The Day the Dallas Mavericks Died?

MrThell posted 3/23/2008 from www.emptythebench.com [flag]

Dirk Nowitzki is hurt. Jason Kidd, the player they mortgaged their future for, has not been as good as advertised. They're in the seventh seed and falling. After Dallas lost to San Antonio on Sunday, and Denver won, the Maverick's season is slipping away. [link]

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Comments (4)

fastbreakblog

+4

Mavs are between rock and a hard place. They were not going anywhere before the Kidd trade. They made a trade that mortgaged them, but did not have enough upside to move them to the top of the West. They were, and are done.

Posted 3/24/2008 [reply] [flag]
Odenized

+4

Hyped this up. Although some people might call Dirk's injury a blessing in disguise, I'd call it death. Even if they end up in the playoffs, their odds of getting to the Finals are on par with those of the Nets.

Posted 3/24/2008 [reply] [flag]
hoops

+3

agree with fastbreakblog... Dallas Mavericks season is over...

Posted 3/24/2008 [reply] [flag]
Ben Q. Rock

+2

They're out of Stein's Top 10 for the second time in its six-year history, so yeah, they're cooked.

Posted 3/25/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Knees BLINKing Under Playoff Pressures
Published 3/24/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
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LINKBAWL: 3/24/08
Published 3/25/2008 by kellex at le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog
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Published 3/29/2008 by Fadango at SportSayers.com
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