I was one that advocated the Mavs trading Marion at the deadline and I still hold that position. He does so many of the little things that help you win games, if "you" is a playoff caliber team in need of such a swingman to put them over the top. For a lottery team that has struggled mightily to put solid defensive personnel on the floor like the Mavs, Marion's value is indisputably lower.She set three school records with the most steals in a season (109), most assists in a season (145) and most free throws made in a season (148). She was the team leader in points (15.3), assists (4.9) and steals (3.6) per game. Finished the season ranked 14th nationally in steals.

Winners of that 89 matchup, of course, have to play a No. 1 seed in round two . If the University of Texas gets an NCAA atlarge bid today, it will be one more indictment of how flawed the system is, and what a fallacy it is to reward teams who are also rans in a major conference. The Longhorns, 2013 an