Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban thanked fans "for hanging in there with us" in a recent blog entry.

"I'd rather play bad at the beginning of the year than at the end," Cuban said.

"I hate to lose, and we are going to do everything we can to get everyone on the same page so we can finish games the same way we have been starting them," Cuban wrote. "Thanks to all Mavs fans for hanging in there with us. I hate to lose games as much as you do, but the season is just starting. We have gone through struggles before, and I'm sure we will go through them again. As will every team."