I don't think they'll make it either. A lot of teams in the Western Conference have beefed up their rosters during the offseason, so it'll be tough for Dallas to come out on top. Dallas will always be an outside shooting team & if a great defensive team like San Antonio, Dallas, Miami, & Denver can take that away from them, most teams will win because their low post defense's average at best. The only guys on their team who're effective on the defensive end are Desagna Diop & Josh Howard. Their defense's a lot better than when Steve Nash was there without a doubt, but they've still got a long way to go to improve upon that & Avery Johnson will definitely show them the correct way to play some team defense. It also depends on if Dirk's leadership qualities will remain the same throughout all of this season.
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