Mavs are hottest team in NBA??????????

[Crookshanks]

According to nba.com they are. Right now on nba.com home page it says: live on NBA TV - the Wizards host the hottest team in the NBA.

The Mavs are 6.5 games behind the Spurs - but just because they've won 4 in a row, they're now the hottest team in the NBA?

Mark Cuban must've paid someone to write that!!! :lmao

[sandman]

I believe they are 14-1 in their last 15 games. That would technically make them the 'hottest' team at this exact point in time. Just because the Spurs have the best record in the L doesn't mean they are always the 'hottest' team.

[MannyIsGod]

They've won something like 14 out of 15, so yes, they are th e hottest team in the NBA.

[Martin R]

yes they are. They are playing VERY solid BB.

[elemento]

too bad they're a fucking iceberg in the playoffs :rollin

[Mal]

Oh, I thought it was gay thread..

[spursbird]

Yes, they are the hottest right now.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Yeah, they are the hottest. Regular season champs.

[m33p0]

so are the bulls.

[Ditty]

they're on the easiest schedule of the year...Spurs are on an easy schedule also sorta, but as long as Spurs keep winning it don't matter how many games the mavs win

[Hoops Czar]

they're on the easiest schedule of the year...Spurs are on an easy schedule also sorta, but as long as Spurs keep winning it don't matter how many games the mavs win

Says the blind leading the blind... According to Hollinger, they've had the second toughest...

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings/_/sort/sos

[MannyIsGod]

Says the blind leading the blind... According to Hollinger, they've had the second toughest...

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings/_/sort/sos

I believe he meant on their current run and not the entirety of the season. The SOS of their last quarter of their games is ranked 26th in the NBA.

[Hoops Czar]

I believe he meant on their current run and not the entirety of the season. The SOS of their last quarter of their games is ranked 26th in the NBA.

Yes, that would make more sense.

[Ditty]

yeah that's what I meant brah

[ChuckD]

I'm not worried about Dallas. If we go only 17-6 and finish with 66, they would have to finish 25-0 (on top of their current 14-1) to tie us.

[Rather.Unique]

14-1 in their last 15 games and they are STILL 6.5 games behind.

lol.

[MannyIsGod]

Obviously its going to be very difficult for Dallas to catch the Spurs in the standings but you should consider them a tough opponent if they continue to play at this pace.

[Splits]

LOL @ Dallas almost losing to the Wiz when the Spurs blew them out by 40 before garbage time set in.

LOL @ Mavs almost losing to Blatche-less Wiz!

[TE]

Says the blind leading the blind... According to Hollinger, they've had the second toughest...

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings/_/sort/sos

wow lol, lakers and heat having relatively weak schedules.


Thanks, Stern.

[crc21209]

They havent beaten too many great teams during their run but whatever....

[# 1 Troll]

havent beaten too many great teams

:lol Explains the spuds season ay?

[# 1 Troll]

lol spuds fans really believing they have a shot at a title

[crc21209]

:lol Explains the spuds season ay?

Worst troll on ST tbh....

[spursbird]

lol spuds fans really believing they have a shot at a title
We do not need to believe that because we already have 4. How about you Mavs fan?

[Budkin]

Mavs schedule until the end of the season is like 50 times easier than the Spurs, so we better keep on winning because I don't think they're going to lose much.

We play each other one more time but we play the Lakers and Heat twice plus the Celtics.

The only tough games besides us on their schedule are two games against the Lakers. That's it.

Like I said, we can't afford to lose against shitty teams, and we better win some of those big games as well.

[Budkin]

lol spuds fans really believing they have a shot at a title

We have the best record in the league... obviously we have a shot at the title. In fact I'm pretty sure that each year the team that has the best record is considered to have a decent shot at winning it all. It's a natural assumption wouldn't you say? In fact the only team I can think of in recent memory that had the best record in the league yet failed to even make it out of the first round is the... ah darn what were their names... oh yeah... the Dallas Mavericks. The biggest chokers in the history of the NBA playoffs. You can try and deny it all you want but it's right there in all the record books. Sorry troll.

