Mavericks open season tonight

The Mavs will be playing the Houston Rockets in their opener tonight and hopefully we will discover if coach Rick Carlisle's faster offense can counter Houston's plodding defense and whether Charles Barkley's mother might score 45 against the Mavs D. Houston did not look that great in its opener against Memphis yet it still won by 11, 82-71. Yao Ming had 21 points and newcomer Ron Artest added 10. I'm really anxious to see this version of the Mavs under Carlisle. Hopefully they will do as well as the Knicks did in their first game with new coach Mike D'Antoni. I know I'll be watching.