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StoneIsland wrote:Everything changes if that Ingram injury is serious and by the looks, it seems that it is serious.
Marko_MFFL wrote:StoneIsland wrote:Everything changes if that Ingram injury is serious and by the looks, it seems that it is serious.
He will miss at least 2 weeks, but he will be ready for the playoffs.
Pelicans schedule: @Heat, @Pistons, OKC, Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Magic, Spurs, @Suns, Blazers.
daoneandonly wrote:Houston is all of a sudden pretty good. I really hope we can avoid the play in at all costs. Such a stupid idea and i dont want to fight it out with lebron and/or steph in a pressure situation.
cupcakesnake wrote:...no one is forcing you to make up an opinion and post it
gottamakeit wrote:I think it would be wise to ramp up OMax's minutes especially in garbage time. I believe his defense could become extremely valuable to this team as we are short on big wing defenders. I think he has the wingspan/heft to play the 4.
Maxi Kleber is tested, he has composure and bball IQ, but has lost his athletic abilities. He can no longer guard perimeter players.
Here is where OMax comes in. I think with enough experience he could be a major contributor to this team in replacing what we've lost in Maxi and DFS. I don't think its the 3-ball holding him back, its the decision making and that only comes with experience.
Maybe he's still a season away. But i think we need to test his abilities (before the year is out) to make sure we're not squandering them.
gottamakeit wrote:I think it would be wise to ramp up OMax's minutes especially in garbage time. I believe his defense could become extremely valuable to this team as we are short on big wing defenders. I think he has the wingspan/heft to play the 4.
Maxi Kleber is tested, he has composure and bball IQ, but has lost his athletic abilities. He can no longer guard perimeter players.
Here is where OMax comes in. I think with enough experience he could be a major contributor to this team in replacing what we've lost in Maxi and DFS. I don't think its the 3-ball holding him back, its the decision making and that only comes with experience.
Maybe he's still a season away. But i think we need to test his abilities (before the year is out) to make sure we're not squandering them.
41Dirk41 wrote:gottamakeit wrote:I think it would be wise to ramp up OMax's minutes especially in garbage time. I believe his defense could become extremely valuable to this team as we are short on big wing defenders. I think he has the wingspan/heft to play the 4.
Maxi Kleber is tested, he has composure and bball IQ, but has lost his athletic abilities. He can no longer guard perimeter players.
Here is where OMax comes in. I think with enough experience he could be a major contributor to this team in replacing what we've lost in Maxi and DFS. I don't think its the 3-ball holding him back, its the decision making and that only comes with experience.
Maybe he's still a season away. But i think we need to test his abilities (before the year is out) to make sure we're not squandering them.
No need to hurry with him, next season he will play more minutes if he will deserve it.
This rotations are working so Omax has the time to grow up.
ozwizard8 wrote:Marko_MFFL wrote:StoneIsland wrote:Everything changes if that Ingram injury is serious and by the looks, it seems that it is serious.
He will miss at least 2 weeks, but he will be ready for the playoffs.
Pelicans schedule: @Heat, @Pistons, OKC, Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Magic, Spurs, @Suns, Blazers.
Brutal stretch with OKC-Bucks-Celtics-Suns-Magic.
Mavs-Suns have a solid chance to get that 5th seed.
ChipotleWest wrote:ozwizard8 wrote:Marko_MFFL wrote:He will miss at least 2 weeks, but he will be ready for the playoffs.
Pelicans schedule: @Heat, @Pistons, OKC, Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Magic, Spurs, @Suns, Blazers.
Brutal stretch with OKC-Bucks-Celtics-Suns-Magic.
Mavs-Suns have a solid chance to get that 5th seed.
Guess you haven't seen Suns schedule, zero easy games left.
41Dirk41 wrote:Is Kawhi really hurt or is just smokescreen???
