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orangedays · 11-15-2004, 09:46 PM

Marvelous Mavs

Marty Burns, SI.com

It was a never a question of firepower. Everybody knew the Mavs still had plenty of it, even without Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison and Antoine Walker. The question was whether all those new faces (Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse, Erick Dampier) would fit together right away. So far, so good in Big D. Not only have the new guys meshed for coach Don Nelson, but Josh Howard and Marquis Daniels have picked up right where they left off a year ago. With Dirk Nowitzki playing like an MVP candidate, Dallas has roared to a 7-1 start. With such a favorable (read: easy) early schedule, it's still too early to say the Mavs are back among the top Western title contenders. But with their defense looking better than ever, they deserve to be ranked among the top right now.

This week's high riser: Sonics (No. 11 from 22)

This week's big drop: Raptors (No. 22 from 12)

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I'm looking forward to the Mavs getting lots o' love from the press this season...especially those punks who were hating on us in years past. Damn bandwagoners...

11-15-2004, 09:46 PM	#1
orangedays Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 2,938	Marvelous Mavs - Marty Burns SI.com Marvelous Mavs Marty Burns, SI.com It was a never a question of firepower. Everybody knew the Mavs still had plenty of it, even without Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison and Antoine Walker. The question was whether all those new faces (Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse, Erick Dampier) would fit together right away. So far, so good in Big D. Not only have the new guys meshed for coach Don Nelson, but Josh Howard and Marquis Daniels have picked up right where they left off a year ago. With Dirk Nowitzki playing like an MVP candidate, Dallas has roared to a 7-1 start. With such a favorable (read: easy) early schedule, it's still too early to say the Mavs are back among the top Western title contenders. But with their defense looking better than ever, they deserve to be ranked among the top right now. This week's high riser: Sonics (No. 11 from 22) This week's big drop: Raptors (No. 22 from 12) Article I'm looking forward to the Mavs getting lots o' love from the press this season...especially those punks who were hating on us in years past. Damn bandwagoners...