Steve Nash won it last year. Kobe won't win it this year because his team is not a contendor and has kind of fallen apart recently. The MVP usually goes to someone who's team is in contention for the title. Not always, but usually is the case.
Not only is he MVP and awesome, he's also Canadian
. Killer combo tbh.nash was great as usual(does he ever have an off night?) but dampier's absence at center had a lot to do with dallas' woes in this match, anyway well played suns, a great psychological boost for them, shooting 65% for the night, that is incredible!Not only is he MVP and awesome, he's also Canadian
sure i believe dallas would win a 7 game series...it's just that the suns in full flight with nash piloting them are so entertaining...Methinks Avery made a mistake by playing his starters in this game. He should've done what Greg Popovich did with San Antonio a few years ago. Like Dallas, SA was in first place that year facing the 2nd place Suns. Greg knew that SA had nothing to gain from that game. If they won, they were still in first place and the status quo remained. If they lost, then they gave their probable playoff opponents a psychological advantage. So he rested his starters and lost the game. Phoenix didn't gain anything from that game because they won against the bench. Dallas should've done the same thing here. Damp was out, Dirk had twisted his ankle a few days ago…it was just not an ideal situation. In any case, I'm not too bothered by this result. It's a different game in the playoffs, as we all know. I'm not taking the Suns lightly, mind you, but believe the results would be different in a 7 game series.
against the suns? the fact that offensively they are almost as good and defensively they are much better? if all their key players are present and healthy, dallas will win...
We'll see. I usually dont bet in favor of the regular season monsters. I want Golden State to make Playoffs as the last team, they matchup pretty well with Mavs.
Yeah the Wariors can give the Mavs matchup problems. In a 7 game series, you would expect the Mavs to beat them of course. However, the point is to beat them in 5, not 7, so Dallas can stay fresh for the next round. Incidently, all those predicting a Mavs-Suns Conference final need to slow down. Not only do the Mavs have to make it that far, but the Suns have to beat the Spurs to get there. I wouldn't take the Spurs lightly if I were the Suns.We'll see. I usually dont bet in favor of the regular season monsters. I want Golden State to make Playoffs as the last team, they matchup pretty well with Mavs.
To add to that, the Suns basically have a 6 man rotation, while the Mavs have the deepest bench in the league. The Suns would be more tired by the time they make it to the Conference finals than the Mavs. That's specially true of Nash, who tires down each year as they go deeper into the playoffs.
i was going to add that, then thought i'd keep my explanation at a high level...
the warriors might give them a fight but if you expect them to beat the mavs, you are in for a severe disappointment....We'll see. I usually dont bet in favor of the regular season monsters. I want Golden State to make Playoffs as the last team, they matchup pretty well with Mavs.
i for one am not expecting a mavs-suns final yet and wouldn't be in the least surprised if the spurs beat them...
