Archive for March, 2008
Mavs on the Brink
The lottery wishes of freelance mario may yet come true. After watching last night’s game, it’s hard to argue that the Mavs have the wherewithal to win anything from here on out. Credit the Mavs for showing some heart (they’re not tanking, to be sure), but they clearly are so shorthanded that any win is going to be extremely difficult. Consider that DAL jumped out to a 12-0 lead, but was then outscored 27-14 to close the 1st quarter and 114-92 the rest of the game. GS began burying all manner of outside jumpers and improbable shots as only GS can do, and it was lights out.
The schedule in the short run favors the Mavs, as DEN plays a home-and-home with PHX over the next two days, and GS plays at SA on Tuesday, while DAL faces the lowly Clippers tonight in LA. Figure that DEN splits, SA beats GS, DAL beats LAC, and hope that the combination of a beating by the Spurs and a back-to-back on the road will allow DAL to eke out a win at home against GS on Wednesday. This would give DAL a season series win over GS, an extension of their lead in the 2nd tiebreaker over both GS and DEN (record vs. West), and most importantly, a 2-game lead over GS as the Lakers and Suns loom on DAL’s horizon. So, a best-case scenario (which I’m sticking to, despite all logic) looks like this on Wednesday night:
7. DAL 47-28
8. DEN 46-29
9. GS 45-30
(7 games to go)
Whether or not that’s a better wish than a lottery pick is certainly worth debating.
Go Mavs. Sigh.
March 24, 2008
Hello world… and the Texas 2-step
Greetings.
I guess I’m the newest face around here, pleased to meet everyone. Chris, Mike and I go way back so I hope I can do this justice.
Let’s get the full disclosure out of the way first. Fort Worth born and raised, pretty much a homer in all things sports. Only exception is the New Orleans Saints as the fave NFL team, but then again the Cows are #2 in that regard. TCU football is the number one allegiance. Politically, a bit left of center. I’d consider myself a conservative Democrat, pro-choice, pro-gay-rights, pro-legalize-mota, pro-gun-ownership, pro-bill-of-rights. You’ll come to know all the views at some point. Personally, newly-married, to a lovely young lady from Iran so I have a bit more sensitivity to Islamic-Christian relations and issues than the average Joe. Oh, and I love to debate a point. Any point.
Now that we’ve got all that out of the way, the real purpose of my post. I’m of course a huge Mavs fan, even back since the days of 10-72, and I have never been more frustrated with my team. Let’s not even consider Dirk’s ambiguous “lower leg injury”, this team was in the toilet before them. So of course all of us good clean fans need to figure out the best way to fix it, right? Here’s my plan: I call it the Texas 2-step (how original, right?)
March 5, 2008
Politics is a Sport
I’m sure you’ve heard it said other places, I know I have. I just haven’t realized it until recently. After watching all of the primary coverage I’ve come to the realization that yes, politics is a sport.
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March 3, 2008
Welcome the Latest Mav: Tyronn Lue
It appears that Tyronn Lue is signing with the Dallas Mavericks today. This is a great signing in my opinion. Lue is a solid ball-handler, and gives the Mavs another shooter. This year he is shooting 44% both from the field and behind the arc, and he’s an 86% FT shooter. (Read the article)

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