Dallas Mavericks News

Kurt Thomas: The fallback trade option
Comment
February 8
ESPN.com
 
"In college at TCU, Kurt Thomas once led the nation in scoring and rebounding, making him one of only three players in NCAA history to do so. Two-and-a-half years ago, his expiring $8 million contract was deemed so unappealing by Suns owner Bob Sarver that Phoenix agreed to surrender two unprotected 1st-round draft picks to Seattle, getting back only a 2nd-rounder in return (the second of those unprotected 1st-round picks goes to the Thunder this June, which is why Phoenix is currently looking for at least one 1st-round pick in any Amare Stoudemire trade). Thomas is currently playing for his seventh NBA team as he works his way through his 15th NBA season, and he soon could end up with his ..."
Rumors: Martin, Iguodala, Butler, McGrady
Comment
February 8
ESPN.com
 
"Kevin Martin, Andre Iguodala and Caron Butler continue to be the three swingmen most frequently linked with Mark Cuban's trade-seeking Mavericks, who have been stonewalled in their attempts to pry Martin away from Sacramento and thus have not ruled out a move for Butler. Sources say that Washington and Dallas have maintained a Butler dialogue while the Wizards also continue talks with Houston in a larger deal for Tracy McGrady. As stated previously in this cyberspace, Martin tops the Mavs' list in their search for a dependable second scorer to flank Dirk Nowitzki. Sources say, however, that Dallas would likely have to recruit a third team to present the quality big man presumably needed to ..."
Dampier 'game-time decision' against Golden State; Tim Thomas out
Comment
February 8
Dallas Morning News
 
"The Mavericks practiced this afternoon in San Francisco, preparing for their game Monday night at Golden State. Starting center Erick Dampier didn't practice today and instead rode an exercise bike on the sideline as the team worked out. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said that he's "not sure" if Dampier will play against Golden State. After practice, Dampier was on the sideline with his injured left knee heavily wrapped with ice. Carlisle will reevaluate Dampier at the team's morning shoot-around Monday."
Slumping Dallas Mavericks need a good effort
Comment
February 8
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"The plunging Dallas Mavericks have spent the last two nights in the Bay Area, perhaps a perfect setting for a team that needs water splashed in its face.Coming off a humbling home loss to Minnesota -- the last-place team in the Western Conference -- on Friday, the Mavericks play at Golden State tonight. That precedes a Tuesday night game at Denver.The Mavericks have lost four of their last five games. They're in desperate need of a wake-up call and can't afford to limp into the All-Star break on a 1-6 free fall."Right now, I don't want to jump the gun," Mavericks forward Shawn Marion said, "but we have to get this one."Dallas' low point of the season came Friday in a head-scratching ..."
Shawn Marion on Mavs-Warriors: 'We have to get this one'
Comment
February 8
Dallas Morning News
 
"The plunging Mavericks have spent the last two nights in the Bay Area, perhaps a perfect setting for a team that needs water splashed in its face. Coming off a humbling home loss to Minnesota – the last-place team in the Western Conference – on Friday, the Mavericks play at Golden State tonight. That precedes a Tuesday night game at Denver. The Mavericks have lost four of their last five games. They're in desperate need of a wakeup call and can't afford to limp into the All-Star break on a 1-6 freefall. "Right now, I don't want to jump the gun," Mavericks forward Shawn Marion said, "but we have to get this one." The Mavericks won at home against Golden State, 110-101, on Wednesday. Then ..."
Trade may be needed to get Dallas Mavericks back on course
Comment
February 7
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"The Dallas Mavericks got out of town Saturday evening, and the wild rumor of the day was that their plane to the Bay Area had been equipped with ejector seats.The players, a few of them anyway, know they could be jettisoned at any moment. The Feb. 18 trade deadline is fast approaching, and with four losses in the past five games and a 9-10 record since Dec. 31, everybody is on edge.Ask the players if they think they have what is needed in the locker room for success this season, and silence is the usual response. Or worse."I'm not looking for any help anywhere else but in this locker room," Dirk Nowitzki said after the most recent collapse, a 117-108 drop-kicking by Minnesota on ..."
Trade talk follows Dallas Mavericks to West Coast
Comment
February 7
Dallas Morning News
 
