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Dallas has the goods
If you needed any proof that the Dallas Mavericks are going to be good this season, consider their impressive victory over the Lakers at Staples Center last Friday.
And then instead of a letdown, the Mavericks went out the very next night and defeated the Clippers.
Sure, it's the Clippers, but the Mavericks could have been satisfied after the big win over the Lakers.
"I like the team, but it's on paper," Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle said. "It's a long haul and I do like the team and we're going to keep working at it."
The addition of Shawn Marion and Drew Gooden gives the Mavericks more depth to help Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry. When Dallas gets Josh Howard and Tim Thomas back from injuries, the team will be that much stronger.
The Mavericks are 2-1 entering Tuesday night's game against the Utah Jazz.
"We've got a lot of guys on this team that know how to play this game," said Marion, who was acquired by the Mavericks in a four-team deal over the summer that netted him a five-year $39-million contract. "So we've got to make the game easier for ourselves."
Don't overlook Joe
All the talk is about the NBA's free-agent class of 2010 that has LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and AmareStoudemire as the big names.
Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks is another free agent next summer, and teams will be interested in him.
Johnson just dropped 27 points on the Lakers, 18 in the first quarter.
He turned down a four-year, $60-million extension from the Hawks.
"I try not to put too much pressure on myself," Johnson said, "and just come out and just play my game."
Quotable
"I am not a reserve basketball player. I've never been a reserve all my life and I'm not going to start looking at myself as a reserve"
Memphis guard Allen Iverson, after he was a reserve for the Grizzlies in his first game of the season.
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If you needed any proof that the Dallas Mavericks are going to be good this season, consider their impressive victory over the Lakers at Staples Center last Friday.
And then instead of a letdown, the Mavericks went out the very next night and defeated the Clippers.
Sure, it's the Clippers, but the Mavericks could have been satisfied after the big win over the Lakers.
"I like the team, but it's on paper," Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle said. "It's a long haul and I do like the team and we're going to keep working at it."
The addition of Shawn Marion and Drew Gooden gives the Mavericks more depth to help Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry. When Dallas gets Josh Howard and Tim Thomas back from injuries, the team will be that much stronger.
The Mavericks are 2-1 entering Tuesday night's game against the Utah Jazz.
"We've got a lot of guys on this team that know how to play this game," said Marion, who was acquired by the Mavericks in a four-team deal over the summer that netted him a five-year $39-million contract. "So we've got to make the game easier for ourselves."
Don't overlook Joe
All the talk is about the NBA's free-agent class of 2010 that has LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and AmareStoudemire as the big names.
Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks is another free agent next summer, and teams will be interested in him.
Johnson just dropped 27 points on the Lakers, 18 in the first quarter.
He turned down a four-year, $60-million extension from the Hawks.
"I try not to put too much pressure on myself," Johnson said, "and just come out and just play my game."
Quotable
"I am not a reserve basketball player. I've never been a reserve all my life and I'm not going to start looking at myself as a reserve"
Memphis guard Allen Iverson, after he was a reserve for the Grizzlies in his first game of the season.
broderick.turner@latimes.com
twitter.com/BA_Turner
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