vslice02
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Yeah, they hav Dwane Casey in charge of their team-defense. Think Casey deserves consideration for a head coaching spot - has been a top-notch assistant on several teams and never got a fair shot in Minnesota.The Mavs were never known for defense, now they are tremendous. They said last night that one of the assistants is responsible for that, his defensive coordinator. Did you catch that Tyrone Corbin???
It's interesting how some head coaches like to orchestrate their staffs similar to a football philosophy of having a defensive-coordinator (Doc Rivers, Rick Carlisle/Larry Bird) while others used more of a totem-pole chain of command (Jerry Sloan, Pat Riley, Van Gundy, ect).
-Also, I think alot of Jazz fans had hatred for Dirk when he called SLC a "bad city" during their 2001 playoff series. That hard foul on AK in '08 didn't help, but don't think Dirk ever reached "villian status" for Jazz fans.
-And as great as this series has been - the only thing that could ruin it is LeBron and Wade shooting 15 FT's each in Game 6. I'm worried it's time for a "David Stern dreamteam" of Bob Delaney, Danny Crawford and Dick Bavetta.