03-23-2023, 10:35 AM
The Mavs have a big problem in the decision-making here, because a decision to "make the playoffs" is fairly meaningless. They just aren't a good team at all, and if they try with all their might, their playoff future is still extremely iffy.
Tanking and getting a pick WAS an option, if they had the collective organizational will to try that, but they didn't. Just a bad team adrift. They can still lose a bit more, by trying, but only an all-out 0 from here would get them low enough to help. They have landed in no-man's land, too many wins to get a good pick and too sucky for the playoffs.
Tanking and getting a pick WAS an option, if they had the collective organizational will to try that, but they didn't. Just a bad team adrift. They can still lose a bit more, by trying, but only an all-out 0 from here would get them low enough to help. They have landed in no-man's land, too many wins to get a good pick and too sucky for the playoffs.