08-31-2021, 11:00 AM
(08-31-2021, 10:45 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: As fans, we sometimes view ourselves as pretty close to contending, or at least progressing well on the road. I think other people around the league, viewing it more dispassionately, don't see the team as anywhere near that vicinity.
When NBA.com dispassionately has the Mavs 4th in the West?
The bias here cuts the exact opposite way IMO. Many Mavs fans clearly have an axe to grind with Cuban and their passion is leading them toward pessimism.
Dispassionate observation on the other hand would see that the Mavs are not in the elite tier of the NBA yet, but they are knocking on that door and could easily slip into that tier this season if development and chemistry go well.
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