So I lost interest with the NBA playoffs when the Mavs were eliminated, and then really lost all interest when the Spurs beat the Suns (I still do root for Nash).

The Mavs have 3 2nd-round picks, and to me, it's going to be interesting to see what donnie and avery do with them. While most years, 2nd-round picks have a small probability of making it in the nba, this year's draft is supposed to be one of the deepest classes' ever.

While Dallas has drafted well in the Cuban era after the courtney alexander/etan thomas/donell harvery 1st round disaster. Dallas hasn't fared so well in the 2nd round. In fact, they've somehow done better with ufa's than 2nd round picks (can anyone explain how that happens)

With three picks this time, I think we're bound to get it right with one of them. Making next year's roster will be tough, but I don't like the end of our bench as much as some people do. Here are a few of the players I would like to see the mavericks target:

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Why do baseball blogs seem to receive so much more attention than basketball blogs? For example, Lonestarball, the Rangers blog on SBN, has a much larger community following the team than this one does. I don't think its better writing (Wes, you're doing a great job), and the Mavericks, without much debate, are a far better team.

Is there just something inherent about baseball that attracts bloggers?

Has Dirk struggled with sinuses before and like his ankles its something that he just plays through or is it a recent illness? I hope it doesn't continue to slow him down.

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Watching Austin Croshere try to fill in for Dirk against the Nuggets was pathetic. He's not a good defender, and while often said to be a good shooter, he missed all six of his shots, many of which were taken without a defender in his face. Though I don't expect any backup to be nearly as productive as Dirk, didn't we have a better backup last season?

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