Pacing Ourselves for the Playoffs?

arkuo · Post #1 » by **arkuo** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 5:16 am

i was watching the lakers-mavs game on TV when they showed the western conference team standings.. and with a handful of games left to be played, it will most likely remain pretty much the same unless a team loses 4 in a row and we win 4 in a row...

i really dont want to put any "meaning" to our losses, but if we lose and we get good positioning in the playoffs, i'd be fine with that..

check out the standings as of today...

1. spurs
2. lakers
3. hornets
4. jazz
5. mavs
6. suns
7. rockets
8. warriors / nuggets

1st round

spurs VS. warrior/nuggets possible winner- spurs
lakers VS. rockets possible winner- lakers
hornets VS. suns possible winner- suns
jazz VS. mavs possible winner- mavs

2nd round

spurs vs. mavs
lakers vs. suns

im gonna stop with my predictions there.. if avery is "pacing" this team for the playoffs, then we wouldnt even be seeing the lakers, suns and even golden state in the playoffs... after all, avery did say before that matchups are important in the playoffs... if its indeed what their doing even if he's experimenting and letting the team "figure things on their own" and letting us land a good spot come playoff time, i'd live with that...

dirkforpres · Post #2 » by **dirkforpres** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 5:52 am

1. As of right now, we are in the 7th seed going against Los Angeles.

2. Last year we "paced ourselves" for the playoffs and rested our starters in a huge regular season game against Golden State and we all know what happened shortly thereafter

JES12 · Post #3 » by **JES12** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 5:58 am

We paced ourselves to a 35-18 record that wasn't good enough causing a majopr trade to happen. Appearently, our "DAM" front office paniced, so I would not put to much stock into any "pacing" theory. Right now, we just neeed to keep winning about 60% of our games to stay afloat and in the West and in front of at least one of the following: Houston, Golden State, Denver.

Teffer10 · Post #4 » by **Teffer10** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 6:13 am

JES12 wrote:We paced ourselves to a 35-18 record that wasn't good enough causing a majopr trade to happen. Appearently, our "DAM" front office paniced, so I would not put to much stock into any "pacing" theory. Right now, we just neeed to keep winning about 60% of our games to stay afloat and in the West and in front of at least one of the following: Houston, Golden State, Denver.

I love it...you have just coined a new phrase "DAM (Donnie, Avery, Mark) front office".

JES12 · Post #5 » by **JES12** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 6:57 am

Teffer10 wrote:I love it...you have just coined a new phrase "DAM (Donnie, Avery, Mark) front office".

That was you...on the other thread. I can't take credit.

Pointguard01 · Post #6 » by **Pointguard01** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 7:50 am

Lets hope that we are pacing ourselves. Right now we flat out arent as good as the other top teams.

Post #7 » by **crackjack** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 7:55 am

Mavericks still going through an adjustment period.

People underestimate how difficult it is to transition from one point guard to another, especially one as talented as Kidd.

Pointguard01 · Post #8 » by **Pointguard01** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 7:56 am

Problem is we dont have all the time in the world to adjust. Kidd's not getting any younger and the other teams arent looking like they are gonna get any worse any time soon.

Duiz · Post #9 » by **Duiz** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 9:43 am

Last time the Jazz almost beat the Mavs at home, if it were for an extra hawt night. I wouldn't count the Jazz as they have the matchup advantage.

But I don't expect the Mavs to go out of the playoffs. It is looking like its gonna be the Suns to slip out.

How do the Mavs fare against the Hornets?

JES12 · Post #10 » by **JES12** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 4:29 pm

Duiz wrote:But I don't expect the Mavs to go out of the playoffs. It is looking like its gonna be the Suns to slip out.

Maybe right now, but I still pick Houston out as I think there winning without Yao is a fluke.

Post #11 » by **catalyst** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 4:45 pm

Someone ran the mavs through a projection site and said that mavs would only win 38 games total after acquiring Kidd. So much for on-line bs.

Also, never sure I like hearing my team referred to as Pacing Themselves. Reminds me of this guys

JES12 · Post #12 » by **JES12** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 4:48 pm

With all the old people on our team, maybe it is a neccessity.

Post #13 » by **catalyst** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 5:02 pm

My kinda team. Bring on the geezers. any idea how the FA class will be in 2010, or the drafting will be in 2011?