Mark Cuban decided to stop talking. Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks now have their first title. Head coach Rick Carlisle advised Cuban to keep his mouth under wraps, and allow his team do do the talking for them. Even now that the Mavericks are NBA Champions, Cuban is speaking of things in a new [...]
The Dallas Mavericks are officially NBA Champions, having executed revenge against the same franchise that defeated them 5 years ago. Dirk Nowitzki is the deserving NBA Finals MVP. Jason Kidd, at the ancient-by-NBA-standards age of 38, finally tastes the glory of winning a championship ring after 17 long, fruitless years. Kidd, whom started his career [...]
We all know we should not count LeBron and the Miami Heat out, even down. But Dirk Nowitzki is playing out of his mind, and I can honestly say, and growing up in the Golden State of NBA Warrior Mind makes this even harder to utter, for the FIRST TIME: Dirk Nowitzki is deserving of [...]
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers championship and “Threepeat” hopes had the door emphatically slammed shut this week after Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world, sweeping Los Angeles in four games. Credit is due to the Mavericks, as their recently discovered toughness – influenced by the Tyson Chandler effect – [...]
The Dallas Mavericks have shocked the sports world (this writer included, whom predicted they would be eliminated effortlessly) taken the first two games from the Los Angeles Lakers, in Los Angeles, and now have a commanding 2-0 lead heading back to Dallas for game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. What has been the difference? [...]
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder If Zach Randolph continues playing basketball the way he is now, it is hard to imagine any team stopping the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are the first team since the Golden State Warriors in 2007 to be the #8 seed to knock off the #1 seed. Memphis emphatically dismantled [...]
Chris Kaman told the L.A. Times that Baron Davis is not the only Los Angeles Clipper whom was the recipient of a Donal Sterling taunt. But unlike Davis, whom many sources have reported that the taunts are taking a psychological toll on the overweight and oft injured point guard, Kaman takes all of Sterlings verbal [...]
Chris Paul is unhappy in New Orleans. Over the past three years the Hornets have fired the coach CP3 loves and traded away his good friend Tyson Chandler. They are in complete dissaray. and based on the way the Hornets management has made their moves, who can blame CP3 for wanting to leave? In light [...]
Jason Kidd made one of the better head’s up basketball plays in recent NBA history. With 1:37 remaining in the 4th quarter, down by two points, 95-97, Jason Kidd noticed Mike Woodson standing on the court, and decided to drive into him. Kidd caught him with an elbow to make sure the referees noticed within [...]
Jason Kidd is 36 years old. The blockbuster trade in which Dallas stole Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood while exiling Josh Howard has provided Kidd a legitimate shot to lead his team over the next 24 games for a shot at a title. Kidd is has always possessed a knack for igniting offenses, but this [...]
Monday, June 13, 2011
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