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By EDDIE SEFKO In preparation for the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend that will be in the Fort Worth/Dallas area Feb.

Tim Duncan's willingness to listen to Gregg Popovich has made the Spurs a model franchise across the NBA.

The Mavericks got Tim Thomas back on Wednesday, and I can't stress how important this could be for them before the season is done.

Don Nelson has taken us down this road before. It usually doesn't end well. The embattled Golden State coach is navigating through another minefield, with perhaps his career and the future of the Warriors hanging in the balance.

After managementA handed Byron ScottA a pink slip last week, the New Orleans Hornets need a head coach.

What is it about being named NBA Coach of the Year that seems to doom a recipient's job security? Since Doc Rivers received the first COY award of the 21st century, eight of the 10 recipients no longer are with the teams they coached when they were honored.

In some ways, last Saturday's game seemed like the vintage days of yore for the Mavericks, the days of Nash and Nellie and lots of offense.

One of San Antonio's best-known preachers was laid to rest Tuesday. An iconic pastor, Reverend E. Thurman Walker died of cancer more than a week ago .

We've been talking about his window for the better part of his career. Once Dirk Nowitzki emerged as one of the very best in the world -- and he is -- we've wondered if the Mavericks would take the final step separating contenders from champions.

This is a part of the multi-part season preview, Once More, With Feeling . To read an explanation, click here .

By EDDIE SEFKO A year later, we're still getting to know coach Rick Carlisle.Unlike the past two coaches of the Mavericks, Don Nelson and Avery Johnson, Carlisle doesn't seem to easily fit into a category.Everybody knew Nelson was going to push the tempo, try to create a small-ball team that could win big with offense and pretty much rely on so-so ...

Coaching is a tough business, especially when it comes to telling players they've messed up.

Shawn Marion sat in front of his locker after a recent preseason game and pointed to his finger.

A former youth coordinator at Without Walls International Church filed a lawsuit today against the predominantly black church alleging a senior administrator sent him racially offensive e-mail messages.

Theoretically, the bond first formed on the bench in Dallas. But lines were initially drawn long before.

Despite a subpar offensive night, Shaq got his fourth ring Tuesday. Heat Of The Night Shaquille O'Neal promised an NBA championship to the city of Miami.

Despite a subpar offensive night, Shaq got his fourth ring Tuesday. Heat Of The Night Shaquille O'Neal promised an NBA championship to the city of Miami.

Posted by John Paulsen This is probably only interesting to NBA nuts and Mavs fans, but the transcript from the Cuban/Nelson arbitration hearing has been released , and there are some interesting tidbits of information.

In this excerpt from the arbitration hearing transcript, Don Nelson talks about how miserable he was his final year in Dallas as a consultant to the Mavericks.

The feud between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and former coach Don Nelson stretches back nearly seven years and has some US$7 million at stake.