Revenge

[pacerfan]

Always here people say "X should beat Y because they want revenge , because Y beat them last time out.

I don't get it. Does Y not think that X is thinking about last game, thereby elevating Y's game to the revenge motivated elevation of X's game???:shrug:

 

[Valuist]

I think Y doesn't care what X is thinking about. They're probably overconfident because they just beat X.

To me, revenge in the NBA is only significant when its a quick rematch, like a home and home, or no more than 1 game in between, like the Clippers last night. When its that close together, the coach probably rides the losing team harder for its mistakes in the earlier matchup.

 

[pacerfan]

Totally agree Valuist. Just don't get the hype...."Pistons beat the Rockets by 20 last game..the Rockets are out for revenge"...

Not a good enough reason to make a play in my opinion.

 

[MasterTX]

I think revenge is also a bigger factor when a sub-par team beats a good team. We are talking two of the NBA's finest with Dallas and Indy...revenge, what revenge? Both teams bring their A-game day in and day out. They play with heart unlike some of the other teams in the league. Should be a great game, leaning on Dallas right now.

 

[Wolf SJD]

i also look at when team X embarasses team Y. For example I will take Dallas vs. Lakers when they play next