Archive for August, 2007

Keeping “the window” open

We always hear talk in sports about a team’s “window of opportunity,” especially when dealing with a group with high expectations. via MVN - Recent Articles

Reyshawn bound for Greece

Reyshawn is heading overseas for the time being The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday evening that their rookie second round draft pick Reyshawn Terry will sign with Aris TT Bank, one of Greece’s top … via MVN - Recent Articles

Dancing With the Ballers

As my partner so eloquently reported late yesterday evening, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has decided to give it a go on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” one of the many reality shows dominating our TV sets since … via MVN - Recent Articles

Revisiting Dirk-for-Kobe

Yesterday morning, Dallas Morning News columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor took some questions on the Mavericks in an online chat, and I thought I’d share part of it. via MVN - Recent Articles

Present-day NBA Dream Team

The NBA is on the verge of a promising new era, with the decade-long investment in teenage draft picks paying off in conjunction with up-tempo play. via CNN

It could be Miller time once again

“The call from Danny came completely out of the blue”

Having apparently decided that the road to an NBA title winds past an AARP convention, the Mavericks may as well go all in. via South Bend Tribune

Sonics owner may feel as if the NBA sky is falling

“They’re lacking in all three areas”

NEVER ONE OF my favorite chicks, Henny Penny is not scaring me into believing the NBA sky is falling because of outlaw referee Tim Donaghy. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Las Cruces could be home to NBA exhibition game

“I didn’t get a chance to meet with the team before I left. It’d be nice to get back and see a lot of people in Las Cruces. It appears that the game in Las Cruces could very well happen, and that’s a great thing.”

LAS CRUCES Former New Mexico State men’s basketball coach Reggie Theus could be returning to Las Cruces, this time as the head coach of the Sacramento Kings. via Las Cruces Sun-News

C-Webb and the Mavs: Boom or bust?

Would the acquisition of C-Webb lead to more of this expression from Dirk? Only time will tell. via MVN - Recent Articles

Mavericks: Webber, Posey in the Works

Various reports cited by a Los Angeles radio station have the Dallas Mavericks close to signing Detroit Pistons free agent forward Chris Webber to a one-year deal using their mid-level exception. via HOOPSWORLD.com

Mavericks: Pietrus/Pavlovic in the Works?

The Dallas Mavericks have been widely known to be talking about Chris Webber. The hang-up with that situation appears to be Webber’s desire for a two-year contract - something neither the Mavericks nor the … via HOOPSWORLD.com

West Coast swing moved up for Cavs

Cavaliers will play 31 times on national TV this season The Cavaliers are on national television 31 times this season, two fewer than the league maximum. via The News-Herald

Hawks start season at home vs. Mavs

For just the second time since Philips Arena opened in 1999, the Hawks will begin the regular season on their home floor. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution