A few things to think about as the Finals draw near:
- Shaq is getting better. He's still the least talented hall-of-fame player ever, but he's improving.
- I don't think Avery will employ the hack-a-Shaq tactic. Doesn't seem like his style. But we WILL have to foul Shaq a lot becuase he WILL get the ball in the post and then we have no answer. We need big minutes out of Damp and Diop. And more than help defense on Shaq, we need solid peremeter defense on the guards so it's not easy for them to feed Shaq down low.
- Shaq and D Wade will present the biggest problems we've faced on defense so far. San Antonio might have caused big problems but they decided to go small. Miami won't. Mavs fans should really be afraid of those two combining for 100 points.
- We have a bad history of losing to Shaq.
- But the last time we met Miami we beat them by a million.
- This Mavs team doesn't score points in bunches. If they get a 20-point run, like they did in Game 6 vs. Phoenix, it's 28-8, not 20-0. They're much more methodic and plodding than Mavs teams of the past. So we need to have a lead or a small deficit going into the fourth quarter because we're not good at catching up quick.
Some other thoughts:
I like Avery's watch.
The big winner in this year's finals? American Airlines.
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