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RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - Knutsen - 03-09-2025
(03-09-2025, 04:55 PM)bubbler86 Wrote: I would prefer they make the play in. We have spent so many years tanking and dry powdering, it turns into a life waster.
No way… The chances of winning the lottery are much higher this season than winning in the playoffs.
RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - Scott41theMavs - 03-09-2025
(03-09-2025, 04:55 PM)bubbler86 Wrote: I would prefer they make the play in. We have spent so many years tanking and dry powdering, it turns into a life waster.
Well, that makes one of us.
Need plausible deniability for the league to gift us Cooper (or maybe Dylan) in return for gifting a young perennial MVP candidate to the league's marquee franchise.
RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - SleepingHero - 03-09-2025
(03-09-2025, 04:53 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: These next two games against the Spurs are going to be huge for the tank. If the Mavs can successfully come out of it 0-2, they will have a chance of finishing third-worst in the West.
That could give the Mavs a good shot at the 9th pick. Not sure we can get any higher but if we literally lose out there’s a chance.
Top 7 is all but out of reach. But 8 or 9 would be pretty big.
RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - myconsumerclub - 03-09-2025
The tank is on
11 games left against teams that are in the play in or better. Only 6 games against lottery bound teams. We could definitely go on a long losing streak. I have my fingers crossed that is the case if so what do you think our lottery pick is likely to be?
If we get 17 losses that would give us a 50 loss season.
SAS .426 is a tougher team now maybe we can count on a couple losses here.
SAS Maybe one loss will lead to another we can hope
HOU L
PHI .339 but if size matters they have the advantage plus Grimes will want some payback
IND L
DET L
BKN .333 Maybe we can count on the Nets to give us an L
NYK L
ORL L
CHI L
BKN if they beat us once then a second win against us is possible
ATL L
LAC L
LAC L
LAL L
TOR .328 they may be unable to move down in the lottery and winning may be an option we can count on them to try
MEM L
BKN and TOR are the closest contests to predict but maybe we can endure another injury as well
RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - HoosierDaddyKid - 03-09-2025
(03-09-2025, 04:49 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I would imagine this roster is going to have very few of the guys who played today here next year.
I imagine they're going to have to give Williams a full contract next year.
I think the way he's played, he deserves it. It's possible he makes Hardy expendable.
RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - mvossman - 03-10-2025
(03-09-2025, 04:55 PM)bubbler86 Wrote: I would prefer they make the play in. We have spent so many years tanking and dry powdering, it turns into a life waster.
Not sure what this means? We spent a lot of years dry powdering, but the only tanking I can recall was a couple games a few years ago. One could argue the team didn't tank enough because of Dirk. I have never been a fan of tanking, but if there was ever a time to do it, this is it.
RE: Game 65: Phoenix Suns (29-34) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32) - Scott41theMavs - 03-10-2025
(03-10-2025, 09:27 AM)mvossman Wrote: Not sure what this means? We spent a lot of years dry powdering, but the only tanking I can recall was a couple games a few years ago. One could argue the team didn't tank enough because of Dirk. I have never been a fan of tanking, but if there was ever a time to do it, this is it.
These guys have pride, and will play their best. But we have neither a go-to guy nor a frontcourt. No need to deliberately tank - except for a handful of the opponents who are very deliberately tanking. Next two games especially.