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Despite posting at least 50 wins in each of the last 10 seasons, the  Dallas Mavericks are still trying to secure the franchise's first NBA  title.A second straight postseason appearance would be an accomplishment  for the Michael Jordan-led Charlotte Bobcats in 2010-11.Looking to put  another playoff disappointment behind them, Dirk Nowitzki and the  Mavericks open their regular season Wednesday at American Airlines  Center, where the Bobcats try again for their first-ever win over  Dallas.After finishing 55-27 last season and winning their first  Southwest Division title since 2006-07, the second-seeded Mavericks fell  in six games to San Antonio in the opening round of the Western  Conference playoffs. Since losing to Miami in the 2006 finals, Dallas  has been eliminated in the first round three times.
Last season's exit was followed by a vague comment from outspoken owner  Mark Cuban."I'm not proud of the NBA. I'm not proud of my inability over  the last 10 years to have an impact like I want to have," Cuban said.  "So I kind of feel like I owe fans an apology. But that's just the way  this business goes."While the potential loss of Nowitzki, who became an  unrestricted free agent for the first time, could have sent the  franchise into a tailspin, the 32-year-old German signed a four-year,  $80 million deal with Dallas in July.
"It wouldn't have felt right to put another uniform on," Nowitzki said.  "The fans, everybody here have been so loyal to me the last 12 years, it  would have felt like running away a little bit, in a way. So I'm here  for the long run -- four more years to reach our goal. I'm  ready."Despite the Bobcats playing in the Southeast Division with  revamped Miami and Orlando, Jordan is expecting his team to be ready as  it tries to build off the franchise's first playoff appearance, which  ended with a first-round sweep by the Magic.
"We'll be OK," said Jordan, who became the first ex-player to buy a team  when he made a deadline deal with Bob Johnson on Feb. 26. "Obviously,  we don't have the marquee three All-Stars, but we've got a good young  nucleus with something to build upon."After nearly walking away in the  offseason, 70-year-old coach Larry Brown enters his third year on the  Bobcats' bench. Jordan expects Brown to stick around this season and  beyond since "he's got too much coaching in him," and both are hoping  for an improvement on last year's 44-38 record.
The salary cap-strapped Bobcats, though, suffered a major loss when they  couldn't re-sign point guard Raymond Felton in the offseason. In his  third season, D.J. Augustin will take over the starting job."He's in  much better shape. He's much stronger and quicker than he was," Brown  said of Augustin. "He's got to facilitate more and the only way that's  going to happen is for him to be more aggressive offensively. But I'm  sure that's going to come. He's had a terrific preseason."The Mavericks,  meanwhile, didn't get a chance to see their point guard of the future  during training camp.
Rodrigue Beaubois, who became the first rookie to shoot at least 50  percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent  from the foul line last season, suffered a broken left foot in August  and has been in a walking boot for two months."I think our future is in  Roddy's hands," Nowitzki said of the 22-year-old Guadeloupe native. "I  think he brings that kind of level to our game."While coach Rick  Carlisle will likely start Jason Terry next to Jason Kidd in the  Mavericks' backcourt until Beaubois returns, Dallas' frontcourt has a  new look with the addition of Tyson Chandler.
Acquired in the offseason in a deal that sent Erick Dampier and Eduardo  Najera to Charlotte, the 28-year-old center could be a nice fit  alongside Nowitzki and Brendan Haywood, who signed a six-year extension  in July."He is one of the most versatile big men in the league today,"  general manager Donnie Nelson said of Chandler, who is expected play  Wednesday after missing Friday's preseason finale with an injured right  thumb. "He gives our front line a defensive, shot-blocking, athletic  punch we haven't had here in awhile."
The Bobcats, who waived Dampier and his $13 million non-guaranteed  contract, still have a dynamic frontcourt with Stephen Jackson, Gerald  Wallace and Boris Diaw. Charlotte also brings back forward Tyrus Thomas,  who signed a five-year, $40 million deal after arriving via trade from  Chicago on Feb. 18.Jackson, who averaged a team-high 21.1 points last  season, strained a tendon in his left ankle during practice Tuesday, but  expects to play.
"It's getting better now, nothing serious," Jackson said. "I'll be ready  to go."The Mavs are the only team Charlotte has never beaten, winning  all 12 previous meetings. In the Bobcats' last visit to Dallas on Dec.  12, Nowitzki hit a 10-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime for a  98-97 victory, a defeat Brown called "one of the most disappointing  losses we've had."
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