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COPYRIGHT 2006 Texas Monthly, Inc.
PANELISTS: DALE HANSEN
Sports anchor, WFAA-TV, Dallas BUCK HARVEY
Sports columnist, San Antonio Express-News
Sweany: The San Antonio Spurs are the defending champs and have had the best record in the Western Conference for most of the season. But the Dallas Mavericks have stayed right on their heels. How do you see the playoffs shaping up?
Hansen: I like the Mavericks. I'm not concerned that they haven't been playing well lately, because they've been shorthanded. If they can get healthy, I think they are headed to a showdown with San Antonio.
Harvey: Nationally, I think most people like the Spurs, but the reality of that has always been a little off-kilter. I agree with Dale: I think the Mavericks do a lot of things that bother the Spurs, and I think this is a different team from the past. When the Spurs won their three championships, they were never physically imposing. The Spurs have to rely on experience and their system, so they're a team that can be beaten, without a doubt.
Sweany: What about coaching?. Gregg Popovich has been with the Spurs since 1995,...
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