GAME 1: DAL (0-1) @ PHX (1-0) | 105-107 loss

[Mavs2021]

This team is not bad. 

That´s not the problem. The problem is just like the post-championship Dirk teams, this team has a clear ceiling. There is no room for internal growth. There are no highly talented players coming back from injury or some young stud to raise the ceiling of the team. That´s why the Mavs should have gone for Markkanen instead of THJ. That´s why they should have gone for Hartenstein/Smith instead of McGee.

You know what was the biggest reason for our success last year? The internal growth of Jalen Brunson in the absence of Luka. Without that growth, we lose in the 1st round yet again.

The goal is not to be not bad. A team with Luka can´t be bad, just like the Cavs with LeBron couldn´t be bad, even with Mo Williams and Varejao as the next best players.