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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.

The best thing about the embarrassment of not making the playoffs this season is that it's made the Dallas Mavericks turn up their management gear to a higher level - not that it wasn't high before.

19, missed the first 27 games and missed 29 games overall. The Mavs went 13-16 in Nowitzki's absence.

The trade deadline is always an interesting time for the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Cuban has always said two things when it comes to that time of the year: the team will always be opportunistic and don't believe what you hear or read when it comes to them.

In March, I spoke with ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM about the Dallas Mavericks. During that segment, I said something to the effect that the Mavs are "a 500 team, but 500 won't be good enough to get into the playoffs in the Western Conference." Nailed it.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS - Darren Collison may not be back for a second year in Dallas after twice losing the starting job at point guard on a team that couldn't extend a 12-season playoff streak.