Stackhouse=SuckAss

There's been a lot made about my HATE for Stackhouse so I'm going to take this opportunity to justify my decision to beg for his death. Let me preface this by saying that this didn't happen by his shear level of play in the playoffs. This is a long going HATE that stems from his play in the regular season.

First off, it's always hard to sign a "starter" in this league and expect him to adapt to the 6th man role. Yes, he said all the right things in the media but no one in their right mind can just flip the switch and take on that change. Thus, he has an internal drive to become a starter again and I hate it. He puts way too much pressure on himself to be the "go to" guy and it hurts this team. He thinks he's something he's not, great. He's good, but not great. He'll never average his 30 points here like he did with his former team and he has to be ok with that. Stop forcing things, let your better scorers do the scoring when needed. Yes he does some good things, but he's always doing them to make up for bad moments just before. In my mind, that's a wash. We need someone who limits the mistakes but can still score. I guess that's what every team is looking for, but I just don't understand the Mavs nations fascination with this guy. He is NOT that great. And when Shaq bloodied his nose in Game 1, I found myself applauding ever so lightly. You'll notice that when he was taken out of the game, the Mavs went on a 7-0 run that created a pretty nice cushion. When he came back, they coughed up the lead within 2 minutes of game time. I'd love to see his +/- numbers. I think it would be very intriguing for those Stack lovers.

I also think that Avery fuels the fire. We run sets through Stackhouse a lot of the time which kills me. And I'm not talking about when he's on the floor and Dirks not. I'm talking about when they are playing together. Hey Stack, you can still pass to someone else even when the play is designed to start with you at the top of the key. That's ok to do when you have the scorers that we have. But for some reason, he lets his brain take over (which is not a good thing) and he becomes Michael Jordan on a playground created in his little Stack head. YOUR NOT THAT GOOD!!! But he sure wants to be. I'm sick and tired of it. And it's such a power drain to watch him come into the game and chew his gum ever so cockily. I'm putting out the call to all Mavs fans to burn his jerseys in protest.

Look, he had a decent game last night. But did you see how it started? The shot off the side of the backboard and then he really feels like he has to do something good. That's my whole "basketball cancellation theory". He is the prime example. I'm not calling to get rid of the guy unless we can pick someone else up who can score off the bench. And we're in the finals for gods sake. What's not to like about this team? I can see both sides. But if you get a chance (and there may only be two other chances to see this since the brooms are being broke out) watch Stackhouse for an extended period of time and you'll begin to see it. He also wants the ball at the end of games so he can get intentionally fouled and put at the line, thus padding his stats. I know you all see that.

Bottom Line: Die



WHINNY BITCH!!!!

Here are some pretty cool photos from the finals so far. Good times in Mav country.



I love seeing the concentration in his eyes. Thus the lovely FT percentage.