Still No Respect

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I guess the Mavs will have to win the championship to get any respect from the national media. Good grief. When I read this I just cringed. Here is what Sam Smith of ESPN has to say about the Mavs....

You become the best team in the NBA by beating the best. Christmas Day doesn't really count, and one believes the Kings will again get their chance against the Lakers somehow this spring, but the Kings look like the best team now.

They don't have the best record, but who really expects to see the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals? With Shawn Bradley and Raef LaFrentz at center? C'mon. Don Nelson is a brilliant coach, and Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash and Michael Finley are wonderful players and deserving All-Stars. But you know come playoff time when the game slows down and the possessions get more demanding and the grabbing and tugging becomes more accepted, they're not going to be around for long. You can't keep posting up Eduardo Najera against Shaq.


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