Coop, who’s been calling Mavs games for more than a decade, always has interesting insights on the club, and the league as a whole. Check out the full interview below, with some transcribed highlights to follow.
On the early portion of the schedule: Their early schedule is very, very difficult again. We’ll see if they can stay a little healthier and not get themselves buried, because if they get past the All-Star break, they have one of the easier schedules in the NBA, going off last year’s schedules and records and that kind of thing, which could be relevant or irrelevant by the time we get there.