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2011-2012 Dallas Mavericks Season Preview

gnompilot — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:27:03 +0000

It’s comical that people would question Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s moves coming off of his team’s first championship run. While everyone was panicking over the losses of Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler and Jose Barea, he went out and landed Lamar Odom, Vince Carter and Delonte West while preserving future cap space to go out and get a big-name free agent next summer. That sets the Mavericks up nicely to defend their championship. Rodrigue Beaubois is kind of a forgotten difference maker for them. He’s healthy and ready to play an increased role. Chandler’s defensive presence will be missed, but their frontline as a whole remains versatile and imposing. There’s no reason to think that the Mavericks will be surpassed as Southwest Division champs.

1st Place, Southwest Division

- Yannis Koutroupis

The Dallas Mavericks got their championship, and that is something no one can take away. The question is whether or not they can defend their crown, and as of this writing it seems doubtful. Their defensive catalysts – Tyson Chandler and DeShawn Stevenson – are gone, and the compressed 66-game schedule promises to test aging veterans like Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. Lamar Odom is a nice pick-up, but if the Mavs can’t land a starting center better than Brendan Haywood they’re going to have a hard time repeating as champs.

2nd Place, Southwest Division

- Bill Ingram

While I do expect the Mavs to win their division, I do not expect them to win the championship in June. But then again, we said pretty much the same thing last year, and a roster with loads of talent ended up getting hot at the right time and taking the whole kit and caboodle. The Lamar Odom trade was brilliantly one-sided in Dallas’s favor, but signings like Delonte West and Vince Carter have me considerably less enthused. Still, as long as Dirk Nowitzki is healthy, this is a top-tier team with loads of depth. They’ll miss Tyson Chandler’s defense, but if nothing else Brendon Haywood will be given the opportunity to earn his bulbous paycheck. Expect another good year out of the Mavericks, just maybe not quite as a good a year as 2011.

1st Place, Southwest Division

- Joel Brigham

The defending NBA champions are geared up to make another strong playoff push with Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Jason Terry returning, but a championship repeat appears unlikely after losing defensive anchor Tyson Chandler, reserve sparkplug J.J. Barea and talented swingman Caron Butler via free agency. Dallas is apparently banking on center Brendan Haywood to fill their void in the paint, while the recently signed Vince Carter will be relied on to provide consistent scoring from the perimeter and Lamar Odom must add his versatility to the frontcourt. The Mavs are not nearly as strong, especially defensively, as last season’s group but they still have just enough talent to hold off the upstart Memphis Grizzlies for Southwest Division supremacy.

1st Place, Southwest Division

- Lang Greene

The reigning NBA champions have had a busy offseason. The Dallas Mavericks added Lamar Odom, Vince Carter, Delonte West and Brandon Wright, which gives them plenty of depth entering the season. However, they lost key contributors in Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler and J.J. Barea. Losing Chandler will hurt the most, especially on the defensive end. Dallas still has plenty of talent, but it’s hard to imagine them repeating this season. They’re still an elite team and they’ll likely win their division over the San Antonio Spurs, but they’ll need another incredible postseason run and more Dirk Nowitzki heroics to win a second consecutive title.

1st Place, Southwest Division

- Alex Kennedy

That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow.

Dallas Mavericks Won’t Get Championship Rings on…

Jeleinsef — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:28:15 +0000

The Mavs will see their title banner raised to the rafters while their NBA Finals foes sadly look on during the season opener on Christmas, but Mark Cuban hasn’t gotten their rings made yet. From the Star-Telegram and ESPN: “The Mavericks won’t receive their NBA championship rings on opening day against the Miami Heat after all. Owner Mark Cuban said, after much consideration, he has decided to give his players their rings on another game night. ‘Banner only [on] opening night,’ Cuban said via e-mail. ‘Rings will be another night.’”

