<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> PHOENIX ? The Mavericks have a gas problem, according to owner Mark Cuban. No, not that kind of gas. The kind you run out of. A problematic training camp led to the Mavericks' early-season woes going into Thursday's meeting with Phoenix. The inability to get players on the court together and in prime game shape has been obvious to Cuban. "Other than the one game in Houston, every game was right there for us to take with five minutes to go," Cuban said. "And when the other teams have something left in the tank and you don't, it's obviously tough. That's something that can and will be fixed as guys play more games." Coach Avery Johnson has seen his team play well early in some games, including Wednesday night at the Clippers, when they were up by 11 after the first quarter. Fatigue, however, is only one of the many problems he sees. "Offensively, we got bogged down a little bit," Johnson said. "It's just amazing how bad our spacing is. We're just not getting to our spots quick enough, especially against double teams." </div> Source
