By JAN HUBBARD One morning last week, Donnie Nelson slipped out of bed at 3 a.m. to begin his never-ending quest of attempting to fine-tune his team.He checked e-mails, made a couple of phone calls to Europe , … via Star-telegram.com
“When I took over, all I talked about was getting to the Finals and winning a championship”
Avery Johnson doesn’t enter his third full season as coach of the Mavericks facing a crossroad, but facing a challenge. via NBA
One of the most horrible misconception of professional athletes as that they are greedy, always wanting to squeeze as many dollars into a contract as possible. via MVN - Recent Articles
“How are you not going to repeat last year’s playoff loss?”
The way last season ended with a first-round playoff loss to Golden State left Mavericks forward Josh Howard wondering. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
There’s just no way I could put the reigning MVP above Tim Duncan, who comes into 2007-08 eyeing a ring for his thumb. via CBS SportsLine.com
Dirk Nowitzki does not read a lot about basketball. When he is left magazine after magazine on the little surface in front of his many jerseys in the locker room, they stay untouched until the cleaning crew … via HOOPSWORLD.com
Basketball news out of Dallas has been a little slow lately, as the Cowboys seem to be the talk of the DFW sports world at the moment.A The Mavericks will begin training camp on October 2, which is only two … via MVN - Recent Articles
“Even the coaches had to play hard in this game. It was a war.”
Pau Gasol scored 23 points, Jose Calderon made some big plays down the stretch and Spain beat defending champion Greece 82-77 Saturday to reach the final of the European basketball championships. via ESPN
Dirk Nowitzki hit a clutch basket with 12 seconds to play as Germany rallied for a 69-65 win over Slovenia at the European basketball championships that gave the Germans a chance to qualify for next summer’s … via 103.3 FM ESPN Dallas - Fort Worth
“Of course I’m - we’re - disappointed; the semis were the minimum we were aiming for”
Tony Parker missed a game-tying free throw with seven seconds to play, and Russia went on to beat France 75-71 in Madrid and reach the semifinals of the European Basketball Championship for the first time in 10 … via Deseret News
Like an All Star gathering of some sorts, Dirk Nowitzki, Toni Parker, Boris Diao, Andrea Bargnani, Marco Belinelli, and Darko Milicic had gathered this week in Spain for a basketball event. via HOOPSWORLD.com
“Devin, along with Josh [Howard], those guys will carry the baton for us into the future”
The Mavericks consider Devin Harris one of the cornerstones for their future. They proved that Wednesday by agreeing to a lucrative five-year contract extension with the 6-3 point guard. via Dallas Morning News
Nowitzki still led the team by scoring 15 points, the same as power forward Johannes Herber, but the rest of the team excelled by shooting 8-of-9 from the field in the third quarter. via The Globe and Mail
TDN with wire dispatches The Turkish national basketball squad, following a 72-60 win against the Czech Republic Wednesday after two defeats in the first two games, will continue its Eurobasket 2007 campaign in … via Turkish Daily News
Tony Parker scored 23 points and France defeated Germany 78-66 Saturday, moving closer to a berth in the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship. via SI.com
