2005-06 Misc News

6/28 With the #28 pick in the 2006 draft, Dallas selected Maurice Ager (G, 6-5, 202, Michigan State'06)
6/28 Dallas selected J.R. Pinnock with the #58 pick, but the selection was made for the LA Lakers as Dallas traded that pick to the Lakers for Miami's 2007 2nd round draft pick.
6/28 Dallas announced that they would not renew assistant coach Charlie Parker's contract. Parker had been with Dallas since 1996.
6/21 Congratulations to Marquis Daniels on the birth of his daughter!
6/20 Miami defeated Dallas to take the series 4-2 and the Miami Heat are the 2006 NBA Champions.
6/20 Jerry Stackhouse received 3 stitches on the top of his head during game 6 as a result of receiving an inadvertant elbow.
6/20 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $250,000 for "several acts of misconduct" following game 5.
6/19 The NBA fined Dirk Nowitzki $5,000 for kicking the ball into the stands during game 5.
6/18 Dallas activated DJ Mbenga and placed Josh Powell on IL.
6/16 The NBA suspended Jerry Stackhouse for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Shaquille O'Neal during Thursday's Mia-Dal game 4. His flagrant foul was also upgraded to a level 2.
6/11 The NBA fined Shaquille O'Neal $10,000 and fined Miami $25,000 for O'Neal failing to make himself available to the media following Sunday's Dal-Mia game 2.
6/8 Jerry Stackhouse suffered a cut on his nose late in the 2nd quarter of game 1 vs Miami and had to get 3 stitches during halftime.
6/3 DALLAS DEFEATED PHOENIX 102-93 IN GAME 6 TO TAKE THE SERIES AND ADVANCE TO THE NBA FINALS!!!!!!!!!
6/2 Dallas placed DJ Mbenga on the suspended list.
6/1 The NBA suspended DJ Mbenga for 6 games for going in to the stands to see what the commotion was between Avery Johnson's wife and some fans during Tuesday's game 4 in Phoenix. The league ruled no fines or suspensions for owner Mark Cuban, who also entered the stands.
5/28 Raja Bell (Pho) did not play in game 2 or 3 due to his strained left calf.
5/24 Raja Bell (Pho) suffered a strained left calf during the 4th quarter of game 1 and did not return.
5/24 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 1st quarter of game 1 and did not return.
5/24 Dallas activated Josh Powell and placed DJ Mbenga on IL.
5/23 DeSagana Diop was fitted with a face mask to protect his broken nose and he will wear it indefinitely.
5/22 Dallas defeated San Antonio 4-3 in the 2nd round of the playoffs to advance to the Western Conference Finals where they will face Phoenix. (Dallas will have homecourt against Phoenix due to having the better regular season record even though Phoenix is technically the higher seed.)
5/22 DeSagana Diop suffered a broken nose early in the overtime of game 7 at San Antonio, but he continued playing.
5/19 Dallas activated Darrell Armstrong and placed Josh Powell on IL.
5/18 The NBA suspended Jason Terry for 1 game for throwing a punch at Michael Finley during Wednesday's Dal-SA game.
5/17 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA First Team. Nowitzki received 584 points including 105 1st team votes in the media voting. LeBron James (Cle), Shaquille O'Neal (Mia), Kobe Bryant (LAL), and Steve Nash (Pho) joined Nowitzki on the First Team.
5/15 Dallas activated Keith Van Horn and placed Darrell Armstrong on IL with a left knee contusion. Van Horn did not play in Game 4, but may see some court time in game 5.
5/13 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained left ankle late in the 4th quarter of game 4, but was able to continue playing.
5/10 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $100,000 for going on the court during Monday's game 1 at San Antonio to complain about a non-call and $100,000 for criticizing on his blog how the league selects playoff refs.
5/7 Dirk Nowitzki finished 3rd in the MVP voting 544 points, including 14 1st place votes. Steve Nash (Pho) won the award with 924 points including 57 1st place votes and LeBron James (Cle) was 2nd with 688 points including 16 1st place votes.
5/3 The NBA fined Dirk Nowitzki $15,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul level 2 for throwing an elbow at the chest of Pau Gasol during Monday's Dal-Mem game.
5/1 Dallas swept Memphis 4-0 to advance to the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