“Mavs owner Mark Cuban has not had the 2010-11 championship rings designed because he wants to get input from Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and Jason Kidd as to how the rings should look, Cuban confirmed Thursday night. ‘I think he is waiting for J-Kidd and Dirk and I to come up with something,’ Terry said Thursday when he was the lone Mavs player to work out at the American Airlines Center on the first day that locked-out players could return to their teams’ practice facilities. Cuban added that he considered handing out fake rings at the opener, but decided to hold the banner raising ceremony and ring presentation on separate nights, giving fans that might have attended the canceled Nov. 1 opener, but have other plans on Christmas Day, a chance to see one of the special moments.”

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NBA Finals 2011: Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks Battle For Championship

Lineurigginia — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:37:21 +0000

By Gethin Coolbaugh

– Evening/Weekend Editor

LeBron James and the Miami Heat host Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2011 NBA Finals at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday night American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida (TV: ABC/TSN). Read more at SB Nation, as well as our team blogs, Peninsula Is Mightier and Mavs Moneyball.

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May 31, 2011 – The wait is finally over for the 2011 NBA Finals, with the Miami Heat hosting the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2011 NBA Finals at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday night at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida (TV: ABC/TSN).

It’s no surprise that the storyline for the series is LeBron James vs. Dirk Nowitzki – two NBA veteran superstars who have made it to the NBA Finals once before, but didn’t have enough left in the tank to capture a ring. Both have never won an NBA championship, yet it appears that both are extremely driven the second time around.

Nowitzki’s first trip to the NBA Finals came in 2006 when, ironically, he and the Mavericks faced Dwayne Wade and the very same Miami Heat. After taking a 2-0 series advantage and holding a lead late in Game 3, the Mavericks imploded, losing four straight games, resulting in an NBA title for Wade and Shaquille O’Neal, who now plays for the Boston Celtics.

In the 2011 regular season, Nowitzki led the team with 23 points per game and averaged seven rebounds per contest, but has exploded in the playoffs, averaging 28.4 points on 51.7 percent shooting from the field.

While it’s clear that Nowitzki is the Mavericks star and number one option, Dallas isn’t lacking secondary options on the court, benefiting from the services of Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, JJ Barea and more.

For James, he and the Cavaliers appeared in the 2007 NBA Finals, but were swept in four games by the San Antonio Spurs. James toiled in Cleveland for three more seasons before making his decision to “take his talents to South Beach” and join Wade and the Heat.

James was Miami’s leading scorer in the regular season, averaging 26.7 points, and also led the team with seven assists per game. In the 2011 postseason, James is leading the team in scoring (26.0 PPG), rebounding (8.9 RPG) and steals (1.7 SPG).

If James is Miami No. 1 option (and he is), then Dwayne Wade is clearly 1A. Wade, who is averaging 23.7 points in the playoffs, has already won a title as a No. 1 option against these very same Mavericks.

Should James and Wade both go cold, the Heat can turn to Chris Bosh. In 15 postseason games this season, Bosh is averaging 18.6 points and is tied for the team lead with 8.9 rebounds per contest.

Miami clearly has the best player on the floor in the series in James, and possibly the second best in Wade. However, Nowitzki’s brand of basketball is one that is extremely tough for anyone to defend, and should cause problems for the Heat.

Yet at this point in the season, predictions on paper are meaningless. After all, that’s why you play the games.

Read More: Jason Kidd (G – DAL), Chris Bosh (F – MIA), Jason Terry (G – DAL), Dirk Nowitzki (F – DAL), LeBron James (F – MIA), Shawn Marion (F – DAL), Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat

Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news.

At 38, Kidd oldest guard to start in NBA finals

eagemnise — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:20:40 +0000

After all the assists, steals, 3-pointers and triple-doubles,
Jason Kidd has an easier path to his next entry in the NBA record
book.

All he has to do is show up.

When the Dallas Mavericks face the Miami Heat on Tuesday night,
Kidd will become the oldest guard to start a game in an NBA
finals.

While Dirk Nowitzki calls him a “fossil,” and Shawn Marion
described him as being “almost 50,” Kidd is a few months past 38.
That’s two years older than Ron Harper was when he started for the
Lakers in 2000.

Of course, Kidd would prefer the title of oldest starting guard
to win a championship. That also was set by Harper in 2000.

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Dallas Mavericks top Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 in overtime

trexperry — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:39:52 +0000