Forgive me for using the words shoot-out when it comes to an NBA game, but there is no other way to explain it. Mavericks went on the offensive against a young Warriors team and pulled out a 127-117 win. It was a night of season highs for three Maverick players.
The Mavericks needed a win, and got just that.
Two players in the eye of the tornado-like trade winds, Josh Howard and Drew Gooden, played key roles in the win. With Dampier out with injury, it was imperative that Gooden respond with a solid game. Gooden responded with a double-double, with [...]

When you are trying to perfect your game you can’t rely on just practice to get it done. However, if you play some really tough competition it makes it kind of hard to work the kinks out or see if a particular idea is one you even want to bother trying.
That’s why college football teams typically schedule really soft non-conference opponents. That’s why homecoming opponents are pushovers. For the NBA, that’s why you have the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks.
For the last week the Maveicks were 2-2, beatting the tough Celtics and the dangerous Wizards while dropping to [...]

Well there has been quite a few moves since my last post so let’s take a look at what the Dallas Mavericks have done thus far, what they may be doing in the near future and what impact it will have on the team’s future. I will be offering my grade on the move as well just for fun.
The Mavericks have signed Drew Gooden, is a 6-10, 27 year-old Center/Power Forward who spent last season in Chicago & San Antonio and played in the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2006. Gooden isn’t an All-Star but I [...]