08-09-2021, 01:57 PM
(08-09-2021, 01:39 PM)Kammrath Wrote: The seducing is by the negative nancies IMO. Things were UGLY last season and yet the Mavs got the fifth seed and played full strength LAC better than anyone. The Mavs addressed two of the three biggest issues already. KP is still a huge question mark, but there is more reason for general optimism than thinking the Mavs are in some horrible position and situation.
I know this might be shocking to some Mavs fans, but other teams had problems, too.
We finished with the same record as the Lakers and Blazers.
Davis missed 36 games, LeBron missed 17 games and replaced Schroeder with Westbrook.
The Blazers played without Nurkic for 35 games and McCollum for 25 games.
Then there is the Warriors team, who finished three games behind us (going 2-7 without Steph), who will get Klay Thompson back.
Barton and Murray missed 25 games each for the Nuggets.
Kawhi and PG13 missed 20 games each for the Clippers.
Conley and Mitchell missed 20 games each for the Jazz.
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