star-telegram.com - 1/22/2009
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The Mavs are only fooling themselves if they think they’re close to being a championship-caliber team.
dberri.wordpress.com - 1/21/2009
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dberri.wordpress.com —
Last September I made the argument that Jason
Kidd Really Did Help the Mavericks in 2007-08. My
argument - summarized below — was based almost entirely on efficiency differential (offensive efficiency minus defensive efficiency). What ...
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A Decline in Dallas and an Odd Link Between the ...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/22/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Yesterday, while searching for his lost hat and
umbrella in the Basketball-Reference.com's franchise index pages , David
Berri of the excellent Wages of Wins Journal stumbled upon a pretty odd fact about Cuban's Mavericks . I would like to share it ...
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Stats tell us Cuban isn't happy Obama is President
nba.com - 1/21/2009
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nba.com —
Will Dirk Nowitzki be this summer's Kevin Garnett,
or maybe next February's Pau Gasol? Stay with the
premise for a second. This is not to suggest that the Mavericks are on the verge of trading their franchise player. It's just suggesting that at some ...
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Western Conference Insider: Dirk era nearing end in Dallas?
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Mavs Moneyball —
... That still leaves the possibility of a change for the sake of change. But I find that to be a difficult sell. Ideally, the next trade (or, as our David Lord referred to it, "The Trade'') should either make the Mavs a better team as it chases an upper-rung playoff berth, or a younger team as it attempts to qualify for this year's tournament while also aligning its ducks for the future.
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And JFE actually has Mavs article saying the team isn't good or bad.
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BallerBlogger.com —
... of dedication, because it sure isn’t fun and games when there aren’t any games. Yet isn’t it curious to hear Lakers training and rehab guru Chip Schaefer, who was the Chicago Bulls’ athletic trainer all through their glory years, name the two guys who stand above all others he has helped in rehabbing injuries? They happen to be two of the best ever in the games: Bryant and Michael Jordan, in that order – though, to be fair, Jordan was so durable that he had fewer opportunities.” Jennifer Floyd Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram : “The harsh reality is the Mavs are OK, not ...
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NYT > Pro Basketball 1/22/2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Charlie Villanueva had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Michael Redd added 27 points, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks to a 133-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night and snapping a two-game losing skid. >
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Bleacher Report - NBA 1/22/2009
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made this face many times tonight.
In fact, his face may have been permanently stuck this way.
Before I tell you the score, these facts should be known: 1) Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd walked off the bench on ...
Bucks-Mavericks: Massacre in Milwaukee —
Bleacher Report - NBA 1/22/2009
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made this face many times tonight.
In fact, his face may be permanently stuck this way.
Before I tell you the score, these facts should be known: 1) Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd walked off the bench on to the ...