Dallas Mavericks Roundtable: Week 12

Big week for the Mavericks. We saw Diop go bye-bye and two new Mavericks are ready to make a difference. It also was a tough week on the court, with two losses to three playoff teams from the West. Another test is coming up, this time with road games to Eastern playoff contenders Detroit and Boston. We've also got a new addition to the Roundtable, Robert Allred, and we hope you enjoy his contributions as well as the rest of ours. Last week's scores: 1/13: Mavs 97, Nuggets 99 1/14: Hornets 104, Mavs 97 1/17: Jazz 108, Mavs 115 1. How did the Mavericks look to you this week? Janet Kessler : We are right back were we started. I'm really getting depressed about our situation. Heaven forbid, but are the Mav-wrecks back? Alex McVeigh : I have a feeling that the Nuggets are going to be the first-round foe, if we're lucky, and we won't be able to beat them. I think the Mavericks are better, talent-wise, but the Nuggets are the epitome of the kind of team the Mavs just can't beat ... (link)