GAME 3 NBA FINALS: Boston Celtics (2-0) vs. Dallas Mavericks (0-2)

[hakeemfaan]

I wish I can pin this post. 

If I told you at the beginning of the season that Mavs would make the finals but lose, everyone here would be overjoyed at the playoff success and think Luka ascended a new level of basketball expertise we've never seen to pull that off.

Well that kind of happened. If they aren't ready to win now, maybe getting absolutely embarrassed in the finals will make sure they won't rest on their achievements and spark a fire under everyone's butt to try to win it again.

Most of us here wanted Brunson back and said if it was the max give him that.  Even then most of us who said that didn’t think he would become what he has in NY. The reason I am bringing this up is we tend to sometimes overreact based on a bad loss. Management didn’t see how that particular team got to the WCF and lost to GS but only focused that we lost and immediately felt the core was not good enough.

Similarly now instead of focusing on how far we made it and the fact that we beat very good teams, it would be wrong to just point out all the flaws.  This team is good.  Lively and PJ will be better next season. 

We need changes. Yes. But I am convinced that if D white is on the Mavs we would have won this series. I am not even asking for Jrue.  Just give me one more above average two way player with decent size. That’s how small the gap is.  We still have some other needs for next season but a team with Luka, Kyrie, PJ and our center combo is a strong core.