mavsmoneyball.com - 10/11/2008
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Mavs beat the Bucks in preseason game three last night, but the big news was the departure of Eddie Jones and arrival of Shawne Williams. The details :
The Mavericks acquired him for 36-year-old Eddie Jones, second-round draft choices next summer and in either 2010 or 2011 and cash ...
asternwarning.blogspot.com - 10/16/2008
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asternwarning.blogspot.com —
Eddie Jones will likely call it a day
on what has been a fine career, after not
reporting to the Indiana Pacers and reaching a buyout on his contract. This is a look back at Jones' career including some serious and not-so-serious video.
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Eddie Jones : bought out by Pacers
sports.yahoo.com - 10/17/2008
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As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't
Lie looks at all 30 teams, outlining off-season transactions,
projecting win totals, spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, finally heading West, the Dallas Mavericks . Last ...
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BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Dallas Mavericks
star-telegram.com - 10/17/2008
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IC Cold Links: Crazy Friday Roundup
Indy Cornrows —
... Mavs Moneyball has a great look at the trade from the Mav's perspective, including one story that had the Mav's offering Jones a coaching position prior to the trade. ...
Outlet Pass (10/13/08)
Upside and Motor —
... Rick Carlisle gets his guy. I'm not sure what Shawne Williams is going to offer the Mavs at this point or where he lies on the depth chart due to how deep the Mavs are at the wing positions. The interesting thing is that despite all that depth, they still face the glaring weakness of being able to put a productive two guard on the floor who can effectively guard a dynamic scorer from the position. I'm not saying it's easy, but there needs to be improvement. ...
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