"The Dallas Mavericks got out of town Saturday evening, and the wild rumor of the day was that their plane to the Bay Area had been equipped with ejector seats. The players, a few of them anyway, know they could be jettisoned at any moment. The Feb. 18 trade deadline is fast approaching, and with four losses in the last five games and a 9-10 record since Dec. 31, everybody is on edge. Ask the players if they think they have what is needed in the locker room for success this season, and silence is the usual response. Or worse. "I'm not looking for any help anywhere else but in this locker room," Dirk Nowitzki said after the most recent collapse, a 117-108 drop-kicking by Minnesota on ..."
Nowitzki deserved to take seat on bench
Comment
February 6
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Dirk Nowitzki has a lot on his plate these days.He has a huge week of responsibilities and partying coming up because of the All-Star extravaganza, he has a lot of friends and family coming to town and, oh, he has the job of doing it all for the Dallas Mavericks on the court.So when the Mavericks made a schedule change and pushed their shootaround from the usual 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. before Friday's game, it threw Nowitzki's schedule off and he was late.It was Nowitzki, not coach Rick Carlisle, who made the decision to bench himself. Even if had been Carlisle's move, it was the right move. Rules are rules. It shouldn't matter if you're playing the Wolves or the Lakers."
Nowitzki's at fault, but it's a rare slip-up
Comment
February 6
Dallas Morning News
 columnist Eddie Sefko
"Dirk Nowitzki has a lot on his plate these days. He has a huge week of responsibilities and partying coming up because of the All-Star extravaganza, he has loads of friends and family getting in town and, oh yeah, he has the job of carrying the Mavericks a lot of nights. So when the Mavericks made a schedule change and pushed the shootaround from the usual 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. before Friday's game, it threw off Nowitzki's schedule and he was late for the pregame skull session. It wasn't coach Rick Carlisle who made the decision to bench Nowitzki because of the infraction. It was Nowitzki himself. And it was the right call. Rules, after all, are rules. And it shouldn't matter if you're ..."
Dallas Mavericks shut out of All-Star 3-point contest
Comment
February 6
Dallas Morning News
 
"

There will be no local presence in the NBA's Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout field at next week's All-Star Saturday. The field was announced Friday, and no Maverick was included for the event at American Airlines Center. Joining defending champion Daequan Cook of Miami in the field are Denver's Chauncey Billups, Boston's Paul Pierce, New York's Danilo Gallinari, Phoenix's Chaning Frye and Golden State's Stephen Curry. The league clearly went with hot shooters from this season and not players, like Jason Terry or Dirk Nowitzki, who would be worthy based on their career's body of work from beyond the 3-point arc. All five of the challengers to Cook are shooting over 40 percent from ..."

Dirk doesn't start, Mavericks can't finish in loss to Wolves
Comment
February 6
Dallas Morning News
 
"The bad news for the Mavericks is that there are only 12 shopping days left. That's how long they have before the trade deadline to fix themselves, because after Friday night, it just doesn't seem like the answer is coming from within. If there's a cavalry out there somewhere, the Mavericks need to find it, call for it and send a limo for it if necessary. They got behind by 13 points in the third quarter, erased the deficit, then folded down the stretch as the Minnesota Timberwolves walked out of American Airlines Center with a 117-108 victory. Mark Cuban was understating things this week when he said the Mavericks "suck right now." Asked afterward whether the Mavericks weren't playing ..."
Beaubois to back up Kidd; Barea moving to shooting guard
Comment
February 5
Dallas Morning News
 
"For much of the season, J.J. Barea was seeing time at point guard and shooting guard, but it appears with Roddy Beaubois' emergence that Barea will settle in at shooting guard and Beaubois will get backup minutes behind Jason Kidd. "He's earned them because he's worked to get better," Carlisle said of the rookie. "I feel he's earned the opportunity to get into the rotation. It's meaningful because he's played mostly off the ball this year. In practices, he's played a fair amount of point and he's studying the position very diligently and we feel like it's another situation where he can help give us an advantage with his quickness, length and speed.""
Mavericks are closer to the top in West
Comment
February 5
Dallas Morning News
 
"As the Mavericks tiptoe through the rubble after the sky fell during their losing streak, some perspective is in order. It may not get people off the ledge. If you are a Mavericks fan, you know the ledge all too well and are used to it. But facts can't be disputed. The bottom line is, the Mavericks still are third in the Western Conference and have two opponents coming up that should allow them to continue licking their wounds from the three-game skid. The better news is that, when comparing the best teams in the NBA against each other, the Mavericks don't have to hide their faces. They have stood up OK – not great, but OK – against the teams that are in the top four in each conference. ..."
Mark Cuban doubts Pistons would move to Pittsburgh
Comment
February 5
Detroit Free Press
 
"Dispelling a segment of Internet speculation, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette indicates that the Detroit Pistons probably won't be moving to western Pennsylvania any time soon. The reason it's even being discussed is that Pistons owner Karen Davidson has said she's interested in selling the team -- never a good sign for a franchise in an economically depressed area. But at issue with Pittsburgh, in particular, is whether it's big enough to support franchises in both the NHL and the NBA. As Detroit Red Wings fans know all too well, the Penguins already inhabit the Steel City. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, a Pittsburgh-area native, wrote to the paper: "I don't see any chance that a team ..."
10 years (and one day) ago, Mark Cuban's Mavs stopped being boring
Comment
February 4
Dallas Morning News
 
"Yesterday, before a 110-101 Mavericks win over the Warriors, Mark Cuban said, "We suck right now." So maybe he makes a trade. Which reminded us that readers of the Feb. 4 paper 10 years ago discovered that nothing would be the same again with the Mavericks under new owner Mark Cuban. Yes, the arrivals of Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn and Jimmy Jackson made the '90s kind of interesting, but nothing like the signing of The Worm."
Mavs' performance has Cuban antsy
Comment
February 4
ESPN.com
 
"Owner Mark Cuban acknowledged that the Dallas Mavericks' recent losing ways has made his trigger finger a little itchy. Last week, Cuban said he didn't see the Mavericks making a blockbuster deal, although the team would explore its options before the Feb. 18 trade deadline. Cuban is much more eager to make a trade after the Mavs' first three-game losing streak of the season. "We suck right now," Cuban said before Wednesday night's home game against the Golden State Warriors. "Where before we might not have listened, now at least we'll listen. Nothing dramatic has changed except our performance." The Mavericks entered Wednesday night with a 30-18 record, good for third place in the Western ..."
Del Harris would like to work with Mavericks, Frisco
Comment
February 4
Dallas Morning News
 
"When Del Harris resigned as assistant coach in New Jersey, it cleared the way for him to return to the Frisco D-League team as GM. And there may be more work for him on the horizon. Harris said he would "like to work with Frisco and the Mavs in some combo way." He said he left New Jersey, in part, because he felt head coach Kiki Vandeweghe had grown into the job and no longer needed a right-hand man with Harris' experience."
Frustrated Howard puts trade talk aside, provides spark off bench
Comment
February 4
Dallas Morning News
 
"Last week, Josh Howard sat in Phoenix's US Airways Arena and said he considered being the Mavericks' sixth man "a job." It wasn't the passionate embrace of the role that the team was hoping to hear. At the time, Howard also said: "The media's been trying to trade me out of here for, like, three years." Asked if he thought he'd be a Maverick after the Feb. 18 trade deadline, Howard said: "That's a question you have to ask [management]. It's out of my control. We got six people coming off the books this year. I'm not the only one in this situation." He's right. But Howard gets all the attention in trade talk because of his contract and his spotty production. On Wednesday, however, Howard ..."
Mark Cuban will listen to trades, rips Mavericks before win over Warriors
Comment
February 4
Dallas Morning News
 
"Three consecutive losses had sent the Mavericks into a nasty funk. Maybe worse, as the owner said in all-too-blunt terms before Wednesday's game. "We suck right now," Mark Cuban said. About three hours later, the Mavericks were battling Golden State and trying to find some way to calm the owner and the masses. Fate was able to lend a hand. The schedule-maker served up the 13-35 Warriors, who looked nothing like the six-man team that beat the Mavericks at American Airlines Center in November. This time, Golden State was a one-man team. The Mavericks finally subdued Monta Ellis and scored a 110-101 victory. It wasn't anything to pop champagne over. But it was a win. "After three in a row, it ..."
Disappearing Dirk Nowitzki is bad Mavericks
Comment
February 3
Dallas Morning News
 
"Rules are essential for professional sports teams and the Mavericks need a new one that prohibits Dirk Nowitzki from ever going 12 minutes without taking a shot. When that happened Monday in the fourth quarter at Utah, it sent the Mavericks into a fatal stall. Nowitzki had made 7-of-9 shots in the third quarter, scoring 14 points and putting the Mavericks in position to win – trailing 77-76. Then? Nothing. Whether it was a failure on coach Rick Carlisle's part to get Nowitzki the ball on the plays that he'd been destroying the Jazz on earlier or a reluctance on Nowitzki's part to demand the ball, or a problem from the point guards in executing the plays, it ended any chance the Mavericks ..."
Jazz pulls away late from Mavericks
Comment
February 2
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Remember those Mavericks who were so good at executing and keeping their poise in tight situations earlier this season?If you find them, please return to coach Rick Carlisle as soon as possible.That team is gone. Monday night's fourth quarter was proof as the Utah Jazz dismantled the Mavericks down the stretch for a 104-92 runaway win at EnergySolutions Arena.It was a tight game early in the fourth, but the Jazz went on a 12-2 binge to go ahead 98-84 and close out the Mavericks, who lost their third game in a row. It's the first time all season they have dropped three consecutive.They were hammered down the stretch by Paul Millsap, who had 25 points and nine rebounds, and Deron Williams. ..."
Nowitzki's quiet 4th quarter finishes off Mavericks
Comment
February 2
The Deseret News
 
"Dallas Mavericks superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki went off for 14 points in the third quarter against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena, seemingly determined to ensure his team would avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season. But then in the fourth, Nowitzki was a forgotten man. He didn't even attempt a single shot from the field, as the Jazz took control of a previously close game to win going away, 104-92. "In the fourth quarter they really stepped up their pressure," said Nowitzki of the Jazz. "You've got to give them credit. They went with a smaller lineup with (Andrei) Kirilenko at the four and they created a lot of turnovers. We threw the ball all over the gym." It's ..."
Nowitzki: 'You got to be worried' after latest Mavericks loss
Comment
February 2
Dallas Morning News
 
"Remember those Mavericks who were so good at executing and keeping their poise in tight situations earlier this season? If you know where they are, tell them Rick Carlisle and Mark Cuban are looking for them. Right now, that team is gone. Monday night's fourth quarter was proof as the Utah Jazz dismantled the Mavericks down the stretch for a 104-92 runaway win at Energy Solutions Arena. It was a tight game early in the fourth, but the Jazz went on a 12-2 binge to go ahead, 98-84, and close out the Mavericks, who lost their third game in a row. It's the first time all season they have dropped three consecutive. "You got to be worried," said Dirk Nowitzki, who had 28 points, but who didn't ..."
Dallas Mavericks need to rediscover defensive presence
Comment
February 1
Dallas Morning News
 
"The worst 30-17 team in the NBA feels as if it can't beat anybody right now. So visiting Utah for its seventh roadie in the last nine games would seem to be a recipe for disaster. Utah has won five in a row and nine out of 10, and Deron Williams is expected back tonight after the All-Star point guard missed Friday's game to attend a funeral. All signs point to danger, especially if the Mavericks don't find a quick fix for their defense. And after surrendering 53 percent shooting or better the last three games, it most decidedly is broken. "We can't be adrenaline junkies and take it down to the last possession every night," coach Rick Carlisle said. "We should be a better basketball team ..."
NBA All-Star Game gives downtown Dallas a chance to shine
Comment
February 1
Dallas Morning News
 
