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The offense looks very good and Darren/Mayo is a lethal backcourt. Wright has played great so far and is a candidate for MIP imho. Kaman is looking good too especially his jumpshot. Crowder should get more minutes with Marion out a few games and he has been a stud in limited play time. I think they're leading the west in point differential too and averaging like 115 a game.
Biggest weakness is defensive rebounding and paint defense. They got raped by Portland 22-2 on the offensive boards but I guess when you shoot 60%+ in consecutive games, there aren't many opportunities
Tbh, like the Clippers, injuries to starters make it tough to tell... we'll see when Dirk and Marion are healthy....
I predicted before the season that if everything clicks, they are a top 4 seed and a WCF finalist based on how the pieces fit together. Collison does SO much for this team with his drives it's unreal.
And I called that OJ would be a 20 ppg scorer so we will see.
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Their floor is barely missing the playoffs as a 9 seed, and their ceiling is winning a series and losing to either the Lakers, Spurs or SloppySeconds.
They have a very real 2nd round ceiling.
The rebounding is a real problem because they won't shoot this well all year. But Dirk coming back should make up for the rest of the guys cooling off a little. I said before the season this could be a top 5 team in the West.
Only win against a ass pistons team
tbh I'd say WCF is their ceiling depending on the matchups. They have no shot in a series against a Lakers team playing to their potential. OKC sans Harden is beatable though still not likely, and I absolutely believe they'd take the Spurs or Clippers to a game 7.
They are looking good, if Dirk gets back into form then who knows.
7th in the west at most.
Defensive rebounding has definitely been an issue so far. Getting Dirk back should help some, but they gotta work at that for sure.Biggest weakness is defensive rebounding and paint defense. They got raped by Portland 22-2 on the offensive boards but I guess when you shoot 60%+ in consecutive games, there aren't many opportunities
I don't see the paint defense being that much of an issue. It seems to me more like teams get paint buckets off of second chance putbacks and junk like that. But personally, I really liked what I have seen from it, as they do a great job of contesting and crowding paint shots. The length and athletic ability of both Brand and Wright has seemed to really bother guards when they come slicing through the lane in a half court set. They can both contest the shot, but also are long and quick enough to make passes much more difficult.
Collison and Mayo have looked real good so far. I wonder if they can sustain that or if we'll see some regression to the mean. One would think when Dirk comes back the floor will open up for them even more. When is Dirk's return? Mid-December? I think they're on target to be around .500 until he gets back. The main thing was not to bury themselves in an early hole.
I think their ceiling in the playoffs also depends on how good Dirk is when he comes back. If he comes back and plays at the same level he did in 2011, their ceiling is the WCF and maybe even a Finals appearance depending on who they draw in the WCF. Still can't see them beating Miami in a seven-game series.
If Dirk is not much better than he was last year, I don't see them getting out of the first round.
Mayo is capable of awesome stretches but he always fades like a rose without water
If they went that far somehow, there is one person that can give us legitimate hope. Rick Carlisle.
Probably the best coach in the NBA right now, while Spolestra is one of the very worst still.
Mavs have the easiest schedule through thanksgiving so i think they're more than capable of being above .500
1st round exit TBH
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lakers & spurs would be the the easiest matchups for them mavs imho, knowing the lakers have never overcome dallas in the postseason since the dirk era began, while the spurs never had the edge against dallas since the beginning of time
Are you kidding? The spurs would tap that ass. Yeah the Lakers do suck. Thus why they won't be playing the mavs in first round.
A completely unproven team that has only played a couple of games together and you're absolutley sure they'd beat the Spurs? LOL
They will be just above .500 come season end...
bro im not saying they would be easier to cope with than the likes of memphis, denver or s alike. Spurs & lakers might finish higher in da regular season but the mavs will know how to beat them, clippers and OKC would be tougher challenges because the current mavs will struggle against monkeyball w/o a quality big covering the paint for themAre you kidding? The spurs would tap that ass. Yeah the Lakers do suck. Thus why they won't be playing the mavs in first round.
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