Confrontation leaves Dallas Mavericks unfazed

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Monday Morning Links
Published 4/21/2008 by Wes Cox at Mavs Moneyball
... swinging the basketball," Johnson said. "We shot too quickly, too many contested shots. When we shoot those contested, fadeaway shots, we're not as efficient. But when we take the ball to the basket and the ball moves several times, we're a better offensive team. And we think that helps our defense." Cough*joshhoward*cough.  Try something else... --------------------- All the Mavs are saying the West face tap thing was just part of the playoffs... Should Dirk have reacted differently? ...

Hornets vs. Mavericks Bullets
Published 4/21/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: "The Dallas Mavericks took one on the chin from New Orleans in Game 1, and Dirk Nowitzki took one on the cheek from David West. In an incident that has been downplayed by the Mavericks but could have been interpreted as a disrespectful move, West, the Hornets' power forward, tapped his fingers on Nowitzki's cheek a couple of times late in the fourth quarter Saturday night. Both players got technical fouls for their face-off, which did not escalate. 'We played a physical game all night long,' Nowitzki said. 'We got ...

Dirk Nowitzki Is Not 'Soft' for Ignoring David West's Love Tap
Published 4/21/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
Filed under: Mavericks, Hornets, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos The Mavericks are back in the post-season, and after a road loss in Game 1 to a less-experienced (but more talented) Hornets team, questions are once again being raised regarding the toughness of Dirk Nowitzki. There were actually two plays from this game involving Dirk where you might have reason to re-open this discussion, but here's the one that most people are pointing to. ...

Dirk Nowitzki: Big flopper, big punk, or just plain goofy?
Published 4/21/2008 by houroc at Hail Mary Jane
... So apparently Sportfiends isn’t the only ones who have been questioning how tough Dirk Nowitzki actually is. I’ve been wondering about it for a long time and I guess David West took his chance to test him himself in their game 1 matchup on Saturday. ...

Hornets-Mavericks: Monday news wrap
Published 4/21/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... and make him work on the defensive end. The goal is to wear him out as the game wears on. Next is Josh Howard. New Orleans let Howard get away from them in the first half and get Peja Stojakovic in foul trouble. That turned in the second half when the Mavericks forward scored two points and were 0-of-8 from the field. Jason Terry is another defensive key. The Hornets took the ball out of his hands on the pick-and-roll and didn't let him turn the corner. Dirk's thoughts on the double-technical he shared with David West in the fourth quarter... ...

Monday Link Roundup
Published 4/22/2008 at MavsCentral.com
... Art Garcia: More on the Dirk-West double-T Tim McMahon: Avery calls out Dampier Jan Hubbard: Mavericks taking time to regroup Jeff Caplan: Hornets put brakes on Mavs' offense in second half Jan Hubbard: TNT worked up about Dirk incident, but Mavs aren't Randy Galloway: Hornets are bad guys, and good guys David Moore: Dallas Mavericks face stiff test in Hornets' defense Eddie Sefko: Dallas Mavericks ready for this trend to pass Eddie Sefko: Confrontation leaves Dallas Mavericks unfazed Jean-Jacques Taylor: Dallas ...