Archive for October, 2007
Game One - Mavs Win
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007I missed the third quarter due to a good conversation with my wife. Yes, there are some things more interesting than basketball.
In the end, the Mavs win. LeBron had a pitiful night. Devin Harris looked good and so did Diop (at least, in the first quarter), but the show stealer was Jason Terry, the old [...]
Game One - Second Quarter
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The Mavs are up at the start of the 2nd Quarter:
Brandon Bass goes to the freethrow line for the second time in the game. He’s making solid moves toward the basket. Hope he can follow through a couple times without a foul so I can get a feel for his style.
Devin Harris slashes to the [...]
Game One - First Quarter
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007With 46 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Dallas leads Cleveland 26-14. Gana Diop has 8 points in this first half - a very pleasant surprise.
It’s good to see Barea getting some minutes, although Jason Terry still brings the ball up half the time. Not sure if that’s habit or strategy. Speaking of, Terry just [...]
Mo Ager’s Contract Extended
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Does anyone REALLY care about Mo Ager? Maybe you’ve seen him do something I haven’t. The Mavericks used up a perfectly good 1st round draft pick on Maurice Ager in 2006. For what?
When Ager was drafted, Avery Johnson was very positive about the pick. “This is a guy we’re hoping can be in that same [...]
Juwan Howard to Rejoin the Mavericks
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Call it an upgrade. Call it a decent move. Call it whatever you want. Dallas waived DJ Mbenga in anticipation of resigning the recently waived Juwan Howard.
Howard has already played for the Mavs during two seasons, and is familiar with the overall approach of Avery Johnson.
Mbenga was always a project player, with a couple more [...]
Mavs at 4-1 Odds for a Championship
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007The Mavs were given 4-1 odds for winning the 2007-2008 NBA Championship. The new-look Celtics were also given 4-1 odds. Only the Spurs were given better odds (7-2).
Sports Illustrated recently picked the Mavs to win it all against the Detroit Pistons. Interesting, considering the disappointing first round loss to Golden State earlier this year. “Loss” [...]
Which Mavs Draw a Crowd?
Thursday, October 25th, 2007This topic came up in discussion as we bounced around the names of Mavericks players we’d all be willing to lose in a trade. It’s not a huge list, surprisingly, but the answers are fairly consistent. Since we can’t really say who we’d be willing to trade until we know what we might get in [...]
Is Kobe Headed for Dallas?
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007God, I hope not! That would mean we’d have to change the banner image of our site!
Hmm… maybe I could survive the tragedy. In the meantime, let’s discuss why you’re wrong and I’m right. You’re wrong because you think the Kobe trade will NEVER happen. I’m right because I’ve always thought it’s very possible, and [...]
