Virtually every preview of the Mavericks’ season was qualified with some variation on the idea that, in light of the dispiriting loss to Golden State, nothing the team did until the playoffs mattered. Totally understandable. I pretty much shared the sentiment.
Last night, the Mavericks beat Golden State on the road, in the same environment and against the same team they struggled so mightily against previously. Apparently, though, the team should have defeated the Warriors a bit more soundly. Yes, the fifth game of the season was supposed to be a Statement Game. Make up your mind, people. Either the regular season is meaningless or it isn’t.
(Don’t worry. I’m not going to post about every game.)
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Dirk was fairly benign in that game. I think he still hears Nelly singing him lullabys in his head at night.
Yeah, I liked what he was doing in the first half. Not so much the second. And the entire team still needs a bit of work on the zone offense. But at least they won.
It being the fifth game of the regular season, I didn’t get the whole “statement game” mantra either last night (and both Kenny and Sir Charles were on the same page). I thought it was a gutsy “monkey off their backs” NBA road win.
J Paul: I like the cut of your jib.
Then let me add that the “statement” they were blabbering on about was not about the GS Warriors, but rest of NBA. WTF? ijs
anyone interested in the NBA and articulate enough to read this blog needs to google Chuck Klosterman’s article on Page 2 of ESPN.com. It ran last week. Crain, you may have yourself the ingredients for a little Klosterman starter kit.
I’d recommend the Klosterman piece as well.
J Paul: I know. The NBA season is too long to keep the analysts stocked up on topics.