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By Wes Cox DB.com- Mavs-at-Nets? 'The Gods Of Irony Are Against Dallas' A good look into the psyche of Mavs fans -- a group who expects to lose to the Nets tonight.

By Wes Cox 10 days ago: Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman, center, reacts with his staff Jack Sikma, left, and Elston Turner, right, to a called foul against his team as they play the Atlanta Hawks during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game at Philips Arena, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Atlanta. T...

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By Wes Cox No one doubted that Dirk was one of the league's best, or that the Mavs could potentially be a factor in the West. But he's elevated them from intriguing to legit and asserted that a player who can make his presence felt league-wide, not just a perennial all-star.

By Wes Cox 5 months ago: Former NBA All-Star Paul Westphal smiles as he talks to reporters after being introduced as the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings during a news conference, Friday, June 12, 2009, in Sacramento, Calif. Westphal, who played 12 seasons in the NBA, had been the head coach of t...

By Wes Cox DB.com - EXCLUSIVE: Jason Kidd Guides Us Through Mavs' Barea-vs.-Beaubois Plus/Minus Debate

By Phillip Baggett Edge: Mavericks Edge: Mavericks  Dirk Nowitzki: "He's not clutch", "He is too soft", "He is not a Leader" and those people that said these things are IDIOTS. Edge: Mavericks Edge: Mavericks Sacramento Kings Dallas Mavericks OUT - Josh Howard (ankle) Mavericks: 104

By Wes Cox We tried to switch it up all night, and that's what you have to do against a great player is mix it up," Nowitzki said. "I had him at the end and we were actually lucky on the one put-back. The other jump hooks he missed, those were big defensive possessions for us." Afterward, Jason Kidd was teasin...

By zkmavz about : Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) of Germany celebrates after making a shot in the final minute of overtime during an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Dallas. Nowitzki had 41-points in the 99-94 Mavericks win. (AP Photo/Tony G...

By big@thebigandthebrown San Antonio Southwest Dallas 8-3 Houston 6-4(1.5) San Antonio 4-4(2.5) NOLA 3-8 (5) Memphis 2-8 (5.5) Dallas 2nd West, 1 game back of Phoenix. Phoenix, Atlanta 9-2 best in league Points Per Game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steve Nash 11.5 Deron Williams 9.9 Chris Paul 9.2 Kidd 9.0

By Phillip Baggett Spurs vs Mavericks preview    Spurs vs Mavericks coverage   Pounding The Rock vs. vs. Edge: Mavericks vs. Dirk Nowitzki: He's just "Dirktastic"                                                         vs. Edge: Mavericks vs. San Antonio: Dallas Mavericks OUT - Josh Howard Mavericks: 94

By Brown@TheBigandTheBrown So, it happened yesterday, a few days earlier than expected.  Reunion Arena, former home of the Dallas Mavericks came crashing down in a heap of dust and twisted metal. My Top 10 Mavericks Memories from Reunion Arena (I say memories because they're not all specific events)...in no particular...

By Wes Cox The Dallas Mavericks are listing Shawn Marion as day-to-day after the ankle injury he suffered Monday night in Milwaukee, likely making his status for Wednesday's home rematch with San Antonio a game-time decision. But I'm also hearing that Tim Thomas is getting close to making his Mave...

By DOH Says Sefko: "Nobody's seemed to catch on to when they are going to pull it off, and there's a reason. The Mavericks don't yell out the name of the play when they are going to run it. It's just some as-yet-unknown signal between the players.

By zkmavz Dirk is wondering why NBA.com has his Mavs ranked 10th. DimeMag.com - 6th - Dirk Nowitzki deserves just as much early MVP talk as ‘Melo, Wade, Nash, Kobe, LeBron of whoever else is on your list. He's putting up 25.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

By Wes Cox The Mavs are taking the day off today. The Spurs are already in town (and having a shootaround this morning). But after a B-2-B, two wins, an overtime experience, a Marion ankle injury, Damp going to the hospital and just the sixth win ever for this frachise in Milwaukee? Yes.The Mavs are takin...

By Phillip Baggett Normally I do not second guess people that know more about a subject than I, but in this particular case I must. Rick Carlisle has at least made the determination that Roddy B should be the starter at the two spot (for now at least) but what is becoming so troublesome is that he refuses to give hi...

