NBA playoffs = officially awesome
That was the best game of the playoffs so far, by a huge margin. Has a 1 vs. 8 series ever been this lopsided in the favor of the 8? GS didn't even get anything from Monta Ellis or Al Harrington, and Nellie actually threatened to go to a six man rotation if they can't step up. That would leave the criminally insane Stephen Jackson, Baron, JRich, Pietrus, Biedrins, and Matt Barnes. Where the hell did Matt Barnes come from, anyway? 8 points, 7 boards and 3 assists is pretty good for your 8th (now 6th?) guy.
Nellie has made Avery shorten his rotation, change his lineups... he's getting buttfucked in the coaching department. I hope this upset happens, it would be so choice. I can't count the Mavs out after winning like 200 games this year, but they look done.
Remember all that "Dirk for MVP" crap? Isn't it going to look kind of stupid if they give it to him now? He has vanished. He has become marshmallowy. The right choice for MVP, of course, is nothing new - Steven Nash.
Dirk, 2007 playoffs (4 games): 20 ppg / 11.5 rpg / 2.3 apg / 41% fg / 20% 3pt
Nash: 15.8 ppg / 2.8 rpg / 15 apg (!) / 46% fg / 50% 3pt
Dirk's numbers arent bad, they just aren't great. 20% from 3 point range? That is pretty terrible. And of course, Dallas is in a 3-1 hole while Phoenix looks like they're flushing the last turd of the putrid dump that is the Lakers down the toilet.
I know it's a small sample size, but still. Shutup, jerks.
I love seeing Mark Cuban with that dejected look on his face. Awesome, awesome stuff.
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