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Dallas Mavericks want more points in the paint
Dallas Mavericks want more points in the paint
For Dallas to be successful, it needs the inside scoring it got in Saturday’s victory against Utah.
A Decline in Dallas and an Odd Link Between the Mavericks and the White House
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 ... (more) A Decline in Dallas and an Odd Link Between the ...
Adaptation is key for Dallas Mavericks
Adaptation is key for Dallas Mavericks
star-telegram.com — Coach Rick Carlisle’s change in style is still a work in progress. (more) Adaptation is key for Dallas Mavericks
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... - tonight at the Rose Garden. Coach Scott Skiles was asked what it would take for the team to develop some consistency. ‘You hope each player becomes more consistent,’ he said. ‘That’s what you’re hoping for. ‘We’re on a terrible defensive tear in the last 10 or 12 games. And we had been playing very solid defense. It’s gotten away from us. We appear to be out there thinking that we can outscore people now. So let’s see if that works.’ Skiles paused. ‘I doubt it will,’ he said.” Jeff Caplan of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram :  “Dallas is averaging about 35 points a game in the ...

Quick Monday Roundup
Mavs Moneyball — ... Caplan has an article on Mavs needing to score more points in the paint with quotes from a lot Mavs agreeing with that assessment.  But the most important quote is the last one. ...

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Nowitzki hits game-winner as Mavs beat 76ers 95-93Examiner Sports 1/19/2009
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