04-29-2022, 07:33 PM
(04-29-2022, 06:57 PM)Winter Wrote: You do remember that Dallas has shown no past record of success in the playoffs either. Boston has played deep in the playoffs in 2017, 2018, and 2020
Our defense is probably not playing as well as Boston's. Opponent points are just one of more than a dozen metrics. Many team defensive metrics (like rebounds allowed) favor Boston.
So Brunson is now better than Chris Paul? Booker too? Bridges was second to Marcus Smart as defensive player of the year. Ayton or Powell? Is that really a difficult question?
C'mon. Dallas could win it, but they will be heavy underdogs for a reason.
Brunson played more efficiently than Paul or Booker last series. That is just a fact. It's not a debate. If he plays that way in this series Dallas will field the 2 best players.
I do not care about the past. I am looking at performance at the moment. Based on what I have seen so far, Boston and GSW have been the most impressive of the 9 teams left. Dallas has played well enough to put them at #3. I'd put Phoenix in the middle of the playoff pack from what I have seen. And more importantly than what I think, stats back up my opinions.