03-31-2021, 01:49 PM
(03-31-2021, 12:38 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I like the play-in too, mostly because it cuts down on tanking.
But I think the idea that all the Mavs have to do is get into the playoffs and then anything could happen is largely fools' gold. They need to begin above the 7th-8th seed to have a realistic chance.
Followill discussed this in his podcast yesterday. As long as the playoffs have been in this format, the eighth seed has won the first-round series only five times. The seventh seed has won the first-round series only five times. The sixth seed has won 25% of the time -- still not a good chance, but at least not essentially negligible, like the seventh and eighth.
Ya I am sure they want to get higher than 7th and will talk themselves into their offseason moves making them better I just think when reality sets in they will see themselves as a 7-10th seed. That's what's happening this year. I don't think Rick is going to work very hard to try to get ahead of Portland given this year's reality.