Updated: November 5, 2008, 2:30 PM ET

Hollinger's Insider Gems: Nov. 5, 2008

Five observations as we head into Wednesday night's games.

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1. Dallas' shooting guard shuffle took another turn Tuesday, and I think the Mavs might stick with this arrangement for more than 24 hours. Jason Terry started in the backcourt with Jason Kidd, terminating the idea of making Terry a sixth man, and Jerry Stackhouse took most of the spare minutes. I know the Mavs were enamored with the idea of bringing Terry's offense off the bench, but he can play more minutes as a starter and it enables him and Kidd to switch assignments on D.

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