo...Just out of curiosity, did you bring the Sturmtrooper costumes home so you could play dress up with the wife, and was Sally in the Gold Princess Leia Bikini?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116511258538766602005-05-19T09:00:00.000-05:002005-05-19T09:00:00.000-05:00Time for my knee-jerk:Seriously, what is the diffe...Time for my knee-jerk:<BR/><BR/>Seriously, what is the difference between Damp and Bradley? Both get out-rebounded by smaller guys, can't score from two feet, and foul every 3.7 seconds. Which is worse, getting posterized once a game, or not catching A SINGLE PASS the entire game?!?!? Bradley is horrible, but Damp isn't far behind.<BR/><BR/>As for the Mavs, they will never escape the moniker of being soft. No defense. No heart. How can you be so FREAKIN' lame against a team featuring a spare journeyman and a Brazilian?!?!<BR/><BR/>I shattered my stopwatch last night in frustration...anyone have one to sell me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-1116510331337840732005-05-19T08:45:00.000-05:002005-05-19T08:45:00.000-05:00Good Lord, could Dampier miss more 1 foot shots or...Good Lord, could Dampier miss more 1 foot shots or fumble more passes or muff more rebounds. He should've scored 30 without shooting any further than 1 foot from the basket!!<BR/><BR/>We were in that game and just couldn't get it done. I really blame Damp, but 30+ points aside, Dirk has to step up to win that game. <BR/><BR/>Don't even get me started on Finley either....yech!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com