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Originally Posted by j0Shi
This teams "upside" is still the 8th spot. So yeah, there hasn't really changed a lot.
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That sounds pretty short-sighted considering: 1) they're almost halfway through the season and they still haven't had the benefit of franchise-player Dirk, and 2) *if* they get into the playoffs they will have done it by closing out the season playing at a considerably higher level than would ever be expected of an 8th seed. That might still not account for more than a first-round out given the inevitable difficulty of their first-round matchup, but taken in full context the "upside" of an 8th seed would still unarguably imply that Dallas fielded a strong, competitive team this year.
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"He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in."
-Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.
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