Anyway if our role players will make the 3s i'm pretty confident on this match up. Luka needs revenge.
blicka wrote:Can't wait to see doncic on an island vs jimmy butler,paul george or kahwi leonard and those weak ass moves that work in europe getting shut down
ozwizard8 wrote:This year West is strong and chaotic for seeding. Mavs would not miss playoffs and play-ins like last year, but we still don't know if we can get out of play-ins and take 5th, 6th seed.
This topic is for discussing Western Conference playoff matchups for 1st round, 2nd round or WCF.
Matchups I like for playoffs:
- Wolves: Luka-Kyrie with Maxi occasionally playing at 5, can take Gobert out. Conley is a small guard to be abused by Luka or Kyrie. Edwards is not a great scorer, not a good shooter. If KAT is healthy, it can take 6-7 games but if he's not 100%, I think Mavs can beat Wolves 4-1.
- Kings: This is a much more of a regular-season team than a playoff team. It wouldn't be easy to stop them and I expect to lose two game out of first four games. However, as we adjust in the series and Luka-Kidd take some of other teams rotation players out, it should be for Mavs to win. 4-2
- Pelicans: I mean we lost some games to them this season but they were mostly before we had Gafford-Lively together. Maxi was coming out from injury at the time, and now he is better defensively. Both Zion and JV can be taken advantage of in playoff time by Luka and Kyrie. PJ can make sure Ingram doesn't go crazy, hold him to 20 ppg. Luka can win this series as he'd dominate the clutch moments. 4-1
- Thunder: I am really not amazed by OKC Thunder this season. I watched their game live as well. When things go wrong, they dont seem to have much players to put out a character. They mostly rely on coach's plays and refs whistles to keep them in the game. SGA will probably keep getting calls but I am not sure for the rotation players. Some of them will evade playoffs. Luka can bully ball even against their big men. 4-2.
Matchups I do not like:
- Clippers: This is an obvious one as they have f'in too many great forwards. Kawhi-PG can easily dominate PJ-Green. Harden can definitely match Kyrie's offensive production and even more. We have Luka so we can win against a healthy LA Clippers but it will be taxing on our players. Even against much younger Luka team, we got 4-2, 4-3 losses which were close. Now with Gafford and Lively, I'd put Mavs as the favorite to win 4-3. But I'd rather see banged-up Clippers in semifinals or WCF. Because in other years, they consumed their health/energy against us and they lost in the next rounds due to injuries.
- Suns: Mavs can win but its hard to bet against KD team especially in the first round. If he's healthy, they have Booker-Beal to abuse our perimeter issues, abuse Kyrie and tire Luka. Bucks won a championship thanks to KD's foot was on the line. So its hard to play against him. Normally, I'd say Nurkic is an easy target but having KD around lurking for blocks, or him playing at 5 for clutch minutes would be challenging. Luckily, we wouldn't see them in first round. However, we may play a play-in game which would be a coin toss. 4-3 in playoffs.
- Nuggets: We just won a game against Jokic but I cant see us winning 4 games in a series against a healthy and focused Denver. Kidd is not a bad coach for playoff adjustments, but our team doesn't have a defensive identity. We're too brand new. Gordon-MPJ have been playing with Joker for many years. For last 6-7 years playoffs, Murray has been more clutch than almost anyone in the league when he is healthy. KCP-MPJ-Gordon and Brown-Watson. They'll gear up on defense in playoffs and they're f'in disciplined to execute on both sides for playoffs. 2-4
+ Wolves, Kings, Thunder, Pelicans
- Denver, Clippers, Suns, GSW
Bonus: A play-in game against GSW or LAL would be dangerous. Both teams are rating-machines and they can get heavily favorable calls in playoffs. Especially GSW! Last year they played 8v5 against Kings. When refs let Draymond pull, push, and hit on the wrist of other players then GSW suddenly becomes a good playoff team with solid defense. And if its a close game Curry can definitely hit a winner. It'd be 50%-50%. So please avoid play-ins!!
