Mavericks Outsider Report

Time to look back, and start looking forward. As brief as the title defense was, it warrants some analysis before we go full-on into what promises to be an active summer for the Mavs. TV Voice of the Mavericks Mark Followill jumps on to talk about where the Mavs fell short this year and how they might start to approach the offseason. The playoffs keep trucking along without the Mavs, which means lots of entertaining nuggets from around the league presented themselves this week, and we wrap up the 2011-2012 season by grading the roster.

Intro - Recapping the Sweep
19:40 - Bonus-Sized Post-Mortem w/ Mark Followill
42:00 - More Bonus-Sized Looking Forward w/ Mark Followill
1:13:20 - NBA Nuggets (Tuff Juice, NBA Age Limit, MIP, Nets Logo, Bulls Malaise, Denver Stalker, Oden)
1:40:55 - Grading the Mavericks

We find ourselves looking up from an 0-2 hole alongside our beloved Mavericks this week, and discuss what happened, why it happened, what we think we learned, and whether or not it can be fixed in short order. Bryan shares some stories from the road trip to OKC, and we dine on some playoff flavored Nuggets as you might expect.

Intro - Feeling Better, or Feeling Worse? And Cowherd.
24:55 - Recapping Games 1 and 2
52:15 - BG's Tales from the Road
1:06:05 - MOR Revelations
1:24:22 - NBA Nuggets (Charlotte Ineptitude, JJ Talks, Clips Comeback, ACLs, Rondo and the Ref, Bynum Beasting, COY, DPOY)
1:48:45 - Looking Ahead to Games 3, 4, and 5

We're finally at the end of the regular season, with only one game remaining against the Atlanta Hawks. Minutes are being managed, and games are still played to win, but only to a degree. The Mavs helped to end the Houston Rockets' playoff hopes earlier this week, before playing Golden State and Chicago in more limited engagements. We get into the key takeaways from all three games, and spend the rest of the first hour covering all manner of intellectual pursuits with TV Voice of the Mavericks and friend of the show Mark Followill. Potential playoff match-ups for the Mavs, wrinkles in the rotation, and several other illuminating topics are on the agenda.

Bryan puts together a list of regular season highlights and lowlights for a brief retrospective, NBA Nuggets provide ample material as always. With only one game remaining in the regular season, we take extra time to discuss potential seeding outcomes for the Mavs.

Intro - Game Recaps: HOU, GS, @CHI
20:15 - 45 Good Minutes with Mark Followill (Playoff Matchups, Rotations, Bob Huggins Has a Heart)
1:03:55 - An Aside on James Harden Catching an Elbow and Durant's Clutch Stats
1:09:35 - Bryan's Season Highlights and Lowlights
1:24:00 - NBA Nuggets (CHA/NO Futility, D12 Back Surgery, Chandler Praises Melo, JVG on Tanking, Celtics Sign Crabman)
1:40:35 - Looking Ahead to Season Finale and Playoff Seeding

Only four games remain in the regular season. The Mavs just returned home from a western road trip, where four overtimes were played in two days. We try to figure out what, if anything, we learned about the post-Odom Mavs on this swing.

Jason Kidd recently talked about his desire to play one more year, so we look into what that means in terms of fit on the court, and fit within the cap, based on the highly anticipated summer 2012 free agent season for Dallas. This week's show marks the return of Buy, Sell, or Hold from the early days of MOR, along with the usual NBA nugget and game preview topics.

Don't miss a quick hit at the end of the show, with details on when & where to find Bryan's book about the 2010-2011 World Champion Mavs.

