Having compiled these lists for a while now, I’ll admit today was the first day I was genuinely looking forward to seeing where the Mavericks would be ranked since the start of the season. This team, riding a six-game win streak, has been thrilling over the last few weeks.
It is clear that the entire team has reinvested in what makes them successful. Whether that’s buying into what the new coaching staff has been preaching, players finally finding a rhythm in a new system, or being jolted awake as the roster was hit with a rapid COVID outbreak, the team has finally made some statements on the floor that they should be taken seriously.