On a board where people argue "it's 1-1 between the Mavs and Suns", "A team with Stoudemire beats the West Conference Champs", etc, etc, I dont see us making any headway here towards some homerless discussion. It's a shame because even our biggest rival fans (Spurs) in the best, most heated, and significant rivalry in the NBA can manage to admit that the Mavs are the defending West Champs, and have proven that they are the best team in the West.
Getting people on this site to admit that the Mavs have proven more over the past season is like pulling teeth.
The Mavs are the West Champs. Scoreboard.
The Mavs used the Suns like a stepping stool on their way to an 11+ game win streak. The Mavs used the Suns to bring their team together.
Scoreboard.
Dirk had a legendary perfomance at the expense of Marion, Diaw, and whoever else the Suns thought they could cover him with on his way to 50 points (on your home floor no less).
Dirk led his team to the NBA finals, while Suns fans could only watch from the outside again.
Scoreboard.
Until that bunch of no-defense ex-Nellie-Mavericks can learn how to beat top-notch competition in the Finals, you guys will be watching the new Mavericks walk right over the Suns. Been there, done that with Nash at the helm in Dallas. Enjoy the reg. season because the playoffs wont be too friendly.
Scoreboard.