[外電] Dallas Mavericks give high marks to campsite
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UNIVERSITY PARK – When the local college basketball team – one with
limited success of late – has a better practice facility than the local NBA
team that has reached the playoffs eight years in a row, something seems
askew.
That's not necessarily the case for the Mavericks. When they opened American
Airlines Center, the subterranean practice court they installed was
competitive with any in the NBA.
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But times change. Now, that single court in the bowels of the AAC is
substandard, at least when it comes to accommodating training camp for 19
players.
That's why the Mavericks are training at SMU, which this year opened the Crum
Basketball Center, a fabulous facility that includes two full basketball
courts, a large weight room and locker rooms that are, to say the least,
NBA-quality.
What does that all mean?
First, it means the Mavericks are considering their options for the future.
Training at SMU is a luxury they are thankful to have. But they also are
looking at perhaps building their own facility.
Owner Mark Cuban said he has purchased a large tract of land in South Dallas
and is open to the idea of using part of it for a training facility. He added
that there is "a lot of work to do" before it becomes a reality.
So for now, SMU is their campsite.
"We feel real good about being associated with the SMU basketball program,
which is really on the rise," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "This is a
world-class facility. It's absolutely worthy of an NBA training camp. It's
better than most NBA facilities.
"I'd be shocked if there was a facility anywhere near as nice as this in
Conference USA. And there are great days ahead for this program."
SMU has struggled for several seasons, but coach Matt Doherty has a fantastic
recruiting chip with the facility, which opened less than a year ago.
And the benefit of having the Mavericks train on campus can't be overstated.
"I think it's a compliment to our facility," Doherty said. "It's great
exposure. And we are having a great opportunity to watch practice. Anytime
you can watch Rick and his staff work, we're always working to pick up drills
and techniques.
"If the Crum Center is good enough for the Mavs and the NBA, it will be good
enough for our high school prospects."
The Mavericks have the benefit of two full courts instead of one. It's also
giving them the same privacy and proximity to locker rooms and weight rooms
that they would have at AAC, not to mention that the SMU campus is closer to
most players' and coaches' homes.
Briefly: Single-game tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. at the AAC north box
office, online at mavs.com and by phone at 800-462-2849. There is a limit of
four tickets for each regular-season game. ... Former University of Minnesota
coach Clem Haskins, a good friend of assistant coach Dwane Casey from his
days as the Timberwolves coach, has attended practice the last two days.
Training camp update
Friday: Antoine Wright, who is holding his own in the battle for playing time
at the wing positions, ran with the first team for part of Friday's practice.
DeSagana Diop also subbed in with the first team for the first time. It also
was the first day that they had some bumps in the road. Said Carlisle, "We
didn't have our best day today. The effort was good, but we had some
struggles. But that's part of it. There's going to be days when we stink."
Today: As they have throughout the first week, the coaches will continue to
mix and match personnel. They also have an eye toward Tuesday's exhibition
opener against Washington. "As you get closer to the first exhibition game,
the importance of staying with it and getting better is obvious," Carlisle
said. "I don't claim to have all the answers on day four."
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