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Arizona paper: Mavs and Cavs most likely trade destinations for Shaq
June 10, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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Paul Coro, the Suns beat writer for the Arizona Republic, dropped this little nugget in a blog post about first-round prospects.
With Shaquille O'Neal a possibility to be traded (Cleveland and Dallas remain the most likely scenarios, although the Cavs' reported interest in...
Grading the Dallas Mavericks' Positions
July 22, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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The Dallas Mavericks finished last season with a 50-32 record. They lost to the Denver Nuggets in five games in the Western Conference Semifinals, and looked completely over-matched doing so. They had big question marks going into the offseason, and they have addressed a few of them...
Monday Sports Betting
April 20, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Celtics and Spurs look to bounce back, the Caps try to dig themselves out of a hole, and the BoSox and O's meet early. New Jerseyans want freedom of choice… Here is a surprise to nobody: if given the choice, the residents of New Jersey...
Raps Lead by 13 But Lose To Mavs By 10, 96-86
December 18, 2008 by
RaptorsTalk.com
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Can't win when they have a lead, can't win they don't...damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Marcin Gortat Signing Falls Through: What Next for the Mavericks?
July 14, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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With the news that the Orlando Magic have elected to match Marcin Gortat's five-year, $34 million contract offer from Dallas, the Mavericks are back where they started, with Erick Dampier as their starting center.
The lumbering Dampier is a poor fit for the transition game of...
More info out on Cuban-Nelson relationship
July 24, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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The transcripts from the court battles between Mark Cuban and Don Nelson include some interesting background information. It's worth checking out here. Some parts of the story (oh, and :
On Steve Nash (there's an excerpt of how Mark Cuban explains how Steve Nash left Dallas...
Mavs set up to be power brokers next summer
July 09, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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The Mavs significantly improved their roster this summer with the Shawn Marion trade and Marcin Gortat signing. And they probably aren't done wheeling and dealing, armed with the bi-annual exception and a bunch of expiring contracts.
Next summer should be even more exciting.
...
Who Should The Mavericks Go After Next?
July 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Now that Marcin Gortat is back with the Orlando Magic, the Dallas Mavericks have a glaring hole at the center position. Erick Dampier is finally in the final year of his contract, and cannot be relied on as a starting center, and Ryan Hollins is a restricted free agent. It would probably...
Who Should The Mavericks Go After Next?
July 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Now that Marcin Gortat is back with the Orlando Magic, the Dallas Mavericks have a glaring hole at the center position. Erick Dampier is finally in the final year of his contract, and cannot be relied on as a starting center, and Ryan Hollins is a restricted free agent. It would probably...
Donnie Nelson on trade market: 'We've got a couple of attractive situations'
June 25, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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Three contenders acquired impact players in salary dumps this week, with Richard Jefferson going to the Spurs, Shaquille O'Neal going to the Suns and Vince Carter going to the Magic.
The Mavericks, who have been shopping Jerry Stackhouse (buyout) and Erick Dampier (expiring contract...
Mavs could match Cavs' offer for Shaq
June 15, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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The big buzz in the trade rumor mill is that Shaq could be headed to Cleveland soon.
The proposed deal is a pure salary dump from the Suns' perspective: Shaq for Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic.
From ESPN.com:
O'Neal, 37, will make $20 million next season in the final year...
Mavs have a crowd at center
July 29, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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The Mavs have quantity when it comes to big men. We'll see about quality.
It'll also be interesting to see how the minutes break down in the middle.
Since there aren't many traditional centers who are low-post scoring threats in the West, Drew Gooden might get more playing...
2009-10 Season Opener, Wizards at Dallas
October 27, 2009 by
Washington Post
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Wizards (0-0) at Mavericks (0-0) Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Fabricio Oberto, Brendan Haywood Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Quinton Ross, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Erick Dampier Line: Mavericks by 8. With Antawn Jamison out the first couple of weeks, Flip...
One Trade, Three Fixes for the Mavericks, Rockets, and Grizzlies
July 18, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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It's time for Round Two of the "Dr. Trade" column here on Bleacher Report. Most articles will not be such lengthy tomes as was written the first time around, but you'll always be guaranteed to get a heavy dose of expert-level NBA knowledge on all types of player...
(a sorta) League Preview: Dallas Mavericks
October 23, 2009 by
The Moonball Blog
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Normal 0 0 1 576 3286 27 6 4035 11.1282 0 0 0 The fate of the sorriest teams and the lottery likelies is fairly clear: 82 and done. The prospects for the might be somethings are more promising, and the playoff solids are just that. The fifth grouping of teams is...
Untitled
August 07, 2006 by
Your Sports Czar
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The Dallas Mavericks are an interesting team. After losing in the NBA Finals, they've managed to keep their core playing group. Dirk Nowitzki emerged as one of the five best players in the NBA. WIth the supporting cast of Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse, Devin Harris, Josh Howard...
If this is all the Mavs do, are you satisfied?
July 13, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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Let's assume the Orlando doesn't match the offer sheet for Marcin Gortat and he becomes a Maverick (something Eddie Sefko believes will happen), joining the Shawn Marion and the re-signed Jason Kidd. That means the starting 5 likely is:
Jason Kidd
Josh Howard
Shawn Marion...
So This is What a Vacation in May Feels Like
April 29, 2009 by
Spurs Dynasty
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And thus the season ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. Giving little resistance to inevitability, fatigue, and the Mavs, we quietly walked away from the playoff stage.There's little need to give analysis of last night's game. The writing was on the wall; we all knew...
Gooden back tonight
20 days ago by
dallasnews.com
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The scuttlebutt from the players at shootaround was that Erick Dampier's minutes are about to go down again with the return of Drew Gooden to action.
Rick Carlisle called him a game-time decision, but it still figures that Gooden is probably a go for tonight.
That means the Mavericks...
Dampier sitting out
15 days ago by
dallasnews.com
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Erick Dampier came up ill in the locker room before the game and will not play.
Drew Gooden starting in his place, along with Roddy Beaubois, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd.
--Eddie Sefko
Dampier rejoining team to fly to Dallas
14 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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MILWAUKEE — Mavericks center Erick Dampier is flying to Milwaukee to rejoin the team, a night after being hospitalized for an unspecified illness before Dallas’ game against Detroit...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Dampier improving; Marion questionable
6 days ago by
dallasnews.com
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Erick Dampier said he's feeling better Tuesday morning after shootaround and there appears to be a chance that the 6-11 center could be cleared to practice and play sometime soon.
Dampier has been putting on the practice gear the last few days, although it's not certain yet...
Dampier to be back tonight
15 hours ago by
dallasnews.com
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The Mavericks will welcome Erick Dampier back to action tonight against Philadelphia, a source said this afternoon.
Dampier has been out for two weeks since a still-undisclosed illness hospitalized before the game at Detroit.
The source said he's been cleared to play. While it...
Dampier active again to start game against Utah Jazz
27 days ago by
dallasnews.com
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Good to see that Mavericks center Erick Dampier has remained active to start the game against Utah tonight. Dampier had a great road trip and has played well to start the season.
He's made both of his shots already, has three rebounds and has changed shots on the defensive end...
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