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NBA Finals 2006 Game 4

The Mavericks got killed in game 4 because Dirk and Howard did not play well. This is the second time in the series they have done that. The first time was game 1 but they were able to when because of Terry and Stackhouse.

The Mavs were able to make a comeback at the in of the 3rd quarter and they had their chances in the fourth when they forced a lot of turnovers but they just could not hit anything. They seemed to be shooting to many jumpers although a good portion of them were open. I am wondering why they don’t post up Dirk a bit more, he could free up some cutters.

On the Heat side Wade had a good game, he did a lot in the first half and slowed down in the second half. I still believe the Mavs will take the next two games because they are the better team it is just a matter of Dirk and Howard coming up big and if they can’t Terry needs more shots. I watch the entire game and it seemed like he barely played. It seems like Avery Johnson doesn’t know how to stick with the hot player. Last game Howard didn’t take a shot in the fourth. This game Terry played the best of their top 4 players and he was barely in the game.

Will JJ Redick’s DWI affect his draft status?

As much as the NBA looks at the character of players I wonder if JJ Redicks DWI will affect his draft status. I have read that he has an injury which will require surgery which may have led to the incident. That seems to be a hard combination for a potential draft pick, an injury and some bad press.

He may drop a few spots more for the injury and missing workouts than anything but he will still be a first rounder and I am sure he will learn from the situation.

NBA Playoffs 2006 Game 3

The Mavericks had the game and they let it slip away. One of the biggest mistakes I think they made was letting Wade drive baseline the whole game. If he was forced to the middle there would have been more defensive help. On the play in which Gary Payton hit that jump, Wade was going middle and was cut off and was forced to pass, that something they should have did earlier in the game. As a matter of fact that is what they did in game 2, forced Wade down the middle and cause him to travel several times.

The Mavs had poor game from Stackhouse, which is surprising, especially as well as he has been playing. The biggest mistake was Dirk missing the free throw but they still had a chance. Me personally I didn’t like the play. Why throw it into traffic like that, especially on Wade, when you have a team full of shooters.

The heat on the other hand just made their shots this game but the fact that they played their game and only won by 2 still has me thinking the Mavs will win. If you ask me that is the best the Heat can play. A 40 plus point game from Wade, Shaq diving on the floor for loose balls, they really can’t play much better if you ask me so they should be worried.

NBA Finals Game 2

Dallas really killed Miami last night. They shut down Shaq, he only had 5 points. They were coming hard and quick on their double team and it was up to other Heat players to make shots and they couldn’t. I am very surprised that the heat did not play Derek or Shandon Anderson. I would think Riley would try to do something different after game 2. The only thing he did was play Mourning a bit more and he player well. The Heat actually made a nice little comeback but they fell short.

I am very curious as to what Riley will do. I see he doesn’t want to expand on his bench. I would think that he would post up Walker a bit more or play Jason Wlliams more minutes. Maybe he could force the Mavs to play a half court game by playing Shaq and Zo together. He may only have two more games to test things out so he better get it right soon.

Skipping the predraft camp

This year, just as a lot of other year many player that are considered on the bubble chose to skip the NBA predraft camp. Player like Josh Boone, Dee Brown, Mike Gansey, Hassan Adams, and others skipped it. I understand players are concerned about showing their weaknesses in a games which is why the prefer the individual workouts, but all that does is open up the door for new players to sneak in the first round. Some guy named Louis Amundson from UNLV is now projected in the first round because of a good predraft camp. That means someone that did not go just fell out.

A player like Ryan Hollins from UCLA claimed he wasn’t going because their was no competiton. Seems to me that if he considered the competition weak he could have went in dominated everyone and got himself in the first round. I am sure a few people that went to the camp will move up while those that missed it will fall. Maybe in the future prospect will learn that the camp can be the difference between getting drafted in the first round or second round. It can also be the difference between being drafted in th second round or being drafted at all.

Heat made too many mistakes

The Mavericks won by ten but it seems as if the Heat hurt themselves a lot more than the Dallas defense did. The heat made a lot of turnovers and missed a lot of free throws. Shaq and Wade primarily. Defensively the Heat could not run with the Mavericks, Jason Terry Ripped them and Devin Harris did good spliting the double teams when he was in.

Honestly, I feel that Mourning needs to play more because he can protect the basket in the half court, although playing Shaq and Mourning at the same time would not be smart. In the next game I think the heat will play more players maybe Derek or Shandon Anderson for a better defender on Terry at times. I am sure Shaq will demand more touches and the Heat will cut back on three point attempts. Lets see if that will be enough for them to steal a game.

Dajuan Wagner

I have a basketball forum located at www.serioushoops.com. On the forum their is a section called “Where are they now?” where members can discuss past players that seemedto have dropped off the face of the earth. One of the first players brought up in that section was Dajuan Wagner a player that average 13.4 points as a rookie before being forced out of the league with injuries.

He was a player I felt would team up with Lebron to make that team a winner. One of the members of my forum found information about him at wikipedia saying he is out of basketball and he just had his colon removed and his hoping to make a comeback once he can play again. Hopefully eveything will go well for him and he can get back on track to being the player everyone thought he would be.

Boone being pressured to stay in the NBA Draft

I have read a few articles stating that Josh Boone from UConn is sign an agent and staying in the draft despite being on the bubble as a first rounder.

For people unfamiliar with the draft process, first round picks get guranteed contracts whereas second round picks have to work for their contracts. Most second round picks do not stay in the league, although some like Gilbert Arenas and Micheal Redd go on to become very good players.

Supposedly Boone’s mother wants him to stay in the draft where as he is a little shaky on going. If he really is staying in the best thing he can do is impress scouts during workouts. It is said that scouts question his love for the game and his confidence so he has to show them he has that during workouts.

Me personally I think he is good player that was just on a stacked team. I hope he stays in the first round and goes on to be a solid player.

Do players read the same mock drafts we read?

Over the past few years I have visited www.NBADraft.net many, many times. As the draft nears, I always tend to put a big focus on the second round and underclassmen that will pull out. The reason I do that is because the info is so clear cut that a lot of these guys will be second round picks or undrafted but a lot of them stay in the draft anyway. I wonder do these people have internet access or what?

If you can go to dozens of websites and see dozens of reviews about your game and character, and if you can look in the paper and read that you have had bad workouts and you need to go back to school, why would you still come out?

 Their are many like that this year Kyle Lowery, Darius Washigton,  and Daniel Gibson just to name a few. They are all Sophomores and only Lowery has a shot at making the first round. Their are a few other that can be throw in that category to. I see it done every year I just wish guys would be patient especially after seeing so many people come out to early like Omar Cook.

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