5/1 Marquis Daniels did not play in game 4 of the Memphis series due to a strained right hamstring.
4/28 Jerry Stackhouse finished 3rd in the 6th Man of the Year voting, as voted on by media members. Stackhouse received 162 points including 12 1st place votes (out of a possible 123 votes). Mike Miller (Mem) finished 1st with 501 points (88 1st place votes) and Speedy Claxton (NO) was 2nd with 205 points (14 1st place votes).
4/25 Avery Johnson was named as Coach of the Year. Johnson received 63 of a possible 124 media 1st place votes and had a total of 419 points. Mike D'Antoni (Pho) was 2nd in the voting with 247 points and 27 1st place votes. Congrats AJ!
4/22 Rawle Marshall had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 4 steals in 31 minutes and Pavel Podkolzin had no points, 1 rebound, and 3 fouls in 4 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Albuquerque 108-119 in the Finals.
4/20 Rawle Marshall and Pavel Podkolzine were left off of the playoff roster.
4/20 Dallas assigned Rawle Marshall and Pavel Podkolzine to the NBADL. The Fort Worth Flyers play in the NBADL Finals on Saturday.
4/19 The 2005-06 regular season has ended and Dallas finished with a record of 60-22.
4/19 Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the Clippers game due to resting. Josh Howard and Jason Terry only played in the 1st quarter of the Clippers game due to resting. Jerry Stackhouse only played in the 1st half of the Clippers game due to resting. Darrell Armstrong suffered a sprained ankle during the 2nd quarter of the Clippers game and did not return. Adrian Griffin suffered a cut lip during the Clippers game that required 2 stitches, but he did return to play.
4/19 Dallas recalled Pavel Podkolzin from the NBADL and activated him and placed Marquis Daniels on IL with a strained left hamstring.
4/18 With Memphis' win over the Clippers, Memphis clinched the #5 seed and will face Dallas in the first round of the playoffs.
4/17 With San Antonio's win over Utah, Dallas is locked into the #4 seed. [Dallas has the 2nd best record in the Western Conference, but the 3 division winners get the #1, #2, and #3 seeds.]
4/16 Marquis Daniels left the Utah game during the 2nd quarter with a strained left hamstring.
4/16 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Devin Harris on IL with a sore left leg.
4/15 Pavel Podkolzin had 4 points including 1-4 FG, 3 rebounds, and 5 fouls in 17 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Roanoke 87-78 in the semi-finals.
4/14 The NBA fined Erick Dampier $5,000 and upgraded his flagrant foul level 1 to a level 2 for his foul on Shawn Marion during Thursday's Dal-Pho game.
4/13 DeSagana Diop did not play in the Phoenix game due to coach Johnson electing to rest him. Devin Harris did not play in the 2nd half of the Phoenix game as the plan going into the game was to only play him in the 1st half.
4/13 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Stackhouse does not have an injury, just getting some rest.
4/12 Dallas signed a contract extension with radio 103.3 ESPN through 08-09 for broadcasting Dallas games.
4/9 Pavel Podkolzin had 4 points including 1-8 FG and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Albuquerque 88-100.
4/8 Adrian Griffin did not play in the New Orleans, San Antonio, or Sacramento games due to a strained left hamstring.
4/8 Pavel Podkolzin had 7 points including 3-4 FG and 2 rebounds before fouling out in 18 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Tulsa 86-98.
4/6 Pavel Podkolzin had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds in 27 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Austin 98-94.
4/4 Keith Van Horn underwent surgery on his right hand.
4/4 Pavel Podkolzin had 2 points and 5 rebounds before fouling out in 22 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Florida 99-107.
4/2 Adrian Griffin (strained right hamstring) and Marquis Daniels (strained neck) did not play in the Denver game.
4/2 Dallas activated Adrian Griffin and placed Keith Van Horn on IL with a broken right hand.
4/2 Keith Van Horn suffered a broken right hand during the 3/31 game vs Orlando. He will likely undergo surgery on the hand and is likely out for the rest of the season (including playoffs).
