Name one thing nobody anticipated would happen tonight.
Stop – we’re gonna do it for you.
The 0-4 Mavs taking on the 1-4 Suns. (You never would’ve come up with that, but don’t punish yourself. It’s okay.)
Keep in mind, these (along with the Spurs) were supposed to be the powerhouse teams of the Western Conference, the powerhouse conference of the NBA, the powerhouse basketball league of the United States, the powerhouse country of the Earth, the 5th most populated planet in the Milky Way.
Anyway, that’s where their records stand after last night, when the Mavs lost to the Clippers and the Suns went down to the Spurs in OT.
They each have their respective problems, and there’s a 96% chance both will be fine by the time December rolls around, but is there danger in just assuming they’re come around naturally?
Avery Johnson doesn’t think so. Yet.
“I evaluate the team in 20-game increments,” Johnson said. “We haven’t got to that evaluation point yet. But does that mean we want to continue where we are? We’ve got to get better. When you play really good basketball, you can identify one or two areas. We’re not there yet. I want to get it down to one or two areas.”
Dunno about that Avery – if you’re 0-20 at evaluation time, there could be a small problem.
Fact is, the Mavs aren’t defending – they’re like the old Mavs, but without Steve Nash and Michael FInley, which means the offense isn’t there, either.
Not to confuse you by transitioning with Steve Nash, but the Suns MVP point guard might be hurt – he’s got a hip strain thingie, and isn’t sure what that’s gonna mean in terms of playing tonight.
No Steve Nash on either team? How can one win like this? It’s impossible, that’s how. Even though that sentence doesn’t work, we’ll be watching this game tonight. Why? Because the math adds up and baskets count for three from behind that one line.
Take that to the bank, kid, and then go home.
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bel choked in last night’s game vs. the spurs . the worst kind . w/ almost no time left , all raja has to do is to can his free throw . he missed .bigtime . it was so embarassing that i think he faked injury so as not to fully play in the o.t. !
That picture is brilliant.
YAH BABYYyyyyyyyyyyy WIN 1!!!! screw 1-4… its time to fear the mavs! be prepared in may/june… mavs goin all the way baby!!!
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