It was Mavs media day today. Know how I know? Awkward photos! And those are nothing - I'd love to know th ad wizard at the Jazz who thought flaming balls were a good idea. And we can all be thankful we aren't Blazers fans. Why not keep going...
This picture of Shaq is one of my favorites for some reason.
Don't you just love Stephen Jackson.
What's the story behind the weird glasses in Miami? Seriously.
I get annoyed just looking at these guys.
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Darrell Armstrong is now officially on the market. Most reports indicate that Armstrong will be joining the Mavs in training camp. Personally, I would love for DA to comeback to Dallas. He was leader of the team, he was funny, and he seemed to spark every comeback of the 05-06 season. What I don't want is for the Mavs to have to open up a roster sport for a guy that i just here for locker room chemistry. That's what phony coaching positions are for, and I hope that's what ends up happening here.
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Jan Hubbard and David Moore had Avery Johnson articles this morning that shared most of the same quotes.
This one was the most interesting to me.
"Hey, JJ!’’ he barked at third-string point guard JJ Barea. "Get in here!’’
Transcripts of interviews with Avery, Dirk, and Terry at Mavs.com.
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I hadn't done the math yet, but if Dampier doesn't come back until mid-Decmber he will miss 25 games. Yikes!
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Mike Fisher has an article about Avery wanting to embrace an underdog mentality this season.
OK. Sure. But isn’t a message that screams "We’re Not That Good’’ sort of anti-motivational?
No, says Jason Terry, "because don’t get me wrong; we still have high expectations for ourselves. We still want to have a good regular season and we still want to win a championship. But the pressure is off. I mean, last year we lost in the first round. How are we going to do worse than that, not make the playoffs?’’
Marc Stein has the Mavs starting the season at number six in his power rankings.
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Around the NBA: Amare Stoudemire suddenly had his knee scoped today. The Suns say it's nothing, but it's most certainly something to keep an eye on.
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