01-04-2023, 05:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-04-2023, 06:03 PM by ThisIStheYear.)
(01-04-2023, 12:35 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: The smart move would have been re-signing Brunson, to go along with Wood and they maybe would have been there, but I digress.
Of course I completely agree. The continuity from bringing back a quality player like JB and adding Wood’s versatile scoring, particularly in the paint, would have this team on track for the top seed. I’m not certain how it would work in the playoffs. It might, but a first place regular season would be an excellent building block.
The thing is, so much has gone wrong for everyone else in the West, just like it has for the Mavs that, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, the Mavs have a legit chance to get as high as first in the West. In many years, teams make deadline deals good enough to put this team over the top in a diminished conference. The CJ/Nance deal the Pelicans pulled off last year for example… if the Mavs could do something remotely close to that, they’d be in a great spot. I remember the year after Kyrie left the Cavs when they made a late season trade to get some decent but not great players around Lebron. They made the finals. The Mavs could do that. This is not the year for plan powder. Luka is in incredible form. The West blows. Something is out there, Nico just has to find it.