Intro - Lead Story: The West Willie
16:15 - Recapping the Road Trip / Playoff Probabilities
33:40 - Jason Kidd's Future in Dallas
52:30 - Buy, Sell or Hold
1:18:15 - NBA Nuggets (Bynum Beasting, Eric Gordon FA, Dwight Howard's Back, Celtics Playoff Chances, D-Wade Wants Money)
1:38:14 - Live Look-In: MIN @ MEM
1:47:07 - Previews: HOU, GS, @CHI
1:57:40 - Bryan's Book Drops April 27

There's no doubting that the Lamar Odom story has provided countless hours of analysis and speculation from everyone who covers the Mavs on every media outlet, across all formats, and in front of water coolers and on message boards throughout DFW. Now, we are finally addressing what will hopefully be the final chapter in that saga.

It comes at a critical time for the Mavs as they start a stretch of 8 games in 12 nights where playoff positioning, and maybe even a spot in the playoffs, will pivot on every game. Rob Mahoney of TrueHoop and several other storied outlets joins us to talk about both of these big topics, alongside our usual helping of recaps, analysis, and NBA Nuggets from around the league.

Intro - Lead Story: Lamar Odom is Out
24:25 - Game Recaps: MEM, POR, @MEM, SAC
40:40 - Rob Mahoney Joins MOR to Talk Odom and the Playoff Picture
59:30 - Will the Mavericks Survive and Make the Playoffs?
1:23:40 - NBA Nuggets (A Former Maverick Retires, Orlando Drama, Del Negro, Rich Dudes Throw Down, MVP Talk)
1:39:35 - Live Look-In: PHX @ MEM
1:50:00 - Game Previews: @GSW, @POR, @LAL, @UTA

Deep into the stretch run, and fresh off of an intolerably bad game against the Clippers, MOR looks back on an up-and-down week where the Mavs went 2-2 and got run out of the gym twice in the process. Delonte West is back, and we'll discuss what that means on the court and in the locker room. Jason Terry continues to talk, so we continue talking about his talking.

Intro - The Importance of Delonte West and MOR's Willis Reed
20:22 - Game Recaps: HOU, @MIA, @ORL, LAC
54:30 - Rebounding, Ball Movement, and Other Woes
1:03:26 - JET #realtalkin', or Just Jibber Jabber?
1:10:05 - NBA Nuggets (Magic Buys Dodgers, Mike Brown Asserts Himself, Kobe Trash Talking, Can Kentucky beat WAS/CHA?, Nash to MIA, SVG vs. Haywood, D-Will Update #56)
1:30:03 - Live Look-in: NYK @ IND
1:35:42 - Game Previews: MEM, POR, @MEM

The final one-third of the lockout-shortened (or compressed, or weird, or whatever you prefer to call it) season is here, and the Mavs have one of the toughest remaining schedules among Western Conference teams.

The previous week's games are evidence of that, catching the Lakers here at home and then heading south to San Antonio and Houston. A lot went down, and we take a man-sized recap segment to chop it up. Lamar Odom's use and performance during these three games opens up an interesting question - do the Mavs need Odom, or simply have enough faith to still want him?

Following your usual tray of tasty NBA Nuggets, we look not-so-fondly at the Florida road swing coming along at the end of next week. Ending the show, it just so happened that Utah and Atlanta were wrapping up their fourth overtime, so we covered it for you, live and slightly unhinged.

Intro - Lead Story: Do the Mavs Need Lamar Odom?
21:00 - Game Recaps: LAL, @SAS, @HOU
58:50 - The Arrival of Azubuike
1:16:40 - Western Conference Playoff Picture
1:31:25 - NBA Nuggets (Kevin Love's 51, Vinnie and the Clips, Cross-check on Griffin, Deadline Activity, The Hibachi Has Landed, Stephen Jackson Jibber Jabber)
1:54:47 - Game Previews: HOU, @MIA, @ORL
2:06:40 - Bonus Coverage: UTA/ATL in 4OT

Things have gradually taken a positive turn for the Mavs, with four straight wins, including convincing efforts over San Antonion and Denver. But we didn't get here without some pot-stirring from Jason Terry, so we tackle that story right off the top, then talk about some of the ways the Mavs have turned around their on-court endeavors in the last week.

Roddy B might be inching closer towards freedom, and ESPN's Marc Stein joins us to discuss trade deadline moves and shares general thoughts about Western Conference foes and how the Mavs stack up.

