08-09-2021, 02:37 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 think this is the kind of thing that innocently might make us feel just a little bit better than an objective observer might. The Mavs were actually tied for the 5-6-7 seed, and landed in fifth thanks to an obscure rule involving division winners breaking three-way ties. They could just as well be regarded as a seventh seed, so. . . .
But they did give the Clips a run for their money. Of that we can be proud.
In terms of getting the team in shape to actually be a contender, it seems to me that they are still figuring out who they are/should be, largely due to the uncertainties around KP. If he had done what they wanted, we would probably be on track, or even a little ahead of the game at this point.