The Mavs are soft. Should they somehow manage to emerge from the West, (Phoenix and San Antonio are better bets)the Pistons will beat them to death physically and mentally.
The Mavs will never win a championship with Nowitzki. He's a nice play and all, but he always chokes in the clutch.
Just like they did in November, huh? (~40 point Mav win).
Incidentally, Phoenix is NOT a better bet to emerge from the West than Dallas is. The only thing they have going for them is they don't have to play Dallas or SA in a second round series, but they likely won't get to the Conference Finals.