Team Focus : Dallas MavericksDallas on a Mission
Dirk leads the Mavs in their league high 34-8 standingThere was a doubt that the Dallas Mavericks was not a championship contender this season, after they failed to win their first 4 games the team looks like it's on a verge of a down season but coach
Rick Carlisle change the rotations and put
Shawn Marion on the starting line-up that made
Dirk Nowitzki their starting center. Everybody thinks that its a wrong move
Nowitzki cant play the middle his not strong enough to bump with the likes of
Howard,
Oneal,
Bynum,
Nene and the other centers in the league.
"I personally took it as a challenge, coach put me in that position because he trust me and my teammates trust me. All I can do now is to give my best every single game and focus on making the team a winner." Dirk said.
The German superstar seems to be at best in that middle as he is having a career best season, leading the league in PPG with 31.5 and having his career best in RPG with 11.5 . Now the Dallas Mavericks are the hottest team in the league with a
18 game winning streak and they are looking to extend their streak.
"It's not just me who gather this wins, we the whole team works hard for this wins." Dirk said.
Dirk's remarks on the team was correct, newly acquired S.Marion is having his best season after 3 years wandering around the league. Marion having a 20.1 PPG, 8.9 RPG and 4.7 APG this season.
"I really felt comfortable with this team, I thank the coach for the trust he gave me to put in this position." Marion said.
"The team had it with them. I know that this team can win and go to the finals they just need a little push. It was not me that made them winners I just think of the plays their the one who will execute them." Rick Carlisle said.
The team's starting five is actually averaging double figures in scoring.
Jason "The Jet" Terry is the teams 3rd best scorer with 17.8 PPG and surprisingly leads the league in assist with 10.3 APG.
Jason Kidd has 12.5 PPG and only having a career low 2.2 assist the returning
Josh Howard is having a solid season with 11.8 PPG.
"What can I say? I learned from the best. Kidd really trust me to ran the plays I always thought that the way he plays is too hard for me but with his teachings I quickly learn to find my teammates." Terry said.
"I don't care about the stats I just want my team to win actually I don't care about are streak right now, what matters now is to get to the playoffs and reach the finals let me rephrase that I mean to win in the finals." Kidd said.
Kidd's remarks answer it all for the rest of the Mavs. Kidd maybe in his final season and Nowitzki is 32 the Mavericks time is right now despite having this winning streak their mission is not yet over its really only their starting step for them to reach their final mission and that is to win that precious Larry O'Brien Trophy.