The Lakers were in town last night. And that means the return of Dr. Phil (Jackson). Dr. Phil was not a happy man. He was not happy that he lost. And he was not happy about the officiating. He also had some not so nice things to say about your Dallas Mavericks. He is not really impressed with the Mavs current winning streak. He was very quick to point out that the streak has come against some rather weak teams. He also made it clear that the Mavs have not shown him that they are physical enough to go far in the playoffs. At first glance, any Maverick fan would look at these comments and get a bad taste in their mouth. But, when you think about it, who cares what Phil Jackson thinks. As a matter of fact, you can’t really blame him for his thoughts. Until the Mavs prove themselves in the playoffs, people will continue to think that they are a soft team that can’t win in the playoffs. Dr. Phil is correct. The Mavs have not played Detroit or San Antonio during this current win streak. But they have won 6 road games during this streak. And they have won most of the games convincingly. Dr. Phil may also be correct that the Mavs are soft. But I don’t think so. They may be non-physical but that does not mean that they can’t win in the playoffs. If you need evidence that non-physical teams can win in the playoffs just look at the Spurs. There is a difference between being soft and being non-physical. You don’t have to constantly bang on people to be effective on offense. Phil is a psychological guy. He measures his words and knows exactly what he is saying at all times. I think that his words last night may be aimed at the first round of the playoffs. If things stay as they are now, his Lakers will be meeting the Mavs in the first round. He wants the Mavs to have as many doubts about their game as possible. I just don’t think that will work this season on this Maverick team. They are the best I’ve seen in Dallas.

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