Unfortunately, GM Smokey, of the Dallas Mavericks, was
unavailable for comments, so this is another work of fiction in an attempt to
create some more bulletin board fodder!
PW: So, Smokey, what
did you think about the interview with Spud earlier?
SM: I’m pretty
disappointed. For him to basically try
to trivialize my team’s great season is sad.
I know he has to try to build up his team’s confidence, but I hope he
doesn’t think that his patchwork squad could ever beat these Mavs in a best of
7.
PW: Don’t hold back,
Smoke…. Tell us how you really
feel. Just kidding. How about his comments where he stated that
he was trying to make trades with you earlier this year?
SM: Man, let’s just
be real and put it all on the table.
Penny, this guy was offering me players like Luke Babbitt and Leandro
Barbosa for guys like Danny Green. He
says I blacklisted him, but I was just tired of the horrible trade offers. If he would have come to me with something
more realistic, maybe we could have worked something out, but I’m not killing
me to help you.
PW: Point taken. Spud also predicted the Rockets would win in
6….
SM: Let me stop you
right there, Penny. We are already up
2-0 in this series. If anything, Spud
better start praying we don’t sweep those Rockets. We fully expect to be playing for at least
the chance to rep the West in the NLL finals this year. Sure, we gotta start preparing for the
Nuggets in the next round, but I think we can eek out the series. If someone on the top end of the bracket
could knock off the defending champs, I think we have a great shot at playing
against the Eastern Conference champs.
PW: You’re already
looking ahead to the Nuggets? Isn’t that
a bit dangerous to already be looking ahead?
SM: If Houston was
more of a challenge, I would, but we are expecting to sweep and hopefully the
Spurs can win a game or 2, allowing us just a little bit of rest before round
2. Spud said the key was to stop our
bench, but our bench was not good in game 1.
Yet all of our starters just dominated the Rockets. Then in game 2, our potential 6th
man of the year went off. They can’t
contain everyone. It just comes down to
having more players that can score like that when called upon. Houston will be a tough out in a few years,
but not this one!
PW: Ok, thanks so
much for your time, Smokey. Good luck
the rest of the series.