By Wes Cox about 1 month ago: Milwaukee Bucks first-round draft choice Brandon Jennings tosses a ball during the team's NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in St. Francis, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) View full size photo » Dallas favored by 1.5 | Over/Under 193 | Brew Hoop GO MAVS

By Wes Cox His perfectly timed pass to Shawn Marion for a fast-break jam was enough to make Jason Kidd jealous. That was the highlight of an eight-minute stretch to open the second half when the Mavericks turned a six-point deficit into a 58-57 lead. Beaubois scored or assisted on 12 of the Mavericks' 1...

By Phillip Baggett Edge:  Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki: Dirk is well on his way towards another run at MVP, and he has done this while struggling from the field. I feel sorry for whomever he puts it all together against. Edge: Mavericks Dallas Mavericks OUT - Josh Howard OUT - Erick Dampier Mavericks - 92

By Wes Cox about : Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko, of Sweden, left, Pistons forward Kwame Brown, center, and Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood watch a shot during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, November 14, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Wes Cox Look only as far as their last two losses for proof. Five times out of eight quarters, the Mavericks were burned by 3-pointers on the opponent's last possession of a period. Three times, it cost the Mavericks the lead. Included in that bunch is the Peja Stojakovic 3-pointer that forced overti...

By Phillip Baggett Edge: Mavericks vs. Edge: Mavericks Forward vs. Edge: Mavericks  vs. Edge: Mavericks Center vs. Edge: Dallas Mavericks OUT - Josh Howard (his ankle of course) Mavericks- 113 Mavericks vs Timberwolves preview Mavericks vs Timberwolves coverage

By Wes Cox Our biggest hurdle is, when we have an opportunity to seize the moment, we don't be the aggressor," Jason Terry said. "We kind of wait for things to happen. Once we get over that hurdle, then we're going to be a championship team. "But until we get that killer instinct and get that swagger like no...

By Wes Cox Dallas Mavericks still demanding too much from Dirk | Eddie Sefko It's unfortunate it comes down to having to throw the ball to Dirk every time and have him win the game on his own," coach Rick Carlisle said. "We're not going to play on a high level and win at a high level doing that."

By Phillip Baggett The Mavericks rolled into San Antonio last night with a full head of steam after throttling the Houston Rockets the night before. The Spurs came into the game missing their two top players in Tony Parker (ankle), and Tim Duncan (ankle) Mavericks roll to victory right? Not so fast.

By Phillip Baggett Edge:Mavericks vs. vs. vs. Erick Dampier: It is amazing what a contract year will do for a player's ability. Suddenly Dampier is playing like he did in his final year in Golden State. vs. San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks- 104 Spurs- 89 Mavericks vs Spurs coverage

By Wes Cox It appears likely the Spurs will face the Dallas Mavericks at the AT&T Center tonight without All-Stars Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. Neither player participated in the Spurs' light Tuesday afternoon practice session and were officially listed as doubtful for tonight's game. Both ar...

By zkmavz InsideHoops.com - 10th - Josh Howard recently returned. Erick Dampier is playing well. - Amazing commentary by InsideHoops. SportingNews.com - 8th - SF Josh Howard made his return to the starting five, and Dallas is starting to look legit. - Josh Howard returned. Did you hear?

By zkmavz Josh Howard is BACK! the good news is that he looked aggressive... the bad news is that he still bricked jumpshots and he did his Jason Terry impression at the free throw line... Jason Terry needs to stop missing free throws or I will punch him... i will...

By zkmavz My name is Zack, though most of you know me as zkmavz...  That's me in the picture with the Dirk jersey on... Phillip's #1 enemy, Dirk Diggler, is with me as well.   OK, I am done with this introductory post. I look forward to giving you all some good hard Mavericks love this season. Bruce182 what's up? Fr...

By Phillip Baggett Jason Kidd: The Mavericks continue to search for some sort of consistency on the offensive end, and so far Jason Kidd has been one of the only consistent players on the team. Kidd will never just light the world on fire but what he will do is play smart and that is more than I can say for several ot...

By Wes Cox Dallas Mavericks searching for offensive consistency

By Wes Cox 1 day ago: New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) controls a loose ball in front of Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd, left, and forward Shawn Marion, rear in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Hornets defeated the Mavericks 114-107. (AP Pho...

