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As the Los Angeles Lakers win for the fifth time in 10 years and Kobe gets one for his thumb, the Kobe vs MJ debate has heated up. Some seem to think that it's rings that determine how good an individual player is but, after looking at at the Black Mamba's career playoff stats as a starter, past performances in ...
Right now the Dallas Mavericks have no balance, too many jump shooters and not enough guards who play solid defense and attack the basket to draw fouls. However, they do have a sensation in rookie Rodrigue Beaubois, a.k.a Roddy Buckets. He's fast, he attacks the basket, makes threes, gets alley-oops, draws fouls, plays good defense, blocks shots, gets steals, shoots a high percentage, and doesn't turn the ball ...

Dallas Mavericks: In Position to Get the Bling?

Posted: 17th March 2010 by DeRod Hafford in NBA
As Dallas closes in on their 10th consecutive 50-plus win season, just how do they stack up against the other elite teams in the league? As everyone knows Josh Howard was drafted by Dallas to be the second option—something he never lived up to in his stay with the Mavs. Howard, who spent seven seasons with Dallas, averaged only 64 games per season due to endless injuries. Also, he is outperformed ...