Dinwiddie coming up with some big shots as the Mavs pull ahead.
You earned a tommy point for that call. I didn’t see it coming and was wrong. Incredible shooting from Dallas and Utah seems to really just fold up in the face of adversity (as we also saw with their 40 point loss earlier).
Haha, thanks. TP for the game discussion. The Jazz are still going to be tough to close out tonight, this one aint over.
I have noticed the mavericks have completely benched Bertans and green this half which they needed to do. Those guys can’t be in a playoff rotation.
Yeah, Bertans has been awful all season long. You can't play guys like that in a closeout playoff game.
Can they survive with a 7 man playoff rotation? None of their important players very old. This would help then a lot.
Bertrans and Green only played 2 min apiece and Powell only played 11 so they won that game with 6.5 rotation. However they need Paul to come up small in the series to have a chance to beat the Suns. Assuming health, I think Suns in 5.
Yeah Booker didn’t look full strength tonight, but should be better with a few days rest. I would say the suns just have so many more good players. It probably goes, doncic, Paul, Booker, Brunson, ayton, bridges dfs then crowder before you get to the crap guys. Also even though he is not super aggressive ayton should destroy powell and kleber. Pretty big advantage there.
I'm sure Ayton will get some boards as his shear size will be a factor. Ayton didn't play the Mavs in the regular season with Porzingis being on the floor so it is hard to say how the Mavs will do defensively. I do think the speed of the defenders could cause Ayton some difficulty as he has struggled with slower faster guys in the past (at least scoring wise).
Ultimately I think the series comes down to how much can Bridges slow Doncic down. The only time Luka played against the Suns this year (KP and Hardaway were still on the team) he was only 9 of 23 though did finish with 28/8/8. Over 7 games, I just don't think the Suns will slow Luka down enough. And I do think the Suns will have difficulty guarding the Doncic/Brunson/Dinwiddie combo collectively. Paul and Crowder don't have the speed and Booker is a poor defender, such that they won't be able to help Bridges much on Doncic. Bridges is going to have play all series like the DPOY candidate that he was, and I just don't think he is going to be able to do it. And on the other end, the Suns being more wing/guard centric also won't help them really capitalize on the Mavs lack of size because for as good as Ayton is, he just isn't that type of scorer (at least not yet).
Mavs in 6.
Well I appreciate you going out on a limb with a concrete prediction. If the Mavs somehow win in 6 I’ll give you props. I just don’t see it. Dallas really struggle with a very mediocre jazz team even after luka Got back. Believe jazz were under .500 last 2.5 months of season
And Phoenix didn't struggle with the Pelicans, who've you continually harped on as being terrible?
They probably win in 5 if Booker isn't hurt. Dallas beating the Utah in 6 games without Luka for 2 and hobbled in the third is a lot more pathetic on Utah's part. Utah just isn't bery good in the playoffs and their team is going to be blown up because of it. This isn't Rocket science Mo.
or maybe you are just underselling the 2nd best team of 2022. Dallas, quite simply, is better than you are giving them credit for.
Plus, you've done nothing but crap on the Pelicans all season long, now you are acting like they are better than the Jazz. If the Pelicans are as bad as you claim, then even without Booker, the Suns should have crushed them. Perhaps you were wrong about the Pelicans as well
Good grief. I have already said I will give you credit if Dallas does actually win. They are pretty significant underdogs for a reason. If you were as smart as you think you are, you should really be making bets and you could own your own island by now. But, quite simple, you are not. I don't think taking 6 games to beat anyone miss your best player for half the series is some collapse. Heck if we were down Tatum for 3 games I wouldn't be shocked if the Hawks went 6 with us.
And yet Luka missed half the series against a better team. My issue is that you aren't being consistent. Have some consistency.
I LITERALLY could not be more consistent. Stop with the willful ignorance.
Luka missed games - it took them 6 to beat a crap playoff team (Utah)
If Tatum miss games - i said i thought it would take them 6 games to beat a crap team (hawks)
Booker miss games - It took them 6 games to beat a crap playoff team (pelicans)
HOW COULD I BE MORE CONSISTENT?
For the love of all that is holy please stop wasting my time and the forums time and just see if Dallas wins the series and then you can lord over the board how smart you are. Ill even give you 20 tommy points Until then just please stop this nonsense. I have zero interest in you goading me into get a ban or a warning from the mods so I am not discussing this any further until after an actual game is played.
