Re: Thought

[Kestas <kkv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:57 PM 11/15/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> I didn't get to see much of the game, but it seems to
> me Dallas might have been a good team against which to
> unlease Sundov. He might have drawn out Bradley and
> reduced his shot-blocking; Vin sure doesn't seem like
> a good match against Bradley. And hey, wouldn't it
> have been fun to see two seven-foot Euros out there
> flinging up treys?
Sundov has sucked of late, which means he can't even hit his jumpers (and 
we know he won't rebound or play D).


> And it wouldn't have mattered that Bruno can't play
> defense, because when you allow Sean Bradley to score
> 10 points, you know your interior defense SUCKS.
Well, Bradley made a few jumpers, err, shots from 15 feet, cause he doesn't 
really jump. He also had clear dunks off a couple of penetrations by Nash. 
It's not like he's a complete stiff. He just hasn't lived up to the lofty 
expectations.

Anyway, the reason we lost the game was because 1) Pierce sucked; and 2) 
Nowitzki is just insane. Say what you will about Pitino, but he knew who 
was the better player. I know, it's unfair to compare Pierce and Nowitzki 
on an off night for Paul and a great night for Dirk. But I just don't know 
who can stop Nowitzki, while Pierce seems to have been figured out by the 
better  defenses/coaches. I haven't seen him in such a funk since his 
rookie "underwater" days. What killed me about him, was that after his 
teammates had brought the Celtics from 16 down to 70-76, he stops on the 
fastbreak and lauches a 3 with a hand in his face. Clank. He was something 
like 4-19 at that moment, and Shammond and Delk, who had just knocked down 
a bunch of threes, were wide open. That was a killer. The next thing you 
know, Dirk and Co. nonchallantly drain a bunch of off-balance jumpers, and 
the Mavs are up 13 again.

The ex-FBI undercover agent Delaney was trying show everyone what a tough 
guy he is by teeing up Toine and Vinnie in quick succession. You'd think a 
guy like that wouldn't have a need for such histrionics. You'd be wrong. 
Then there was the ridiculous flagrant foul call on Williams. That 
destroyed any momentum we might have had up to that point.

The positives? Antoine was great, the PGs scored a bunch again (allthough 
Delk was struggling early), and Baker showed some hustle on defense (3 
blocks!) and the boards. But you can't beat a team like the Mavs with 
Pierce stinking up the joint. How much do you want to bet that Pierce will 
be forcing it again tomorrow night, trying to show up George Karl? I can 
only hope that Paul rediscovers his touch, and that Karl coaches as well as 
he did at the Worlds.


Kestas