05/10/2008

Stackhouse: Carlisle fits Dallas Mavericks
Some will look at Rick Carlisle, shrug and wonder what the Mavericks see in him.

05/04/2008

Carlisle looks like Dallas Mavericks' best option

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Rick Carlisle (right) had a 281-211 record and reached the conference finals twice during his two NBA coaching stints.

Any delay by the Dallas Mavericks drains a coaching candidate pool that isn't all that deep, writes NBA columnist David Moore. They must ask themselves if they can find a better coach for where they are right now than Carlisle. The answer is no.
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05/01/2008

Maybe Mavericks weren't as good as they seemed
Now that Avery Johnson is gone, those of us left behind grope to explain what went wrong.

05/02/2008

New coach of the Dallas Mavericks must show he can win with Kidd
The Mavericks haven't posted the requirements for a new head coach on any sort of message board.

04/30/2008

Clock's ticking; will Avery get another shot with Mavericks?
Avery Johnson's future as coach of the Mavericks is on the clock.

04/29/2008

Moves for Dallas Mavericks, Suns backfiring
NBA columnist David Moore ask this question: Did the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns trade themselves out of a title this season? "The easiest thing to do is nothing," Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said. Doing nothing isn't a problem for the Suns and Mavericks. Getting out of the first round is.
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• Kidd not suspended
• Game 5 preview

04/28/2008

Howard a lost cause for Dallas Mavericks

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The playoff series with the New Orleans Hornets is slipping out of the hands of Josh Howard and the Dallas Mavericks.

The Dallas Mavericks have only three players who have bothered to show up in this series, writes NBA columnist David Moore. Josh Howard isn't one of them. This series is lost because Howard has been a lost cause.
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04/26/2008

Dallas Mavericks have confidence, need consistency

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Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks appeared energized in their Game 3 victory. Can Dallas carry that momentum into tonight's Game 4?

The Dallas Mavericks put together the sort of passionate postseason performance they had sought. The team shut out the distractions that swirled around it and responded with a tour de force at home against New Orleans. We all know, David Moore writes, what that means heading into tonight's Game 4. Nothing.
• Mavs need to toe the line
• Game 4 preview
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Changes give Hornets trouble
The strategic elements to Friday night's victory were overshadowed by Dirk Nowitzki's brilliant performance.

04/24/2008

Hornets' point guard gets nice assist from teammates
There are worse things than failing to win in a city for 10 years.

04/23/2008

Dallas Mavericks' poor defense handcuffing Kidd
Don't blame the trade for the Dallas Mavericks' current predicament. It has everything to do with the Mavericks' inability to play defense, writes NBA columnist David Moore.

04/22/2008

Hornets' perimeter speed putting Mavericks on fast track to elimination
Let me get this straight.

Does Dallas Mavericks coach still have the moves?

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Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson huddles with his team during Game 1 in New Orleans.

It's time for Avery Johnson to adjust, writes NBA columnist David Moore The Dallas Mavericks coach must determine how to defend Hornets point guard Chris Paul in tonight's Game 2 (6 p.m. Ch. 21, TNT) and what to do about an offense that bogged down in the second half of Game 1.
• Game 2 preview
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04/20/2008

Dallas Mavericks face stiff test in Hornets' defense

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New Orleans' David West hampers the shot of Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki in Saturday's Game 1

New Orleans played some mean defense in the opener of its series with the Mavericks. And the Hornets will remain determined to keep the Mavericks from burning them in transition, columnist David Moore writes.
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Mavs may not live to regret this
The Mavericks fell face first in a bowl of gumbo to open this series.

04/18/2008

Hornets' Paul similar to Hall of Fame guard Thomas
New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul is drawing comparisons to Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas.

04/17/2008

Lack of playoff experience doesn't bug Hornets
The New Orleans Hornets own a winning record against the seven teams that join them in the Western Conference playoffs. New Orleans came within an eyelash of landing the No. 1 seed, writes NBA columnist David Moore. Yet outside of the organization, everyone sits around and waits for them to fail.

04/12/2008

2007-08 NBA Awards
It's time to hand out the NBA awards for the 2007-08 season, writes columnist David Moore.

04/11/2008

Dallas Mavericks coach opening up offense

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Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry celebrates a big shot Thursday. Terry scored 13 points in the final period.

