The Dallas Mavericks have changed their rotation since I wrote that they were a contender back in January.
At the time, the lineup was to be Jason Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, Peja Stojakovic, Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler starting with JJ Barea, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion and Brendan Haywood coming off the bench.
Since that time, Rodrigue Beaubois has returned from injury and been inserted into the starting lineup by Rick Carlisle.
I can't support Dallas as a contender with Beaubois higher in the rotation than the nine players mention above without seeing them beat some legitimate competition first, which they haven't done at this point.
Stevenson doesn't give them the matchup nightmares Beaubois does, and Dallas was it its best when Stevenson was starting and getting consistent minutes along with the rotation mentioned above.
It looks like he lost his offensive rhythm by not playing regularly with Beaubois back, but he is still a good all-around player.
It sure looks like Rajon Rondo is hurt to me.
Doc Rivers denied it last night after the loss to Houston, but something isn't right.
It's not about statistics.
Rondo doesn't look as fast or as explosive as he normally does.
There is nothing more frustrating than knowing a team should do something before the team knows it should do it.
The Indiana Pacers moved Paul George and Tyler Hansbrough into the starting lineup recently.
They should have done that three months ago!
I wrote about the impact Hansbrough was having after the third game of the season.
In there, you'll see the name TJ Ford.
It has become more and more obvious that TJ Ford is the best point guard on the team. Ford has played 10 minutes in two months.
More frustration.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday Night NBA
There were nine games in the association last night and several more big performances. Some of the developments were expected. Others came out of nowhere in another interesting night in the NBA.
HAWKS SOARING
New coach Larry Drew and his new offensive system have Atlanta playing like a different team. The Hawks (3-0) are sharing the basketball like never before.
They put on another impressive passing display in a win against a Washington team which didn't lay down for them.
JOHN WALL GAME 2
After struggling in his NBA debut, John Wall took some time to work on his game. It paid off. He came out against Atlanta and looked like an All-Star.
Watching Dennis Scott break down some plays from the game on NBA GameTime, you could tell that from game one to game two the game has already slowed down for him.
After putting in the previously-mentioned work on his game, Wall shot 9-17 from the field (2-3 from three) and had 28 points and nine more assists. He is scary good.
THE BEST POINT GUARD IN THE NBA
Chris Paul led New Orleans to a victory on the road against San Antonio with 25-7-5-2. The best part is that Paul had to play only 31 minutes to keep the Hornets unbeaten at 3-0.
His double-crossover on George Hill (2:00) was a work of art, and the runner off the glass over Hill and DeJuan Blair which followed iced the game with 27.1 seconds remaining.
Paul is going to excel playing on a deep team where he can rest and doesn't have to do everything all the time.
New Orleans has done a great job building this team, and Monty Williams is doing a great job coaching it.
TYLER HANSBROUGH
Power forward Tyler Hansbrough was huge in Indiana's back-to-back wins Friday and Saturday nights, hitting clutch shots and free throws, hustling for loose balls, providing energy off of the bench and showing a good floor game.
TJ Ford has also been crucial, with good floor leadership and spectacular defense.
Indiana wouldn't be 2-1 without them.
Watch Hansbrough and Ford help Josh McRoberts welcome Evan Turner to the NBA.
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HAWKS SOARING
New coach Larry Drew and his new offensive system have Atlanta playing like a different team. The Hawks (3-0) are sharing the basketball like never before.
They put on another impressive passing display in a win against a Washington team which didn't lay down for them.
JOHN WALL GAME 2
After struggling in his NBA debut, John Wall took some time to work on his game. It paid off. He came out against Atlanta and looked like an All-Star.
Watching Dennis Scott break down some plays from the game on NBA GameTime, you could tell that from game one to game two the game has already slowed down for him.
After putting in the previously-mentioned work on his game, Wall shot 9-17 from the field (2-3 from three) and had 28 points and nine more assists. He is scary good.
THE BEST POINT GUARD IN THE NBA
Chris Paul led New Orleans to a victory on the road against San Antonio with 25-7-5-2. The best part is that Paul had to play only 31 minutes to keep the Hornets unbeaten at 3-0.
His double-crossover on George Hill (2:00) was a work of art, and the runner off the glass over Hill and DeJuan Blair which followed iced the game with 27.1 seconds remaining.
Paul is going to excel playing on a deep team where he can rest and doesn't have to do everything all the time.
New Orleans has done a great job building this team, and Monty Williams is doing a great job coaching it.
TYLER HANSBROUGH
Power forward Tyler Hansbrough was huge in Indiana's back-to-back wins Friday and Saturday nights, hitting clutch shots and free throws, hustling for loose balls, providing energy off of the bench and showing a good floor game.
TJ Ford has also been crucial, with good floor leadership and spectacular defense.
Indiana wouldn't be 2-1 without them.
Watch Hansbrough and Ford help Josh McRoberts welcome Evan Turner to the NBA.
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