Hopefully, we'll keep the Mavs shaggy for a bit longer:
"I don't really want to jinx it, but I'm ready to get this thing off," Nowitzki said. "That's a big outing for us Thursday against a very good, tough team from the Eastern Conference."
At this point in the season and with their team playing well, I don't understand why they don't just keep the beards either way and hope that it carries them past the Lakers and into the playoffs.