4/2 Pavel Podkolzin had 6 points and 3 rebounds in 11 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Austin 95-104.
4/1 Pavel Podkolzin had 10 points and 7 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Austin 98-80.
3/31 Marquis Daniels (strained neck) and DJ Mbenga (suspended) did not play in the Orlando game.
3/31 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Adrian Griffin on IL with a strained right hamstring.
3/31 The NBA suspended DJ Mbenga for 1 game for his flagrant foul on LeBron James (Cle) during Wednesday's Dal-Cle game. His flagrant foul was also upgraded from a flagrant level 1 to a flagrant level 2.
3/29 Adrian Griffin (strained right hamstring) did not play in the Cleveland, Detroit, or Atlanta games.
3/23 Keith Van Horn (sprained left MCL) and Adrian Griffin (strained right hamstring) did not play in the Golden State, Houston, New Jersey, Washington, @Houston, or Cleveland games.
3/18 Pavel Podkolzin had 12 points and 7 rebounds in 22 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Arkansas 116-112.
3/17 Pavel Podkolzin had 10 points and 11 rebounds in 21 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Arkansas 94-104.
3/15 Josh Howard (strained left hamstring) and Devin Harris (strained left quad) did not travel with the team for the road trip.
3/14 With Dallas' win and New Orleans' loss, Dallas formally clinched a playoff berth.
3/14 Dallas activated Keith Van Horn and placed Josh Howard on IL with a strained left hamstring.
3/12 Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half of the Sacramento game due his strained left hamstring.
3/12 Adrian Griffin did not play in the Sacramento game due to his strained right hamstring.
3/12 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Devin Harris on IL with a strained right hamstring.
3/12 Pavel Podkolzin had 2 points and 3 rebounds in 15 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Tulsa 85-96.
3/11 Adrian Griffin left the Utah game during the 4th quarter with a srtrained right hamstring and did not return.
3/11 Devin Harris left the Utah game during the 1st quarter with a strained left quad and did not return.
3/11 Pavel Podkolzin had 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 15 minutes as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Tulsa 96-69.
3/7 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Josh Howard on IL with a strained left hamstring.
3/7 Dallas assigned Pavel Podkolzin to the NBADL.
3/6 Dallas activated Josh Powell and placed Keith Van Horn on IL with a sprained left MCL.
3/6 Josh Howard did not play in the Phoenix game due to a strained left hamstring.
3/4 Dallas recalled Josh Powell from the NBADL.
3/3 Josh Howard left the Charlotte game during the 2nd quarter with a strained left hamstring and did not return.
3/3 Keith Van Horn left the Charlotte game during the 1st quarter with a sprained left knee and did not return.
3/3 The NBA fined Jerry Stackhouse $30,000 for his comments about ref Dick Bavetta following Thursday's Dal-SA game. The NBA also suspended Robert Horry (SA) for 2 games for his altercation with Stackhouse during the game and making contact with a ref.
3/3 Josh Powell had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Tulsa 99-90.
3/1 Josh Powell had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Roanoke 106-102.
2/28 Josh Powell had 18 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Roanoke 123-126.
2/27 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained ankle early in the 3rd quarter of the Philadelphia game, but did return to action for the 4th quarter.
2/27 Josh Howard (sprained right ankle) and Keith Van Horn (ill) did not play in the Philadelphia game.
2/27 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Devin Harris on IL with a strained left quad.
2/26 Dallas recalled Rawle Marshall from the NBADL and assigned Josh Powell to the NBADL. Marshall was activated and Powell was placed on IL.
2/25 Dallas activated Josh Powell and placed Josh Howard on IL with a sprained right ankle.
2/23 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 1st quarter of the Memphis game. He did return to play in the 2nd quarter, but was unable to play in the 2nd half.
2/23 Rawle Marshall had 5 points including 2-9 FG as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Florida 103-86.

