Unofficial Spurs/Mavs Recap
by Big50 on Nov 19, 2009 10:36 AM CST
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PrintThat was a tough game to lose. There are some really good signs from last nights game, but one thing that is really not good is the loss of Manu Ginobili. I haven't heard if he's going to be out for an extended period or if everything was just precautionary last night. Let's just hope that game last night didn't cost us more than a loss.
On to the game....
The defense was pretty good last night. You have to give credit to Dirk Nowitzki, he put up 41 points on some of the hardest shots anybody could make him take. Matt Bonner and Antonio McDyess shared most of the duty guarding the large German. McDyess seemed to handle Dirk the best. 48 MoH has a table of how it Nowitzki did against Bonner and SAM. Bonner only gave up one more shot and deed seem to make Dirk work hard for his shots.
They worked hard, but came up just short
Over all our defense was strong, George Hill lead the charge on the perimeter defense. His foul trouble hurt us late in the 3rd quarter. Richard Jefferson, Keith Bogans and a rare Malik Hairston sighting really gave the Mavs trouble on the outside. Our interior defense is really suspect when Timmeh is not on the floor. In fact, it's sometimes suspect when TD is on the floor. Drew Gooden gave us worlds of problems as did the quick guards the Mavs where throwing at us. I would have liked to see a little more DeJuan Blair coming in to guard Gooden.
The little cockroach gave the Spurs trouble
Offensively, the Spurs seemed out of sorts most of the game. RJ is still not comfortable when playing with Duncan. He seems like he doesn't want to upset anyone by being aggressive. This was the kind of game we needed RJ to come out and dominate. Late in the game he was working hard, but couldn't seem to get it going offensively. Cubits ran the offense pretty well, but made several turnovers when his spacing got bad. We really could have used the Sickness during stretches where things got stagnant. There were way too many turnovers. Many times we made the Mavericks job easier with a quick shot or poor spacing.
Finley played pretty well. Roger Mason Jr. is lost. You know this is true when he tries to give somebody a facial. I'd like to see more of that type of aggression from him. McDyess did his thing. I'd like to see him in the game late to force teams to play Timmeh one on one. Tim Duncan was a rock last night. He should have gotten at least two calls late in regulation and a couple in overtime that he didn't get. He worked hard and almost carried this team to a victory.
We'd like to know why you can't get a call too, Tim
Overall I think this game was a positive. The defense looked good, the offense was a little off, but had moments that seem to tell us a bright future is coming. If we were rolling with Tony Parker and Manu I think this game would have been different. A tough loss to be sure. Yes, there is work to do, but there are signs of a team that is going to be very very good.
My 3 stars:
George Hill: Played good defense, hustled and was hitting open shots. 15 points, 4 assists
Richard Jefferson: Played hard, did fairly well on defense. 13 points, 11 rebounds
Tim Duncan: Carried the team, scored when he needed to and kept the interior defense up. 22 points, 14 rebounds
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bio , thats not entirely true.
Tony was in street clothes on the bench in plain view of Rage.
Just the mere sight of Tony was enough to throw Richards game off. Next time, Parker needs to watch the game from the local Taco Cabana.
( Kidding )
...Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is forty five.
It’s not entirely TP’s fault but it might be Timmy’s.
RJ did not take over or be as aggressive when Timmy was on the floor b/c as soon Timmy got the ball he ended up taking the shot most of the time. BTW, Tim shot 8 for 22, not good, in fact that is pretty awful (36%). Tim needs to learn to distribute the ball more and learn to trust RJ. Then RJ will feel more comfortable and score like he is paid to do.
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by Joe deLarios on Nov 19, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
Good work, B50. I’m glad somebody decided to do this. Tough, tough loss to take, but we’ll be OK. I think.
The Spurs - now playing defense again! ...sometimes
Thanks for the recap. Pop had to pull George in the 1st after he accomplished a half-Mahinmi, fouling Beaubois twice in 13 seconds. Then Pop had to pull him again in the 3rd when he committed a dumb foul after missing a free throw. George played great but must avoid silly fouls when Tony is hurt. Especially if Manu isn’t available to pick up the slack.
I agree defense was improved, especially on the perimeter. Timmy worked harder but still can’t stop mid-tier players like Gooden. Oden, etc.
Nice recap, 50.
I wanted to ad that they only committed FIVE turnovers. An incredibly low number, even when taking into account that the Spurs defense does not produce turnovers.
Another reason why I dont feel so bad about this loss.
Dallas really got away with this one.
...Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is forty five.
that one was a dagger. I’m unsure who should’ve boxed out though, was that Cubits fault, or one of the players inside?
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by the little o on Nov 19, 2009 5:08 PM CST up reply actions
Who ever in this site started calling manu, the sickness….I think they jinxed him….he is really getting sick(I mean injured.)
That was from about 2004, or something around there. Hell of a delayed jinx.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Nov 19, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
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I think they jinxed him
Same with El Contusion
There are no sacred cows for DSL except for holy cow Blair.
by 'DSilverlining on Nov 22, 2009 2:57 AM CST up reply actions
the refs seriously need to learn that JJ Barea doesn’t move his feet on defense and forces every charge they call on his defense…it is complete bullshit. you can’t just stop moving and stand in front of a driving player without your feet set. I don’t care who initiates the contact.
Damn, this was painful. I’m glad someone decided to recap it, because I didn’t have the strength to do it. Thanks, B50.
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I might add that on the two possessions where the mavs scored at the end with the Terry Jumper and the Nowitzki three-pointer, RJ didn’t do such a great job defensively. I don’t know if he was tired or didn’t try hard enough, but he went under the jumper on Terry and made it too easy and seemed lost on the three-point shot by Dirk. Maybe I’m just a little upset and got used to Hill doing a better job on those.
Hill also should have been blocking out Dirk at the end of the game, so he’s not entirely free of fault. Either way, we missed Manu way too much and unfortunately relied on Mason to handle the rock for too long as well with Tony out.
Thanks for the recap, Big50. Missed the damn game because it’s hell at work, and it’s a damn shame to see that we lost a heartbreaker.
by silverandblack_davis on Nov 19, 2009 7:17 PM CST reply actions
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