Mavs 2013-14

[Lone Sailor]

Celtics down. Great all around offensive performance. Really good scoring off the bench. Nice to see Marion finally get another double/double.

[mustang_marc]

Dirk still looking pretty damn good!

Speaking of Dirk, I think most people take him for granted and don't realize just what an amazing player he is and his place in history. He's been on a role the last year or so, moving up the list over some all time greats on the scoring list. But it's really about to start getting even more impressive. Barring injury, he will be top 10 by the end of THIS year...passing up Havlicek, Dominique, and Oscar Robertson. Next year, he'll take out Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, and Moses Malone. That's some damn lofty company. The year after, he catches Shaq. I doubt he stays around long enough to go any higher than that, but hell, to finish #5 in all time scoring...that's a helluva career.

http://espn.go.com/nba/history/leaders

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
2 Karl Malone 36,928
3 Michael Jordan 32,292
4 KOBE BRYANT 31,700
5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
6 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
7 Moses Malone 27,409
8 Elvin Hayes 27,313
9 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946
10 Oscar Robertson 26,710
11 Dominique Wilkins 26,668
12 John Havlicek 26,395
13 DIRK NOWITZKI 26,145
14 Alex English 25,613
15 KEVIN GARNETT 25,568
16 Reggie Miller 25,279
17 Jerry West 25,192
18 Patrick Ewing 24,815
19 PAUL PIERCE 24,601
20 TIM DUNCAN 24,511

[Gtracer]

Not sure where you're getting your info from, but we're still 8th in the West.

We were tied for 6th after that win, not sure who we were tied with but apparently they won as well, therefore we fell back to #8.


Whooped up on the Celtics last night, though I didnt really get to see any of the game. Still going strong and at the right time too, seems like the guys are really wanting to make a push for a better spot than 8th.

[Lone Sailor]

We were tied for 6th after that win, not sure who we were tied with but apparently they won as well, therefore we fell back to #8.





Whooped up on the Celtics last night, though I didnt really get to see any of the game. Still going strong and at the right time too, seems like the guys are really wanting to make a push for a better spot than 8th.

Golden State didn't play yesterday so we are now in 7th for the moment.

[mustang_marc]

We were tied for 6th after that win, not sure who we were tied with but apparently they won as well, therefore we fell back to #8.


Whooped up on the Celtics last night, though I didnt really get to see any of the game. Still going strong and at the right time too, seems like the guys are really wanting to make a push for a better spot than 8th.

Mavs have been playing better, albeit against weak competition, but they haven't been 1 and 2 point wins. They've mostly done what they should - blow these teams out. With Dalembert playing to his capability lately, we're a much better team. Mavs schedule gets decidedly tougher after tomorrow's game against the Bobcats.

[Gtracer]

Golden State didn't play yesterday so we are now in 7th for the moment.

If Golden State and Phoenix lose, BAM we are in 6th

Either way, we are doing great, hopefully we can keep the pace, avoid injuries and perhaps even solidify a playoff spot. The next what 5 games are going to be tough...but then again we knew this, the players know this and Ricky boy is ready, cant wait

[mstng86]

Damn it, I wish we were in the East

[Jose]

No mention of the Memphis win the other night? Hell, just two weeks ago we were out of the 8th spot and now we're tied for 6th.

I did a couple of posts above this one

[Jose]

What's better than beating Utah last night? Utah beating Miami tonight. Lolz

Damn I missed that. Lost of surprising wins lately Mavs not withstanding.

Celtics down. Great all around offensive performance. Really good scoring off the bench. Nice to see Marion finally get another double/double.

They blew a great lead but a win is a win. Good all around effort and I thought was good play from Wright, Harris, and Carter off the bench but was surprised by Blair's limited playing time.

[Jose]

Speaking of Dirk, I think most people take him for granted and don't realize just what an amazing player he is and his place in history. He's been on a role the last year or so, moving up the list over some all time greats on the scoring list. But it's really about to start getting even more impressive. Barring injury, he will be top 10 by the end of THIS year...passing up Havlicek, Dominique, and Oscar Robertson. Next year, he'll take out Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, and Moses Malone. That's some damn lofty company. The year after, he catches Shaq. I doubt he stays around long enough to go any higher than that, but hell, to finish #5 in all time scoring...that's a helluva career.

http://espn.go.com/nba/history/leaders

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
2 Karl Malone 36,928
3 Michael Jordan 32,292
4 KOBE BRYANT 31,700
5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
6 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
7 Moses Malone 27,409
8 Elvin Hayes 27,313
9 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946
10 Oscar Robertson 26,710
11 Dominique Wilkins 26,668
12 John Havlicek 26,395
13 DIRK NOWITZKI 26,145
14 Alex English 25,613
15 KEVIN GARNETT 25,568
16 Reggie Miller 25,279
17 Jerry West 25,192
18 Patrick Ewing 24,815
19 PAUL PIERCE 24,601
20 TIM DUNCAN 24,511

There's a pretty good article I read a few days ago that I've been meaning to share and I'll do that tomorrow. Dirk's scoring doesn't give enough credit to the man. It's nice to see him getting that though as he passes some of these big names in basketball. It would be interesting to see how the number of years in the league playing compares to this points list. I'll have to look that up tomorrow as well.

[pHILSANITY07]

Mavs are on a roll. It seems like their achillies heel was the turnovers. I'm interested in the Indiana game. That will be a good test on where they are at.

[Jose]

Mavs are on a roll. It seems like their achillies heel was the turnovers. I'm interested in the Indiana game. That will be a good test on where they are at.

Bynum will cause that team to self implode.

[pHILSANITY07]

I hope so

[Jose]

So I looked up all the players number of seasons in the league on the Top 20 Scoring Leaders and I think Dirk has some pretty impressive numbers seeing that he still has a few years left in him and only one active player in the league ahead of him.

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 20 Seasons
2 Karl Malone 36,928 19 Seasons
3 Michael Jordan 32,292 14 Seasons
4 KOBE BRYANT 31,700 17 Seasons
5 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 15 Seasons
6 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 19 Seasons
7 Moses Malone 27,409 21 Seasons
8 Elvin Hayes 27,313 16 Seasons
9 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 18 Seasons
10 Oscar Robertson 26,710 14 Seasons
11 Dominique Wilkins 26,668 17 Seasons
12 John Havlicek 26,395 16 Seasons
13 DIRK NOWITZKI 26,145 15 Seasons
14 Alex English 25,613 15 Seasons
15 KEVIN GARNETT 25,568 18 Seasons
16 Reggie Miller 25,279 18 Seasons
17 Jerry West 25,192 14 Seasons
18 Patrick Ewing 24,815 17 Seasons
19 PAUL PIERCE 24,601 15 Seasons
20 TIM DUNCAN 24,511 16 Seasons

[Lone Sailor]

Dirk out with an ankle injury.