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    Mavericks @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-15-2022 - Game 7

    i don't mean to get all philosophical, but i do believe to focus on the destination rather than the journey is a misplacement of priorities and is not the path to fulfillment (just like it's more important what you do every day for money rather than how much you have at the end of the year) i...
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    Mavericks @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-15-2022 - Game 7

    i'm with you SDS. To have the kind of year we just had, with a great group of guys and to be within one game of the Conference Finals again is a beautiful thing to be cherished, regardless of the score on Sunday. and, frankly, the lack of loyalty for Paul after all his given us these 2 years...
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    Mavericks @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-15-2022 - Game 7

    i concur that no team has been good at guarding Luka, because of a mix of his size, savvy aggression and star power which gives him an edge with the refs. but our defense made us the best team in the NBA by 8 games. there's no excuse for us not putting up the best defense on him in a 7 game...
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    Mavericks @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-15-2022 - Game 7

    correction: During the regular season we had one of the best backup PGs in the NBA for a total of 5 or 6 games. Payne's performance should be a surprise to no one. And we knew Paul had hand issues since the end of last season. it was naive to believe Paul's hand healed up just in time for the...
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    Mavericks @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-15-2022 - Game 7

    imo, containing Luka OR everyone else is a false choice that has lead us to game 7. he's not the first superstar scorer who can pass we have to do both guard him tight -- have someone close on him when he penetrates, and scramble to 3 pt shooters my eyes saw him on executing layup drills after...
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    Mavericks @ Suns Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-15-2022 - Game 7

    seems to me that McGee is a better ball-handler and ball-catcher than Ayton and Byombo
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    Superman vs Lex Luka

    our defense really stinks on Luka. i don't know how he gets around his defender with his moderate speed so easily but do we really have to concede his layup when he does? -- because we can't pick up fouls by touching him or allow him to pass to a 3pt shooter? this is really nothing new for a...
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    Suns @ Mavericks Thursday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-12-2022 - Game 6

    yes, Dallas played excellent defense but we did have enough opportunities and threw them away, literally, in many cases with bad passes. and their offense was nothing special.
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    Starts and Ends with Chris Paul

    i have nothing but appreciation for Paul this season. he got us the #1 seed and almost single-handedly past the Pelicans. but the risk was known and the facts were in by mid-season that no combination of Payne and Shamet and Point Book was adequate as Paul's backup. if there is a valid reason...
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    Superman vs Lex Luka

    Lex Luka beat our Super Man in issue 6 of the series. for the most part, i can't complain about Luka's acting or the calls this game, but there was 2 really odd calls that were gifts to Luka. 1. the reversed call on his foul -- totally inconsistent with the way body contact has been called on...
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    Starts and Ends with Chris Paul

    well, it does start with Paul, but it needn't end here. he's obviously having hand issues, and last week someone on radio mentioned it started in one of the Pel games. it's obvious because now he's only taking wide open shots rather than trying to get any of his own (not even his elbow jumpers)...
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    Suns @ Mavericks Thursday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-12-2022 - Game 6

    horrible 2nd. especially the defense and the passing -- like they didn't know what to do with the ball
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    The 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament + Playoffs Thread

    GS has a 0.3% chance of winning with 16 minutes left to play! if Memphis had made their last second shot in 2 of the games this series would be over tonight.
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    Superman vs Lex Luka

    it doesn't help Booker individually, but i think the more attention that is given to Luka's antics, the better
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    Superman vs Lex Luka

    if someone had a sign at the game, or got out the concept of Lex Luka being an NBA evil genius of manipulation to radio or tv media i think it would be a useful counter measure against him working the refs
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    Mavericks @ Suns Tuesday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-10-2022 - Game 5

    absolutely correct on both points. Paul handled the Luka defense well and if Paul got 2 more calls his way the prior game, Luka would have been in foul trouble instead of Paul. At that point of fouling out, Paul was having his normal game, otherwise. and the perspective of some posters here is...
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    Starts and Ends with Chris Paul

    yes, it's unlikely his hands could hold up under the workload of a playoff run, especially when being targeted on both ends. and there's no way he's going to admit it, perhaps even to Monty, because the only fix is sitting. Booker burning the Mavs and other players stepping up, may provide some...
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    Mavericks @ Suns Tuesday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-10-2022 - Game 5

    Holiday impressed in his few minutes again. Time to give him and Shamet all of Payne's minutes!
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    the virtues of Smart-Ball

    well, contrary to the premise of another thread, it doesn't have to "start and end with Chris Paul" because tonight was a great example of THE PASSING OF THE GUARD Paul still seemed somewhat rattled but with Dallas carrying over their momentum from Dallas in the first half, Devin Booker stayed...
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    Starts and Ends with Chris Paul

    sure, "falling off a cliff" to a lower ledge if you consider that his last position was atop the mountain, but in perspective, "subpar" is exactly the right word. and he didn't fall on his own. Dallas was pushing pretty hard. and if he dropped so low, where the hell does that put every other...
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    the virtues of Smart-Ball

    actually, at this rate, Doncic may become the evil genius of the NBA. his nickname should become LEX LUKA
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    the virtues of Smart-Ball

    some thoughts on where smart-ball and character intersect: Magic, Bird, and Nash were as smart as they come, and Jordan and Kobe to a lesser degree. All tricky but maintained a high level of character. Lebron, smart, but a diva. Stockton, smart but more devious. I didn't follow Paul closely in...
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    SO THE GOOD NEWS IS…

    the good news is... 1. we'll have the crowd with us in our arena tonight 2. no one will be harassing any of our player's family in the middle of the game 3. when Luka starts bumping his way to the basket or flopping when he's touched or when there's a call that could go either way, we'll get...
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    Starts and Ends with Chris Paul

    expected? have you watched the Suns the past 2 years? how many "poor performances" has Paul had? i watched every game and i'd say the ratio of good games to bad games is 20 to 1. Or, to put it another way, his good games to bad games is probably among the best in the league. and, it's not just...
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    Starts and Ends with Chris Paul

    "If this game is played in Phoenix, at least three of Paul’s fouls are not called." https://news.yahoo.com/nba-refs-again-fouling-chris-231458977.html

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