Game 1
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kneifl
are you concerned at all about who will guard Shaq ?
I think Howard can handle Wade.
Any stats on who wins the first game wins the series ?
gl
are you concerned at all about who will guard Shaq ?
I think Howard can handle Wade.
Any stats on who wins the first game wins the series ?
gl
hey scott,
last time i checked zone is allowed in the NBA now, everyone will guard shaq, including dirk. Last time heat played a guard heavy team (chicago- rd 1) they almost went home. Are posey/ gary payton gonna guard howard/harris? Is haslem or walker gonna guard dirk? Is dallas gonna run miami out of the building or will shaq/wade take control? we shall soon see....
last time i checked zone is allowed in the NBA now, everyone will guard shaq, including dirk. Last time heat played a guard heavy team (chicago- rd 1) they almost went home. Are posey/ gary payton gonna guard howard/harris? Is haslem or walker gonna guard dirk? Is dallas gonna run miami out of the building or will shaq/wade take control? we shall soon see....
Scott -
I'm a little concerned about the total, but I consider the mavs a strong play.
kneifl
I'm a little concerned about the total, but I consider the mavs a strong play.
kneifl
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I just read where Dallas beat Miami twice in the regular season but there was a run in past years where Miami beat Dallas 19 straight times.
I picked out Dallas as the better team when they played the Suns. Not sure if I will be able to say that with the Heat.
I picked out Dallas as the better team when they played the Suns. Not sure if I will be able to say that with the Heat.
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Two summers ago, when O'Neal was being shopped by the Los Angeles Lakers, the Mavericks dreamed of finally plugging their gaping hole in the middle by adding the ultimate big man. He liked the idea of going to Dallas, too, but the Lakers weren't about to send him to a conference rival, so he wound up on the other coast. Dallas ended up lavishing a huge contract on Dampier.
Around that time, Dampier proclaimed himself the second-best center in the NBA, presumably behind the Big You-Know-Who.
Whether those things were factors or not, Shaq began a war of words with Dampier the next time they met in Dallas. The Mavs won a tight game, with Dampier forcing O'Neal into two late misses. Afterward, he said: "Damp is soft. Quote it, write it, tape it and send it to him. I tell you, there's nothing there."
Then, when Dampier struggled in the playoffs last year, O'Neal used him as a punch line, saying that a leg injury was causing him to play "like Erick Dampier."
O'Neal is taking the high road now, saying he was just messing around back then.
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This was in Handicappers Guide article in Madjacks.
Its something to think about as this is a important matchup.
Around that time, Dampier proclaimed himself the second-best center in the NBA, presumably behind the Big You-Know-Who.
Whether those things were factors or not, Shaq began a war of words with Dampier the next time they met in Dallas. The Mavs won a tight game, with Dampier forcing O'Neal into two late misses. Afterward, he said: "Damp is soft. Quote it, write it, tape it and send it to him. I tell you, there's nothing there."
Then, when Dampier struggled in the playoffs last year, O'Neal used him as a punch line, saying that a leg injury was causing him to play "like Erick Dampier."
O'Neal is taking the high road now, saying he was just messing around back then.
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This was in Handicappers Guide article in Madjacks.
Its something to think about as this is a important matchup.
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