Articles Tagged “Mavs”
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Quick Hits by Shick
Do you think the Mavericks missed Tyson Chandler when he left? I would argue that they miss Jason Kidd this season more. It’s not that he’s a dominating point guard any longer; but having a quality point guard in the fourth quarter probably would have led to fewer blown leads, which the Mavs are cornering [...]
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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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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 [...]
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Dallas Mavericks – A True Team
They were supposed to be 40 percent of the first-team lineup. So how did the Mavs win a title without their ‘Robin’ and their ‘Boy Wonder’? An examination of a championship run absent Caron Butler and Roddy Beaubois … Take a peek back at the 2011 NBA Playoff and Finals highlights and your eyes will [...]
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Donnie Nelson – One Happy NBA Architect
For Mavericks president of basketball operations and GM Donnie Nelson, winning the championship was literally a dream come true. Still in a state of disbelief, the always-friendly, humble and all-around good guy is standing around a group of strangers at Katy Trail Ice House hugging, shaking hands and high-fiving everyone in sight. Dressed in his [...]
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Time for Mavs to Close
It’s time. Time for our Dallas Mavericks to put the wooden stake through the heart of the Dirk mocking, fake coughing Miami Heat. Time for the pompous trio from South Beach to start thinking about what might have been if they hadn’t had a coaching and execution meltdown in the final 6 minutes of game [...]
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Make No Mistake D-Wade is in Charge
The LeBron disappearing act has nothing to do with any woman in his life. Nothing to do with nagging injuries. Nothing to do with anything more than a lack of mental toughness. So after the Heat blew a 15-point lead in game 2 of the Finals, D-Wade decided he had to officially take over the [...]
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And Now for the Next Biggest Mavs Game Ever…..
It’s Big. Huge actually. Thursday’s night’s Game 5 showdown with the Miami Heat is the biggest game, without doubt, we’ve seen for our Mavs since 2006, and most would say it’s the biggest game in the history of the franchise. Tim Cowlishaw of The Morning News went one step further and touted it as the [...]
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Self-Accountable Coaches lead to Local Success
One resembles Jim Carrey’s humorless twin brother, while the other is so flamboyantly different that he actually provides us yucks similar to Jim Carrey himself. But Mavs coach Rick Carlisle and Rangers manager Ron Washington also share a couple of important attributes – their intensity and their well-timed self-accountable proclamations. Remember Coach Carlisle’s actions after [...]
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Not Time for Mavs Fans to Panic…..Yet
Tough loss Tuesday night no doubt. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade provided their normal highlight film moments. The Heat held serve and protected their home court as most expected. The Mavs only managed 84 points. But there’s a loooong way to go still Mavs Nation, don’t panic just yet. So what were the negatives from [...]
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