Tonight most people in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex were expecting to see Lamar Odom suit up, for the Texas Legends in Frisco. The game was completely sold out. Instead Lamar Odom is going to suit up for the Mavericks against the Utah Jazz. After losing the 4th consecutive game and owning a depleted bench the Mavericks don't have anymore time to wait on Lamar Odom.
Rick Carlisle said patience was wearing thin, and it was time to find out if Lamar Odom was in or out as a member of this team. As Coach has said the stat sheet might not provide the answers everyone is looking for. He is going to be watching the effort of his Forward on the court. Also keep an eye on his body language. Having a player who is not entirely into the situation, it shows, as does having someone who is into it.
We will see how many minutes he plays tonight and if he gets to about 20 minutes or so we should get a good idea of how the rest of the season is going to go. With the Mavericks struggling to find an Identity and direction a fired up Lamar Odom would be a huge lift. Will there finally be answers for every Mavericks player, coach, management and fan who love this team? The Utah Jazz are going to get a front row seat to the either the end of this Lamar Odom saga, or the beginning of what could be a nasty divorce.
great writing! you are making basketball interesting for someone who doesn't know much about basketball :)
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