"Arlington may be hosting the main event, but Dallas plans to own the stage when it comes to the decadent and celebrity-fueled frenzy expected to surround next week's NBA All-Star Game. Sean "There's no party like a Diddy party" Combs is throwing bashes at Palladium Ballroom and Sting Ultra Lounge. Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union and Tyrese will be at Union Station. The Dallas Convention Center has the All-Star Jam Sessions. American Airlines Center has the All-Star Saturday Night events. For many, the events and attention surrounding them are the payoff for buying into what once seemed like a pipe dream – turning downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods into vibrant areas rich with ..."
Andre Miller drops career-high 52 in win over Mavs
Comment
January 31
Oregonian
 
"Amazing. The only word that comes close to summarizing the play of Andre Miller in Portland's exciting 114-112 overtime win at Dallas Saturday night. A night after 1 for 6 for 2 points in 21 minutes, Miller was 22 of 31 from the floor and hit 7 of 8 from the foul line. He was averaging 5.0 points on 4 of 25 shooting in his previous three games. He finished with a career-high 52 points in 42 minutes Saturday, while only taking, and making, one three pointer. The numbers from Miller's historic night are pretty remarkable. Nearly as remarkable: Miller's nonchalant reaction to carrying this team on his back and helping the Blazers win back-to-back games in Dallas for the first time since the ..."
Trade talk: Cuban not looking for 'big deal'
Comment
January 31
Dallas Morning News
 
"Mavericks forward Tim Thomas was not present at Saturday's game. Owner Mark Cuban said the absence was because of to "personal reasons." Cuban declined to elaborate or offer a time frame for when Thomas might return. The Feb. 18 trade deadline is almost three weeks away, so don't read too much into Cuban's words Saturday when asked about the Mavs' prospects for a deal. "I don't see any bargains happening out there, so I'm not looking for any big deals," he said."
Mavericks' new starter Terry didn't stop speaking mind
Comment
January 31
Dallas Morning News
 
"Until he scored five first-half points Saturday night, Jason Terry's insertion into the starting lineup had produced a sizable boost in his offensive production. And, Mavs fans might have noticed, Terry's become more vocal, too. That's saying a lot for a guy who was never shy about giving opinions. At halftime of Thursday night's loss at Phoenix, it was startling to see Terry look into a TNT camera and declare: "We've got to score on these guys. They're not very good defensively. We've got to make them pay." Some Mavs fans probably thought Terry's words were ill-advised when Phoenix rallied from a halftime deficit. But those fans would be wrong."
Carlisle calls Mavericks 'soft defensively' after Blazers' Miller pours in 52
Comment
January 31
Dallas Morning News
 
"Rick Carlisle has seen enough. The warning signs have been popping up for weeks, but on Saturday night Portland's Andre Miller whacked the Mavericks across the face. Miller poured in 52 points and seemingly single-handedly carried injury-ravaged Portland to a 114-112 overtime victory over the Mavericks at American Airlines Center. "We've gotten very soft defensively as a team," Carlisle said. "We were a tough-minded team the first quarter of the year, and that's gone by the wayside. "It's an attitude adjustment that we're going to have to make to get it back." Portland was playing its sixth straight game without All-Star guard Brandon Roy, who has a hamstring injury. The Blazers also ..."
Dallas Mavericks still working out kinks of new rotation
Comment
January 30
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Switch-ups for an NBA team require a break-in period.Two years ago, the Dallas Mavericks made a major change at the trading deadline by bringing in point guard Jason Kidd. Kidd is one of the league's easiest players to assimilate into a system because he makes his teammates better and plays a thinking-man's game.Even that alteration to the team required almost a full year's worth of games before it started clicking.That dynamic is at work again for the Mavericks on a smaller scale as they try to get used to a new rotation with Jason Terry in the starting lineup. During Thursday's 112-106 loss at Phoenix, the growing pains of that change were clear.The Mavs struggled in the final quarter ..."
Fourth-quarter stumble proves Dallas Mavericks are still adjusting
Comment
January 30
Dallas Morning News
 
