All-Star

Josh Howard’s bad couple of weeks just got worse. Recently acquired Washington Wizards forward Josh Howard will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Howard was injured Monday night in Washington’s win over the Chicago Bulls, only his fourth game with the Wizards since being acquired from Dallas in a seven-player trade on Feb. 13. No decision has been announced on whether Howard would have surgery. Howard was plagued by criticism off the court while a Dallas Maverick, and was looking forward to starting over in Washington. Accused of missing a [...]

The new Cowboy Stadium is an oasis in a sports desert. Yet beware. Sports bars are simply a mirage. Public transportation non-existent and parking will cost you a bunch of gold coins. Over 108,000 individuals made the journey to Arlington, Texas, yet it felt like a ghost town. The below freezing wind chill factor could have played a huge role in lack of personality around the stadium I will admit that. Yet maybe it’s my Midwest raised kid in me coming out, but I expected more. I certainly did not appreciate the 45+ minute standing in line to get into [...]

Kobe limping, means Jason Kidd will be taking his place on the All-Star team for the West. If the All-Star game was anywhere but Dallas, I have no doubt that Chauncey Billups would be your All-Star reserve. Jason Kidd has had a solid year, but it’s tough to really say he has had an All-Star half. So taking nothing away from Kidd, this is after all all about the fans, it will be fun to see Dirk and Jason in front of the home crowd. Maybe having two All-Stars will break the Mavericks out of their self- proclaimed “funk.” Crazier [...]

A believed target of the Mavericks, Caron Butler of the Washington Wizards, is being reportedly going to become a Houston Rocket according to multiple sources (first broke by Yahoo Sports). Yet every supposed “insider” has a different location for Josh Howard to end up at. Howard for his part has stayed out of it, choosing to not say anything. Being around Josh I believe he is confident that he will stay in Dallas, at least until the end of the season. He is well aware of the rumors, he has been asked every night it seems about the rumors. He [...]

The weather in Dallas seems like the only one that isn’t in the mood to party. Despite the chilly forecast All-Star Weekend has officially kicked off. I had the chance to talk with Dirk Nowitzki this afternoon and he is feeling the “funk” Mavs fans are feeling. He believes that the team can “rebound from it”, and believes the team is set up nicely for a second half run. Funny how he believes this team can rebound from the “funk,” they haven’t proved they can rebound on the court. Dirk didn’t necessarily want to talk about the past, he thought [...]

A night after scoring 127 points in a win against the Golden State Warriors, the Mavericks gave up 127 to the Denver Nuggets. Unfortunately for Dallas, they weren’t even able to score over 100. Mavericks looked flat, uninspired, and ready for the All-Star break a day early. A game like this is inexcusable. So the Mavericks go into the All-Star break leading the Southwest Division by 2 games over the Spurs with a record of 32-20. Playing without Shawn Marion and Eric Dampier, the Mavericks got pushed around under the boards getting outscored 44-16 in the paint. The Nuggets took [...]

Every team goes through dips and lulls where they have troble getting on track and putting a solid game together. Lucky for NBA teams, the All-Star game gives everybody that much needed break. The Dallas Mavericksare definitely a team that can benefit from some time off. Since the new year began they are 9-9, losing as much on the road now as they do at home. Their last game against the Minnesota Timberwolves is a text book example of what is wrong with the team. Offensively the team did well- can you really complain about a 100+ point night. The [...]