Intro - Lead Story: JET's Jaw
19:25 - Game Recaps: WAS, CHA, SAS, @DEN
46:52 - Is Roddy B Free?
58:13 - Marc Stein Joins MOR to Talk Deron, D12, Western Conference, and Lots More.
1:08:58 - NBA Nuggets (Rick Barry Throws Down, Coaching Carousel, Deron & D12 Update)
1:26:20 - NBA Nuggets (Antoine Walker's Ring, T-Mac Nominates Self for HOF, JJ & Love Rumble, Kyrie Irving)
1:38:45 - Game Previews: LAL, @SAS, @HOU

The long-awaited nine games in twelve nights stretch is over, and the Mavs limp home with a 2-7 record, including three straight losses in three nights. MOR is going to try and gauge the Malaise Index among Mavs Nation, as we try to break down the current state of affairs, and where to go from here.

In addition to the usual content this week, we've also got a roundtable-style NBA discussion, courtesy of the perpetually creative mind of BG.

Intro - Lead Story: Mavs Malaise
21:33 - Game Recaps: @OKC, NYK
44:05 - Game Recaps: @PHX, @SAC, @GSW
1:03:09 - NBA Nuggets (Is Kobe Unrivaled, Deadline Thoughts, HoopIdea, Rubio)
1:24:30 - MOR Roundtable: Bryan's NBA Inquisition
1:47:53 - Game Previews: WAS, CHA, SA, @DEN

The halfway-point has passed, and the Mavs are in the middle of the dreaded nine-games-in-twelve-nights stretch that we've been looking ahead to all year. Four games down, five to go, and analysis on all. Of course, the other big story coming out of the All-Star break has been Lamar Odom. We'll talk through it with Jeff "Skin" Wade of ESPN 103.3 FM's "Ben and Skin Show," then talk through it some more for good measure.

Intro - Surviving the 9 in 12
14:18 - Game Recaps (LAL, NJ, @MEM, @NO, UTA)
41:46 - Skin Science (Odom Talk)
1:03:15 - Even More Super-Sized Odom Talk
1:24:34 - NBA Nuggets (Targeting Kobe, Trading Rondo, MJ's Yes-Men)
1:39:05 - NBA Nuggets (LeBron Deferring and All-Star Thoughts)
1:46:41 - Game Previews (@OKC, NYK, @PHX, @SAC, @GSW)

The Mavs are on a 7-1 stretch coming into the All-Star Break, with only one game against the Lakers remaining before the long weekend. The biggest issue addressing the team at the moment is the lack of guard depth brought on by the injury to Delonte West, and Roddy Beaubois being away from the team. We get into that right away, talk through some man-sized recaps covering five games since we last met, and have our final say on the play of Lamar Odom.

Bryan brings some mid-season Mavs Q&A to the party, and we have the usual helping of NBA Nuggets, including a look at the Western Conference playoff picture as things stand right now.

Intro - Depleted Guard Corps
22:52 - Game Recaps (LAC, DEN, @PHI)
48:35 - Game Recaps (@NYK, BOS) and Odom Talk
1:14:53 - Mavs Mid-Point Q&A
1:33:30 - NBA Nuggets (Metta vs. Mike, LeBron Drama, Shaq and Orlando)
1:41:47 - NBA Nuggets (AI Update, OKC Monster Game, Western Playoff Picture)
1:51:49 - Game Preview (LAL)

The Mavs find themselves on a three-game win streak, and we get the pleasure of recapping each win, including the 2OT madness against Portland. We get into the emergence of Brandan Wright as a big part of the Mavs' three-headed center, break down Jason Terry's recent struggles on the road, and run through our usual slate of NBA Nuggets.

We carry over a conversation from last week (which you most certainly missed), putting together a team of our favorite non-Mavs that we like to root for, and devote a good half hour to breaking down the Mavs upcoming run of 5 games in 8 days against several quality opponents.

