I'm in full agreement with you Salsa ..... Hey ... wait a minute, ... this is kinda scary ...lol
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BUT....there is a difference between the Eastern Conference and the West....only one team REALLY plays defense, and that is San Antonio...and when the playoffs come around....nobody plays better defense (OTHER than Miami) in the playoffs then San Antonio.
One last thing....did last nights Dallas team remind you of a certain Dallas team during the finals last year....can't hit free throws, gets a little lazy with the ball, lazy on defense....wondering if this is a trend of some kind.....
"One last thing....did last nights Dallas team remind you of a certain Dallas team during the finals last year....can't hit free throws, gets a little lazy with the ball, lazy on defense....wondering if this is a trend of some kind....."
Ha, ha, they sure looked like the same team that lost in the Finals last year. They can't win it all without a dominant center. Dampier plays good only when he wants and specially on his contract's year. I saw him played for Golden State for years and he was just a bump, no hustle, no life. He can't guard the Shaqs, Yaos, and Duncans.....
Ha, ha, they sure looked like the same team that lost in the Finals last year. They can't win it all without a dominant center. Dampier plays good only when he wants and specially on his contract's year. I saw him played for Golden State for years and he was just a bump, no hustle, no life. He can't guard the Shaqs, Yaos, and Duncans.....
Oh yes, that reminded me a little bit of last year. The thing that got me was that Dirk I think has become a little paranoid of the refs since last summer and when he got nailed for that technical foul that really showed me his clutchlessness. I understand a little bit of it, considering last year's playoffs, the officiating was just totally pathetic, but the phoenix game, the refs did a fairly good job with.
And now Detroits CRUSHES Phoenix....which once again...as I stated, the Eastern Conference just plays better defense than the Western Conference period. THE ONLY team that plays excellent defense is San Antonio. Dallas has played much better defense this year, hence the better record....but the moment the Suns showed them they can out run anyone in the West....Dallas resorted to their old ways of NO DEFENSE. I will say it again, the team with the better TEAM DEFENSE will win the NBA championship....more than likely, a Eastern Conference team.
I would be really careful judging how some of these top tier teams are playing right now. This is the last stretch of the regular season and the top tier west teams are starting to shut it down and are getting ready for the playoffs. They have played a much harder schedule than teams in the east and are getting ready for the playoffs. Phoenix did lose, but San Antonio, the best defensive team in the league, just lost to Boston the other night. East teams still have games to play for so right now so they may still play with more urgency.
AHHHH...but the top tier teams in the East play that kind of shut down defense ALL YEAR LONG....the Detroits, the Miamis, the Clevelands and the Chicagos....they play that every night.
The REAL season starts soon. We'll find out then whose theories hold water. Personnaly I'm with Salsa's defense argument, but then I'm biased, being a Piston's fan.
