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.
No, the series (if lightining strikes the Spurs and Suns) will look more like the game in March where Detroit held the Mavs to 40 pts in the second half and forced candy ass Dirk into a 9-23 night from the floor en route to a 97-90 win.
Nowitzki is soft, Stackhouse....we had Stack in Detroit, he's the king of playoff chokers. Van Horn and Dampier are two of the biggest stiffs in the NBA and they're your primary big men off the bench. The Wallaces, Mcdyess and Dale Davis are going to chew Dirk and the rest of your post players up.
Even without Stoudamire, I'll take Phoenix over Dallas. Diaw, Nash and Shawn Marion are more than enough to take care of the Mavs.