Intro - Game Recap (@DEN, @MIN, POR)
32:46 - Road Woes for JET / Center Rotation
47:54 - NBA Nuggets (Gallinari & Billups Injuries, LeBron & Perk Beef, Bird on LeBron & Kobe, Jeremy Lin, ASG Reserves)
1:05:50 - MOR Talks Favorite Non-Mavs
1:29:28 - Game Previews (@LAC, DEN, @PHI, @NYK, BOS)

We're one-third of the way through the lockout-shortened NBA season. Join us as we evaluate where the Mavs stand so far. Bryan takes us back for a classic MOR segment - Buy, Sell, or Hold. We' debate the merits of a smooth shooting PF project versus an above-the-rim PF/C, and run through a quick NBA Nuggets segment where Bryan drops a bomb of unbelievability regarding LeBron James.

The previous week's games provide tons of material - losing Jason Kidd, bringing back Dirk and VC, Roddy on the rise, and a game against San Antonio that ranks as one of the wildest regular season games in recent memory.

Intro - Game Recaps: MIN, UTA
24:35 - How Does Dirk Look, Game Recaps: SA, @PHX
39:45 - Buy, Sell, Hold (Roddy Results, J Kidd Durabillity, A Trade, Whitest Team Ever, Odom)
1:07:00 - Vince Carter Exceeding All Expectations
1:16:58 - Yi vs. Wright: Who's Your Favorite Project?
1:26:14 - NBA Nuggets: LBJ Back to CLE?, As Orlando Turns, Poor Bogut
1:39:10 - Game Previews: OKC, IND, @CLE

The big news in Mavs land is obvious this week - Dirk being shut down temporarily to work on strength and conditioning for a bothersome knee as the Mavs wrapped up their first major road trip of the year.

ESPN's Marc Stein joins us this week, giving his thoughts on Dirk, the outstanding play on Shawn Marion, and the requisite commentary on the Mavs potential pursuit(s) of Dwight Howard and/or Deron Williams.

With Vince Carter nursing a sprained foot, two new topics of import have arisen - more court time for Roddy Beaubois, and more three-guard lineups from Mavs' coach Rick Carlisle.

Intro - Game Recaps: @LAC, @UTA
19:03 - Shutting Down Dirk
27:42 - Game Recaps: @NO, PHX
53:18 - Marc Stein of ESPN.com Discusses Dirk, Shawn Marion, and the Dwight/D-Will Sweepstakes
1:10:14 - How Roddy B?
1:19:38 - Three Guard Lineup
1:25:23 - NBA Nuggets (Bosh Prefers Wade, JaVale McGee is "Unnecessary")
1:31:45 - NBA Nuggets (Wizards Fire Flip, Mayo on the Block, Kevin Love Extension)
1:40:55 - Break Banter and Game Previews: MIN, UTA, SA, @PHX

This week finds the Mavs having taken advantage of weaker teams on the schedule, gutting up for a tough win in Boston, and beginning to form a more cohesive defensive identity.

Jeff "Skin" Wade of ESPN 103.3 FM and the Mavs TV broadcast joins us to break down the role development of Lamar Odom and Vince Carter, and discuss a potential turning point for Dirk.

We break down the Mavs' 3 point loss versus the Lakers in detail, take an abbreviated turn at NBA Nuggets, and preview the four games on the Mavs' schedule for the upcoming week.

Intro - Game Recaps: @DET, @BOS
19:17 - Science w/ Jeff "Skin" Wade (Lamar Odom, Carter's Role, Dirk's Energy)
46:32 - Game Recaps: MIL, SAC, @LAL
1:18:47 - NBA Nuggets: Intro Re-Rack, Hack-A-Dwight, & A Rift Between Dwight and Fegan?
1:26:25 - NBA Nuggets: Self Proclaimed King-of-PF Kevin Love, Curry & Team USA
1:31:32 - Previews: @LAC, @UTA, @NO, PHX

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