Articles Posted in the Chuck Cooperstein Category
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Coop Sounds Off on the Changes in Area Teams
Change is never easy, and indeed, sometimes, change isn’t good. But in the world of sports, change is inevitable. It’s all about how you handle it. As David Bowie sang……Turn and face the strain…..Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes….. Mavericks The Mavericks ushered in change a year ago in breaking up their championship team, perhaps a year earlier than a [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Coop Sounds Off: Big Four Provide Year Round Highs and Lows
We are so lucky to have all four major team sports here in DFW. They provide endless amount of entertainment both on and off the field, court or ice. Currently the Mavericks and Stars are fighting for playoff spots and/or positioning. In the Mavericks case, we want to see what they will look like when [...]
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Chuck Cooperstein Sounds Off – Remaking the Mavs
The NBA is back from the brink, and with it brings a host of intriguing stories, not the least of which (despite much national ignorance) surrounds the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks would be intriguing simply because they are trying to repeat. That’s always the question asked the moment the first title is won, [...]
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Rangers’ Flaws Prove Costly in the End
What an amazing ride for the Texas Rangers. And what incredible disappointment. The Rangers will, forever, be the poster children for the immortal Yogi Berra phrase, “It’s not over until it’s over.” Consider it a lesson learned for all of us who were dreaming of champagne flying (not sure if it would have been the [...]
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Chuck Cooperstein – On the NFL, College Football and Texas A&M
Touchback, Touchback, Touchback The new NFL kickoff rule that moved kickoffs up to the 35 yard line and which has led to nearly double the number of touchbacks is going to be a huge test of the NFL’s safety initiative. The NFL talks a good game when it comes to safety, and the players have [...]
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Chuck Cooperstein Sounds Off
You always dream about something like what the Mavericks just accomplished. You dream about the exhilaration, and all the good feelings that come with it. Now having experienced it, is there any question that the reality is better than the dream? I can tell you, as one who had the honor and privilege to broadcast [...]
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Sound Off with Chuck Cooperstein
Chuck Cooperstein here and I’m delighted to be the newest member of the ScoreBoard team. I’ll have plenty of thoughts on the Mavericks and the NBA, but there are a lot of other areas to sound off about as well. Sound Off. Sounds like a nice title for a column…….. At some point the NFL [...]
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