By big@thebigandthebrown Washington - Loss 102-91 Utah Jazz - Win 96-85 WAS 46 Dallas 39 - Los WAS 46 Dallas 42 - Loss LAL 40 Dallas 46 - Win LAC 42 Dallas 44 - Win UTH 37 Dallas 50 - Win NO 44 Dallas 40 - Loss WAS 20 Dallas 27 - Loss LAL 9 Dallas 25 - Win LAC 14 Dallas 20 - Win UTH 13 Dallas 21 - Win NO 14 Dallas 18 - Win Dallas 3-2

By Wes Cox I take a lot of responsibility, being one of the best free-throw shooters in the league and missing (three) in one game," Terry said. "Just make one and we'd already be on the plane. We had 'em beat, no question." Terry did more than his share of the heavy lifting with 35 points. He made all six of hi...

By Phillip Baggett The Mavericks will roll into New Orleans Arena tonight still riding high from the emotional come from behind win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. While the win over the Jazz was ugly for three quarters the last 8 minutes were simply amazing. Can the Mavs keep their 3 game winning streak goi...

By Phillip Baggett Then out of nowhere Dirk took over! The basketball Gods decided to remove the "Lid" that had been placed atop the basket. This was a great win, and an heroic effort by Nowitzki, but this team cannot continue to thrive by Nowitzki alone.

By Brown@TheBigandTheBrown about : Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur, left, from Turkey defends against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) from Germany as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Mavericks won 96-85. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

By Wes Cox For J-Kidd, the one thing I love about these two games is that he'll take the personal challenge," assistant coach Darrell Armstrong said Monday. "He looks forward to it. They're probably the two top point guards in the league – after J-Kidd. I guarantee you he's looking forward to that chall...

By Wes Cox How does a guy with a career scoring average of 4.4 points per game and who has never made more than $900,000 per season crack the lineup of a 50-win team? "He's a really good system player," Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle said. "He knows his game, knows his strengths and plays to them."

By Phillip Baggett Kidd: Last night Jason was very active on the defensive end and facilitated the offense like only he can. Tonight however is another tough test against a bigger stronger Western Conference point guard. Jason must continue to be active on the defensive end and force Baron into some bad shots....

By Wes Cox Dampier played good defense on Bynum all night - significantly better than Gooden.I love how Matt Caroll rocks the headband while he's on the bench.Shawn Marion played much better defense on Kobe Bryant than Quentin Ross.Kris Humphries was very active all night, and he got rewarded with 20...

By Wes Cox The Mavericks will rotate players on Bryant tonight, and Carlisle said it's a good bet that Quinton Ross will see a lot of time on the Lakers' star. "We're going to have to play good individual defense on him and have help ready to come," Carlisle said. "You want to take away the good, clean, wid...

By Wes Cox Tolerance from the masses also will be required because of frequent mixing and matching of players, something that will be ongoing out of necessity until Josh Howard returns from an ankle injury. "We're going to have some funky lineups out there at times," Jason Kidd said.

By Phillip Baggett With heavy heart, I must admit that it was during this very off season that I first decoded Singleton's ugly secret. I finally put 2 and 2 together to realize the mystery of "Where's James Singleton?" when his contract negotiations started off terribly and there was a possibility he wasn't...

By Phillip Baggett Thomas and the Mavericks have a history that goes back to the glorious year of 2006. That was the year the NBA decided against playing an NBA championship for some reason… Don’t know why. Anyways, Thomas is well remembered for his actions during the 2006 WCF. That year the Mavs/Suns played in t...

By Phillip Baggett Six Flags is only 30 minutes from downtown Dallas! Most of the rides at Six Flags require you to be a certain height. What is J.J. going to do when he is only allowed to ride the mini mine train and play in Looney Tunes land? Heck, they probably wouldn't even let J.J. shoot on the 10-foot goals that cos...

By Wes Cox Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said it took his first Mavericks team a long, long time to establish its identity last season. That may not change. "We knew we needed to be a flow team because we had Jason Kidd, but flow teams are not typically good defensively," Carlisle said. "So we had to find a...

By Wes Cox Dallas only lost nine home games last season, but don't forget that also included an opening night loss against Houston. The Mavs had as many turnovers, nine, as they did blocked shots.  So that was good. Postgame Quotes Rick Carlisle Postgame Quotes Jason Terry

By Brown@TheBigandTheBrown As per Sports Illustrated's preview, I've taken their projected Mavericks starting line-up... Shooting Guard - Josh Howard (Yes, I'm aware that Ross gets the start tonight because Howard's still recovering from his ankle.) Power Forward - Dirk Nowitzki Coach - Rick Carlisle

By Brown@TheBigandTheBrown A little on me.   I'm a late 20's Dallas-ite who was also raised in a small town near Austin.  I'm pretty much a sports junky, difference being, I'm what one might call a "feel player".   I don't pay too much attention (less than I should) to stat lines or "textbook strategies", so you'll never s...