2/19 The East defeated the West 122-120 in the All-Star game. Avery Johnson coacted the West team.

Player                MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)    16   4-8     0-3     2-3    10  3-6   0  0  2   0   0

2/19 Rawle Marshall had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Fayetteville 103-84
2/18 Congrats to Dirk Nowitzki who won the 3-Point Shooting Contest on All-Star Saturday. Nowitzki officially had 14 points in the 1st round (tied for 2nd most) to advance to the finals. He had 18 points in the Finals to win the event as Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 16 points and Ray Allen (Sea) had 15 points. Jason Terry finished 4th in the event with 13 points in the 1st round.
2/17 The Sophomores defeated the Rookies 106-96 on All-Star Friday night. Del Harris coached the Sophomores and Devin Harris played for the Sophomores.
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Player              FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST TO PF STL BLK
Devin Harris (Dal)    3-9     0-2     0-0     6  1-3   7  4  1   3   0 
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2/17 Congrats to Don Nelson for his nomination for the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. The vote for the inductees from the 16 finalists will occur next month.
2/14 Rawle Marshall had 14 points including 6-9 FG as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Albuquerque 104-71.
2/13 Desagana Diop suffered a cut below his left eye during the 3rd quarter and received 5 stitches. He was able to return later in the game.
2/13 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Josh Powell on IL.
2/11 Rawle Marshall had 20 points including 8-10 FT as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Tulsa 99-102.
2/10 Dallas activated Josh Powell and placed Devin Harris on IL with a strained left quad.
2/9 Dirk Nowitzki was named as a reserve for the All-Star game that will take place February 19 in Houston. It is the 6th straight year that Nowitzki has been named to the All-Star team.
2/8 Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry were selected to compete in the 3-Point Shootout for All-Star Saturday night on February 18 in Houston.
2/3 Rawle Marshall had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Roanoke 109-105.
2/1 The NBA named Avery Johnson and Flip Saunders (Det) as Coaches of the Month for January. Both teams went 13-2 in January.
2/1 The NBA announced that Devin Harris has been selected to play for the sophomore team for the Rookie-Sophomore game for All-Star Friday on February 17 in Houston. They also announced that Dallas assistant coach Del Harris will coach the sophomore team.
1/31 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Josh Powell on IL.
1/29 Rawle Marshall had 19 points as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Albuquerque 85-93.
1/28 Dallas activated Marquis Daniels and placed Devin Harris on IL with a strained right shoulder.
1/29 Rawle Marshall had 15 points as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Albuquerque 91-84.
1/26 Darrell Armstrong left the Seattle game during the 4th quarter with a strained neck and did not return.
1/26 Devin Harris did not play in the Seattle game due to a strained right shoulder.
1/26 Rawle Marshall had 13 points on 2-8 FG and 9-10 FT as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Florida 111-94.
1/25 Avery Johnson will coach the Western Conference team in the All-Star game as Dallas has clinched having the best or 2nd best record in the Western Conference for February 5 - Gregg Popovich (SA) is ineligible to coach this season as he coached the Western Conference team last season. The All-Star game is February 19 in Houston.
1/25 Devin Harris left the Golden State game right before halftime with a strained shoulder and did not return.
1/24 Rawle Marshall had 10 points and 5 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Florida 111-83.
1/22 Keith Van Horn did not play in the Portland, LA Clippers, or Houston games due to a sprained left ankle.
1/22 Rawle Marshall had 23 points on 8-12 FG and 7-10 FT including the game winning free throws with 3 seconds left and 5 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Arkansas 107-106 in overtime.
1/20 Darrell Armstrong suffered a sprained ankle late in the LA Clippers game.
1/20 Rawle Marshall had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 3 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Arkansas 93-88.
1/18 Rawle Marshall had 26 points on 4-12 FG and 17-18 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Austin 104-93.
1/16 Keith Van Horn suffered a sprained left ankle late in the Milwaukee game and did not return.
1/16 Rawle Marshall had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Tulsa 89-100.
