It remains to be seen, but our bench was nearly non-existent last year, hence the need for crazy minutes from Harden and Parsons. Our bench consistent of Lin, an inconsistent player and Asik, MIA for 40% of the regular season. Our bench was simply a big Ole zero. Absent any major moves, Morey is trying to improve the squad with shooters and ballers, and I do agree with Morey that this team will be better than last year's by playoff time.
They play in the East, and LeBron is simply THAT good. 50-win team AT BEST?? I'd say 50-win team AT WORST. He took a Cleveland team that wasn't as talented to the NBA Finals out of the East 6-7 years ago, and the East has not gotten even the slightest bit better since then.
Tutored? What the hell does that mean? Three games came down to the last minute and could have gone either way. Rockets choked but they didn't get run off the court.
More or less, yeah, around 45 wins. They won 49 last year... Should be about the same. They have ZERO depth, improved slightly at C, downgraded majorly at PG, upgraded at SF, and downgraded majorly on the bench! As soon as parsons became a Mav, people made him one of the most overrated players in the league. We replaced him with Ariza, and we could be better because of that. And parsons is supposed to make them title contenders? Get out of here with that!
The old "eye test" again? I don't make a habit of watching Mavs games, but I caught a few, including the playoffs. Check out these playoff numbers. I'll compare him to Asik in the playoffs, to use a very familiar measure. (Chandler wasn't in the playoffs. . . .) Dalembert playoffs 2013-2014 PER: 17.2 REB per 100 poss.: 22.8 BLK per 100 poss.: 3.9 PTS per 100 poss.: 12.4 ORtg: 121 DRtg: 106 OWS: 0.2 DWS: 0.2 Asik playoffs 2013-2014 PER: 9.1 REB per 100 poss.: 15.6 BLK per 100 poss.: 1.3 PTS per 100 poss.: 11.1 ORtg: 101 DRtg: 113 OWS: 0.0 DWS: 0.1
Btw, Cavs should be top 2-3. I guess in a matter of weeks, we have all forgotten how good Lebron is. The fact that everyone is penciling the Bulls in ahead of the Cavs is just rediculous. We can't assume DRose is gonna come back as good as he was, IF he can even come back without getting "hurt" again. I'm sorry, a team lead by that flaky dude is not gonna beat a team lead by Lebron in the playoffs. Just stop it!
No, where did you get that from?? They'll be about where the were last year in the 6-8 seed range. You really think that roster is top 4 in the league? Or even top 4 in the west?
Ok, but do you think they are a top 4 team in the West?? Do you actually think they're better than the Rockets at this point?? Parsons is not good enough to boost them into home court advantage (as we know very well around here), and this isn't 2011 anymore.
I said around 45 wins. Could be a few more, or a few less. 49 wins got them the 8 seedast year, 4 games isn't a huge difference. 45 wins absolutely could get the 8 seed. Nice job ducking my questions though. Do you really think the Mavs current roster (which they're pretty much locked in to) a top 4 team in league? Or even the west?
Mavs are better than the Rockets this year. Would be funny if ya play against each other in the playoffs 4/5 seed lol.
Care to explain why you think they'll be better than Hoston? How I see it, we're better at PG, SG, and C. Neither team has a bench right now but we have the Lin TPE, MLE, BAE to add to our bench, not to mention the NOP Pick as a trade asset. Even if you take positions out of it, our 2nd best player is better than their best player. It really hard to argue that the Mavs are better than the Rockets.
Because the year before Lebron left for Miami, Cleveland had the best record in the NBA. Then the year he left, Cleveland was the worst team in the nba and got the number 1 pick. Cleveland will have the best record in the NBA again because they play in the East.
Alright, time for you to go! You're obviously just trolling, or you're genuenly stupid when it comes to basketball. Tell me who is a better SG in the league please. Tell me who is a better C in the league please. That's not even the argument though. You continue to ignore my question. I'm giving you the opportunity to convince me. I'm open minded. Explain to me how the Mavs are a better team than the Rockets. I've given you reasons why I believe the Rockets are better, now it's your turn.
Are you denying that we have the best center in the league?? Who's better? Noah? Harden might not be the BEST SG in the league, but he's definitely better than Monta Ellis. Their only significant advantage comes at the PF position, and that's not enough to net them a freaking 4 seed in the West. As a Spurs fan, you should know what it takes to win.
