NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Every year you can count on the Dallas Mavericks being very interesting with Mark Cuban as an owner and Dirk Nowitzki as your star player, you have all the makings of an explosive team with explosive ownership. The Mavericks as usual made a lot of moves to change their team. One of the most lethal moves was to pick up Shawn “Matrix” Marion.
The Shawn Marion deal helps; there’s no question about that. In talking with Mark Cuban during summer league he told HOOPSWORLD to expect a …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Maverick fans have to be drooling. Mark Cuban has let it be known that he would pick up the two worst contracts on the Hornets in order to get Chris Paul.
It makes the mind swirl to think of the Dallas Mavericks picking up Chris Paul to play on the same team as Dirk Nowitzki. You would have a former MVP still playing at a very high level with a future MVP candidate adding some much needed full court speed.
Dirk is still one of the top …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The trade rumors are heating up and Mark Cuban would love to have Rasheed Wallace.
The Pistons continue to fade with Allen Iverson, but Joe Dumars isn’t expected to try to find a new home for his star guard.
Rasheed Wallace could be another story. According to one Eastern Conference executive, the Pistons will take calls on Wallace. One team mentioned as a potential destination is Dallas.
“That’s a ‘Mark Cuban move,’ ” said an Eastern Conference executive. “Cuban would take Rasheed, no question. It would be bold, but he knows …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Byron Scott in with the new.
Avery Johnson out with the old.
That was the swan song of the Coach of the Year award.
New Orleans 99 Dallas 94
Top 10 reasons Hornets eliminate Mavs
10. Chris Paul at beginning of a potential Hall of Fame career, while Jason Kidd near the end of potential Hall of Fame career.

Chris Paul had 24 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Hornets held on for a 99-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks to win their first-round series in five games.
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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
All the after the fact analysts are now claiming the Jason Kidd deal was such a dumb move by Mark Cuban.
The facts? No victories against above .500 teams and the West is loaded with above .500 teams.
Now they have all this analysis about what Devin Harris brought to the team or even, oh yeah, get this, DeSagana Diop.
Excuuuuse me? What a bunch of baloney.
The Mavericks lost to the Warriors in the first round last year. The out of control Warriors took them down.
Was Devin Harris …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The sweet J of Dirk Nowitzki will be missed

Dirk Nowitzki update.
Nowitzki met with reporters for about 10 minutes Monday to discuss the leg injury he sustained the previous day. He said he feels fortunate it’s only a moderate high-ankle sprain and a mildly sprained knee and he hopes to be back in a week or two.
But he also realizes it could be longer and the Mavericks might miss the playoffs without him.
“This is probably the most painful time to miss games,” Nowitzki said. “That’s very discouraging.”
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Yesterday you were …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Dirk Nowitzki will know more Monday, while Dallas holds their breath
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This seems to be an almost impossible scenario.
Who would have thought that Dallas could miss the NBA Playoffs? Dirk Nowitzki hurt his leg in a loss to the Spurs and Tim Duncan. Check out these standings with Dallas way down the list. Only 8 teams make the playoffs. Dallas has lost 3 in a row.
Western Conference
Team GB
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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jason Kidd cannot pass on a good deal

New Jersey seems intent on trading Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks, so GM Rod Thorn traded Kidd again to Dallas.
The new deal — as reported by various media outlets Sunday night, all citing anonymous sources — has Kidd and forward Malik Allen going to Dallas for point guard Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop and swingman Maurice Ager, plus a few new pieces: retired forward Keith Van Horn and Trenton Hassell.
New Jersey also will get two first-round draft …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jerry Stackhouse may not be all smiles if the Jason Kidd trade does not go through
Jerry Stackhouse gave an interview saying New Jersey would buy out his contract, then after the 30 day waiting period, Stack could return to the Mavericks in a prearranged deal. source
This is illegal. It is called tampering. The league may not allow Jerry to return to the Mav’s if the trade happened.
Mark Cuban does not want to lose Stack.
Wow, this just keeps getting better. First, Devean George and his Bird Rights, and now …read more

Special mention: Mark Cuban is on TV tonight with Dancing with the Stars.
MARK CUBAN – Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team. He is the highly successful entrepreneur who founded HDNet, Broadcast.com and MicroSolutions. Cuban went on to sell Broadcast.com and Micro Solutions to Yahoo! and CompuServe, respectively. He is partnered with KYM JOHNSON, who returns for her third season.
 You can read more about it at Mark’s blog – Blog Maverick.