Comments on: Can the Thunder slow down Dirk Nowitzki?

By: jolink653

jolink653 — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:52:50 +0000

same thing the pistons did to the lakers when they played them in the finals don’t worry about shaq n shut everyone else around him down…unless dirk is planning on scoring 80 points each game i think that should be the strategy neutralize chandler underneath n take away the easy 3s n the thunder should have a very good chance of winning this series

By: andrejohnsonforpresident

andrejohnsonforpresident — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:17:57 +0000

Yea I almost feel like thats what the bulls did to the heat. They let Bosh score all night and played hard defense on lebron an d-wade

By: jjared1101

jjared1101 — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:29:31 +0000

Well… Dirk has already dropped 50 points in a western conference final game before, however, your idea of focusing on others isn’t all that bad. Letting Dirk get his 30-40 pts and make Jason Terry, Jason Kidd, and others work for contested shots is good strategy. As good as Dirk is, he doesn’t have a second option that can take over a game by themselves. If you’re guarding Dirk hard or giving him attention, that’s when JET, Kidd, and Peja are going to make you pay with wide open threes. As a Mavs fan, i hope this isn’t the case.

On the other hand, it’s the second unit for Dallas that has been winning them games this year. I love OKC’s entire roster, but they aren’t as efficient and can get out of rhythm a lot with the second unit. So that’s where they’ll need to do their damage. Starters for both squads is almost a wash, but if OCK’s bench plays really well, they have a good shot.

Watching the Memphis/OKC series made me not want to see either team go against my Mavs, but like a million people have already mentioned, Westbrook’s tendency to sometimes try to take over could hurt them. Dallas is a veteran ball club, so they’ll make you pay for not executing on a regular basis. But, if he plays like he did game 7, i can’t see how my Mavs can match them.

Should be a fantastic series either way, and should OKC advance past Dallas, they’ll have my rooting interest. But, i hope they have to wait for another year to get there. My man Dirk deserves a ring (along with Kidd and Marion), so I hope he can get it done this year. Could be his last chance.

By: andrejohnsonforpresident

andrejohnsonforpresident — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:39:36 +0000

I remember talking to a few buddies back a few years ago about dirk. I said how do you stop a 7 foot fade away?? Answer is you don’t haha. He’s a dang good player thank god he’s not very athletic because he could be a top 10 player in history. With that said the guys still a monster and a match up nightmare. Honestly though i’d let him get all the points he wanted and try to focus on the other 4 players fully. The guy has to get tired eventually and I could never see him breaking 50 points. I think the thunder have a good shot at winning this if they can shut everyone down around him.

By: SmackSaw

SmackSaw — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:29:56 +0000

Dirk and Kidd are on a mission. I hate to say it, but the Mavs are going all the way.