San Antonio Spurs guard Richard Jefferson, right, looks to pass around Dallas Mavericks players Jose Juan Barea, middle, of Puerto Rico, and Shawn Marion during the second half of an NBA basketball game...

Howard expected to return in two weeks

The Mavs must fill the void without excuses during Josh Howard's absence.

Southwest Division preview

Josh Whitling analyzes each Southwest Division team and the players worthy of fantasy consideration.

The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...

Is There an NBA Home for Stephon Marbury?

...not need another ball-handler. Dallas Mavericks: The Mavericks have Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, and Jose Juan Barea who can play this position. But if you see Terry as a shooting guard, and Kidd...

Liveblogging an Afternoon of Mucho NBA Basketball

OK, things got off to a bit of a slow start. I have roughly 79 million channels, and I have spent much of the last hour checking each and every one of...

I'll tell you who I'd take

Player representatives from every NBA team with a pick in the first round of the 2009 draft have some advice for their GMs. Plus, Doug Gottlieb weighs in on the first 20 players picked.

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Scouting Breakdown: Mavs vs. Nuggets

Scouts Inc. breaks down the Western Conference second-round series between the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets and picks the winner.

Scouting Update: Mavs-Spurs, Game 4

Scouts Inc. breaks down Game 4 of the Western Conference series between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs and picks the winner.

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry, left bottom, guard Antoine Wright (21) and guard Jose Juan Barea, center rear, defend as San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) goes up for a shot...

SAN ANTONIO - APRIL 20: Guard Jose Juan Barea #11 of the Dallas Mavericks during play against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Two of...

Scouting Update: Mavs-Spurs, Game 3

Scouts Inc. breaks down Game 3 of the Western Conference series between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs and picks the winner.

Scouting Update: Mavs-Spurs, Game 2

Scouts Inc. breaks down Game 2 of the Western Conference series between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs and picks the winner.

SAN ANTONIO - APRIL 18: Guard Jose Juan Barea #11 of the Dallas Mavericks takes a shot against Roger Mason Jr. #8 the San Antonio...

SAN ANTONIO - APRIL 18: Guard Jose Juan Barea #11 of the Dallas Mavericks takes a shot against Roger Mason Jr. #8 the San Antonio...