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Monday Morning Mavs Donuts: If a 7-foot German falls in love with Roddy B, does it make a sound? Yes. It does. An impossible-to-ignore sound. ... 'Melo tries to fire up his Nuggets ... What is Tiger Woods wearing? (Besides not a condom?) ... Can the Mavs carry over some habits from Golden State to Denver? ... And what happened to the Nuggets yesterday to dunk them behind Dallas and into third place? ... Donuts are part of a nutritious Mavericks breakfast!
DONUT 1: The way he's been playing, you've got to give him some room somewhere," Dirk Nowitzki said. "It's not easy, but it's a problem you want to have."
The UberMan hath spoken.
DONUT 2: Denver is 1-3 on this road trip after the loss at Orlando yesterday, and the Nuggets have slipped out of second thanks to having lost four of five. Here comes the second night of a road B-2-B, and the Nuggets sound more "fired up'' than "worried.''
"This is a playoff game for us," Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said. "We gotta get up for this game, regardless if it's back-to-back or a tough road trip. We gotta get it."
DONUT 3: Nellie says he wants to keep coaching because while he’s 70, he feels like 50.’’
Unfortunately, his Warriors always feel like 20 – that is, 20 wins a year.
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DONUT 5: When I hear and read people who say they’ve spent a long time on the bandwagon in support of the Mavs rookie … and then I hear them refer to him as “Roddy Buckets’’ …
I do so while my very hot-selling FREE RODDY B shirt gently weeps.
It’s “RODDY B.’’ The “Roddy Buckets’’ thing comes from something Cuban said at training camp – but before that, the Mavs owner called another player “’Gana Buckets.’’ It’s just the way Mark talks flatteringly about players; it’s no nickname. Beaubois is no more "Roddy Buckets'' than Nowitzki is "Dirk Buckets'' ... which Cuban might've called him once 10 years ago because that's how Tony Cubes talks.
RODDY B is now what Galloway calls him. It’s what at least one of Roddy’s friends calls him. I’ve heard Donnie Nelson pick up on it. NBA fans are having the shirts mailed to them. ... in France. The other night on the telecast, the graphic on the screen and Gina and Derek Harper all even went so far as to say, “FREE RODDY B!’’
You can slip a “French Cuffs’’ in there as a supplement. And you can also go “Roddy, Loud & Proud’’ if you are an old-schooler and you even understand it.
But tonight, with the Nuggets in town … if the Mavs fall behind and Beaubois finds himself in Carlisle’s mothballs … you watch: Some savvy fans and DallasBasketball.com readers will start a chant.
“FREE RODDY B!’’
You are welcome to join the bandwagon. That’s what it’s here for.
But the password isn’t “Roddy Buckets.’’
The password is “FREE RODDY B.’’
DONUT 6: Along the same lines, as far as I’m concerned, almost as misguided as botching Roddy B’s nickname is – at this late point in the season – handling him in a “scared’’ way.
There are reasons to be careful with him.
There are not reasons to be “scared’’ that he’s going to make a mistake that is any more disastrous than the next guy’s mistake.
From Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News: “And even the most diehard Roddy fans must remember that not every game is going to be like Saturday’s. When Beaubois doesn’t have his shot working and becomes a liability on defense, he deserves to sit – just like any other player.”
I’m not sure if Eddie means that the same way I’m going to interpret it, but here goes:
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PLAYER.
That’s all I want from Carlisle. Beaubois has earned the right to be dangled out there … and if it’s not working, fine.
But if you don’t give him four minutes or so, how will you ever know if it’s not working?
DONUT 7: They’re going to blow up Texas Stadium on April 11. Any way we can convince T.O. to go pose on the star on that day?
DONUT 8: As a behavioral reminder, Tiger Woods now wears a Buddhist bracelet.
Not quite as effective a “behavioral reminder’’ as wearing a condom, but oh well.
DONUT 9: Chicks dig The UberMan. And the FREE RODDY B. Money-back guarantee if you wear these Mavs DB.com T-shirts and the ladies’ interest in you fails to rise.
Look around. You will see them when the Mavs host Denver tonight.
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DONUT 10: mavstats points out that in the win at Golden State, the Mavs set season highs in 3-pointers (16), defensive rebounds (48) and steals (15).
Next issue: How does that statistical performance carry over to tonight?
The defensive rebounds are unlike to. GS shot 33 percent; Denver won’t do that.
The steals? Unlikely, because that was so much a part of tempo – though won’t it be fascinating to see if Carlisle believes his Kidd-led post-trade roster can run with Denver? (Especially with the Nuggets on the second night of a B-2-B?)
The 3’s? With all due respect to Jet, Kidd and Dirk … at this moment, that sort of all depends on how much Roddy B plays.
DONUT 11: Somewhere, there is a tape of the Pittsburgh QB engaging in alleged sexual assault of a female in the restroom. Is there a tape of the hotel room incident? Or the motorcycle incident? This could be a series! “Roethlisbergers Gone Wild!’’
DONUT 12: Monta Ellis is the second best player in the game. So says Monta Ellis.
Kobe is No. 1, he says. LeBron is No. 3. And Monta himself is No. 2.
Not to make too much of this, but I want to skip right beyond the faulty judgment here and get to the underlying lunacy. When you watch a player or a team or a franchise from afar, and wonder why things never quite come together despite what seems to be an abundance of tools and opportunities. …
Maybe some guy like Monta Ellis announcing that he’s the second best player in the world is the answer to your wondering.
DONUT 13: The more I reflect on Rick Carlisle’s juiciest Roddy B quote, the deeper I am drawn in.
This is a hot topic, hot debate, and I'm one of the creators of it,'' Rick said after Roddy B went Interstate 40 in Oakland. "Because I believe in the kid and I put him out there a lot. Make no mistake, if there's opportunities to play him where I feel he can help our team, he'll be out there’’ ...
But then I have to stop myself. Wait. Take a breath. And ponder …
Debate?
What’s the debate?
“Roddy B shouldn’t be given a spot in the rotation’’ is as out of date, lacking in sense and disproven as “The world, she is-a flat, like-a your head.’’
(That's my imitation of the King talking to Christopher Columbus in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.)
