<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">To say they're overjoyed would be an overstatement when describing the Mavericks as they wander along at 18-12. But as they kissed 2003 goodbye, they had to tell themselves that things could be worse. And when they looked ahead, they can only hope that today is the beginning of a 2004 that brings them as much fun as last year did. "2003 was the best year of my life with the birth of my daughter," said Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. "And it wasn't too shabby going to the Western Conference Finals. And the amazing energy of Mavs fans almost carried us to the [NBA] Finals after Dirk [Nowitzki] got hurt." The Mavericks will start the new year with a tough assignment: Go to Milwaukee on Friday and return to American Airlines Center on Saturday to face Minnesota, one of the league's hottest teams.</div> Hopefully they can get off their road slump and beat Milwaukee, and come back and beat the Wolves to have a get a good win streak going. I think last seasons Mavs would have won it all, with TRADING Bradley, Keeping LaFrentz and Van Exel. Hopefully we can cap something off in 2004. Full Story
