The fans are really into it and it kind of pumps you up. And if you get ahead of them, you can look back at them and say, 'ha, ha.

Just what he's meant on and off the court, he's impacted everyone from fans to the front office. Ultimately, it's our responsibility to do what's in the best interest of the Dallas Mavericks, but Michael has a special place in Mark's heart, my heart, and a special place in the franchise. At the end of the day, this just feels right.

We needed to prove to ourselves and to our fans that we were better than what we showed against St. E. We played much better as a team and we played with heart.

It was good to sit there and ask them questions about the stuff that they are doing and what we are doing and about their school as well. We do the exact same thing you guys are doing in this program, just on a larger scale.

It's real life. It's interesting to see the guts, not just the finished product but what goes in and out.

He knows how to beat these guys. Even in Kansas City, we never lost to them. He has the ingredients.