Chandler It's a couple days off for most of the players. It also signals the beginning of the stretch run. These are the games where you hope you tighten up the loose ends and really round into playoff form.
As for the Dallas Mavericks, who knows where everything will wind up. It's really tough to ignore the forthcoming 50 wins and the insane record they'll have again for the 10th year in a row. It's also hard to ignore their age, offensive liabilities, the mask of defense and their total inability to blow anyone out.
This might be the most underwhelming 50-win team in NBA history. Or, they might spend the next month figuring things out. Here's what I think of their first half, all in three words or less:
Jose Juan Barea -- D
Overrated. Exposed. Short.
Roddy Beaubois -- Incomplete
Two-month injury?
Caron Butler -- C
Boring. Not missed.
Brian Cardinal -- C+
Suprising. Extremely useful.
Tyson Chandler -- A
Game-changing. 6/$77 million.
Brendan Haywood -- F
Do. Over.
Dominique Jones -- D
Rookies don't play.
Jason Kidd -- F
Inconsistancy>bad.
Ian Mahinmi -- B
We. Want. More.
Shawn Marion -- B+
Fills it up.
Dirk Nowitzki -- A+
Until further notice.
DeShawn Stevenson -- B
Handy.
Peja Stojakovic -- Incomplete
White. Old. Shooter.
Jason Terry -- C
Seen his contract?
