dallasnews.com - 2/29/2008
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08:54 AM CST on Friday, February 29, 2008 By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News esefko@dallasnews.com SAN ANTONIO – The new blood pumping through the Mavericks didn't change the bad blood broiling between them and the San Antonio Spurs. Emotions, tempers and controversy – all the things that helped build this rivalry – were on display Thursday night. New players might be on board for both ...
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Will Avery Johnson be fired after the season?
Uwe Blog —
... is a better than zero chance that when the Dallas Mavericks lose in the playoffs that he might be fired. A huge might. As down as people may be on this team, they're going anywhere the next couple of years and the thought of Paul Westphal leading them makes me sick to my stomach. But last night was pretty unforgiveable. Down by two points to the hated Spurs, Johnson set everyone's favorite point guard Jason Kidd on the bench in lieu of Jerry Stackhouse. The Mavs lost 97-94. As much as I've been against this trade and acquiring Kidd, now that ...
Wow. Watercooler Topics Everywhere!
Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville —
... an ill-conceived coaching decision happening so soon after the trade will generate such an outcry in Big D that Johnson winds up backing off faster than expected. In the interim? This might be remembered as the first Thursday on record that the studio assessment of TNT's Charles Barkley was met with near-unanimous approval: "There's no sense in making the Jason Kidd trade," Barkley said, "if they're not going to play him in crunch time." Tempers flared last night as these two teams don’t like eachother … The ...
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