Dallas 1st in SW?

[dmac]

I'm looking at nba.com in the standings and they have the conference seedings by the team name. They have Dallas 1st and us 4th. How does that work? We are both 37-10 and we have split the season series so far 1-1.

This smacks of fraud and conspiracy.

[FromWayDowntown]

I'm looking at nba.com in the standings and they have the conference seedings by the team name. They have Dallas 1st and us 4th. How does that work? We are both 37-10 and we have split the season series so far 1-1.

This smacks of fraud and conspiracy.

The second tiebreaker is conference record. For now, the Spurs hold that tiebreaker, but I suspect that the NBA.com software looks to conference wins to determine where to place teams and Dallas has, for the moment, won more games against the West than the Spurs have (they've also lost more games, which leads me to conclude that Dallas has 5 games against the East to make up, which may be to their benefit -- though, in late March they have a 4 game trip East that includes a back-to-back at Detroit and Cleveland).

Suffice to say that the Spurs hold the tiebreaker for now.

[Rummpd]

It is a mistake the Spurs have a superior interconference standing.

No worries, Mavs will do their usual el foldo down the stretch.

[dmac]

It is a mistake the Spurs have a superior interconference standing.

No worries, Mavs will do their usual el foldo down the stretch.

I'm not worried. We get them 2 more times and we'll beat them 2 more times!

[mavsfan1000]

I am feeling a split in San Antonio. Dallas is the second best road team in the league.

[George Gervin's Afro]

who cares? besides mav fans

[Big Pimp_21]

The Mavs may be a legit contender this year. It took a little general from the Spurs to finally get them there, but they may be a force this time around.

[velik_m]

I am feeling a split in San Antonio. Dallas is the second best road team in the league.

i bet you're also feeling a mavs le, and we know that is not happening...

[mavsfan1000]

who cares? besides mav fans

You should care. The memphis grizzlies are the best defensive team. I would try to avoid this matchup due to success of great defensive teams in the playoffs. I believe Houston was also a great defensive team and gave Dallas hard times. Also Gasol is a beast.

[Jimcs50]

Ity is alphabetical order....do not panic.

[Slo spurs fan]

Dallas 1st in SW?

Poor Spurs Woman.

[velik_m]

You should care. The memphis grizzlies are the best defensive team. I would try to avoid this matchup due to success of great defensive teams in the playoffs. I believe Houston was also a great defensive team and gave Dallas hard times. Also Gasol is a beast.

wouldn't it be funny if mavs got the top seed in the west, only to get kicked out of playoffs by kobe's lakers in 8th seed?

[Rummpd]

"You should care. The memphis grizzlies are the best defensive team. I would try to avoid this matchup due to success of great defensive teams in the playoffs. I believe Houston was also a great defensive team and gave Dallas hard times. Also Gasol is a beast."

Educational point: THERE ARE ONLY TWO GREAT DEFENSIVE TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE PERIOD (Detroit and the Spurs). Mavs, Grizz, Suns Rockets etc. improved but all PRETENDERS.

That is why excepting a Spurs melt-down Dirk and company will be deep sea fishing again early this year. Sorry Mavs fans = you are in the same division but 2nd round (at best) elimination is your destiny again.

[travis2]

Dallas 1st in SW?

Poor Spurs Woman.

[SpursWoman]

Dallas 1st in SW?

Poor Spurs Woman.

My name is Christy ... not Debbie.

[travis2]

My name is Christy ... not Debbie.

Is that a joke? I don't get it...

[Slo spurs fan]

I don't get it, too.

[Phenomanul]

My name is Christy ... not Debbie.

I'm now wiping pepsi off of my monitor....

[nkdlunch]

[Slo spurs fan]

Thanks nkdlunch!

[Willinsa]

Well the Mavs suck and they will not win a championship this year.

[mavsfan1000]

Well the Mavs suck and they will not win a championship this year.

keep telling yourself that while the mavs prove what they are made of this year.

[Duncanfan]

god I do hope the OVERCONFIDENCE of people from this forum don't come to bite this team in the butt come winning time. Seriously, I would rather keep quiet and stop insulting the Mavs because this isn't the old Don Nelson system we're looking at here.
It would be best to just support our team and hope for the best and see how this Mavs fair during the playoffs for now. If they still fail despite the change in system, then there's a serious reason to go ahead and resume talks of how good they are during the reg. season and how much they falter during the playoffs.. but until that happens, best to shut up and see what happens first.

[Solid D]

http://www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html

TIEBREAKER BASIS:

(1) Head-to-head
(2) Conference
(3) Division
(4) vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(5) vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(6) Net Points, all games

WESTERN CONFERENCE

NORTHWEST W L PCT GB Conf Div Home Road L 10 Streak
Denver 3 26 23 0.531 0.000 14-15 5-3 16-9 10-14 6-4 Won 1
Utah 23 25 0.479 2.500 11-15 4-4 12-12 11-13 4-6 Lost 1
Minnesota 21 25 0.457 3.500 13-17 5-4 14-8 7-17 3-7 Lost 3
Seattle 19 28 0.404 6.000 8-18 5-3 11-13 8-15 4-6 Lost 2
Portland 17 29 0.370 7.500 7-20 3-8 12-13 5-16 5-5 Lost 1
PACIFIC W L PCT GB Conf Div Home Road L 10 Streak
Phoenix 2 31 16 0.660 0.000 15-11 6-3 17-7 14-9 7-3 Won 3
L.A. Clippers 5 28 17 0.622 2.000 14-9 5-4 16-7 12-10 8-2 Won 3
L.A. Lakers 8 24 23 0.511 7.000 10-15 3-4 12-8 12-15 4-6 Lost 3
Golden State 21 25 0.457 9.500 10-16 1-8 13-13 8-12 4-6 Won 1
Sacramento 20 27 0.426 11.000 13-14 5-1 14-11 6-16 4-6 Won 1
SOUTHWEST W L PCT GB Conf Div Home Road L 10 Streak
Dallas 1 37 10 0.787 0.000 23-7 8-2 18-4 19-6 10-0 Won 11
San Antonio 4 37 10 0.787 0.000 21-4 6-2 21-3 16-7 9-1 Won 6
Memphis 6 26 20 0.565 10.500 18-10 5-6 15-8 11-12 3-7 Lost 2
NO/Oklahoma City 7 24 22 0.522 12.500 15-12 6-6 15-8 9-14 7-3 Won 4

[mavsfan1000]

Imagine what Dallas's record would be if Christie wasn't such a bust. This team wouldn't have had such a slow start at least compared to what they could've been. Adrian Griffin is the player Dallas thought they had in Christie and is proving to be Dallas's best one on one defender. He held Rashard Lewis to 1-11 shooting last game. Their record might've been similar to the pistons.