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Fact is, Mavs needed 'Toine

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Mark Cuban and Don Nelson had the same hope when they acquired Antoine Walker just a week before the season began. They hoped Walker would be their new Nick Van Exel. The Mavericks expected Walker to play with a strut and a sneer. They were sure he'd fearlessly hoist (and make) crunch-time shots. They figured he could provide some fiery leadership, after the departures of Van Exel and Avery Johnson left no Mav behind to jump in people's faces. Sixty-odd games into the season, even though Walke ...

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