Telegram.com: | 03/19/2008 | Cuban shrugs off 'exchange' with Avery after game

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Not All Wine and Roses in the Mavs Land
Published 3/20/2008 by Wes Cox <info@mavsmoneyball.com> at Mavs Moneyball: Front Page Posts
There a lot of problems on the court right now. I think all Mavs fans can see that. What we can't see are the problems that are apparently arising off of it. I'll let Jeff Caplan explain. ...

Mark Cuban - Avery Johnson Act Like Their Postgame Fight Is Not a Big Deal
Published 3/20/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... at one point, it has become obvious that this Mavs team might not exactly be considered in the elite of the Western Conference. Yes, they are a playoff team, and yes, they have two very good players in Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd. But it has to be pretty frustrating not being able to beat anyone with a winning record, considering those are the teams in the playoffs. Actually, it turns out it is frustrating, as Avery Johnson and Mark Cuban had words behind closed doors that were most likely not pleasant and probably didn't involve ...

Too Many Thursday Bullets
Published 3/20/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Jeff Caplan of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "After the Mavericks' grueling 102-100 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, coach Avery Johnson took longer than usual to make his way to the interview room for his postgame media session. Turns out there was a good reason. The tenseness of the game and the tightness of the playoff race apparently boiled over behind closed doors. Johnson and Mavs owner Mark Cuban, who watched the game from his usual baseline seat, engaged in a heated argument." Cuban is quoted acknowleding there was such an ...

Dispute: Mark Cuban vs Avery Johnson
Published 3/20/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... The Lakers and Mavs played a frantic game on Tuesday night; Dallas trimmed a huge Laker lead in the fourth quarter and nearly pulled off a miraculous comeback. Afterwards, Avery Johnson took his sweet time before facing the media, and it turns out that it was because he was busy yelling back at team owner Mark Cuban ...