The Dallas Mavericks’ season is essentially over, but there’s still plenty to talk about both within the team and around the NBA. And if you’re interested in placing a wager or two, FanDual is the best place for that.
Last week I asked two loaded questions and I’m honestly very surprised at the results. It focused on if our readers want changes at the top. The first question had to do with the front office and our interim general managers.
After the Anthony Davis trade I am shocked that this is right down the middle. One would think they earned some leeway after getting out from under that albatross of a contract, but apparently not! The voting fans were split down the middle here.
The second question asked if fans want to keep Jason Kidd.
Again, this one favoring keeping Kidd surprised me. He was arguably more involved with the Luka Doncic trade than the interim GMs and he’s only ever led Dallas to a winning season with Doncic at the helm. I think he’s a good playoff coach, but you need to make the playoffs, something he’s failed to do in three of his five seasons here.
These next two questions were part of the national survey.
This one makes sense given what we saw out of Tatum. He looks incredible and is going to lead the Celtics deep into the playoffs if the seeding breaks right. The East is weak and the Celtics are good.
Now this one makes me wonder if the voting fans are mostly Spurs fans. I don’t see the young Spurs holding up for two months, the playoffs is a diffferent grind than the regular season. But they certainly are talented enough to win and they’ve beaten the Thunder repeatedly this season, so getting to the Finals is the actual hurdle, not winning them.
Look for another survey tomorrow!