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Is Zydrunas Ilgauskas Using the Dallas Mavericks as a Smoke Screen?
February 26th, 2010
Smoke screen n. 1. A mass of dense artificial smoke used to conceal military areas or operations from an enemy. 2. An action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions A definition provides everyone a clear understanding of a word. In ...
Dallas Mavericks: New-Look Team Playing Championship Defense
February 21st, 2010
Remember the 50-point victory that the Dallas Mavericks laid on the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden four weeks ago?
Following that win, the Mavericks crumbled, only topping three of their next eight opponents before the All-Star break. Two came against the woeful Golden State Warriors and the other a ...
Mavericks’ Guards Battle for Minutes
November 20th, 2009
You want players to compete with one another in order to improve. Competition provides a challenge, a challenge proving worth and value. NBA teams witness this very spectacle in training camps, practices, and even games.
The Dallas Mavericks might have a competition of their own brewing at the moment. It’s not ...
Know Your Role: Mavericks’ Offseason Acquisitions Paying Dividends
November 17th, 2009
Over the summer and throughout training camp, the Dallas Mavericks stressed the importance of roster depth. So far in this young season, there has been a lot of pressure on the shoulders of German star Dirk Nowitzki and Sixth Man of the Year Jason Terry. With teams focused on stopping ...
Dallas Mavericks Move On Without Josh Howard
November 13th, 2009
Dallas Mavericks fans anticipated what the addition of Shawn Marion would look like in the starting lineup. More importantly, they wanted to see how Marion and Josh Howard played next to one another with Jason Kidd running the show.
Preseason basketball came and went without the two touching the court together. ...