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.
Let me get this straight: you are crowing about a 7 point win after Dirk being held to .333 or so shooting, and you think that is a GOOD thing?
Van Horn is injured and its unclear whether he will play in the playoffs, but none of the three Pistons you mentioned can guard Dirk on the perimeter. I'm not saying that Dallas would sweep Detroit by winning all 4 games by 40, but I am saying that as a Mavs fan, if we can take care of SA in the second round, I don't think the Mavs will have to go 7 games in the semis or finals to win a championship. Unless, of course, the Pistons turn it into a slugfest.