SAN ANTONIO - The face of the Mavericks' franchise is Dirk Nowitzki. It's the fingerprints that have undergone a change this season, particularly over the last couple of months. Not coincidentally, the identity alteration has coincided with improved play. 483 2008-12-22T23:30:13-05:00 Jason Kidd has become heart of Mavericks 9081 --- [] 2009-04-19T00:05:00-04:00 1275 East Valley Tribune http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/xml/evt_section62.xml 3 6 2009-11-20T12:50:05-05:00 http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/138146