This Dallas Mavericks team looks nothing like the one coach Avery Johnson had to open the season, writes NBA columnist David Moore. If the Mavericks clung to the same approach to offense they displayed before Jason Kidd's arrival, they wouldn't have beaten Utah on Thursday night.
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04/07/2008

Kidd entering comfort zone with Dallas Mavericks

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Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson has encouraged Jason Kidd to take more shots.

No matter how many fourth-quarter leads were frittered away, no matter how many shots he didn't take, Jason Kidd assured us he felt comfortable in his return to the Dallas Mavericks. He said everything would be OK. Now, we can believe him, writes NBA columnist David Moore.
• Mavs-Sonics preview
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04/05/2008

Suns, like Dallas Mavericks, played it bold
After you question the decisions to trade for Shaquille O'Neal and Jason Kidd, once you have time to dig through the layers of doubt, you will discover that you actually admire the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, who play Sunday, writes columnist David Moore.

NBA rankings
This will be our final look at the order of things in the NBA. We know, we know. These rankings tell you more about a team's relative strength than the playoffs ever could. But David Stern rarely consults us on these matters.

04/06/2008

NBA has special century club
Denver's 168-point explosion got us thinking. Offense is once again cool. The fact we used the word cool gives you an idea of how long it's been.

04/03/2008

Dallas Mavericks get tough with stakes high

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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (left) high-fives Josh Howard, who scored 28 points against the Warriors.

NBA columnist David Moore arrived at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night prepared to write the Dallas Mavericks' epitaph. Well, Dirk Nowitzki played. And the Mavericks played with confidence and emotion in a 111-86 win over Golden State.
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03/29/2008

Nellie may crush Mavs once again
Don Nelson extracted his pound of flesh in the playoffs. All that remained was for owner Mark Cuban to sue and the Mavericks to convince themselves that no fatal flaw had been exposed by the first-round exit.

Sneak preview
We planned to devote this space to the Western Conference playoff race. But when the Mavericks lost three home games and Dirk Nowitzki to injury. ... Well, let's just say Mavs fans need to multitask.

NBA rankings
Coaches talk about how important it is to pick up points in the paint. We don't doubt them. But a lot of bad teams sure rank high in this category.

03/28/2008

Dallas Mavericks' playoff hopes all about the 'O'

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Guard Jason Terry (right) is one of the Mavericks who must pick up his scoring in the absence of Dirk Nowitzki.

In the final 19 days of the regular season, the Dallas Mavericks play the Golden State Warriors twice and also have games against LA Lakers and Phoenix Suns. The Warriors are the league's highest-scoring team, the Suns second and the Lakers fourth. You can talk about defense, David Moore writes, but it's going to take offense to beat these teams.
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03/23/2008

Home losses show Dallas Mavericks' flaws

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Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd is still a passing threat, but opponents are making him shoot.

On an afternoon when the San Antonio Spurs virtually offered themselves up as a sacrifice, the Dallas Mavericks still couldn't win in an 88-81 loss, writes NBA columnist David Moore. It was a dismal end to what the Mavericks hoped would be a seminal stretch.
• Dirk hurt
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03/22/2008

Rockets still have a lot to prove
Admiration grew with each passing day. Every win nudged Houston up the historical ladder and into the consciousness of NBA opponents and fans.

Off their game
We could dismiss San Antonio. We could tell you something is not quite right and suggest the Spurs won't win the championship.

NBA rankings
Who said seeing double is a bad thing? No one talks about Orlando's Dwight Howard for MVP, but no one can touch him when it comes to double-doubles.

03/20/2008

Dallas Mavericks crumble at crunch time again
No shouting match took place in Avery Johnson's office after the Mavericks' latest loss.

03/19/2008

Celtics give the East a good name

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James Posey (left) and the Celtics have a 22-4 record against the West, including a 96-90 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 31.

You've heard of East Coast elitists? Well, NBA columnist David Moore writes that he is a Western Conference snob. But Boston isn't your typical Eastern Conference team. The 54-13 record Boston carries into Thursday night's game with the Dallas Mavericks is the NBA's best.
• Sherrington
• Mavs-Celtics preview
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Back to earth: Rockets' win streak ends at 22
A team can punk history for only so long.

03/15/2008

Injuries getting better of Wade
This season doesn't await a spot in Dwyane Wade's Fave Five.

Playoff drive
We know how hectic your life can become these days.

NBA rankings
In our spare time, we love to add up a player's points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. Then, we subtract his missed field goals and free throws plus his turnovers, and divide by the number of games played. Yes, we're a little nerdy.

04/27/2008

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