07-21-2023, 05:01 PM
(07-21-2023, 04:22 PM)Smitty Wrote: Do Mavs fans here not think this team can contend because of the way last year ended? If they sign Kyrie this offseason, without ever seeing him play for the team last year, I think most everyone would have a more positive outlook.
2 years ago they went to the WCF with Luka, Brunson, Reggie, DFS and Powell as the starters.
The others that played more than 18 minutes in that series:
Dinwiddie
Maxi
Ntilikina
Bertans
The starters this year, if you add a Capela type: Luka, Kyrie, Green, Williams, Capela
Others:
Maxi
Curry
Hardy
Holmes
Powell
Omax
Lively
Luka is better than he was 2 years ago. Kyrie is no worse than Brunson on the court. Green and Williams are about equal for what Reggie and DFS did that year and Capela (or other) is significantly better than Powell.
And the bench isn’t even comparable if we’re talking about Frank and Bertans getting burn.
Nope…not in the West this year and Capela won’t change that.
It’s not that I don’t have a positive outlook. I think they have done some great things and are positioned to potentially contend quicker than I thought. I’m just a realist.