"Switch-ups for an NBA team require a break-in period.Two years ago, the Mavericks made a major change at the trading deadline by bringing in Jason Kidd. The point guard is one of the league's easiest players to assimilate into a system because he makes his teammates better and plays a thinking man's game.Even that alteration to the team required almost a full year's worth of games before it started clicking.That dynamic is at work again for the Mavericks on a smaller scale as they try to get used to a new rotation with Jason Terry in the starting lineup. During Thursday's 112-106 loss at Phoenix, the growing pains of that change were clear.The Mavericks struggled in the fourth quarter and ..."
Howard changes his ways and his play
Comment
January 29
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Mark Cuban has a theory about Josh Howard's play this season.It doesn't have anything to do with whether Howard is starting or coming off the bench for the Dallas Mavericks.It has to do with attitude.It is the team owner's opinion that the changes Howard has gone through off the court have had an impact on his play."Josh has worked so hard to be a good teammate and fit in that it's taken a little of the edge off him," Cuban said Thursday. "We've asked him to kind of change who he is a little bit, be - for lack of a better word - invisible. People were talking about him off the court. And he's done everything perfectly. He's been the ultimate professional and that sometimes takes an edge ..."
Mavs go cold in fourth as Suns prevail
Comment
January 29
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Mavs go cold in fourth as Suns prevail The Phoenix Suns had lost 18 consecutive games when they were playing on TNT. Both the curse and the Mavericks were blown up Thursday night. Phoenix scooted away in the fourth quarter when the Mavericks went chilly and couldn't stop the Suns, who took a 112-106 win at US Airways Center. "Sixteen points in the fourth quarter isn't going to cut it," said Dirk Nowitzki. "We had a six-point lead going into the fourth and that was gone in a minute and a half." The Mavericks wilted late when they couldn't get a handle on Steve Nash. The former Maverick hit a 3-point dagger that put the Suns up by five with just over three minutes to go. J.J. Barea hit a ..."
Nowitzki chosen as a reserve for Western Conference
Comment
January 29
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Eight times, Dirk Nowitzki has played in the NBA All-Star Game.No. 9 is going to be just a little more special.The face of the Mavericks' franchise will be the face of Dallas and all of North Texas during All-Star Weekend.Nowitzki was selected by the coaches as a Western Conference reserve for the game Feb. 14 at Cowboys Stadium.And he'll have some helpers when it comes to dishing out hometown pride. Toronto's Chris Bosh, a Lincoln High School graduate, and Utah's Deron Williams (from The Colony) also were voted in as reserves.But it will be Nowitzki's party to host. He enjoys putting on the act as though he's going to dread the job. But he'd have it no other way."I'm spokesperson for the ..."
Why the Mavericks won't deal Dampier before deadline
Comment
January 29
Dallas Morning News
 
"The DMN's Eddie Sefko writes ... I always knew my readers were smarter than they look. Dampier is never going to look smooth like Andrew Bynum or even semi-smooth like Dwight Howard around the basket offensively. But he plays good defense and he helps teammates get open with his screens offensively. And he's one of the best offensive rebounders in the game. That, friends, is why the Mavericks won't trade Damp before the deadline."
Nowitzki only Dallas Maverick among All-Star reserves
Comment
January 29
Dallas Morning News
 
"Eight times, Dirk Nowitzki has played in the NBA All-Star Game. No. 9 is going to be just a little more special. The face of the Mavericks' franchise will be the face of Dallas and all of North Texas during All-Star Weekend. Nowitzki was named by the coaches as a Western Conference reserve for the game Feb. 14 at Cowboys Stadium. And he'll have some helpers when it comes to dishing out hometown pride. Toronto's Chris Bosh, a Lincoln High School product, and Utah's Deron Williams from The Colony, also were voted in as reserves. But it will be Dirk's party to host. He enjoys putting on the act like he's going to dread the job. But really, he'd have it no other way. "I'm spokesperson for ..."
Mavericks fall, can't extend Suns' TNT curse
Comment
January 29
Dallas Morning News
 