1/15 Rawle Marshall had 13 points on 2-9 Fg and 8-10 FT as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Roanoke 90-105.
1/13 Rawle Marshall had 21 points including 8-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Albuquerque 79-88.
1/12 Rawle Marshall had 10 points on 5-14 FG and 4 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Austin 92-90.
1/8 Rawle Marshall had 23 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL defeated Albuquerque 91-83.
1/7 Marquis Daniels expected to be out for 2 weeks with a strained neck.
1/7 Assistant Rolando Blackman returned to the bench after missing 2 weeks with pneumonia.
1/6 Dallas activated Josh Powell and placed Marquis Daniels on IL with a strained neck.
1/6 Rawle Marshall had 15 points on 4-11 FG and 7-12 FT as the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL lost to Albuquerque 71-111.
1/4 Devin Harris played limited minutes in the Minnesota game due to his sprained right thumb.
1/3 Devin Harris left the Portland game during the 2nd quarter with a sprained thumb and did not return.
12/31 Rawle Marshall had 23 points including 9-13 FG in 25 minutes in his first game with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL as the Flyers defeated Austin 91-82.
12/30 Assistant coach Ro Blackman has missed the past couple of games with pneumonia.
12/30 Dallas activated Marquis Daniels and placed Josh Powell on IL.
12/29 Dallas assigned Rawle Marshall to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL.
12/26 Keith Van Horn did not play in the Indiana game due to the stomach flu.
12/23 Devin Harris played limited minutes in the 2nd half of the Seattle game due to stomach cramps.
12/23 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Rawle Marshall on IL.
12/22 Dallas activated Rawle Marshall and placed Marquis Daniels on IL with a strained neck.
12/20 Marquis Daniels left the Lakers game late in the 3rd quarter after aggravating his strained neck.
12/20 Dallas activated Marquis Daniels and placed Rawle Marshall on IL.
12/18 Del Harris did not coach in the Minnesota game due to the flu.
12/16 Dallas activated Keith Van Horn and placed Marquis Daniels on IL with a strained neck.
12/14 Marquis Daniels left the Phoenix game during the 3rd quarter with a strained neck and did not return.
12/14 Dallas activated Rawle Marshall and placed Keith Van Horn on IL with a bruised right hip.
12/12 Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half of the Lakers game due to his sprained right ankle.
12/12 Keith Van Horn suffered a hip bruise during the 2nd quarter of the Lakers game and did not return.
12/12 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Rawle Marshall on IL.
12/9 Jason Terry did not play in the Memphis or Indiana games due to a strained right hamstring.
12/5 Jason Terry did not play in the 2nd half of the Chicago game due to a strained right hamstring.
12/1 Jason Terry suffered a strained right hamstring during the San Antonio game, but continued playing.
12/1 The NBA named Avery Johnson and Flip Saunders (Det) as Coaches of the Month for November. Dallas went 10-4 in November and Detroit went 11-2.
11/28 Dallas signed Adrian Griffin and placed Josh Howard on IL with a sprained right ankle. Howard is expected to be out 3 weeks due to the injury.
11/26 Josh Howard left the Memphis game late in the 4th quarter with a sprained right ankle. He did not travel with the team for the 2 game road trip.
11/25 Dallas released Doug Christie. Christie may eventually retire due to his sore left ankle.
11/22 Keith Van Horn did not play in the Houston or Detroit games due to a sprained right middle finger.
11/17 Dallas activated Keith Van Horn and placed Doug Christie on IL with a sore left ankle. Christie flew to Seattle to get a 2nd opinion on the ankle - where he had surgery on the ankle this summer.
11/15 Dallas activated Rawle Marshall and placed Keith Van Horn on IL with a sprained middle finger on his right hand.
11/11 Dirk Nowitzki and Devin Harris did play in the Charlotte game.
11/9 Devin Harris suffered a sprained left ankle late in the 3rd quarter of the Philadelphia game and did not return.
11/9 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a strained lower back late in the 2nd quarter of the Philadelphia game and did not return.
11/5 The NBA upgraded Dirk Nowitzki's flagrant foul, level 1 on Matt Harpring during Wednesday's game vs Utah to a flagrant foul, level 2.
11/4 Jerry Stackhouse is expected to be out 2 weeks with a bone bruise on his right knee.
11/1 Pavel underwent surgery on the stress fracture in his right foot to insert 2 screws. He will be on crutches for 6 weeks and is expected to be out 3 to 4 months.
11/1 Jerry Stackhouse did not travel with the team for the 2 game road trip due to his sore right knee. He is undergoing further analysis on the knee.
