It’s high time we jumped off the hottest new trend in the NBA – not talking about the Dallas Mavericks.
Much like their arch-rival Spurs, the Mavs just continue to win-win-win, while everyone covering the NBA just kinda takes it for granted.
(Mavs Moneyball aside, although even they have a semi-lax “business as usual” vibe to the whole thing.)
Just how good are the Mavs playing? Well, after their win over Indiana last night, they’ve now won 12 in a row for the second time this season. It’s all good in DAL, basically.
Speaking of the aforementioned Spurs…guess who is playing the aforementioned Mavs tonight? Yep, the aforementioned Spurs!
There’s so much aforementioning going on, it’s actually a little too hot in here to write about this game.
Actually, that’s not entirely true. You see, the Spurs, in sharp contrast to what we wrote earlier in this post, are actually struggling a bit lately. They know it, and are feeling the pressure of tonight’s matchup.
“It’s a game we’ve got to win,” Duncan said. “It’s a situation where we’ve lost two here in a row on the road. It’s a game at home where we’ve lost too many already. It’s a division opponent.
“There are so many reasons for it to be whatever you want to call it: a measuring stick, a good game, whatever. It’s a game we have to be focused and ready to play. It’s going to be big for us.”
We take no special joy in the Spurs’ drop to 4th in the West – in fact, we like it when they’re winning, if only because the comment wars between zack and (fake) Tony Parker get all the more heated.
Y’know, now that we think about it, we take no special joy in the Mavs success, either. Both these teams are kind of boring anymore, aren’t they?
Seems to us we’d have been better off just skipping right to the Lakers-Kings post and avoiding this altogether, since it holds no interest. By our count, we’ve told 14 separate lies in an attempt to appear enthralled by the Dallas Mavericks.
That’s wrong. People don’t like that. What’s in the box? Which word should be italicized in this sentence? Not ‘word’ – that was a mistake.
The game is on ESPN.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If that weren’t enough good stuff going on for Dallas, owner Mark Cuban is featured in the new series of Blackjack print ads. Unless we’re totally off, they not only slapped a goatee on the man, but also trimmed about 20-25 pounds off him.
{ 2 trackbacks }
{ 22 comments }
The funny thing about the Mavs is how Avery lil Johnson has basically molded a team that the Spurs won many a championship with. He’s got anorexic looking Devan Harris watching Tony P. tapes (probably) and having him emulate all the shit he does. Drive, lay-ups, floaters, he’s even got the lil guy working on his shooting, ala Tony. He’s got the Big 0 Dampier playing the Nasi role, Josh Howard playing the Ginobli role, Nowiski playing the Duncan, and whats-his-face-from-Denver playing the Bruce Bowen role. Think about it. Before he got control of the team you had Antoine fucking Walker, Dirk, and the dude they sent back to Washington playing on the same court at the same time. I see through his scheme. All I know is he better send Pop some royalty checks whenever they win a championship. Hopefully never.
Thanks for the shout-out by the way, but I see “zack” as being totally irrelevant, inferior, and lacking any real purpose in his arguments. I win everytime.
hey here i am being irrelevant again.. after a MAVS WIN!
san antonio it was a good run… its over… you are the 3rd best team in the west… you will exit in the 2nd round…
have fun winning arguments frenchie… ill enjoy the mavs winning over the spurs
le inferior zack is le out… for now
GO MAVS!
one more thing… josh howard does NOT play a ginobili role… josh howard is not constantly on the floor flopping aroud with a bald spot.
I say the Mavs draft some European soccer star at the end of the first round this year to play the flopping-on-the-floor Ginobli role. I hear that nancy-boy Beckham is going to be out of work soon. Give him a jersey and a can of teflon, and take away his subscription to the hair club for men. He’ll fit right in in no time.
this is copied and pasted from a SPURS blog linked below… i totally agree with the spurs fan… its a first… poor spurs… HA
http://www.poundingtherock.com/
I had a sad realization during the Minnesota game. The Spurs have some exceptionally bad players getting significant minutes.
Michael Finley has done almost nothing the entire year to justify his playing time… He no longer fills any need for the Spurs. He can’t create his own shot, he’s a below average defender, and he’s no longer even the guy who shoots our technical free throws.
Robert Horry is done. He’s beyond “nothing left in the tank;” he’s tankless.
The third in the Spurs triumvirate of geriatrics is Brent Barry. He’s essentially the same player he’s been since joining the Spurs. A very good three point shooter who’s a horrible liability on defense. He cannot match up with 90% of NBA players.
