Where's the Mav Trolls Now?

by World B Free on Apr 23, 2007 1:47 AM PDT

Just wondering what Loopy Hoopy and the other Mav trolls would have to say about the Mavs losing game #1 on their homecourt. Maybe downplay the importance of one measly game?

They didn't come back to say congratulations, good game, etc.? Just stunned silence, I guess.

All that talk about the Mavs preparing for a run to the Championship after last year and how the W's are just happy to make the playoffs, sounds like they and the rest of the NBA community thought this Round 1 series was a foregone conclusion.

This is a war baby, not for the faint of heart. No wimps allowed. The look on Cuban's face was priceless.

TNT expert commentators are basically all non-believers. Magic is useless, no original insights. Sir Charles must've bet on Dallas 'cause he still can't give credit where credit is due. Kenny is starting to believe but is afraid to take a stand. Only Reggie Miller gives props to the W's but he is in mourning 'cause his mother recently passed away. Our sympathy goes out to you, Reggie and Cheryl.

It reminds me of 1975, after the Warriors just finished off Chicago in the 7th game to win the Western Conference Championship, Oscar Robertson (who was commentating on TV and standing 8 feet from me) said the Washington Bullets would sweep the W's in 4 straight games. The Warriors swept the Bullets in 4 straight.

All non-believers will soon be forced to believe. All non-believers who have been talking smack must be busy eating crow.

You Gotta Believe! And You Gotta Love It!
Go Warriors!

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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we will not see any of them

unless dallas either wins game 2 OR wins the series

if dallas loses game 2, they will probably never visit the site again

i have some humble pie waiting for all of them though

by stedanko on Apr 23, 2007 9:43 AM PDT reply actions

Interesting

I've been commenting here, and commenting back to GSW fans on MMB throughout the game, and after.

Props to you guys and Nellie, who completely psyched AJ out. Wes had an interesting stat on MMB today- AJ is 2-7 in the first game of playoff series. In the four previous losses, the Mavs are 3-1. History says he makes good adjustments. That was definitely that case last year against SAS, when the picture looked even bleaker after the first game.

It'll be interesting to see what adjustments get made for game 2. Will Damp play more than 2 minutes? Will Dirk do better than 4-12? Can Stackhouse do anything? The pick and roll isn't going to be there, obviously. So there's a couple things that I think the Mavs might do to adjust:

Play Damp 24+ minutes (If he's healthy, and I don't think he is).
Post up George and Harris.
Play Dirk on the perimiter and give him the green light on 3's.
Play more zone.
Start Jerry Stackhouse to try and jumpstart him, moving Harris to the bench.

We'll see. This is obviously why you have to play the games. But it's still a 7 game series. If we're down 2-0 I'll worry. If we're down 3-1 I'll panic.

Mavs fan- here to talk basketball, not smack.

by BrodyV on Apr 23, 2007 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Will Damp play more than 2 minutes?

"Will Dirk do better than 4-12? Can Stackhouse do anything?"

The odds are yes to all the above but the odds are also good that JRich, Pietrus, and Monta have a better game next time so it might be a wash?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Apr 23, 2007 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Might be

But unless the Mavs players do their part, it won't matter.

Mavs fan- here to talk basketball, not smack.

by BrodyV on Apr 24, 2007 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions

sorry

i don't see how playing erick dumpier MORE would translate to a better out come? Also, posting devean george is the equivalent of saying we need to utilize foyle's ball handling ability.

Keys to mavs winning:

1. Dirk actually shows up.

fin

by GameSix on Apr 24, 2007 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions

He only played 2 minutes

But did you watch any of them? He was highly effective, especially on the glass.

I'm of the opinion that he reaggrivated his shoulder, and that's why he didn't play more.

Mavs fan- here to talk basketball, not smack.

by BrodyV on Apr 24, 2007 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions

Where's the Mav Trolls Now?

I guess poopy dumps-a-lot shot his wad before the games started? or maybe he was cuban in drag and is too pissed to type now????
If the mavs get it together and win a game they'll probably be back but do we care? Life is good, I'm heading to the beach.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Apr 23, 2007 10:15 AM PDT reply actions

going to the beach

thats funny. i planned to save a very similar comment life is still good as a warriors fan, i am going to the beach for my own reply to the mavs trolls after a w's first loss in this series.

its the best way to remind myself that it is a nice life to be a homer fan in the bay area. it would have made a nice sign for game 3; if we were facing 0-2.

by stedanko on Apr 23, 2007 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions