Table of Contents COURTSIDE STORIES INTRODUCING Table of Contents BREAKING NEW GROUND 8 MAVS SHOW THEIR HORNS 16 MAVS IN THE MUCK 22 CUBAN RAISES THE BAR 30 STAMPEDING TO GLORY 40 INDEX 48 COURTSIDE STORIES TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE 11 AN EXPLOSIVE OVERTIME 20 A DRAFT-DAY STEAL 24 A GLOBAL GAME 27 THE STREAKY SEASON 32 CONTRASTING STYLES 46 INTRODUCING MARK AGUIRRE 12 DICK MOTTA 15 ROLANDO BLACKMAN 19 DEREK HARPER 29 DIRK NOWITZKI 35 MARK CUBAN 43
BREAKING NEW GROUND THE CITY OF DALLAS TEXAS HAS A HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL PRO SPORTS TEAMS BREAKING NEW GROUND 8
When the United States was expanding westward in the early 1800s settlers often had little means of acquiring necessary supplies Recognizing this risk-taking entrepreneurs would sometimes strike out ahead of the crowds and develop outposts where the settlers could buy supplies recuperate from hard travel and experience some measure of civilization in the Old West John Neely Bryan was one such entrepreneur and he developed the town of Dallas Texas in 1839 As years passed Dallas evolved from a small-scale trading farming and ranching settlement into a major distribution center for the oil and cotton industries Today the Dallas Fort Worth Arlington area comprises the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the U S and is the base camp for companies such as MARK AGUIRRE 9
