My buddies think I’m being overly negative. But I assume Zion won’t play again in 2024. Not sure of return and ramp up timetable for everyone else. After the Brooklyn loss I don’t have much faith in Willie left. This is the bleakest season since Zion got here.
If we’re 10 wins under .500 at January 1 (and that looks like the most likely scenario), the math in the West won’t let us catch up to the playin, particularly with some of the unexpected success of the Rockets, Clips, and maybe even the Suns? The 11th seed in the west is currently playing .500 and I don’t think anyone expects the 12th seed Mavs to stay below .500. The West might legitimately have a 45 win team that doesn’t even make the play in. Give it a few more weeks, but if we continue on this skid it will be time to bite the bullet, make the hard choice, and join the race to the bottom before it’s too late. Depressing, but probably the right move long term. The worst possible outcome for this year is to miss postseason and pick 10th.
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My buddies think I’m being overly negative. But I assume Zion won’t play again in 2024. Not sure of return and ramp up timetable for everyone else. After the Brooklyn loss I don’t have much faith in Willie left. This is the bleakest season since Zion got here.
If we’re 10 wins under .500 at January 1 (and that looks like the most likely scenario), the math in the West won’t let us catch up to the playin, particularly with some of the unexpected success of the Rockets, Clips, and maybe even the Suns? The 11th seed in the west is currently playing .500 and I don’t think anyone expects the 12th seed Mavs to stay below .500. The West might legitimately have a 45 win team that doesn’t even make the play in. Give it a few more weeks, but if we continue on this skid it will be time to bite the bullet, make the hard choice, and join the race to the bottom before it’s too late. Depressing, but probably the right move long term. The worst possible outcome for this year is to miss postseason and pick 10th.
They can beat Utah!!!!!!
Sagg for Flagg
We are not last, so we are first