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Let The Games Begin

The Mavericks start their season opener against the Wizards, a team that went to playoff contenders to only winning 19 games last season, with their start Gilbert Arenas out with injuries.

But he’s back and they’re hoping he will lift them out of the hole they found themselves in last year by becoming a contender once again.

The Mavericks on the other hand did some changes, added some depth to the team but also keeping the core team intact, adding some very valuable players to the roster. Marion, Thomas and Gooden all add an extra something and I feel this team will be better than last years team, which was also under a new coach. Now that they’ve played for Carlisle for a year, the Mavericks should feel a little more confident this season, Marion should pick up and work with the team with no problems.

I also think Humphries will be a hidden gem off the bench for us this season, able to grab rebounds and score from the paint. Might even be a breakout year for him if given the playing time.

Let’s just hope Howard can play like his old self, stay away from injuries, along with Tim Thomas fully recovering from his injury before preseason started, this Mavericks team can go further possibly than last year or at least put up a better fight if they get past the first round.

Nonetheless, they’ve won 7 of their last 8 match ups against the Wizards at home, I predict a win in their home opener and another 50 plus win season for this team.

Opening Preseason Game Vs Orlando Magic

Tonight the Mavericks host the Orlando Magic for their pre-season opener at home. This will be an interesting game. Both teams had some overhauls of their rosters. The Mavs lost Bass to the Magic who will now be playing against us possibly in this opener. We’ve added Shawn Marion to our lineup and the Magic are now without Turkoglu who was a big part of their winning season and getting to the finals this past year.

Although they’ve added Vince Carter to their lineup and lost a few other players, I don’t think they’re going to live up to last years team, although the Magic will be a good team, I think the shake-up will take some time to readjust for their remaining players.

As for the Mavs, I think they got better despite losing Bass and now with Tim Thomas who would have helped us off the bench, the Mavs have 3 (4 if Josh Howard actually stays healthy and lives up to his potential) All-Stars in their starting lineup with Terry coming off the bench.

It will be interesting game nonetheless and I’m actually predicting the Mavs will win this opener.