Originally Posted by LiL Stevie728
Like I said before, the Mavs don't play a style that wins in the playoffs...and they haven't for about 5 years now. It should have been a red flag last season, after they made those trades and got a decent center and decent SF and still got handled in the playoffs by the Spurs, who then went on to get dominated vs. the Suns in the next round. The Blazers are more built to make a playoff run than the Mavs, overall. They're just as deep and have a much more balanced roster.
The Mavs' "strength" was supposed to be their depth but depth in the playoffs isn't as valuable as in the regular season though because rotations get shorter. In the playoffs, it comes down to 2-3 players you trust to be able to carry the scoring burden for the offense. The Blazers have LA, Wallace, Wes Matthews and even Andre Miller is capable of going off for 20+. Meanwhile, the Mavs' only guarantee is Dirk.
I'd love to be able to just break up everything and try to make one last push in Dirk's last 3 years here to get that one #2 scorer but the Mavs no longer have any assets and quite frankly, there's not much available. Maybe Granger but the Mavs have nothing the Pacers would want.