Dorian Finney-Smith doesn't look at the NBA standings much anymore.
It doesn't serve much purpose now, except to check on the teams wrestling for playoff spots and those who are hoping for good lottery position, such as the Mavericks.
The standings only serve to depress people in Dallas these days.
But after four games back from missing four months with a knee and quadriceps injury, other things do matter to Finney-Smith. A lot.
He's jumped quickly into the fray among the young players who are hoping to show that they deserve to be kept around for a rebuilding project that has all the appearances of being in the infancy stages.