It’s hard to give the rookies of the Mavericks a letter grade seeing how they all sat together at the end of the bench. Guard Maurice Ager played in 32 games this season and he only averaged 6.7 minutes, 2.2 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Guard Jose Juan Barea played in 33 games this season and he averaged 5.8 minutes, 2.4 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu played in only 12 games this year and he averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. It’s uncertain whether or not any of these guys will contribute in the future for the Mavericks because they just didn’t get enough playing time.

The Mavericks won the Southwest Division and they earned the #1 Seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. The Mavericks were 67-15 which had them 9 games ahead of the 2nd place San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks were almost unbeatable at home with a 36-5 record there and they were also great on the road with a 31-10 record. The Mavericks dominated the Western Conference with a 40-12 record and they were 14-2 against teams in their Division. They averaged 100.0 points per game and only allowed 92.8 per game. They won 6 of their last 10 games to end the season, but they were just having fun.

The last two weeks, Jerry Stackhouse has really stepped up for the Mavericks. He has played in 7 games over that stretch of time and he averaged 17.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. The Mavericks will need Stackhouse to continue with his excellent play off of the bench if they want to win the World Championship this season.