(02-11-2024, 12:20 AM)Smitty Wrote: Well I’m already on record for 48-34 in the ‘prediction thread’. The Mavs are currently at a 46 win pace. I think they win their next two at home before the ASB, against the 9-win Wizards and 10-win Spurs. Which will put them on the 48 win pace I predicted before the season.
The TDL trades give them a boost. Health gives them a boost. Remaining schedule gives them a boost.
I think they’re now as good as the ‘20-‘21 WCF team that finished 4th in the conference standings.
So… I think they’ll have the same record as that squad. 52-30!
Finish 7-1? Just 2 games back of 4th... I'm willing it into existence.
“At 45-29, the Mavs have caught up to the win pace of the 2021-22 WCF team, that also had the same record through 74 games.
The 2021-22 team went 7-1 in the final 8 games of that season to end the year with a record of 52-30.“