Article: Mavericks' Diop knows developing offense could help land big deal.

Article: Diop gets Avery's vexed message: Johnson's benching ...
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  February 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... weren't working on DeSagana Diop. Avery Johnson had waited long enough. A ... So in Toronto on Jan. 13, Johnson excluded Diop from several drills in practice ... order isn't changing. But Diop is back on Johnson's radar after coming to ...

Article: Diop gets it done as Mavericks' surprise starter at ...
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... against the quick Phoenix Suns. Johnson said that Diop would be needed in this series. On Thursday night Johnson moved Diop into the starting lineup ... of a miss by Dirk Nowitzki. Johnson used Diop in the conference semifinals ...

Article: Diop looking to cash in for Mavericks: Mavericks center ...
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  July 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... repeat itself with DeSagana Diop. Johnson is doing all he can to make ... free agent and cashed in. Johnson believes it's Diop's turn to do the same thing ... the ball a little more," Johnson said. Diop has a functional 15-foot ...

Article: Diop chooses different path and it could lead to ...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  June 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... foot, 280-pound Diop and the 6-11 ... hard, all right," Johnson said after Game 2 ... coaching neophyte Johnson is more than holding ... But Dampier and Diop are doing the dirty ... early foul trouble. Johnson solved that problem ... Dampier in favor of Diop, and it has proven ...

Article: Cavaliers go sky high: take 7-footer Diop, acquire ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 27, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... surgery after I broke it," Diop said. "They did a good job ... hurt anymore." In selecting Diop, the Cavs bypassed a pair of ... Rodney White and Arkansas' Joe Johnson _ who likely could have helped ... coach John Lucas had been eyeing Diop since traveling to New Jersey ...

Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer David Aldridge column: Dampier and ...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  June 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... foot, 280-pound Diop and the 6-11 ... hard, all right," Johnson said after Game 2 ... coaching neophyte Johnson is more than holding ... But Dampier and Diop are doing the dirty ... early foul trouble. Johnson solved that problem ... Dampier in favor of Diop, and it has proven ...

Article: Diop's subtle contribution big for Mavericks.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  May 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... at four offensive threats. Diop and Erick Dampier combined for ... them," Mavericks coach Avery Johnson said of his centers. "They ... helps us out tremendously." Johnson lit a fire under Nowitzki for ... Mavericks forward the way it did if Diop hadn't slipped into the middle ...