The Mavericks...

If they don't get their asses in gear, I don't see them making it out of the first round of the playoffs. With the new trend being "losing on the road", the only way they're getting to the finals is if they're the number one seed. And at the rate they're going, that ain't gonna happen. I'm all the way a Mavs fan, but the way they're playing is just embarassing. How do you let Utah, a team with four people injured, bully you into a 14 point loss? And that was well after Nellie had benched the Big Five. They were down by more than 24 at one point. It was pathetic. What's the problem, you ask?

Dirk isn't getting the ball when he's hot. Finley is real streaky on his shots. If you are missing a particular shot, get away from it and save it for another night. Nash is doing a very average point guard job. As far as the stats he should focus on, the only one I believe he should look at is points. I wish they would set him up for some more threes. You can't blame his 4 assists, because those depend on whoever receives the pass. You can't blame rebounds, that's not his job. Walker likes to make big plays, when all you really need is a shot that goes in. Also, he needs to be posting people up. More than likely, he'll have a smaller man playing him one on one, so he should take advantage of this and not drop a deep 3 ball. I like what Jamison has been doing, but I'd rather have him next to the rim than taking a 16 ft jumper. It hurts a bit that Howard is injured, but his replacement Daniels is doing a good job despite the lack of playing time he's received previosly. Fortson...Bradley...these are our big men. When Bradley came in, foul, block, actual production. He even got to the free throw line. But he can't go 2 minutes without turning red. Fortson is too sluggish moving up and down the court to be effective on either end. Fortson, when you get a rebound, hold the ball and give it to one of the backcourt men. Don't try to make any fancy passes, like the "full court lob to no one" you did tonight.

Dirk is the guy on this team. If he's made 3 or 4 shots in a row, keep feeding him the ball. It's as simple as that. If he's getting doubled on, then free him up. There are four other guys on the court, so force the defense to man up. I mean, the Big Five can't be matched person for person on any team.

I can't really get any more specific right now, but if I watch some more footage, maybe.