[DAF86]

Spurs have won 48 of their last 58.

[Fireball]

Mavs are the best team right now ... looked as if they would choke in Washington, but prevailed in the end.

[DrSteffo]

We have the best record in the league... obviously we have a shot at the title. In fact I'm pretty sure that each year the team that has the best record is considered to have a decent shot at winning it all. It's a natural assumption wouldn't you say? In fact the only team I can think of in recent memory that had the best record in the league yet failed to even make it out of the first round is the... ah darn what were their names... oh yeah... the Dallas Mavericks. The biggest chokers in the history of the NBA playoffs. You can try and deny it all you want but it's right there in all the record books. Sorry troll.

This. Also Kidd still can't shoot but is trigger happy and thinks he is Ray Allen and Terry is plain stupid which helps the other team a lot. Chandler is a decent center, on the same level as our backups. Dirk is MVP IMO because without him Dallas is average at best and with him they are very good, thanks to Dirk.

[Martin R]

al lI want is DALLAS and LAKERS to finish #2 & #3. THat's all. ;)

[Em-City]

This. Also Kidd still can't shoot but is trigger happy and thinks he is Ray Allen and Terry is plain stupid which helps the other team a lot. Chandler is a decent center, on the same level as our backups. Dirk is MVP IMO because without him Dallas is average at best and with him they are very good, thanks to Dirk.


what do you mean? i'd take chandler over any big man on our roster exept Timmy

[DrSteffo]

what do you mean? i'd take chandler over any big man on our roster exept Timmy

There are very few all-star quality centers and Chandler is not among them IMO. He is good but not great. If he was great he would have carried the Mavs when Dirk was out but guess what, without Dirk the Mavs sucked.

[Interrohater]

There are very few all-star quality centers and Chandler is not among them IMO. He is good but not great. If he was great he would have carried the Mavs when Dirk was out but guess what, without Dirk the Mavs sucked.

Chandler is a great roleplayer, and I'd much rather have a great roleplayer if I couldn't get an all-star caliber center. We don't have either, unless you consider Timmy a center. I love Dejuan, but he's just so inconsistent, I really wish that he would learn to harness his abilities and instead of being raw instincts, he could work on making them more efficient.

[xmas1997]

Mavs are peaking right now instead of later near the playoffs.
This is a good sign.
Hopefully the Spurs will peak at the customary right time this year.

[ChuckD]

Mavs schedule until the end of the season is like 50 times easier than the Spurs, so we better keep on winning because I don't think they're going to lose much.

We play each other one more time but we play the Lakers and Heat twice plus the Celtics.

The only tough games besides us on their schedule are two games against the Lakers. That's it.

Like I said, we can't afford to lose against shitty teams, and we better win some of those big games as well.


I'm not worried about Dallas. If we go only 17-6 and finish with 66, they would have to finish (edit to include last night's Mav win) 24-0 (on top of their current 14-1) to tie us.

It seems like we're catchable, but barring catastrophic injury, we're really not.

[MavDynasty]

Damn, even bold named spurfan is getting trolled by #1 troll aka Tacker.

[MavDynasty]

Interesting stat is that with Dirk And TC playing, the Mavs are 39-9. Who knows what their record would be if the team stayed healthy like SA has been able to do

[Andrew Cunanan]

It seems like we're catchable, but barring catastrophic injury, we're really not.

doesn't really matter...SA has come home ringless the last two times they had HCA

[Budkin]

Interesting stat is that with Dirk And TC playing, the Mavs are 39-9. Who knows what their record would be if the team stayed healthy like SA has been able to do

Most likely they would be neck and neck with the Spurs.

[MavDynasty]

Most likely they would be neck and neck with the Spurs.

