GDT Mavs vs Clippers January 25th, 7:30 pm CST/ 8:30 pm EST

[particleman]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

I think it's fair to compare them, because we just don't know yet what will happen. What wouldn't be fair, I think, is to assume blindly that this will continue. I'm very hopeful that they can get the defense fixed, and I think they probably will.

But still, I don't trust this team to give consistent A+ defensive effort. I don't know if even Chandler himself can make it happen. Maybe he can. KG did. But I won't believe it until I see it.

I doubt that they'll give a consistent A+ defensive effort like they did at the start of the season. But I feel confident they'll at least be able to give a consistent B+ effort, which would be a heckuva lot better than the second half of last season which seemed more like a C- effort.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by particleman

I doubt that they'll give a consistent A+ defensive effort like they did at the start of the season. But I feel confident they'll at least be able to give a consistent B+ effort, which would be a heckuva lot better than the second half of last season which seemed more like a C- effort.

If they can consistently give a B+ effort while developing a more efficient offense, I like their chances to make some playoff noise. Unless they really get some substantial scoring punch, though, I think it's going to take a constant A+ defensive performance for this team to compete for a title. And like you're alluding to, that's a whole lot to ask.