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Mavs - post all-star break
Back to work for Dallas Mavericks
By Eddie Sefko / Reporter esefko@dallasnews.com http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/2013/...avericks.html/ The first practice back from All-Star Weekend is always a bit of an adventure. I was talking to one coach who came through AAC recently and he remembered when he was a player and his coaches always said to get a workout in every day during the break. He never did. Now he tells his players the same thing and they never do, either. That’s the way it is for three or four days during the break. Players scatter. They get away from the constant harping of coaches and, by the way, coaches can get away from players who don’t remember a play from one possession to the next. Dirk Nowitzki was in Mexico.So was Shawn Marion, although on the opposite coast. Several other Mavericks went south. Some visited family. Some just kicked back and did as little as possible. The vacation ends at 3 p.m. this afternoon when the Mavericks get back for the first practice after the break. Coach Rick Carlisle said he’s grateful to the NBA schedule maker who didn’t have them playing their first game after the break until Wednesday against Orlando. “I think the break’s coming at a good time,” Carlisle said before the team disappeared after Wednesday’s win over Sacramento. “And I like that we have two practices after it to kind of get going again.” That gives them one practice to make sure everybody sweats out whatever impurities they might have had during the break and another one to get ready for the Magic. That will leave no excuses on Wednesday night when the Mavericks renew the quest for .500. |
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02-18-2013, 11:27 AM
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Currently our Mavs overall rankings are:
7th in points per game at 101.3 14th in rebounds per game at 42.4 10th in assists per game at 22.7 28th in points allowed at 102.8 12th in 3 pointers made 8th in 3P% at .367 6th in fewest turnovers per game at 14.2 5th in FGM at 38.3* 12th in FG% .453 current team leaders POINTS – O.J.Mayo 17.9 REBOUNDS – Shawn Marion 8.3 ASSISTS – Darren Collison 5.5 STEALS – Darren Collison 1.4 BLOCKS – Elton Brand 1.3 FT% - D.Collison at 90% / O.J.Mayo 86% (Dirk at 80%) ((Mavs at third-best in the league at 79.7%)) 3 point % O.J.Mayo - .413 V. Carter - .404 D. Collison - .393 Dirk - .388 S.Marion - .340 Next 5 games: Wed. Feb.20 – home vs. Orlando 7:30 Fri. Feb.22 – at New Orleans 7:00 Sun. Feb.24 – home vs Lakers 12:00 (on ABC) Tue. Feb.26 – home vs Milwaukee 7:30 Wed. Feb.27 – at Memphis 7:00 Mavs have outscored teams by an average of 4.4 points per 100 possessions over the past 10 games, way up from their norm of minus-1.6. They still have to overcome the Lakers, Blazers and Rockets just to get into the playoffs for a 13th straight season. Last edited by dirt_dobber; 02-19-2013 at 04:11 PM. |
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02-18-2013, 01:27 PM
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Time to build on the recent momentum(ish). Go.
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02-18-2013, 04:02 PM
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Time to pick up Josh Smith...
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02-18-2013, 05:50 PM
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02-18-2013, 08:01 PM
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I have no clue why anyone would want a player who plays the same position as Dirk, and really wouldn't be effective as a 5 or a 3....and is a guy who thinks he deserves a max contract.
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02-19-2013, 10:15 AM
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Relax guys just trolling on the recent rumors. Though honestly I'd kinda like to see them play together in a big man line up. IMHO while Dirk does play PF, that's basically due to his size. He does not fit the traditional PF description regarding his game play and has revolutionized that position, his play is much closer to a traditional small forward role. Of course defensively Dirk couldn't match the speed of most SF in the league. Smith isn't a very good fit with the current line up, not enough minutes for him. What we need the most, by far, is to increase our depth at the guard positions.
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02-19-2013, 11:38 AM
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02-19-2013, 11:53 AM
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See my later post...
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02-19-2013, 08:25 PM
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How long til the next game? As bad as they are I still need that void in my life filled ;/
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