04-06-2026, 06:46 PM
(04-06-2026, 04:04 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: I think the Mavs decided that getting Flagg the ROY was more important than sliding a slot or two in the standings.
You're probably right, but even though I can think of a great number of positive butterfly effects of that, the negative wasn't worth the best-case scenarios of all those things, so their perspective was short-sighted. If they manage the labor of Hercules of losing the next four games, then in that event, presuming the Pels and Grizz both beat the Jazz, *then* it was worth it. If they move down in odds but still luck into the top four, then it was worth it. But they don't know all of those unlikely contingencies now.