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11/25/2008
No consistent standout among Dallas Mavericks' youngsters
The Mavericks started two of their four young swingmen Tuesday night. Once again, one of them stepped up with a huge night.
11/22/2008
Dallas Mavericks' Carlisle gets George back in the game
With 10:18 to go in the second quarter, Dallas Mavericks' Devean George got into a game for the first time this season.
11/19/2008
Dallas Mavericks' confidence starting to spread
Six days ago, the Mavericks' attitude was as abysmal as their record. The Mavericks' 3-0 trip leaves them in a far better spot, obviously. But it's not just in the standings where they improved.
11/18/2008
Dallas Mavericks' Stackhouse not likely to get easy way out
You have to give Mark Cuban credit for sticking to his guns. He doesn't like paying anybody for doing nothing. That's been his style since he bought the Mavericks, although sometimes it couldn't be avoided (see: Don Nelson) .
11/16/2008
Stackhouse situation with Dallas Mavericks hard to fathom
The initial reaction to seeing Jerry Stackhouse in street clothes when he's healthy is that it doesn't pass the smell test. Something's not right. But despite appearances, the Mavericks insist there is no controversy with the veteran swingman. Sunday's game against New York was simply a bad matchup for Stackhouse to get minutes. So he was put on the inactive list.
11/14/2008
Lacking minutes, Bass hopes time will come
Brandon Bass is a fourth-year player, but he may be experiencing the equivalent of a sophomore slump.
A besieged Nowitzki needs help, but he's not getting it
The Dallas Mavericks are disjointed and haven't come close to mastering Rick Carlisle's system.
11/12/2008
2-5 start aside, it's too early to judge the Mavericks
Rick Carlisle has a tough job. He's got a team that, by its own admission, hasn't given an honest effort in the first two weeks of the season. And he's the main thing that's changed within that team.
11/05/2008
Spurs' Popovich sees world of difference between title banners
Gregg Popovich looked like a Survivor contestant in the preseason. The Spurs' coach had a scraggly beard puffing out sideways on his cheeks. It was not a good look.
11/02/2008
Kidd's defense makes difference
We all know about the assists and the triple doubles. But Jason Kidd helped beat Minnesota on Saturday night with his defense.
10/31/2008
Dallas Mavericks' Nowitzki, Howard can't do it alone
This was a loss to learn from, and in spite of all the defensive meltdowns, one of the key lessons was that the Mavericks can't become a two-headed monster.
10/24/2008
Mavericks' final rehearsal is far from pretty
It was the final preseason game and Rick Carlisle gave everybody a look at what the regular-season rotation will look like.
10/22/2008
Dallas Mavericks' Bass plays big, but is eager to wing it
Brandon Bass is like every other big man. He wants to be a point guard. And when he took the ball coast to coast for a short pull-up jumper late in the game, he looked the part. But the 6-8 Bass knows he has a few intermediate steps to take before he can start filling in for Jason Kidd, writes columnist Eddie Sefko.
10/19/2008
Veterans' attitude can only help Dallas Mavericks' Green
Dirk Nowitzki looked like the best player on the court Saturday night in the Mavericks' 124-109 exhibition win over Sacramento, writes columnist Eddie Sefko. It's the first time during the preseason he's taken over a game, finishing with 21 points in 28 minutes.
10/17/2008
Well-rested Kidd has starters on their game
When you have a thoroughbred, you don't run him hard until race day.
10/16/2008
Dallas Mavericks rookie uses rap to bond with team
JaJuan Smith is a rookie free agent trying to make the team, but he's already made an impact.
10/11/2008
Dallas Mavericks Jones didn't make impact
Eddie Jones, we hardly knew ya. The 2007 free-agent acquisition of the sweet-shooting swingman will go down as a swing and a miss for the Dallas Mavericks, unless Shawne Williams ends up blossoming like Brandon Bass did last season.
10/10/2008
Dallas Mavericks' Kidd gives Bulls rookie point guard an assist
CHICAGO – The NBA's newest, greatest point guard made his debut Thursday night, and Jason Kidd can relate. He also has some advice for Derrick Rose, the No. 1 overall draft pick who started for Chicago in the Bulls' preseason opener against the Mavericks.
10/08/2008
Dallas Mavericks' Wright may be in the mix at shooting guard
An eight-game experiment started Tuesday night. And the man in the lab coat is as eager as you are for the results.
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