Thanks y'all, and I'll try to do that, CD
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Also, Donald Hodge is one of those intriguing near misses that the Mavs always had a knack for drafting in the late 80's and early 90's. He had legitimate size, good touch around the basket, and he could play some very solid man-on defense in the post, but his stamina and quickness deficiencies, as well as his propensity to make dumb fouls (at least as I remember it) ultimately left him condemned to sit on the bench next to Doug Smith once the Lorenzo/Popeye express stormed their way into the starting lineup of our early 90's Mavs.
Sadly, the great promise that Donald showed in his second year, when he averaged 5 ppg, 4 rpg, and .5 bpg in (only!) 16 minutes per game, was doomed to not be fulfilled. Of course, his career might have ended up significantly more successful if Sleepy Sam had stayed in Dallas for a couple more years to man the post and mentor the young Donald...