We love to make predictions around here. Well, one of us does because we have a decent track record of getting some right.
D-Moore is better when dealing from a position of 20-20 hindsight.
Anyway, as we head into the final two months of the regular season with the Mavericks up by a game over San Antonio; let me be the first to say that the Mavericks are going to beat the Spurs for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
It’s going to be a close race. Of that there is no doubt. And the Mavericks must make two trips to San Antonio, which won’t make it any easier for them.
But the bottom line is that they are a fantastic road team and they spend almost all of March away from home. My guess is that they are going to be neck-and-neck with the Spurs when they head into April, when they have to make a trip to San Antonio, but also have some pretty soft opponents on the schedule.
And make no mistake about it. Getting the top seed is absolutely crucial to the Mavericks’ success. They can win once in San Antonio in a series – which I believe they will have to do with or without the home court – but winning twice down there is a tough chore. With the home-court advantage, it would make their life so much easier.
Eddie Sefko
I agree… the Mavs will beat out the Spurs for the number one spot… and that will be more than enough to fire up the NBA to redo the playoff format… the Spurs are a favorite in the NBA, whereas the Mavs are looked at as a wannabe team… and will always be remembered as the team who won 13 and 14 games in a season. I will also say this: The Mavs will beat out the Spurs by more than one game. It will be more like 3 to 4 games… they simply play better team ball than the spurs. And that will be why the take this thing to the Finals. Johnny Out.
D-Moore is better when dealing from a position of 20-20 hindsight.
Anyway, as we head into the final two months of the regular season with the Mavericks up by a game over San Antonio; let me be the first to say that the Mavericks are going to beat the Spurs for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
It’s going to be a close race. Of that there is no doubt. And the Mavericks must make two trips to San Antonio, which won’t make it any easier for them.
But the bottom line is that they are a fantastic road team and they spend almost all of March away from home. My guess is that they are going to be neck-and-neck with the Spurs when they head into April, when they have to make a trip to San Antonio, but also have some pretty soft opponents on the schedule.
And make no mistake about it. Getting the top seed is absolutely crucial to the Mavericks’ success. They can win once in San Antonio in a series – which I believe they will have to do with or without the home court – but winning twice down there is a tough chore. With the home-court advantage, it would make their life so much easier.
Eddie Sefko
I agree… the Mavs will beat out the Spurs for the number one spot… and that will be more than enough to fire up the NBA to redo the playoff format… the Spurs are a favorite in the NBA, whereas the Mavs are looked at as a wannabe team… and will always be remembered as the team who won 13 and 14 games in a season. I will also say this: The Mavs will beat out the Spurs by more than one game. It will be more like 3 to 4 games… they simply play better team ball than the spurs. And that will be why the take this thing to the Finals. Johnny Out.
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