By Phillip Baggett Tonight at the AAC marks the beginning of the 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks season, is this the year the Mavericks put it all together and bring a title to Dallas? Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki vs Antawn Jamison Center: Erick Dampier vs Brendan Haywood Edge: Mavs

By Wes Cox 9 days ago: DALLAS - OCTOBER 17: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots a jumper against Rob Kurz #3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during a preseason game at the American Airlines Center on October 17, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images)

By Wes Cox No surprise return by Josh | Dallas Mavericks News

By big@thebigandthebrown Now let me tell you a bit about myself. I’m a late 20’s Dallasite who has lived here for about 10 years, but my Mavericks fandom has been around much longer. I grew up in a small town in central Texas, where the Spurs were the team to root for in the association, yet due to the influence of older brot...

By Wes Cox 7. Jason Kidd Mavericks 7,408 8. Shawn Marion Mavericks 7,384 9. Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks 7,182 15. Erick Dampier Mavericks 6,403 Josh Howard is out for the season opener... and longer.  Rick Carlisle says "it may be a while before Josh plays."

By Phillip Baggett Who will the Mavericks have to go through in order to make their goal of being NBA Champion? Well the list must begin with none other than 2008-09 defending champion LosAngeles Lakers. So we got together with Brian Kamenetzky at the LA Times Lakers Blog, to see what we can expect from the Lake...

By Phillip Baggett Mavericks return favor to Cavs Cuban saved himself some cash Looks like we could have real refs back (not sure that this is a good thing) Mark Cuban on Steroids and... Yahoo sports Dallas Mavericks team report

By Phillip Baggett I have the time to post on this site and have done so. Some of you have liked what I posted and some of you have not, thats the way it goes! I really think though if you guys will actually give me a chance we can get this thing rolling again, but if you are not willing to do that then well I do not know wha...

By Phillip Baggett Last season the Mavericks showed to be lacking heavily in the depth department. So the Mavs spent this off season grabbing up quality back up players with good shooting skills to go along with a defensive edge. The Mavericks were middle of the road defensive team a year ago, and with no one oth...

By Wes Cox 7 days ago: Dallas Mavericks forwards Dirk Nowitzki (41) and Shawn Marion (0) have some fun before a photo session during the Mavericks' NBA basketball media day at the team's practice facility, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp) Browse more photos » GO MAVS

By Phillip Baggett As the season ended last year the Mavericks found themselves in third place behind the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets and slightly ahead of the New Orleans Hornets, with the Memphis Grizzlies bringing up the rear. Poll Who will win the Southwest Division this year? Houston Rockets...

By Phillip Baggett My name is Phillip Baggett and I am from Arlington, Texas and now reside in Houston, Texas. I have been a longtime Mavericks fan, and general sports junky. About two years ago I started blogging, and created my own Dallas Cowboy and then last year got connected with another blogger and create...

By Phillip Baggett Here         is some good audio from Shawn Marion, Coach Carlisle, Kevin McHale, Dirktastic, and Drew Gooden Eddie Sefko has a nice piece up on former SMU Mustang Quinton Ross. See that Here And for those of you in the Dallas are remember Friday night at the AAC you can get the first look at th...

By Wes Cox Seriously though, that really sucked for Mavs fans.  And while it was highly unlikely Gortat was really going to be the difference between a championship and just another year in the postseason, the best case scenario with Gortat far surpassed anything another attainable free agent cou...

By Wes Cox All I can say is that the Mavericks seem pretty darn confident about this thing. I'm not saying there is a deal here. But I think the fact that Donnie Nelson has known Otis Smith since the Golden State days may help the situation here. Bottom line: Gortat is going to be a Maverick. That's the bettin...

By Wes Cox Gortat Disappointed That Magic Might Match Mavs' Offer Sheet -- NBA FanHouse

By Wes Cox Louis (San Antonio) Even with Marion, Mavs can't touch the Spurs, right? John Hollinger (3:15 PM) Um, you watched the playoffs this year, right? San Antonio obviously will be better adding Manu, Jefferson and McDyess to that crew, but I don't think it's a given that they beat out Dallas.

