NBA
The Not-So Good Place: Trouble Stirs In Dallas
Wes Matthews walks into the Dallas Mavericks locker room following the team’s slap-in-the-face loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, his head quiescent as he keeps his eyes focused on the wall ahead of...
NBA
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Southwest Division
Image Courtesy of Houston Rockets/Facebook Notable Newcomers Let’s start with Dallas Mavericks stunner Dennis Smith Jr. who, as I (re)write this paragraph, just literally rolled his goddamn ankle during a Mavericks preseason contest against the...
NBA
"Stick To Sports": The Death Rattle of Common Sense
Image: Kathy Willens/Associated Press. Common sense – noun 1. sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence. The bough breaks and a martinet referred to as common...
Culture of Hoops
Dirk Nowitzki's 2017 Celebrity Baseball Game
Without warning, the heat seemed to lift three hours before the first pitch of the game. It was a veritable sign that everything was supposed to run smoothly for veteran NBA star Dirk Nowitzki on...
NBA
Tony Romo Becomes a Maverick For a Day, Accomplishing Literally Nothing
When word slipped down the ladder that recently-retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo would sign a one-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks, the Metroplex sports media divided themselves into two very distinct groups: The Haters....
NBA
No Debate Necessary; Dirk Nowitzki is the Greatest Maverick Ever
From an outsider’s perspective, Tuesday night was no different from any other night. On any given day, sports milestones are shattered with a vigorous grace and fans move on: perfect games are had by MLB...
NBA
As Nerlens Noel Impresses, It’s Clear Something is Stirring in Dallas
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/H&H. The energy inside the American Airlines Center on Saturday night felt warranted after so many months of wading in a stagnate lackluster cesspool of dismal grey suck. Particular events that...
NBA
The City of the Royal Damned: A Sacramento Kings Tragedy in Three Acts
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. For weeks now, the morning sun has been stubbornly intransigent with the River City, almost bellicose in its fuss to give the people of the civic what they’ve been...
Culture of Hoops
After Sacramento Annihilates Dallas, Mavs Hold Emergency Meeting
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/H&H. The azure bite in the North Texas air on Wednesday night was deemed appropriate for the mood inside the American Airlines Center. Although the warmth that radiated off the hardwood...
NBA
(So Not) Worth the Wait: Chandler Parsons Returns to Dallas
Around this time last year, the leaves on those fickle North Texas trees were finally starting to change and there was a brisk nip in the air (or it was still brutally humid because, well,...
