Articles Posted in the Mavericks/NBA Category
-
Fish Goes One-On-One With Mark Cuban
Mike Fisher sat down with Mark Cuban recently to get his thoughts on a handful of issues. Here’s what the Mavs owner had to say: On how close the Mavs were to a big trade at the Feb. 21 deadline … Cuban: Not even, not even a discussion was close. I mean, nothing you read [...]
-
ScoreBoard’s Time Out With Chris Kaman
FOX Sports Southwest Mavs Live pregame/postgame analyst Bob Ortegel sat down with new Dallas Mavericks center Chris Kaman before the start of the season. Following are excerpts from Ortegel’s interview with the German – American who is in his tenth NBA season and his first in Dallas. Ortegel: You have an opportunity to be the [...]
-
Mavs Enter Uncharted Territory
In their 32 years of existence, the Mavericks have not had an off-season quite like this one. Their chase of free agent Deron Williams proved futile. Losing Jason Terry to the Celtics was not unexpected but still painful, and then the curious case of Jason Kidd, who was all set to be here for three [...]
-
Individual Pressure to Win Should be a Team Thing
In the month since the Miami Heat won the NBA Championship, thus taking the 800-pound anvil off of LeBron James’ shoulders, it has been fascinating to listen to the talk about “who’s next?” Who is the one athlete that now has the most pressure (and expectations) placed upon him to win a championship? An intriguing [...]
-
Mavericks Draft
With the idea of stocking up on as much young talent as possible, the Dallas Mavericks turned their first-round pick and back-up guard Kelenna Azubuike into three players in this year’s NBA Draft. The Mavericks used the 17th pick to draft North Carolina center Tyler Zeller. Then traded Zeller’s draft rights and Azubuike to the [...]
-
Mavs Hope to Land the “Big One”
There are lazy assumptions being made regarding the Dallas Mavericks and their salary cap. There is inaccurate information being issued regarding the money Deron Williams can be paid if he joins the Mavs in the summer of 2012. But there is nothing dull or unclear about the facts, or about the intentions expressed by Deron [...]
-
Vin-Sanity and Lin-Sanity Could Lead to Mavs 3-team Blockbuster
What might have got lost in the Mavs double overtime win vs Portland Saturday night was a rare appearance by Lamar Odom – he actually came to play, and performed well for one of the few times this season. Buy low, sell high – the old saying goes. One good game doesn’t give Odom the [...]
-
No Time To Celebrate Last Year’s Successes
With 48 seconds left on the pregame clock before the Mavs’ season opener, the Miami Heat scurried off the court into the dark quarters of the visiting locker room. On the court, however, the Mavs and their fans celebrated something they’ve waited 31 long-suffering years for – the raising of a NBA Championship banner to [...]
-
An Office Conversation with Rick Carlisle
The hallway to Rick Carlisle’s office is not a worn path for reporters. So an invitation is valued and a chance to visit there with the world champion Dallas Mavericks coach about basketball and beyond is unique. I talk exclusive with Rick about his ‘sudden genius,’ his thoughts on “Moneyball’’ and the bittersweet circumstances of [...]
-
ScoreBoard’s Time out with Donald Carter
FOX Sports Southwest Dallas Mavericks play-by-play announcer Mark Followill recently sat down with Donald Carter for an In My Words special on the original owner of the Mavericks. Carter and his wife Linda, who paid $12 million for the expansion team in 1979, remain minority owners. Following are excerpts from the interview. You can watch [...]
![slideImage-610px-225px[2]](http://www.scoreboarddaily.com/daily/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/slideImage-610px-225px22-60x60.jpg "Dead-Lifts vs. Squats")