By Wes Cox The Mavericks now have a potential starting lineup of Marcin Gortat, Dirk Nowitzki, Marion, Josh Howard and Jason Kidd, with sixth man of the year Jason Terry coming off the bench. Marion, 31, has been on the decline the last few seasons but has averaged 17.8 points and 9.9 rebounds in his care...

By Jakedfw New York is powerless here. They can't offer more money than Dallas, and their team simply isn't as good as the Mavericks. Miami can nix this whole scenario, but why would they? They would be facing what Dallas did when Steve Nash left--nothing in return for losing a star player. The results:

By Wes Cox Dirk Nowitzki was typically terrorizing, 31 points and 15 rebounds with just one turnover in 41 minutes. Jason Terry might be the best person ever made, and he scored 23 points off the bench. And Jason Kidd had another Jason Kidd-style triple-double, with 11 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebou...

By Jakedfw About the only thing that gives Mavericks fans hope is that the Mavs defense has been steadily improving recently. From the low point of the Phoenix game, the Mavs have been steadily tightening up their defense. This is indicated by the red arrow on the graph. Remember, a lower number is bette...

By Jakedfw I've watched the games, and I've examined the stats. I've waited and waited for some kind of trend to show itself, but I can't wait any longer. We're 16 games into the season, and I still don't have a handle on what kind of team the Mavericks have become under Rick Carlisle. Part of me is thinking (...

 TX - This is a significant amount and moves the Mavs from one of the slowest teams in the league to near the top ten fastest. On offense, the Mavericks have been ...

By Jakedfw First things first, if you look past the smokescreen of last season you must accept the fact that this team is returning 6 out of its top 7 players from the 67 win team from two seasons ago. This alone should make you think twice about dismissing the Mavericks. And two of the major changes--Rick...

By Toddy Don't blame it on Jason Kidd, either. Josh had his best scoring month of the season in March, when Kidd was just starting to run the show. But for whatever reason, when April and the playoffs rolled around his shooting touch went south and he turned in the worst playoff showing of his career: 12....

By Toddy What did you think of the Houston Rockets trading for Ron Artest, who was on some of your most successful teams at Indiana? The only reference point fans have for Jason Kidd is how he struggled in Avery Johnson's offense. At 35, has his age caught up to him?

By Toddy The trick is getting consistent contributions from the supporting cast, namely Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier, Gana Diop, Jerry Stackhouse and Brandon Bass. Charged with the task of getting it back together is Rick Carlisle, a veteran coach with an even-handed approach who le...

By Toddy 20+ nationally televised games: Boston (25), Cleveland (25), Dallas (21), LA Lakers (25), Phoenix (25) Add to this list of some of the "biggest games" for Dallas the usual San Antonio, Houston, Phoenix (4 games this year, not 3 like last), and Golden State (only 3 this year)... but also add in...

 TX - Fish sums it up best on how Mavs fans, be they a fan of Josh or not, are reacting... 10 If you are already in the “Trade-This-Goofball’’ Camp, ...

By Toddy Three Warriors scored in double figures as Golden State upended the Mavs 90-73 today at the Rocky Mountain Revue. Dallas was down just one point after the third quarter, but the Warriors outscored the boys in blue by 16 in fourth. Kurt Thomas resigns with the Spurs.

By Toddy Really, IMO, and I brought this up the other day, what are the Mavs intent from here on out?  Is is Championship or bust?  Is it just make it out of the 1st round?  How about make the playoffs even? Poll At this point, what do you feel the Mavs (both players and FO) expectations are this year, in o...

By Wes Cox The trap is the first line of defense when trying to slow down a torrid player. But it's not the only weapon at the Mavericks' disposal. They also may try to put a bigger defender on Paul, perhaps Josh Howard. And they might tell shot-blocker Erick Dampier to hedge his positioning so he can help w...

By Jake As far as looking to the playoffs, you couldn't ask for a better view of the Mavs defense than what we see here. We trade for a new point guard, and he has practically an immediate  impact on the defense, and the trend since his arrival is from good range to the dominant range. In fact, the Mavs per...

By Jake As Jason Kidd said recently, "Winning is a good deodorant." With the win over the Suns, we have a team that has turned around at least some doubting Thomases, especially with the nature of the win: A huge come-from-behind fourth quarter domination, featuring stop after stop and Dirk Nowit...

By Jake I have a hard time believing the Mavericks have a real problem there. The fact is that I approached the Mavs press department shortly after the end of last season and did request credentials based on my blog at www.mavelo.us. At that point I had put a lot of effort into Mavelous, and I felt pretty s...