Dick Motta’s 10 game set

[Reunion Mav]

If we could ever get healthy we could actually know how good this team is.

That is so true yet we are in a tight battle with Sacramento and New Orleans for seeds 5-7. We have hung in there with room for improvement for sure. 

Looking at the standings after our 41 game halfway point, our home record kind of weighs us down but our road record has been good. We are currently tied for 10th best record in the league. 

Nine teams are above 60% while 10 teams look hopelessly below 500 for the year not counting Houston and Golden State. Just watching games the league looks pretty top heavy in the top 12 teams with no clear favorites in my eyes. I watched LAC out muscle an also skilled OKC team last night so strength seems even more important this year. We are not the only team getting physically punked. 

Our East and West records are about the same reflecting similar levels of play between the conferences. 

We do need some improvement to be able to win two rounds in the playoffs. We do have the star players to do that if we somehow cover our glaring weaknesses. Certain of our guys could fill those roles or a successful trade may happen by February 8th I think. Again I look forward to watching. We have a lot to watch for. What an improvement from last year!