2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

P.S.: regarding the rankings. I am surprised they see Portland so low. They are basically same team that finished sixth last season, arguably a bit better with Nance instead of Anthony. I guess this just confirms my previous thought that differences between the playoff contenders in the West are very small.

Agree on Portland.  I think the Nance acquisition will prove more significant than people realize.  I’ll take the under on Portland at 8 and the over on LAL at 2.  I suspect they will be nursing Lebron and AD injuries from here on out.  Not sure Westbrook is the answer.

Mav’s at four feels about right.  I’ve been preaching we were better than our record showed (probably more reflective of the post 3/1 Mavs than the entire season Mav’s).  I think the Bullock/JRich swap, like Nance in Portland, will help more than people realize.  

I’d feel better if we had another bench scorer…especially if THJ is a starter, I’d like one more guy who can score off the bench.  I really want to see more of a platooned approach than what we’ve done the last two seasons.  Our starting lineups have tended to work.  But we get killed in the non-Luka minutes.  Can WCS/Maxi/THJ/Brunson with some minutes from Green and Sterling stand on its own?  I think so.  But, if you put DFS or Bullock on the bench instead of THJ, then absolutely not.  The other place our bench is lacking is PG.  We are dead if Luka or even Brunson has to sit for any length of time.