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2002 Stories by John Gonzalez

• Perfect Fit

  published December 19, 2002

  It's always something out at Valley Ranch, but it's rarely good. This time around, the media pack--I wonder, if pack reporting were outlawed,... More >>

• The Big O

  published December 12, 2002

  It could be that Brenden Morrow's head hurts, which might explain why the thoughts come slowly, even a little unwillingly. It would certainly... More >>

• Wiz Kid

  published December 5, 2002

  There are only two players in the gym. Practice ended an hour ago, and the others have long since left. These two, Walt Williams and Adrian... More >>

• Offensive Foul

  published November 28, 2002

  Bruce Coslet is a quick learner. Really, he is. But not for the reasons you might think. The lot of you are probably still high from Sunday--a... More >>

• Point Forward

  published November 21, 2002

  It was the day after Nick Van Exel went down with a knee injury. Avery Johnson--who became the team's pro tem backup point guard when Van Exel bit... More >>

• The Defense Rests

  published November 7, 2002

  The season hasn't yet started, but I think Don Nelson is drunk. Donnie Nelson might be, too; who can tell? Half the Mavs fans in this room are... More >>

• Side Lines

  published November 7, 2002

  What are the Dallas Mavericks' chances of making it to the NBA Finals this year? The following is the opinion of a Western Conference... More >>

• What a Boob

  published October 31, 2002

  "The only time I want to talk to a woman when I'm naked is if I'm on top of her or she's on top of me." --Former Tigers pitcher Jack... More >>

• Jerry Rigged

  published October 24, 2002

  Jerry Jones thinks you're stupid. That's the only possible explanation for the ugly way he handled the benching of Quincy Carter in favor of Chad... More >>

• Smith Blarney

  published October 17, 2002

  It's just not right, what you're doing to him. This Emmitt Smith bashing, this short-term memory problem some of you have, it's ugly and cruel.... More >>

• New Tricks

  published October 10, 2002

  There is a small child outside the window. He's maybe 5 or 6, and he has a basketball tucked under his arm. It's almost as big as he is. He's... More >>

• The Rookie

  published October 3, 2002

  It was a hot, humid night in Atlantic City two years ago, the kind of evening that grafts damp fabric to skin. Ralph "Pete" Hunter was working at... More >>

• MFFL

  published September 26, 2002

  The cell phone crackles some as he drives down the highway, and there's a foreign beeping noise muddling the conversation at times, but that... More >>

• He Knows the Score

  published September 19, 2002

  The laugh was his first sign of emotion. He wasn't rude before, and he didn't come off as disinterested, but he wasn't flailing around with his... More >>

• Catch 88

  published September 12, 2002

  He doesn't look like a troublemaker. Doesn't really talk like one, either. Not at first. The morning workout took a lot from him, maybe, and so... More >>

• He's Baaack

  published September 5, 2002

  Old habits die hard. Sometimes not at all. It was night, the U-Haul trailer was bouncing behind my car and I could barely make out the neon... More >>