"The Phoenix Suns had lost 18 consecutive games when they were playing on TNT. Both the curse and the Mavericks were blown up Thursday night. Phoenix scooted away in the fourth quarter when the Mavericks went chilly and couldn't stop the Suns, who took a 112-106 win at US Airways Center. "Sixteen points in the fourth quarter isn't going to cut it," said Dirk Nowitzki. "We had a six-point lead going into the fourth and that was gone in a minute and a half." The Mavericks wilted late when they couldn't get a handle on Steve Nash. The former Maverick hit a 3-point dagger that put the Suns up by five with just over three minutes to go. J.J. Barea hit a jumper, but the Suns' Lou Amundson made ..."
Mavericks' Josh Howard getting an A for attitude
Comment
January 29
Dallas Morning News
 
"Mark Cuban has a theory about Josh Howard's play this season. It doesn't have anything to do with whether Howard is starting or coming off the bench. It has to do with attitude. It is Cuban's opinion that changes that Howard has gone through off the court have had an impact on his play. "Josh has worked so hard to be a good teammate and fit in that it's taken a little of the edge off of him," Cuban said Thursday. "We've asked him to kind of change who he is a little bit, be – for lack of a better word – invisible. People were talking about him off the court. And he's done everything perfectly. He's been the ultimate professional and that sometimes takes an edge off of what happens on the ..."
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is ready to throw an All-Star party
Comment
January 28
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"An apology needs to be forthcoming from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and quickly. He has embarrassed himself with his latest hyperbole.In his haste to pimp NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas, he told reporters in NY that in terms of "attendance and partying, All-Star Weekend will make the Super Bowl look like a bar mitzvah."Apologize to bar mitzvah throwers everywhere, Mark, most notably Long Island defense contractor David Brooks. He brought us what NY-media so lovingly dubbed "Mitzvah-palooza" and no way is a Super Bowl party better. Trust me; I have been to a couple.The Google Machine and AP friend Jaime Aron introduced this phraseology to my lexicon and thankfully so. How else could ..."
Jason Terry starting for Dallas Mavericks means others must adjust
Comment
January 28
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Nothing is ever permanent when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks' rotation and even less is certain when it comes to the starting lineup.That said, there's a reason Jason Terry's emergence as the starter at shooting guard is a strategy with staying power."It makes us better," Jason Kidd said.And that's enough to keep Terry, the reigning Sixth Man of the Year in the NBA, in the starting lineup.Nothing else matters. Not Josh Howard having to provide the sixth-man spark off the bench. Not trade speculation that will be swirling for the next three weeks. Not Roddy Beaubois and J.J. Barea splitting minutes behind Kidd and Terry. None of it.The new rotation, now four games old, has produced three ..."
Don't look for Mavericks' Beaubois in Rookie Challenge
Comment
January 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"Roddy Beaubois never really had a chance at making the roster for the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge on Friday night of All-Star Weekend. He just didn't play enough minutes and was battling a strong pack of rookie guards. Two of those are front-runners in the rookie of the year race, and Sacramento's Tyreke Evans and Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings will headline the rookie team that will take on the squad of second-year players at American Airlines Center on Feb. 12. Jason Terry spent Wednesday morning at Sam Tasby Middle School near NorthPark to announce the rookies and sophomore players. He also handed out tickets to the Friday night festivities to the kids, who helped announce the ..."
Kidd puts in two cents regarding 3-point contest
Comment
January 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"Jason Kidd said he has no intentions of being in the 3-point shootout, or any other part of All-Star Weekend. "I'll be in Arizona watching," Kidd said. "They should put Dirk or Jet in it. Dirk's won it, so they should ask him. That would be cool for him to win it in Texas." Terry couldn't contain his enthusiasm when asked if he's been invited to take part in the 3-point contest. "I'm already getting involved, any way I can, any form or fashion," he said. "Hopefully I'll put my bid in and campaign to be in the 3-point contest. And with it here in Dallas, I got home-court advantage and hopefully I can win it.""
Dallas middle schoolers rewarded with visit from Dallas Mavericks' Jason 'Jet' Terry
Comment
