2025 Play-In Watch (Insert Vince Carter, It’s Over, meme)

[Superbone]

Not sure about Luka…he didn’t play Friday, but I don’t think he’s really hurt. Might’ve been a b2b or something. It’s the toughest of the 4 games, but still a game we really need to be winning if we want to make the play in.

I'll agree with that. Just don't think it's very winnable. Sure, they could win. We'll see. I just don't trust this team any more after all the games up to this point.

[Split T]

Went 3-1 in the last 4 to take over the 10 seed. Now we just gotta match wins with Dallas. Schedule breaks up into a murderers row over the next 10(Which includes 4 games against the 3 best teams in Cleveland, BostonX2, and OKC. Plus Mil X2, Houston, Minny, NYK, and GS) then two winnable games against the Kings and Spurs.

3-7 over the next 10 should set us up to control our destiny by beating the Spurs and Kings to close the season and snag the 10 seed.

[TOO]

I don't wanna make the play in. Mercy kill it.

[Mori Chu]

We would be lucky to win 3 of the next 10. The play-in is still going to be tough to make.

[virtual9mm]

Went 3-1 in the last 4 to take over the 10 seed. Now we just gotta match wins with Dallas. Schedule breaks up into a murderers row over the next 10(Which includes 4 games against the 3 best teams in Cleveland, BostonX2, and OKC. Plus Mil X2, Houston, Minny, NYK, and GS) then two winnable games against the Kings and Spurs.

3-7 over the next 10 should set us up to control our destiny by beating the Spurs and Kings to close the season and snag the 10 seed.

Play in was a great idea, without it we would be checked out already.

With the recent change to the lineup, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Suns go on a tear.

[Kryptonic]

I don't wanna make the play in. Mercy kill it.

Yea it’s definitely prolonging this mess.

[Mori Chu]

I don't wanna make the play in. Mercy kill it.

There's no particular benefit for us doing poorly. We don't get a lottery pick (or any pick this year). I don't think we can do well enough to make the FO decide to keep KD. So I'm happy for us to win.

[bajanguy008]

Mavs are really not getting any sorta luck so....

[ShelC]

I want a strong end of the season and maybe a play-in but want it based on the play of the young guys and their getting experience. I wouldn't want ownership to use it as a justification for keeping the team together "oh, they turned a corner as the season was ending. This team is good and needs another year".

[bajanguy008]

Don't know who is still playing fantasy league but the Top Teams are all resting guys so this week has been crazy so far with guys getting rested.

So not only are Mavs struggling but things might also work in our favour because no guarantees of facing teams at full strength.

[Superbone]

I don't wanna make the play in. Mercy kill it.

There's no particular benefit for us doing poorly. We don't get a lottery pick (or any pick this year). I don't think we can do well enough to make the FO decide to keep KD. So I'm happy for us to win.

That's where I'm at. It's just so puzzling why it took this team nearly 70 games to figure out that defensive intensity, rebounding the basketball, and reducing turnovers is what it takes to win games. Also 70 games to find the right combinations of youth and experience. I do like our roster a lot better now than what we started the season with.

I guess I could see if we continued to play like this and had success against this upcoming top teams gauntlet, that Ish and management could think about running it back next season.

[Superbone]

Mavs are really not getting any sorta luck so....

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You gotta give it up for the Mavs though that they keep fighting through adversity and they're giving it everything they've got.

[TOO]

I don't wanna make the play in. Mercy kill it.

There's no particular benefit for us doing poorly. We don't get a lottery pick (or any pick this year). I don't think we can do well enough to make the FO decide to keep KD. So I'm happy for us to win.

But also, I'll have to watch them flame out again and I don't wanna.

[Superbone]

I don't wanna make the play in. Mercy kill it.

There's no particular benefit for us doing poorly. We don't get a lottery pick (or any pick this year). I don't think we can do well enough to make the FO decide to keep KD. So I'm happy for us to win.

But also, I'll have to watch them flame out again and I don't wanna.

I don't mind watching them lose if they give the same effort they've been giving the last two games. That's all I ask at this point.

[Cap]

There's no particular benefit for us doing poorly. We don't get a lottery pick (or any pick this year). I don't think we can do well enough to make the FO decide to keep KD. So I'm happy for us to win.

You’re acting like there’s an ounce of rationality in the FO. Ish just went on record saying that today is all that matters and that youth and future draft picks do not. After that quote, it’s hard to see him allowing Jones to trade KD for youth and picks.

[Mori Chu]

At this point, my two biggest worries are (1) that KD gets badly injured before the season is over, preventing us from trading him; or (2) that we do trade him this summer, but NOT for youngs and picks, rather for some other veteran in a boneheaded attempt to make another run. My nightmare trade is KD for Julius Randle or something like that, a trade for basically a worse player and no real draft assets or young players returning.

[Cap]

At this point, my two biggest worries are (1) that KD gets badly injured before the season is over, preventing us from trading him; or (2) that we do trade him this summer, but NOT for youngs and picks, rather for some other veteran in a boneheaded attempt to make another run. My nightmare trade is KD for Julius Randle or something like that, a trade for basically a worse player and no real draft assets or young players returning.

“Worry”? It’s a certainty. Ish has said no way are we trading KD to rebuild. Either he’s staying or he’s getting traded for something like Randle.

[Mori Chu]

Then all is lost.

[Split T]

Our first win on a game I didn’t have as one we needed. Makes up for the Laker loss. Dallas winning tonight too wasn’t great though. I penciled them in for a loss to Detroit.

[bajanguy008]

Plot twist ?