For about 13 minutes during Wednesday night's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, I saw the Mavericks future. A Dirk-less future.
It surprisingly wasn't as bleak or cold as I would have expected, since Dirk is the alpha and the omega for Mavericks success since the turn of the century. The success revolved around one lineup that simply blitzed the inexperienced but talented T-Wolves away -- the lineup of Deron Williams-Devin Harris-Wesley Matthews-Chandler Parsons-Zaza Pachulia.
In those 13 minutes, that lineup posted some staggering numbers:
Offensive rating: 111.7
Defensive rating: 52.