Elson - secret Mavs weapon?

gameFACE · by **gameFACE** on Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:04 pm

I read this yesterday but didn't see it posted:

(Daily Dime weekend edition - Stein)

I didn't hear a lot of dialogue about this after the Mavs won in San Antonio last weekend, but I certainly noticed. (hmm - why is that? - gF)

Spurs newcomer Francisco Elson, after shadowing Dirk Nowitzki so impressively in the season opener, barely went near Nowitzki in the Nov. 24 rematch.

My theory?

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich liked what he saw from Elson on Nov. 2 ... length, athleticism and activity that A) Nowitzki isn't accustomed to seeing from San Antonio's defense and B) enabled Bruce Bowen to focus on Josh Howard while helping Tim Duncan stay out of foul trouble.

Fabricio Oberto did a fair job against Nowitzki in the teams' second meeting, but I suspect Popovich simply prefers now to expose Nowitzki to Elson as little as possible before the playoffs and save that wrinkle for the seemingly inevitable Mavs-Spurs series in May or June.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-061202-03

Elson's numbers have been paltry lately at best and must have had Nazr Mohammed's hands transplanted. But then again the Spurs as a whole have sucked the last week or so. And he's new so I give him the benefit of the doubt.

In any case is this CIA Pop at work? I think so....................

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missmyzte · by **missmyzte** on Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:18 pm

I was really impressed with Elson early, but less recently. I hope he comes back ...

Casey · by **Casey** on Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:12 am

missmyzte wrote:I was really impressed with Elson early, but less recently. I hope he comes back ...

Me too. I really thought by this time he would be pushing Oberto for more minutes, if not the starting position. I still think he will come around though.
I wondered myself why he was pretty much non existent in the last Dallas game after doing so well on Dirk in the first.

Bran Faurschou · by **Bran Faurschou** on Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:38 pm

sorry to say this, but I hate Elson. I've hated that POS since seeing him in the RMR years ago. He doesn't seem to do anything but throw elbows and threaten people when they're trying to get on the bus. oh yeah and I believe it was him he totally f*** up Wally Szcerzbiak a few years ago in the playoffs. that being said, I do hope he injures Mark Cuban.

Elson - secret Mavs weapon?

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