[kg_veteran]

Back to the Mavs game, a few observations:

1. Marquis Daniels needs to learn how to throw an entry pass.

2. Don Nelson can't handle prosperity.

3. Devin Harris is going to be a stud, but it's going to take some time. He, too, needs to learn how to throw an entry pass. And do something with a pick other than shoot behind it.

4. Josh Howard looks SOOOO much better when he's aggressive and attacking rather than shooting long jump shots. He was huge tonight. Not PF huge, which is why it was unfortunate that Nellie played him at that spot at times, but still, huge.

5. Shawn Bradley is a game-changing force. The FG% differential with him in the game vs. out of the game has to be 20 percentage points tonight.

6. I'm sick of defenders roughing Dirk up and getting away with it. Instead of responding by just having Dirk catch the ball at the top of the key 25 feet out, Dallas needs to clear a side for Dirk and let him have the ball at the elbow against the guy. Then Dirk needs to drive the bastard to the goal and dunk on his ass.

7. I like Alan Henderson, and I feel really smart because I correctly predicted the Mavs starting lineup tonight, but he has no business doing anything other than backing up Dirk. I saw Calvin Booth out there tonight, and I see absolutely NO reason why he can't combine with Bradley at center in Dampier's absence. He's not flashy, but he's certainly adequate.