02-25-2026, 09:51 PM
I was extremely stunned at first to see the Warriors blowing out the Grizzlies on the second night of a back to back, but then I saw the lineup the Grizz trotted out there.
Okay, I'm resigned to the Grizz leapfrogging us. Even with Coop sidelined (and of course without Kyrie and Lively), the Mavs still have about three times the talent level that the Kings, Pacers, Grizz, Jazz, Nets, and Grizz are throwing out there. The worst eight players we could put out there probably couldn't lose to those teams under any circumstances. But I'm still hopeful we can keep our 7th tanking seed by virtue of the Pels actually trying to win.
Okay, I'm resigned to the Grizz leapfrogging us. Even with Coop sidelined (and of course without Kyrie and Lively), the Mavs still have about three times the talent level that the Kings, Pacers, Grizz, Jazz, Nets, and Grizz are throwing out there. The worst eight players we could put out there probably couldn't lose to those teams under any circumstances. But I'm still hopeful we can keep our 7th tanking seed by virtue of the Pels actually trying to win.

