MAVS NEWS:

[omahen]

Are you citing this note, or a later one?
"I've heard from a few well-placed observers this week who believe that the Mavericks would ultimately do just that — just as the Rockets have made it clear they plan to do if the Knicks indeed tried to pursue Ime Udoka."

If Stein changed his note, the waffling is weird. (So is Mavs FO these days, of course.) Both are non-reports, of course, but Stein using the euphemism "well-placed observers" is one that very often is citing team officials who just don't want to be quoted or named.

Stein had several thoughts/information in this same article (his latest, yesterday evening Europe time):
- There is a belief among some within the Mavericks' organization that the Knicks will ultimately decide against taking the step of asking.
- I have likewise heard from a few well-placed skeptics who believe that the Knicks would be immediately shot down if they do ask.
- What can turn the volume down on that noise? The Mavericks could let it be known firmly, on or off the record, that Kidd is not available to any other team since he is under contract for the next two seasons. (Like we learned with the Rockets and their don't-even-try-it stance with Udoka in this story I published last Tuesday.)

I was reffering to the last item I listed above. Houston immediately shut down the option to consider allowing Udoka to interview for Knicks. Mavs didn't do that, just some unofficial vague beliefs.