05-21-2024, 08:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-21-2024, 08:36 AM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(05-20-2024, 11:10 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Out of the three playoff matchups so far, I’m most confident about this one, though I do wish Maxi were available. A Celtics matchup in the finals would be very difficult. I’d be least confident about that series. But that’s a problem for the future. The Mavs should beat the Wolves. Luka and Kyrie are a bad matchup for them and the Mavs now have enough size to neutralize the Wolves advantage in that area.
Oh, and also, Luka does need a title to validate his career. It just doesn’t have to be this year. This is the easiest era to win one. No one wins back to back anymore.
You can flip the script and say Minnesota is a bad matchup for Luka and Kyrie as well. It's not all inclusive. Mavs added size, but how Gafford and rookie Lively perform vs KAT, Gobert, and Reid will be key. It will be intriguing to see how it plays out.