Most likely, they started at 24-5 and I think were .5 or 1 game behind San Antonio before the dirk injury/butler injury/TC illness hit

[Shank]

Mavs are peaking right now instead of later near the playoffs.

Hardly.

[Obstructed_View]

According to nba.com they are. Right now on nba.com home page it says: live on NBA TV - the Wizards host the hottest team in the NBA.

The Mavs are 6.5 games behind the Spurs - but just because they've won 4 in a row, they're now the hottest team in the NBA?

Mark Cuban must've paid someone to write that!!! :lmao

Um, no. The Mavs are the hottest team in the NBA. 15-1 in their last 16 is better than anyone else.

[Andrew Cunanan]

al lI want is DALLAS and LAKERS to finish #2 & #3. THat's all. ;)

that would be an epic series if the Mavs had HCA

[Axe Murderer]

As a Mavfan i've pretty much ruled out the possibility of catching the Spurs. I feel like the way these two are playing and how tough they've played each other over the years that HCA likely won't make that big of a difference.

I just hope we get the 2 seed because I think we'll need HCA to beat LA

[Splits]

Interesting stat is that with Dirk And TC playing, the Mavs are 39-9. Who knows what their record would be if the team stayed healthy like SA has been able to do

Yet another measuring stick for how great this 48-10 Spurs team is. Seriously. 48 wins, 10 losses. Seriously.

[The Truth #6]

Hopefully the Mavs tire themselves out chasing the Spurs. If the Mavs somehow got the #1 but were gassed in doing so, and the Spurs were rested and motivated for the playoffs with the #2 seed I would be fine with that. Our record is great (obviously) but it isn't the main goal.

The Mavs have already said they're approaching the end of the season like the playoffs. Good. Go for it.

[MavDynasty]

Hell no to the Mavs being able to catch the Spurs. Not enough games left in the season and I don't see the Spurs losing that many games without an injury to one of their top players. Dallas just needs to focus on getting that 2 seed and get past the first fucking round. If Denver lands that 7th seed though, It will be 07 Warriors all over again. They are all very deep and explosive offensive players imho.

As Obstructed View said, Mavericks have won 15 out of their last 16 games with the only loss coming on an Aron Afflalo buzzer beater :lol

[Budkin]

Spurs fans can't deny the Mavs are pretty awesome this year. Should make for an amazing WCF assuming the Mavs can beat the Lakers.

[Blackjack]

As a Mavfan i've pretty much ruled out the possibility of catching the Spurs. I feel like the way these two are playing and how tough they've played each other over the years that HCA likely won't make that big of a difference.

I just hope we get the 2 seed because I think we'll need HCA to beat LA

Killer take.

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Omnipotent shame, I've brought . . .

[Splits]

i thought it was 39-7?

49-10 after tonight.

[ChuckD]

doesn't really matter...SA has come home ringless the last two times they had HCA

And we ringed twice when we had it, '99 and '03.

[Rummpd]

Spurs have won 21 of 24 with many on the road. Yes Mavs hotter but the fact is the Mavs not picking up games on the Spurs at a fast enough pace to make a difference.

[Mel_13]

Spurs have won 21 of 24 with many on the road. Yes Mavs hotter but the fact is the Mavs not picking up games on the Spurs at a fast enough pace to make a difference.

19 of 23.

[Rummpd]

19 of 23.


You are right missed the Philly loss.

[Obstructed_View]

Hopefully the Mavs tire themselves out chasing the Spurs. If the Mavs somehow got the #1 but were gassed in doing so, and the Spurs were rested and motivated for the playoffs with the #2 seed I would be fine with that. Our record is great (obviously) but it isn't the main goal.

The Mavs have already said they're approaching the end of the season like the playoffs. Good. Go for it.

Nobody on the Mavs is putting up a ton of minutes. They're not going to kill themselves trying to catch the Spurs when all they've done this season is take care of their business. If they're treating the rest of the season like the playoffs it's just so they can keep up their intensity.