10/31 Dallas placed Jerry Stackhouse (sore right knee), Pavel Podkolzin (stress fracture right foot), and Rawle Marshall on the inactive list (IL).
10/28 Pavel Podkolzin has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot. He is scheduled to undergo surgery next week and then will be out 3 to 4 months.
10/28 Dallas released Tariq Abdul-Wahad.
10/27 Dallas finished the 05-06 preseason with a record of 6-2.
10/27 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Detroit game due to a sore right knee.
10/26 Dallas released Kaniel Dickens.
10/25 Jerry Stackhouse (sore right knee) and Erick Dampier (strained right hip) did not play in the Milwaukee and LA Clippers games.
10/21 Dallas released Erick Strickland.
10/21 Jerry Stackhouse (sore right knee), Erick Dampier (strained right hip), and Pavel Podkolzin (sprained right big toe) did not play in the New York game.
10/18 Shawn Bradley formally submitted his retirement papers and Dallas released him.
10/18 Jerry Stackhouse (sore right knee) and Pavel Podkolzin (sprained right big toe) did not play in the Detroit or New York games.
10/12 Keith Van Horn did not play in the Clippers game due to a sprained right thumb. Dirk Nowitzki, Jerry Stackhouse, and Erick Dampier did not play in the Clippers game due to the coach chosing to rest them.
10/11 Keith Van Horn suffered a sprained right thumb during the 3rd quarter of the Sacramento game and did not return.
10/11 Jason Terry and Doug Christie did not play in the Sacramento game. It was more the coach simply chosing not to play them in a preseason game than due to a specific injury.
10/10 Dallas released Samo Udrih.
10/9 Dallas held the annual Blue-White scrimmage. The White team consisted of Darrell Armstrong, Erick Dampier, Kaniel Dickens, Josh Howard, Pavl Podkolzin, Jerry Stackhouse (11 points), Erick Strickland (injured, DNP), Samo Udrih, and Keith Van Horn (14 points including 5-7 FG and 4 rebounds) and was coached by Joe Prunty. The Blue team consisted of Doug Christie (didn't play much after the 1st quarter), Marquis Daniels (13 points, 3 steals), DeSagana Diop, Devin Harris, Rawle Marshall, DJ Mbenga, Dirk Nowitzki (11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Josh Powell, and Jason Terry (6 points, 2 assists) and was coached by Rolando Blackman. The Blue team led most of the ugly game (was up 36-29 after 3), but the White team came back in the 4th quarter and took the lead. Nowitzki was fouled attempting a 3 and the Blue team down by 5 with about 5 seconds left. He hit the 1st 2 and intentionally missed the 2nd and was able to grab the rebound and pass out to Terry behind the arc, but his 3 just missed and 2 White free throws with a fraction of a second left capped the scoring. The White team won 50-45. It wasn't a pretty game with far too many blown layups, fumbled passes, bricked free throws (hopefully they spend a lot of time at the line today), and other preseason type mistakes. Stackhouse had a real pretty drive and then passed it off (and out of bounds) instead of the easy 2. Terry had a pretty pass that was fumbled away. Harris blew an easy one off a sweet pass by Daniels. Dampier had a couple of butterfinger moments. It got real ugly when the training camp fodder was on the court at the same time. For the pluses, Marshall and Harris had thunderous dunks. Diop had a great block inside. Nowitzki hit a couple of 3s and had some nice passes. Howard and Daniels were everywhere and both played well (and probably the most minutes). A number of charges were taken. [Also on the negatives was the lack of food vendors - I had my young nieces and nephew with me and they were disappointed that there was no cotton candy and that I wouldn't wait 20 minutes in line for popcorn (but they did get to go to McDonalds afterwards).]
Josh Howard's 06-07 option was picked up way back to just after the 04-05 season ended.
Bernard Griffith has been added to the developmental coaching staff.
10/4 2005-06 Training camp opened.
10/3 Dallas invited Erick Strickland, Samo Udrih, and Kaniel Dickens to training camp (meaning they have non-guaranteed contracts and are long shots to make the team).
9/26 Greece defeated Germany 78-62 in the European Championship Finals. Thus, Germany finished a surprising 2nd in the tournament. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 9 rebounds in the game. He was also named as the tournament MVP, averaging 26.1 points.
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Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     35   6-17    1-8    10-10   23  0-9   0  2  4   0   2
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9/24 Germany defeated Spain 74-73 in the European Championship tournament to advance to the finals. Nowitzki hit the game winning jumper with 3.9 seconds left.

Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     40  10-20    5-10    2-2    27  1-7   3  1  0   1   0

9/23 Germany defeated Slovenia 76-62 in the European Championship tournament to advance to the semifinals. With the win, Germany clinched a spot in the 2006 World Championship tournament.

Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     37   6-18    2-8     8-9    22  2-9   2  4  3   1   3

9/20 Germany defeated Turkey 66-57 in the European Championship tournament to advance to the quarterfinals.

Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     38   8-15    3-5    14-15   33  0-10  1  4  3   0   3

9/19 The NBA announced the teams' affiliation with NBDL teams. Per the new collective bargaining agreement, an NBA team can send down a first or second year player to the NBDL (where the player will likely receive playing time). The NBA team still pays the player's salary and the player is listed on the NBA team's inactive list (with a maximum of 2 of the team's players sent down to the NBDL at the same time). Logic rules for a change and Dallas is affiliated with the new Fort Worth Flyers (Golden State, the LA Lakers, and Portland are also affiliated with the Flyers).

9/18 Germany defeated Russia 51-50 in the European Championship tournament. Nowitzki had the game winning 3-pointer with 27 seconds left (the last points scored in the game).

Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     38   6-18    5-12    7-9    24  3-19  1  2  6   3   2

9/17 Cleveland signed Alan Henderson.

9/17 Germany defeated Ukraine 84-58 in the European Championship tournament.

Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     28   9-18    3-5     6-6    27  0-5   2  3  0   1   1

9/16 Italy defeated Germany 84-82 in overtime in the European Championship tournament.

Germany                                           REB
Player           MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS  O-T AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki     42   8-23    4-14    7-10   27  3-15  3  1  1   2   2