January 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"Students at Sam Tasby Middle School in northeast Dallas got to hang with a pro this morning when Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks stopped by for a special announcement. Speaking to 125 hand-picked students in the school auditorium, Terry congratulated them as members of the T-Mobile All-Stars program and revealed the rosters of the rookie and sophomore teams that will play each other during February's NBA All-Star 2010 festivities. "Anytime I can come out in the community and impact the lives of our youth, it's tremendous," Terry said. "This here today is about them; it's about what they did to earn the rights to participate in All-Star weekend." The middle-schoolers were chosen to ..."
NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium could set attendance record
Comment
January 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"Mavericks president and CEO Terdema Ussery said Wednesday that the Feb. 14 NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium is "past 85,000 tickets sold," the most of any basketball game in history. Furthermore, Ussery said that Mavericks, Cowboys and NBA officials are working with Arlington fire marshals and public safety officials to determine how many more standing-room tickets can be sold. "Whether or not we get to 100,000, we don't know," said Ussery, who added that they are "trying to figure out how much flex space we're going to have." The largest basketball attendance on record is 78,129 for a Michigan State-Kentucky regular-season game at Detroit's Ford Field in December 2003. While ..."
Jason Terry seems set as starter again in Mavericks' rotation
Comment
January 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"Nothing is ever permanent when it comes to the Mavericks' rotation and even less is certain when it comes to the starting lineup. That said, there's a reason Jason Terry's emergence as the starter at shooting guard is a strategy with staying power. "It makes us better," Jason Kidd said. And that's enough to keep Terry, the reigning sixth man of the year in the NBA, in the starting lineup. Nothing else matters. Not Josh Howard having to provide the sixth-man spark off the bench. Not trade speculation that will be swirling for the next three weeks. Not Roddy Beaubois and J.J. Barea splitting minutes behind Kidd and Terry. None of it. The new rotation, now four games old, has produced three ..."
Mavericks' one-point wins means they're lucky
Comment
January 27
Dallas Morning News
 columnist Tim Cowlishaw
"The Dallas Mavericks did what they are so good at it last night at AAC. They won a basketball game by one point. That's 10 one-point margins in a row for Dallas. That matches a record set by the 1959-60 St. Louis Hawks. Is this a good thing? For two reasons, I have to say no. For one, those Hawks didn't win a title. They eventually had to play a team called the Boston Celtics, and one-point margins disappeared. Boston with Bill Russell, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn and half of the rest of the Hall of Fame won the series, 4-1. More importantly, one-point wins are nice confidence buliders but they also are mostly luck. If they weren't, great teams would win 10 in a row all ..."
Mavericks survive with another one-point win
Comment
January 27
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"The Dallas Mavericks weren't able to rest their starters in the fourth quarter this time.Unlike during Sunday's franchise-record 50-point win at New York, no one was laughing Tuesday on the Mavericks' bench.At least not until after the Mavericks held off the determined Milwaukee Bucks 108-107 at American Airlines Center.Bucks forward Carlos Delfino had his 8-foot runner in the lane over Erick Dampier clank off the back of the rim at the buzzer as the Mavericks (30-15) breathed a sigh of relief.Bucks forward Luc Mbah a Moute gave his team a chance for the win when he stole the ball from Dirk Nowitzki with 3 seconds left. Nowitzki cut to his left at the left elbow, and Moute tipped the ball ..."
Jason Terry filling starting void left by Josh Howard
Comment
January 27
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"The Mavericks like to bring Jason Terry off the bench because he gives them instant energy and provides much-needed scoring punch.Terry was so good in that role last season that he averaged 19.6 points en route to being named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.But for now, Terry is starting at shooting guard. And the Mavericks are a better team because of it.Terry made his fourth consecutive start Tuesday and scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting in Dallas' victory.Since being inserted into the starting lineup Jan. 20at Washington, Terry has given the Mavericks a go-to option in the first quarter to help them get over their recent string of slow starts. He's helped fill the void left by a ..."