[Chron] Team breaks out new hand gesture for the playoffs, infuriating coach, delight

Exactly, they're not doing towards the other team or at their defender, they're doing it to their team mates, the guys on the bench cheering them on.

 

Megan Manfull gave us a handful. I love it.
Just win, guys. I don't give a damn what you do. Beat the ****ing Mavs!

 

I can understand JVG's POV. It would burn me up too if someone does that hand gesture all the while his man runs back and gets an easy layup. If that ever happens, then the hand gesture needs to stop until timeouts are called due to hitting big shots.

Mutombo's finger wag is the same thing, save it until we actually have the ball and dribbling upcourt. I keep thinking, all the while Deke is doing that finger wag, he coud be going for the rebound/loose ball. I think it's happened a few times where he did that finger wag while somebody from the other team grabbed the blocked shot and put it back in. Drives me nuts.

Also, this article ruins the mystique and spontaniety of it. It'll become played out. It should also be reserved for big shots that causes the other team to call timeouts. I remember Mario Elie did the kiss of death gesture a couple of times after his infamous one in the Sun series, wasn't the same feeling. The great thing about the particular one in the Sun series was that it was Mario's raw gut reaction after he hit that shot and saw Danny Ainge across at the Suns bench.

 

Amen

 

If I'm Avery Johnson I have a picture of Sura making the gesture blown up 6 ft. tall and humg on the locker room wall...

Rockets- MESSAGE-- Shut up and play ball...

You are setting yourselves up for a classic...

I dare not even think it...

Note to JVG- Time to kick some tail on your on club and get this team properly focused for a SEVEN game series.

We have done nothing yet.

NOOOOOOOOOOOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

We played that game in the 80s.

 

Dude, where have you been? We have made fun of Manfull's name dozens of times.

 

It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it. Maybe that's the secret- let's watch for bruises on arms tomorrow night.

J

 

LOL

 

Now If Only Yao Will Do It

That would be da bomb!!! I bet the whole the bench would be up screaming if Yao ever did it. JVG meanwhile might lose some more hair.

theSAGE

 

Man, I love how this team is so tight together. It's a real team in every sense of the word.

 

We need someone to make, oh a few thousand fliers of Sura doing it to hand out at entrance.

 

No, not just a Humble thing. We used to do it in Mo City, too. Except we'd add "caught that eye" to it...

 

i can understand the desire to stay humble and hungry, but i'm not so sure what sura did is "bulletin board material". its not like dallas was all quiet after they hit their big shots. did you see jason terry after every shot he made? he was acting like they just won the championship - turning to the crowd and waving his arms up and down.

 

Simple solution: JVG hates the gesture because it distracts the players from getting back. So the fans should do the gesture, and the players should do what McGrady does: Make that "you're my b****" face, which can easily be done while backpedaling. It would be very impressive and clear from everyone -- except Sura, who looks that way all the time.

 

I really enjoyed that moment when Sura did the low 3 sign. The FSN broadcast didn't show it like the TNT one did. I found it very entertaining and it pumped me up because it seems like Bob Sura isn't the type to celebrate like that. Not only did he do that, the bench jumped up and did it as well, even Wesley. I thought it was only fitting that Dallas called a timeout as well, that is what made it even sweeter.

It's a lot different than Jason Terrys antics..

 

I think we need our own super-secret ClutchFans BBS hand gesture, so we'll be able to identify one another in the arena and in the street. How about something like this?

 

I have no problem with it. This is a symptom of this team's personality...a really, really close team with inside jokes. These guys actually like each other!!! They're actually friends!!! How rare is that in pro sports??? I think it's hilarious that these guys goof off some...they certainly get the job done.

This team is inspired. Big time. That's what you're seeing here. Not only am I cool with it....I freaking love it!!!!!

 

I'm not stupersticious and get pumped when the team gets pumped.

If Dallas doesn't like it, they can start playing basketball.

I do think an entire article on it is kinda silly, but then Sura and Barry are just the type of players to start this ****. They crack me up.