Pop plays these guys due to what can only be some misguided, myopic nostalgia; like an old man that insists “they don’t make them like they used to” in a last futile attempt to hold on to relevancy. These wines have turned to vinegar Pop, uncork them and pour them down the drain.
Of course, if (and, in my opinion, when) the Spurs get quicked out of the building tonight by the Mavs, finding themselves four games down in the loss column, I suspect the fickleness of fans will bubble up. After all, is it not a sobering thought, the realization the Spurs miss Francisco Elson?
^^Told ya. Nice to see you waited until I said ANYTHING till you showed up to prove my argument. Bold predictions there too kid. I HAVE always had fun winning the arguments, but then again nobody really likes a guy who makes fun of a handicap person, do they? HEY, GINOBLI HAS A BALD SPOT!!HAHAHAHAHAHA!! LET’S ALL LAUGH AT A GUY IN HIS 30′S WITH THINNIG HAIR!! I MEAN, THATS NOT NORMAL AT ALL!!LOLOLOL… I guess I found it funny when I was 16 too. None of the wins the Mavs have had against the Spurs have been convincing, even dating back to last year. Remember that next time you’re chugging down Sunny Delights and Twizzlers with a full-size Dirk cutout at your side as you watch boring Mavs games waiting to crown them KINGS OF THE WOOOOORRRRLLLLDDDD!!!!11
Hey Tony (if that is your real name). I’ve got one word that’ll settle this whole thing.
Scoreboard.
there is a reason i just showed up… ive been driving across the county for 14 hours…i am now in a hotel… as for proving your argument… that doesnt make sense… it makes less sense then when you tried to use the world ironic correctly… if i cant make fun of bald guy… can i make fun of your attempt to master the english language?
mmmm twizzlers!
I suck
brodyV… be careful… if you disagree with anything the frenchie says he will call you 16 years old and then call you inferior… the crazy thing is… he has no clue what inferior means… but the thesaurus tool in microsoft word does wonders for morons
more good news… i am in alabama for tonight… even the people at the sports bar i was watching the game at dont like the spurs… something about bowen being dirty, duncan being a baby, and manu being a flopper… even the people in alabama know this… i didnt know people in alabama have ever heard of the NBA… its a miracle!
Maybe you can master the English language once you learn how to use the shift key. Or when you can spell “word” correctly. I guess “tony parker sucks” is you too eh? Nice! SWISH!!!!! SCORE ONE FOR YOU!!!111…This is what I get for dealing with teenagers.
To answer “Brody”: My real full name is Tony Parker (SHOCK!!!!). It’s fucking true, not that anyone gives a shit. Scoreboard? Mavs won. And? There was never anything to “settle” cause I never argued your HUGE WIN~! tonight. Spurs suck right now. It’s January. Don’t start planning parades yet Brod.
yes i am tony parker sucks… since i am 16… the sugar in my twizzlers is just giving me crazy fun ideas… do you hear me giggling like a school girl? tee hee tee hee
tony parker stinks too! tee hee tee hee im so funny
Hey with idiots like “zack” creating aliases to tell me how much I suck, maybe The Cavalier will put me on as contributor since I get him extra traffic and more comments in comment sections than there ever should be. Get to work on that bro.
ok tony… make a post saying you won the argument even though there never was an argument… its actually back and forth posts that really make no sense but make me laugh… but if you want to call it an argument.. .go ahead… just say you won whatever happened here… make some lame insult… maybe call me a little boy that loves rainbow skittles… thatd be awesome and more creative than anything you can come up with so i suggest you use it…
im ready for bed… beat me in this argument/non-argument/thing and call it a night
go mavs
I’m gonna get me a beer, i’m fucking out. Tell your mother to get you some Hawaiin Punch and Oreo’s to celebrate at your slumber party tonight with the rest of Mav fans. EVA!!!
tony i would never say anyone sucks.. even if i believe it.. i wouldnt post it… i make fun of those who yell someone sucks.. its boring.. it takes no creativity…i would have made a post with a name like… tony parker is a weiner… cuz the word weiner makes me laugh.. the word sucks doesnt… give me more credit than that
oh now you take credit for all the comments… you are so selfish tony
You two are the best.
I love when complete strangers have completely unresolvable arguments over the web.
I was looking forward to this argument, but you both come out as 16 year olds. Oh well, atleast the MAVS FRIGGIN WON! Now all they have to do is beat the Lakers, Jazz & Blazers and they’ll have the longest winning streak in the NBA this year. Again!
Still though, who woulda thought? I had some serious doubts about the players they brought in going into the season..
I dunno, I think Zack K won. Almost came off as classy. Also, now I want, twizzlers, rainbow colored skittles and for some reason a 16 year old boy….
Comments on this entry are closed.