8/31 Free agent Michael Finley selected San Antonio as his new team.
8/26 Dallas named Rolando Blackman and Joe Prunty as assistant coaches.
8/26 Dallas announced Mark Followill as the new TV play-by-play man and Chuck Cooperstein as the new radio play-by-play man. Followill had been the radio play-by-play man for the past few years. Cooperstein had been hosting the post-game radio show for the past couple of years. Matt Pinto left the Mavs' TV play-by-play job this summer to join the Clippers as their radio play-by-play man.
8/19 Dallas signed Doug Christie to a 3 year, $9.72 million contract with the 2nd and 3rd years at the team's and player's option.
8/19 Dallas signed DeSagana Diop to a 3 year, $6.48 million contract.
8/18 Todd Wagner bought a minority share of the Mavericks.
8/15 Dallas released Michael Finley, using the amnesty clause. Finley is now a free agent and free to sign with any team besides Dallas. [grumble]
8/15 Dallas re-signed Darrell Armstrong.
8/8 The NBA announced the 05-06 schedule. You can see the Mavs' schedule here (including the preseason schedule)
8/5 Dallas signed Rawle Marshall to a 1 year contract with a 2nd year at the team's option.
8/2 Dallas signed Josh Powell to a 1 year contract with a 2nd year at the team's option.
7/22 Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game: Seattle 83, Dallas 72 [boxscore]; Seattle out-scored Dallas 28-18 in the 4th quarter; Felipe Lopez had 22 points including 10-18 FT and 6 rebounds and Rawle Marshall had 19 points.
7/21 Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game: San Antonio 79, Dallas 67 [boxscore]; San Antonio out-scored Dallas 25-14 in the 4th quarter; Josh Powell had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Harris had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
7/19 Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game: Dallas 83, Utah 74 [boxscore]; Felipe Lopez had 14 points and David Logan had 13 points.
7/18 Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game: Charlotte 85, Dallas 79 [boxscore]; Josh Powell had 14 points and 8 rebounds and Pavel Podkolzin had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
7/16 Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game: Atlanta 88, Dallas 76 [boxscore]; Felipe Lopez had 19 points and Rawle Marshall had 17 points and 5 steals.
7/15 Las Vegas Summer League game: Sacramento 83, Dallas 78 [boxscore]; Felipe Lopez had 23 points and 5 rebounds and Josh Powell had 9 points and 10 rebounds.
7/12 Las Vegas Summer League game: Dallas 76, Orlando 74 [boxscore]; Dallas out-scored Orlando 21-11 in the 3rd quarter; Marquis Daniels had 21 points and Felipe Lopez had 14 points.
7/11 New York named Roger Hinds as trainer. Hinds had been Dallas' trainer from 96-97 through 03-04.
7/10 Las Vegas Summer League game: Dallas 82, Portland 60 [boxscore]; Dallas out-scored Portland 23-7 in the 2nd quarter; Marquis Daniels had 18 points and 5 rebounds, Pavel Podkolzin had 15 points and 8 rebounds, and Josh Powell had 13 points and 12 rebounds.
7/8 Devin Harris suffered a right shoulder injury late in Friday's Bos-Dal summer league game. He is expected to miss several more summer league games due to the injury.
7/8 Las Vegas Summer League game: Boston 77, Dallas 73 [boxscore]; Marquis Daniels had 13 points, Michael Harris had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Josh Powell had 9 points and 10 rebounds.
7/6 Las Vegas Summer League game: Dallas 89, New Jersey 89 [boxscore]; Josh Powell had 19 points including 6-7 FG and 12 rebounds, Marquis Daniels had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and DJ Mbenga had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
[Since the B Team for the summer league likely does not have any players that will make Dallas' training camp, I'm not listing the game results for that team here. You can see the results and boxscores at summer index]
Summer league reults and roster
7/5 Orlando named Mark Bryant as an assistant coach. Bryant had been a member of Dallas' developmental coaches for the past couple seasons.
7/2 Alan Henderson was arrested in New York for carry a loaded and unlicensed in New York gun at JFK Airport. He was released without bail. Henderson thought he was transporting the gun properly and does have a license for it in another state and the gun was in a locked box.
6/29 Dallas has also added Keith Langford (Kansas), Filberto Rivera (UTEP), and Josh Powell (NC State, has participated in a past Mavs summer league) to their summer league roster.
6/28 After the draft ended, Dallas signed undrafted players Michael Harris (Rice) and Rawle Marshall (Oakland University) to participate in Dallas' summer league teams.
6/28 The NBA draft came and went without Dallas making a single move. It is the first time Dallas did not have a draft pick or make a trade on the draft day.
6/27 Avery Johnson reports that he has an oral commitment from Joe Prunty to become one of Johnson's new assistants. Del Harris is remaining as an assistant and Johnson wants to hire 2 new assistants. Prunty has been an assistant coach and scout for San Antonio for the past 3 season and has been with the Spurs for the past 9 seasons.
Rumors are floating that Dallas will buy out the rest of Shawn Bradley's contract and he will then retire - nothing official (though some of the talk is coming from official sources). Rumors are also floating that Dallas will use the one-time-cut option of the new CBA to release Michael Finley and, thus, remove the rest of his contract from the team's salary cap (and luxury tax expenses). I've only heard mild rumblings about this one-time-cut option and haven't seen the real details, but the rumors include the team still paying the cut player and the team being unable to re-sign the cut player for the rest of the cut contract.
6/3 Michael Finley underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle to remove bone chips. His recovery time is expected to take about 4 to 6 weeks.

Patricia Bender
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