Huge win for the Clippers, it's great to see them stay alive and continue their hot streak. This was undoubtedly the biggest win of the year for them, IMO, but the most comforting thing was the play of Sam Cassell. He's one of the more underappreciated point guards of the past 15 years, he always comes up big when his team needs him. It was great to see Sam I Am come up big like he did, and it was nice to see the Clippers hang on for that victory, especially with the way Kobe was playing.It's gonna be a great race for the 8th seed, it's coming down to the wire and that's what I like to see. Who wants it more? We're about to find out.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 13 2007, 02:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I enjoyed seeing Kobe chuck at the end. Kobe is not as clutch as people think of him. Dirk>Kobe.</div>Doesn't it tell you something when you are the only one who thinks that way?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 12 2007, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I enjoyed seeing Kobe chuck at the end. Kobe is not as clutch as people think of him. Dirk>Kobe.</div>right, dirk noshowski is so much more clutch than kobe <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 12 2007, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I enjoyed seeing Kobe chuck at the end. Kobe is not as clutch as people think of him. Dirk>Kobe.</div>right, dirk noshowski is so much more clutch than kobe
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 12 2007, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yep Dirk will prove this playoffs how valuable he is.</div>like he did last year?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 13 2007, 06:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>like he did last year?</div>Yep. Especially what he did to the Spurs, Suns, and Grizzlies. Give credit to the refs for the Miami series of course as well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brando @ Apr 13 2007, 06:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Mavsfan you may want to watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7cG9NrfhM0 :yes1:</div>Wow Dirk missed a free throw. That has never happened before. I'm sure anyone in that situation would feel extreme pressure as well.
WOW. Kobe didn't score the last eight minutes and forty five seconds of the game, going 0/5 with a turnover in that span. I saw him choking, didn't realize it was that bad though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 12 2007, 11:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow Dirk missed a free throw. That has never happened before. I'm sure anyone in that situation would feel extreme pressure as well.</div>Dirk choked a coupla times against the Suns earlier this year in the Mavs' double OT loss to Phoenix. Dirk's a helluva player, but he's yet to get over that hump and prove that he's not only clutch, but can lead his team to a Championship. Losing the NBA Finals when they're up 2-0 is just completely unacceptable. Dirk'll probably get the MVP this year, but we'll see if he can actually prove himself in the Post-season and go all the way!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Eaglefan @ Apr 13 2007, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Lakers might not even make playoffs, hope so too, cuse they don't deserve it.</div>Explain how they don't deserve it if they make it? You either are a top 8 team in the West or your not. Your just a Kobe hater.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iversonfan268 @ Apr 13 2007, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Explain how they don't deserve it if they make it? You either are a top 8 team in the West or your not. Your just a Kobe hater.</div>For the most part they really don't deserve it. But Kobe, Luke, and Ronny are the only guys on the team who consistently show effort. I'm the biggest Lakers fan you'll meet, and I'll never give up on this team, but I can say honestly that this team does not deserve to call themselves a playoff team or a good team. Now I'm hoping to God that they prove me wrong, but as of now, it looks that way.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 12 2007, 11:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow Dirk missed a free throw. That has never happened before. I'm sure anyone in that situation would feel extreme pressure as well.</div>He missed a free throw in the last seconds of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. He's a 90% free throw shooter. Had he made that free throw, we might be calling the Mavericks defending champions right now.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ChuckTheD @ Apr 13 2007, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He missed a free throw in the last seconds of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. He's a 90% free throw shooter. Had he made that free throw, we might be calling the Mavericks defending champions right now.</div>Like I said put anyone in that position and they would feel immense pressure. Dirk does miss free throws though not often. He missed one earlier that game as well. 90% is no gimme. He was clutch though in game 7 against the spurs making that free throws to take it to overtime. It gets annoying that Dirk gets singled out for choking more than anyone out there. Everyone chokes.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 13 2007, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Like I said put anyone in that position and they would feel immense pressure. Dirk does miss free throws though not often. He missed one earlier that game as well. 90% is no gimme. He was clutch though in game 7 against the spurs making that free throws to take it to overtime. It gets annoying that Dirk gets singled out for choking more than anyone out there. Everyone chokes.</div>Dude, that's choking. I'm sorry. He let the pressure get to him. I'm not saying he's a choke artist. But in the Finals, the biggest stage of them all. He choked.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Apr 13 2007, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yes he choked as well as many others. No argument there. Just like Kobe choked last night.</div>Yeah, but Kobe's much more proven in the clutch then Dirk is. Kobe's come thru in countless pressure situations. One lousy fourth quarter in a regular season game isn't gonna change that. Especially when he was the one who got them the lead.
