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I can't believe i'm sayin this...but I really think the Nuggets can make the WCFs. With Melo/AI/Camby/Nene they have an very good inside and outside game.
Mon 6 Golden State L 104-107 (06-07- Season) Mon 12 at Golden State L 100-117 (06-07- Season) Tue 17 at Golden State L 82-111 (06-07- Season) Sun 22 Golden State L 85-97 (PLAY OFF GAME 1) Fri 30 Golden State L 109-111 (05-06 Season) MAVS WON! Wed 25 at Golden State W 102-93 (05-06 Season) Thu 23 Golden State L 121-122 (05-06 Season) Wed 12 at Golden State L 102-114 (05-06 Season) Really though, the trope "its just one game" doesnt have much weight when you consider how the Mavs have only snagged 1 game in the last 7 games against the Warriors. And this is the team that went to the finals last year and tore it up this regular season. I rrrrrrrrrrrreally love what this would do to Mark Cuban if his team were to have a record regular season and then exit in the 1st round. How sweet that would be.
Cool as I think the Mavs suck and the Warriors will beat the Mavs... It's hilarious how the mav fans are acting today...
It's not an inside out game like we have. Camby and Nene are face-to-basket players who rely on Melo and AI's drive and dish to score, or cracking the offensive board. The key is to stay in front of Melo and AI and force them into jump shots. Its very tough, but we are probably one of the best equipped team to do so. We had a lot of success against AI. He has never beaten the rockets when Yao is on the court, never. The only loss we had against him was this season when Yao was out. I say it again, in Yao's 5-year career, as long as he is standing on the court, AI has never lead a team to victory against the Rockets. On the other hand, Shane and Tmac should be able to handle Melo.
WCF?!! hahahaha U R FUNNY!!! Nuggets dont stand chance against SUN!!! nuggets play the same style game like sun but Suns are 20 times better at it!!!! oh and did I mention suns have depth and nuggets don't!!
Quickly, somebody start a thread about one post from a Detroit fan board since we'll be meeting them in the finals!
About the game 1 with the Mavs, they didn't seem to have any way to handle Warriors mixed defense, particularly the zone. If the Warrior didn't miss that many layups, it would have been a blow out. The biggest problem with the Warriors have always been their consistency, which was mainly caused by their inconsistent lineups due to injury. They have been play very well lately, went 9-1 at the end of the season, with the only loss came against the Spurs on the road, on a back-to-back night. IF they do get by the Mavs, which I still don't think they will, we will have some huge problem to keep up with their pace, as we have seen during our last meeting. I'd prefer the Mavs over the Warriors at this stage, mainly because of the match ups.
I wanna see these luxury teams lose, they spent almost 100m, that is not fair, our boss is saving every bit for death tax, for all Americans. Mavs lose, Nugg beats Sun, then lose.
Dallas will win this in 5. The good thing is the Rockets will have swept the Jazz, so they will be less tired than the Mavs.
