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The Clarion Call of Silence: Corruption Inside The Dallas Mavericks Organization
About 1,500 miles away from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, in the brownish/taupe haze of a small stretch of land that rests alongside Interstate-5 between the city of Bakersfield, California and the rolling hills of the...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny Says ... The Dream Team Was Transcendent, But Beatable
After a six month hiatus, welcome to the return of my "Sonny Says ..." mailbag column! All questions in today's edition came from friends and family members, and in order to make this a regular...
NBA
Stephen Curry Tragically Stops Mavs Winning Streak
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. After being held at bay during the third quarter of the game against the red-hot Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, Stephen Curry took a split second to glance over...
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OMG, THE MAVS TOTALLY…. Almost Beat the Celtics So We’re Alright With That
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . Effort counts, right? RIGHT?! It was a nail-biter right down to the final seconds of the 4th quarter and slightly beyond, something you would never have expected from a...
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The Best NBA Rookies Thus Far This Season
Image courtesy of Ben Simmons Facebook page. We are about 20 percent complete of the NBA regular season, so it seems fitting to take a look at the early returns that NBA rookies are giving...
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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...
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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...
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"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....
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