I've always thought of the Mavs as one of the easiest teams in the league to play with. Mainly because every one on the team has such a high BBall IQ. Even last year Peja said the same thing.
I've also noticed whatever it is the Mavs do they tend to bring out the best in players. Look at Chandler, Barea, Stevenson for the most recent examples and how they've faired with their new teams.
It's really puzzling what's happened to Odom. Maybe it's like a field goal kicker in the NFL. Sometimes they just get mentally jinxed and it never fixes itself. Field goal kickers have it easy though. They go in the game and theyre out. Lamar is front and center and has all of Dallas on his back. No helmet to hide behind.
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