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Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/1199747.html
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Mavericks one short in three-headed monster race
Posted on Thu, Feb. 12, 2009 / By EDDIE SEFKO
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Champions are cut from many different molds in the NBA. There is the singular
mega-star who carries a well-conceived supporting staff. Think Hakeem
Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets in the ’90s.
There are dynamic duos like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
Lately, the most popular blueprint is the three-headed monster.
It’s worked for the San Antonio Spurs with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu
Ginobili. And it was employed last season by the Boston Celtics, the reigning
NBA champs who make their annual visit to American Airlines Center tonight.
"If you look at this league in recent years, it’s become more of a
strength-in-numbers type of league," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said.
"Look at Detroit in ’04. They were able to win a championship with four
All-Star caliber guys that weren’t necessarily viewed as superstars.
"If you have that volume of high-level players, you can withstand an injury,
or on nights when two guys aren’t shooting the ball well, you can still hang
in games and win. It helps over the course of 100 games to have that kind of
depth."
Nobody has perfected the formula more than the Celtics, who bring Kevin
Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to the table and surround them with
form-fitting role players.
It’s a method the Mavericks have tried to copy. And, indeed, they have built
a poor-man’s version of a Big Three, even if one of the triangle’s sides is
erased right now with Jason Terry’s injury.
"We’ve got a great starter kit," Jason Kidd said. "But the puzzle pieces
also have to match up. You can have three pieces that don’t fit. You look at
Boston, they’ve got a veteran group, guys who have been around the wars.
Those guys have given up the All-Star status for the betterment of the team.
"They continue to be All-Stars, but it’s about the team and it starts with
their leader, Kevin Garnett."
For the Mavericks, their Big Three has changed with Terry’s injury.
Normally, it’s a potent trio, with Terry, Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard
combining to average 63.5 points per game, easily the highest-scoring
threesome in the league.
Kidd, of course, is the facilitator charged with making sure all three get
their share of the scoring chances. Again, that dynamic has been altered with
Terry’s absence. But it’s a plan they hope to return to after the All-Star
break when Terry comes back.
"Our biggest challenge has been health," Carlisle said. "Josh’s situation
early in the year derailed us from getting in a great rhythm offensively in
late November and December. And we’ve had to adjust again [with Terry’s
injured left hand].
"But coming in, we projected that those three guys would play exceptionally
well and Kidd would be our key facilitator. This is the way we’d like it to
keep going when everybody gets healthy."
Even healthy, the Mavericks know there are no guarantees. Not with San Antonio
’s three-pronged attack and similar units in Los Angeles, where the Lakers
have Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom and in New Orleans where, when
healthy, the Hornets have Chris Paul, David West and Peja Stojakovic.
Injuries, as always, could determine which set of triplets ends up being most
effective in the West. But Kidd said he’s wary of one team in particular.
"This game is fragile that way with injuries and confidence," Kidd said.
"Things look great and then all of the sudden it just goes downhill, and the
one team that’s been pretty consistent and has won championships is the
Spurs. They just keep playing.
"They’re right there. So for that, we’ve just got to stay the course and
hold the fort down until we get healthy. And there’s no guarantee that we’
ll ever be 100 percent healthy.
"So we’ve just got to play with the guys we got."
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