<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DALLAS (October 29, 2004) --The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have waived Derek Hood, Jason Sasser and Felipe Lopez. The Mavericks had signed all three players during training camp. <font size="1">Derek Hood,</font> <font size="1">Jason Sasser, </font> <font size="1">Felipe Lopez</font> A former University of Arkansas standout, Hood played in six games, starting two, for the Mavericks before missing the final two preseason games with a strained right groin. Hood averaged 5.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 16.8 minutes per game. Sasser, a local product from Denton, Texas, played in five games for the Mavericks and started one. He averaged 9.0 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 23.2 minutes per contest. He scored a preseason-high 14 points against New York on 10/24/04. Lopez, a former first round pick (24th overall) of the San Antonio Spurs, played in the final two preseason games for Dallas. Lopez averaged 3.0 ppg and 1.5 rpg in 9.5 minutes per game. With the transactions, the Mavericks roster now stands at 15 players.</div> You can look, but you'll feel dirty. <font size="1">Dallas Mavericks.com</font>
