Are you serious? Yesterday I saw some most horrible entry pass in recent years. Some of them were so high that Yao had to leave his position to catch the ball and some of them went other way that it is impossible for a 7 ft 5 guy to catch.
Ha, that exact same thought had crossed my mind more than once. Brent Barry is a nice player. His playmaking and passing skills are good enough for the point, and he shoots threes with the best of them. He also does not need a lot of shots to be happy and is a decent defender as well. I think our team would be much improved with Barry taking Mobley's place and sharing PG/SG duties with Francis.
I am not sure if everyone can get to the Dallas Morning news site without registering, but the link is below. I then tried to import the stats that were illustrated at the bottom of the article, maybe someone needs to show this bit of info to Steve and the Catman. I am not even sure how this will sit with the Mavs, but everyone was smiling after the game and all were ready to discuss the possibilities. Lets just say the offense was relentless(as per the Cube Man) . It seems like in many things less can be more. Two other players also scored in double figures. The stats reflect the big three and Antwin. . http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...l/mavs/stories/110203dnspomavslede.3f69e.html COUNTING THE MAVS' SHOOTING STARS Michael Antawn Steve Dirk Antoine Category Finley Jamison Nash Nowitzki Walker Points 16 18 12 15 16 last night 2002-03 avg. 19.3 22.2 17.7 25.1 20.1 Shots 11 15 10 8 10 Last night 2002-03 shots avg. 17.3 17.9 13.6 18.6 19.9 ps Nothing I tried could get all of this aligned properly sorry. Later HLV t2k
No, it proved that Yao is the 2nd option. Also, 2 games is not enough to start making judgement calls.
If this is another of the "Whose team is this" threads, then I have no interest in participating. The "this is my team" kind of mindset will only destroy the chemistry. See Shaq and Kobe. If this is another "blame game after a lame game" thread, then I have no interst in participating. OS's thread blaming Yao is somewhat like that, although some posters there did do some good analysis on how Yao could have made it easy for the guards to pass to him. In football, when the pass is incomplete, you ask, "Who's fault is it?" Is it the receiver's fault for not being able to get open enough for an easy pass? Or is it the QB's fault for not being able to put the ball where the receiver can catch it? It's hard to just blame one person. But if the passing game doesn't work, it's usually the QB who gets the blame. Why? Because the good QB has the power to make things happen--the ball is in his hand, whereas the receivers can only do so much in getting themselves open. When the QB made a bad decision, it's usually not the receiver's fault. So when the Center doesn't get the ball where he can score easily, is it the Center's fault or the Guards' fault? You can't just blame one person. But it's usually the guard who gets the blame.Why? Because the good guards has the power to make things happen--the ball is in their hands, whereas the center can only do so much in getting themselves open. When the guards make bad decisions, it's usually not the center's fault.
