I caught part of Randy Galloway's radio show last night and
he had a little bit to say about the first workout of the
mini-camp and later talked on air with Dick Motta for about
10 minutes.

(Galloway saw the morning workout)
He loves Kidd.  He was gushing all over him.  Galloway said
that Kidd must have had 4 floor burns in just the first 10
minutes of practice.  He was more impressed by Kidd' hustle
and attitude on the court than his passes.

He was also impressed with Mashburn's new build.  Mashburn
has been weight training all summer and has put on several
pounds of muscle.  Mashburn's great attitude was also 
mentioned - it is way different from last year's.

The biggest surprise of the morning workout was that Roy
Tarpley made an unexpect visit after the session had ended.
Tarpley and Motta talked a little bit.

The camp has a 100% attendence - everyone invited showed up.

>From Galloway's talk with Motta:
Motta really likes Tony Dumas.  He says that Dumas will play
for the Mavs, not in Europe.  (But Motta stays out of the
financial side of the business and doesn't know anything 
about the contract negotiations.)

When asked to name someone who was impressive so far, Motta
singled out, of the free agents, Damion Sweet.  He said that
Sweet looks good and has a legitimate shot of making the 12
man roster.

Motta said some nice words about Kidd, Mashburn, and Jackson.

He mentioned that Terry Davis seemed to be having no problems
with his elbow and he was back to his business of banging and
bruising.

He doesn't know when the league is finally going to decided
on Tarpley's reinstatement.  He expects that they will 
reinstate him.  He said that he doesn't mind them taking
their time, as he wants them to make sure that Tarpley is
clean.  Look for Tarpley to remain on the team at least
through preseason, and probably the start of the season.  
Motta said that he could currently get "ten cents on the
dollar" for Tarpley right now.  Once Tarpley starts playing,
he can show what he is capable of doing (and his value
should go up).  Motta also reminded people that he never
had a problem with Tarpley.

Training camp starts October 6 and will consist of 2-a-days,
with one morning off (a total of 15 workouts).  The first
preseason game is October 15.


patricia