03-15-2022, 11:35 PM
The only year I was confident with the Mavs reaching the finals was year 2007. (Mavs had a major stumbling block in SA so I was not as confident as I was back in 2006)
But still, we all know how that went. Don Nelson took Avery's lunch money.
In 2011, I thought LA would beat the Mavs. Nobody could have guessed the Mavs would sweep prime Kobe and that monster supporting cast.
I don't see the Suns having the same dominance as the Spurs of 06 and LA of 2011. The Suns record might be better but the personnel from those old teams are scary.
IMHO, Mavs has a good shot at reaching the finals and winning it. I'm not saying this with confidence though. This Mav team is an enigma to me. They can go all the way to the finals when all things go right, and they can bow out in the first round just as well. I didn't see this in the 2011 team, I saw a team reaching the second round and nothing more. With the 2022 team, everything is in question marks.
But still, we all know how that went. Don Nelson took Avery's lunch money.
In 2011, I thought LA would beat the Mavs. Nobody could have guessed the Mavs would sweep prime Kobe and that monster supporting cast.
I don't see the Suns having the same dominance as the Spurs of 06 and LA of 2011. The Suns record might be better but the personnel from those old teams are scary.
IMHO, Mavs has a good shot at reaching the finals and winning it. I'm not saying this with confidence though. This Mav team is an enigma to me. They can go all the way to the finals when all things go right, and they can bow out in the first round just as well. I didn't see this in the 2011 team, I saw a team reaching the second round and nothing more. With the 2022 team, everything is in question marks.