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ESPN.com - TrueHoop: First Cup: Monday
BallerBlogger.com: The Fundamentals
SLAM Online: Can Rick Carlisle Vindicate the Jason Kidd Trade?
Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers: Rick Carlisle Is Bringing Back the Old Jason Kidd
Ball Don't Lie: The 10-man rotation, starring Tigger Travis Outlaw
First Cup: Monday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: "Change is good. They are referring to new coach Rick Carlisle. But they also believe the transition from Avery Johnson will show an earlier change -- trading for Jason Kidd -- was a smart move. The fresh, upbeat atmosphere will be a theme as the Mavericks prepare for training camp, which will be held at SMU's new training facility. And one of the team's leaders insists the attitude has, indeed, changed. 'Automatically,' Jason Terry said. 'It's obvious, if we come back and play the way we played the last two ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: “Change is good. They are referring to new coach Rick Carlisle. But they also believe the transition from Avery Johnson will show an earlier change – trading for Jason Kidd – was a smart move. The fresh, upbeat atmosphere will be a theme as the Mavericks prepare for training camp, which will be held at SMU’s new training facility. And one of the team’s leaders insists the attitude has, indeed, changed. “Automatically,” Jason Terry said. “It’s obvious, if we come back and play the way we played the ...
Can Rick Carlisle Vindicate the Jason Kidd Trade?
SLAM Online —
... Mavericks observers, there are two schools of thought when it comes to evaluating the Jason Kidd trade from New Jersey. One blames how it turned out last year on the fact that Jason is no longer the player he used to be; the other insists that Avery Johnson was quite simply the wrong coach for a Kidd-anchored team.
For the time being, Mark Cuban’s organization is going to side with the latter, and expect new coach Rick Carlisle to prove them right.
From the Dallas Morning News:
They are referring to new coach Rick Carlisle. But ...
Rick Carlisle Is Bringing Back the Old Jason Kidd
Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers —
... thing that Rick wants to do now is give guys more freedom and run – and have a secondary break that doesn’t have a lot of pre-ordained moves.” Over the course of the 51 games that Kidd played in New Jersey last season, his numbers were significantly higher in assists, points and rebounds than they were during the 29 games he played in Dallas. If Carlisle can get Kidd to produce the stats he put up in NJ, will the Kidd-for-Devin Harris trade be remembered as a success? Source: Dallas News
The 10-man rotation, starring Tigger Travis Outlaw
Ball Don't Lie —
... all over the 'Biggest Celebrity Donor' list. 6th: Peninsula Is Mightier. Bold statement: "Marcus Banks could be the new Chauncey Billups." Take a look. 7th: The Dream Shake. Who do the Rockets start at small forward — Shane Battier, Ron Artest or Bret Hart? 8th: SLAM Online. A solid Q&A with 'Heaven Is A Playground' author Rick Telander. 9th: Dallas News. The Mavericks hope Rick Carlisle makes PG feel like Kidd again. I suggest giving him ...
