Darren Collison News

The Dallas Mavericks ended their streak of 12-straight appearances in the NBA Playoffs this season as their run to try and capture the eighth-seed in the Western Conference fell short.

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With the playoffs well into the second round and the Dallas Mavericks on the sidelines, the wheels are free to turn at the front office and in the mind of every Maverick journalist and fan, wondering what can and will be done to return the Mavs to contention before Dirk's window closes.

THE NBA'S TOP 10 FREE AGENTS: PG Chris Paul, Clippers/ The Mavs would love to attract CP3 to Dallas and let Darren Collison go.

The position evaluation continues. We will be looking at each position on the floor and determine where things went wrong and what needs to change or areas of need from each position.

After a 41-41 season, the Dallas Mavericks are in need of some serious regrouping as they move forward into the 2013-14 campaign.

At the end of the day, the Dallas Mavericks were too inconsistent and unable to fight out of the rut they got in when they played without Dirk Nowitzki to be able to make the NBA Playoffs.

The MMB authors have produced another novel for you readers. This time, its 1284 words addressing the questions of "biggest misconception" and "biggest surprise". Look for the final two parts of this series to go up later this week.

Tonight, I noticed the moon,. It felt like a long time since I'd done that. The cold yellow moon, grasped in the grey fingers of clouds.