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by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 12:04 PM CDT

Whoo hoo, big win last night!

Eddie Sefko writes that Carlisle's strong halftime message made the Mavs run away with the game:

"Coach always talks about how he's not a motivator, but he came in here at halftime and really tore into us," said Jason Terry, who had 25 points. "That's the first time I've seen him do that. He said, 'You guys are better than that team, so play like it.' "

Added J.J. Barea, who got the start in the backcourt in Josh Howard's absence and had 16 points, 14 in the first half: "He said we weren't tough enough, our basketball game is OK, but we got to be nastier."

Ryan Hollins on his performance last night:

"I've been waiting for this game for weeks," Hollins said. "History shows that when I guard bigger players, it's something I enjoy. I just tried to stay in front of him."

Looks like Josh might be out for a while.

A short piece on the team-bonding dinner at a steakhouse in Phoenix.

Mike Fisher's thoughts on the game, along with three noteworthy observations.

Preview of tonight's game vs. the Blazers. Rudy Fernandez is listed as doubtul, while Greg Oden and Martell Webster are out. Here's a better and more in-depth preview from our friends at Blazer's Edge.

Lastly, some encouraging words:

"This could be the start of great things for us," Jason Terry said. "How nice would that be, for everybody to start talking about something positive?

"At some point, you get tired of looking at what people are saying – how the Mavericks are done and we're trading these guys and the window of opportunity is gone. At some point the talk is going to change to, 'You got to watch out for the Mavericks.' "

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Hope you don't mind, Wes :)

I had some time left on my lunch break.

'Cause I'm a high plains drifter, the best that you can get
A strapped shoplifter, a pirate on cassette

by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 12:05 PM CDT reply actions

Nice work

and nice signature. That song could be stuck in my head all day and it would be a good thing.

by horns129 on Mar 11, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I echo your sentiments exactly...now you have to listen to the song :)

I love Paul’s Boutique.

'Cause I'm a high plains drifter, the best that you can get
A strapped shoplifter, a pirate on cassette

by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Is that your favorite Beastie Boys album?

I can’t decide between Paul’s Boutique and Ill Communication.

by horns129 on Mar 11, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Probably...their use of all of those samples is genius

But i also love Ill Communication (the song with Q-Tip is one of my favorites). The more rock-based songs are great, too (Fight For Your Right, So What’cha Want, Sabotage, No Sleep Till Brooklyn, etc.). Have you listened to their instrumental album? I keep forgetting that they are also musicians, not just MCs.

'Cause I'm a high plains drifter, the best that you can get
A strapped shoplifter, a pirate on cassette

by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Get It Together? That song is the greatest.

I think I’ve heard the instrumental, but not bought it yet. Their musicianship really has come a long way throughout their careers though.

by horns129 on Mar 11, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Hell yeah, Get It Together

The instrumental album is called The Mix-Up. It’s pretty cool.

'Cause I'm a high plains drifter, the best that you can get
A strapped shoplifter, a pirate on cassette

by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I took a 20 minute lunch break today

and ten of that was spent in line at our cafeteria :(

www.mavsmoneyball.com

by Wes Cox on Mar 11, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Aw

Wow, 20 minutes…that’s crazy. I feel spoiled for getting one whole hour and having the option of putting my phone on Do Not Disturb mode and shutting my office door!

'Cause I'm a high plains drifter, the best that you can get
A strapped shoplifter, a pirate on cassette

by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I normally have an hour

but March 15th is a major tax deadline for us…

Oh well, at least I get paid overtime and found out today I’m getting a nice yearly bonus on Friday. :)

www.mavsmoneyball.com

by Wes Cox on Mar 11, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Yay!

Time to get that new Mac, right?

'Cause I'm a high plains drifter, the best that you can get
A strapped shoplifter, a pirate on cassette

by Marie on Mar 11, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions

That's right!

www.mavsmoneyball.com

by Wes Cox on Mar 11, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions

If we can beat Portland tonight in Portland

Then we might have something.

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by octoberty on Mar 11, 2009 12:32 PM CDT reply actions

D magazine's blog

has a game summary

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Mar 11, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

It's a back-to-back game tonight on the road.

Blazer’s only have one big that is good. Hopefully Bass can take some of the scoring load off Dirk and Terry.

S-St. Louis, R-Rams, D-Dallas, M-Mavericks, A-Arizona, D-Diamondbacks.

by srdmad on Mar 11, 2009 1:14 PM CDT reply actions

Blazers may only have one big but....

Joel Pryzbilla is pretty darn good. Against the Lakers he got 18 boards alone. 7 of them offensive!! Plus LaMarcus Aldridge is pretty good with rebounds also. He had 13 against the Lakers, plus he can be a scoring machine!

by jenstcy on Mar 11, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

Damp will eat Joel Pryzbilla for an evening snack...

I’m afraid of what Roy will do to us, we have to hope we can harass him into a shooting slump early on. Aldridge poses the real threat outside of Roy…although Outlaw is looking strong lately, too.

This is a big game.

"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"

by Walter Sobchak on Mar 11, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions

that win against LA took alot out of us,

were young and that was an emotional game, it will be hard to bring that same focus tonight. Portland is susceptible if Dallas comes out dialed in and takes the crowd out of it.

Considering many call him a bust and injury prone and never amount to anything. If he plays one more game this regular season, he will have played one more game than any time in bynums career, the one non-playing year excepted. Yet NO ONE in LA complains about Bynum being injury prone, all they ever do is talk about how they can’t wait until he comes back.

I think some of it is that Portland remembers Bowie, and secondly that donkeys always REMIND us of that when they talk trash and it angers us that Oden cant prove them wrong until he is healthy. - GreatOden'sRaven

by maid tu rek on Mar 11, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions

“This could be the start of great things for us,” Jason Terry said. "How nice would that be, for everybody to start talking about something positive?

"At some point, you get tired of looking at what people are saying – how the Mavericks are done and we’re trading these guys and the window of opportunity is gone. At some point the talk is going to change to, ‘You got to watch out for the Mavericks.’ "

"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"

by Walter Sobchak on Mar 11, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions