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Sefko: If this is a solid playoff team, free agents will be looking at the Dallas Mavericks in a much different light this summer


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Question: As far as more cap space coming this summer, cap space has not helped yet. when will mark figure out that fee agency is not this team's strong point and that they will have to build this team back into contending status via trades that require taking back questionable contracts. when will mark figure it out?

Sefko: You don't think he's willing to trade? If anything, I've seen this team be too willing to ship out players. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But you can be absolutely positive that Cuban knows that a trade can be an easier road to getting a big-time player than banking on free agency. But much depends on how Ellis and Dirk make this season work. If this is a solid playoff team in April and May, then you are going to see a totally different climate in free agency with players looking at the Mavericks in a much different light.

Question: I wonder how JAE Crower can not attack the basket.He looks strong physically but choses to shot all the three's and avoid contact?

Sefko: I've always believed younger players should always try to attack first and settle for the jumper later. Too often, that's not the case. Crowder is working on his shot a lot. He needs to have that i his arsenal. But not at the expense of abandoning the drive. And I agree with you. Right now, it's tilted too far to heaving 3-pointers. But if the defenses start respecting that shot, that's the time when he should start racing to the rim.

Question: Does Blair's game remind you of Brandon bass' game?

Sefko: Bass is more of a midrange guy. I think Blair gets more out of his ability than Bass does. But Bass is starting from a higher threshold. The way Blair has played so far, I have a hard time believing that Carlisle is going to be able to keep him out of the rotation.


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