| Source Says Dallas Mavericks to Hire Rick Carlisle
05.3.2008
Sources told The Post last night that the former Pacer and Piston coach, who interviewed with Walsh for the Knick coaching job Wednesday, has agreed to terms with the Mavericks to replace Avery (...)[+] |
| Josh Howard to Be Traded this Summer?
05.2.2008
That leaves Josh Howard, who would have to be the centerpiece of any significant trade the Mavs pull the trigger on this summer. J(o)-Ho hasn't exactly boosted his trade value over the last few (...)[+] |
 | Avery Johnson Fired
04.30.2008
The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson on Wednesday, the first of what's likely to be many offseason moves after the league's highest payroll produced a second straight first-round (...)[+] 4 Comment(s) |
| Avery Johnson to Be Fired?
04.30.2008
As for his job security, Johnson said he knows what people have said and written, adding that it hasn't bothered him and he hopes it doesn't distract his players. "I don't think what we've done, (...)[+] |
| Avery Johnson Infuriated by Josh Howard’s Party
04.30.2008
A late-night party to celebrate Josh Howard's 28th birthday after Sunday's Game 4 loss turned Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson livid and led him to cancel Monday's practice, two sources (...)[+] 1 Comment(s) |
| League May Drug Test Josh Howard in Summer
04.26.2008
The league's drug-testing policy allows for four tests per season. However, if the league has "probable cause," it is allowed to test a player as often as it wants, including during the (...)[+] |
| Josh Howard Admits Marijuana Use; Cuban’s Punishment to Come
04.26.2008
Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard brought unexpected and possibly unprecedented attention to himself Friday, just hours before Game 3 of the Mavericks' first-round series with New Orleans, by (...)[+] |
| Charles Barkley Calls out Dirk Nowitzki
04.21.2008
"You can't let a man put his hand on your face in the playoffs," Johnson said. "I love Dirk Nowitzki," Barkley said. "Terrific, great player. But they're trying to say to you, 'We think you're (...)[+] |
 | From Afterthought to Spoiler: Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, & Dallas Mavericks A Factor In Playoffs
04.12.2008
My Take: I was too quick to pronounce the Dallas Mavericks dead. The signs of a collapse were there, so thinking they’d miss the playoffs wasn’t unreasonable. Dirk Nowitzki was (...)[+] 6 Comment(s) |
| Don Nelson: Dallas Mavericks Can Compete with Anyone
04.3.2008
And it even impressed the Warriors, who are locked in a battle with the Mavericks and Denver for the final two Western Conference playoff spots. "The big difference was Nowitzki," Nelson said. (...)[+] |
| Dirk Nowitzki Could Be Back Tomorrow
04.1.2008
Avery Johnson won't have a good idea until today, and he won't know for sure until shortly before game time on Wednesday, but it seems that Dirk Nowitzki is close to returning to the lineup. (...)[+] |
 | Coming Down the Stretch: Who’s out of the West Playoffs?
03.31.2008
Things have gotten a whole lot tighter in the bottom half of the Western Conference, and two weeks from now, somebody between the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets will (...)[+] 10 Comment(s) |
| Avery Johnson: We Are Giving Jason Kidd Freedom
03.31.2008
But whether or not Kidd has become more comfortable with his surroundings, his surrounding personnel and Avery Johnson's system, the coach said before Sunday's game that any budding confidence (...)[+] |
 | How the West Will Be Won
03.30.2008
With all the talk of the depth of the West, the same contenders will emerge with one absent (the Dallas Mavericks) and two question-marks (the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers). (...)[+] 3 Comment(s) |
| Dirk Nowitzki Picks Kobe Bryant for Next MVP
03.30.2008
"He's the best player in the game and he's never won it before. He's had his injuries, his team [has] had injuries and they're still right up there in the West. They just beat us without [Pau] (...)[+] |
| Richard Jefferson: Jason Kidd Was a Distraction
03.28.2008
As far as Richard Jefferson is concerned, the team was distracted by the situation surrounding a certain former teammate. "I'm not going to lie," Jefferson said Thursday, "we were dead men (...)[+] |
 | I Hate to See it End this Way for the Dallas Mavericks - Avery Johnson Will Be Required to do some Coaching
03.27.2008
I have never really liked the Dallas Mavericks. I lay the blame for this on Dirk Nowitzki. He’s seven feet tall and shoots fade-away three-pointers from behind his head at a rate of over (...)[+] 3 Comment(s) |
| Will Mark Cuban Fire Avery Johnson?
03.26.2008
At some point, it's up to the player. Johnson changing the offense to suit Kidd has been suggested here and elsewhere. But no system will work when the opposition plays five on four, refusing to (...)[+] 1 Comment(s) |
| Dirk Nowitzki to Return Sooner than Initially Expected
03.26.2008
For his 43rd birthday, all Avery Johnson wanted was one more point than the Los Angeles Clippers. He got a bonus gift in the form of good news about Dirk Nowitzki's early recovery. The first 48 (...)[+] |
| Dirk Nowitzki out Two Weeks
03.24.2008
Although no official recovery timetable has been established, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Sunday that the club expects to be without star forward Dirk Nowitzki for at least two weeks (...)[+] |
