01-26-2021, 03:42 AM
(01-26-2021, 03:25 AM)omahen Wrote: The rollercoaster of feelings this board has depending on a couple of wins or couple of lossesMavs win two in a row and they are contenders. Lose two and they will not make playoffs. Yes, next 4 games are tough. But, we have Atlx2, GSWx2, Minnesota and New Orleans in the next 6 games following. So perhaps, no matter how next 4 games go, 10 games result will not be that bad. We haven't played Minnesota, Sacramento, Memphis, OKC and New Orleans yet - arguably worst teams in the West. We still have both games against Detroit and Washington...
Game against Denver was ok. They are a good team. Misses were Chicago (twice), Houston and Charlotte. Let's just hope Mavs have filled the quota for losing against the tanking teams.
Late season comebacks are difficult and the sample size is getting bigger. The missing players won´t turn the Mavs into a completly different team over night. They need to be integrated again. On paper the Mavs aren´t as bad as they look and the schedule wasn´t friendly but I really don´t fancy the Mavs chances if they end up 4-5 games below 0.500. That obviously is not a given but winning more than one game vs the Jazz and Suns will be extremly difficult.
I tend to be one of the more pessimistic posters on this board but something needs to change. Looking at the post game comments from RC and the players they have similar thoughts.