Subject: Brandon Bass

• Meet the Dallas Mavericks -- They're, Like, "Underdogs." Riiiight.

  October 4, 2007

• Merry Christmas!

  October 31, 2007

• ‘Tis The Season For … Basketball?

  December 5, 2007

• Are You Kiddin' Me?

  February 13, 2008

• We're Still Better Than the Clippers!

  March 26, 2008

• The Beginning Of The End

  April 23, 2008

• Yo, Mavs, The End's Not Near

  April 29, 2008

• Now, Where Did We Put Our Post-Season Bong?

  April 30, 2008

• Modano, Cuban and Irvin Gather For Charity Game That Looked Like Baseball

  June 30, 2008

• Pacman = Game Over?

  October 9, 2008

• Your ’08-09 Dallas Mavericks: Still Good. Still Not Good Enough.

  October 30, 2008

• Mav. Wrecks.

  November 10, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: Pacman Jones Still Thinks He's a Dallas Cowboy

  Dude, there's no looking back. Is there?You know those pigs that were raised by dogs so when they grew up they thought they were, well, dogs? Pacman Jones is a pig. I've been promised visual photographic evidence by my Sportatorium spies at some point, but for now we'll go with eyewitness acounts from those who attended Dallas Cowboys' safety Ken Hamlin's birthday party last night at American Airlines Center. Among the 300 or so people at the event, which too

  January 30, 2009

• Whitt's End: 2.6.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So Jerry Jones wanted Dan Reeves to pledge working X amount of hours per week. Maybe it's part of the owner's new get-tough policy, but isn't that ridiculous? I seem to remember a head coach around here trying to force players to punch a time clock. Goes by the name of Dave Campo. *He totally sneaked in and out under the radar, but Yankees' pitcher Andy Pettite was in town last week speaking at T

  February 6, 2009

• The Dallas Mavericks Go for Broke, But Where Is it Getting Them?

  March 5, 2009

• The Cowboys' Pacman Jones May Be Suspended, But He Needs to Be Gone for Good

  Involved in yet another incident, Pacman Jones' football privileges should be permanently revoked

  October 16, 2008

• The Mavericks' Faith In Jason Kidd

  For better or worse, the Mavs trust in the power of Bas-Kidd-Ball

  October 9, 2008

• Six Pac

  The Cowboys are counting on NFL outlaw Pacman Jones to pop the top on their sixth Super Bowl.

  September 4, 2008

• After the Season Is Torched and the Coach Fired, Mavericks Begin an Overhaul

  May 8, 2008

• It's Time for Mavericks Coach Avery Johnson to Deliver

  If the team continues to erode, the coach must go

  April 24, 2008

• B-Hamp's B Dash Album Drops Today... And He'll Sign Your Copy, If Ya Want

  Life will be imitating art pretty much all night tonight as B-Hamp celebrates the release of his full-length debut, B Dash, by stopping and posing for the frame (thanks, I'll be here all week) at a slew of events scheduled to take place around town tonight.First up, at the Eargazum store at the Southwest Center Mall, B-Hamp will be signing autographs for fans looking to increase the value on their just-bought and no doubt still-wrapped copies of the disc. Oh, and later in the night, B-Hamp will

  May 19, 2009

• Dear Jose Juan Barea: I'm Sorry

  Suddenly everyone wants to talk to J.J. BareaConsider this my public apology to one J.J. Barea. Dude, I was dead wrong. You are not, in fact, a 5-foot-2 pick-up game liability whose shot I could block. Not a novely act nuisance; the obtuse opposite of Shawn Bradley. Not some twisted Criss Angel mind-fuck. And not, after further review, a boyish bench-warmer with the look and skills of a Minyard Mavericks' Ball Boy. Okay, maybe still the look. But after watching Saturday night's 13-point,

  April 20, 2009

• Mavericks 3, Spurs 1. The End is Near.

  Mike Fisher - DallasBasketball.comLet's say that before tip-off of Game 1 I gave you these crystal ball visions about the Spurs-Mavs series: *San Antonio's Tony Parker will skip down Dallas' lane at will, averaging 29 points including games of 38 and 43. *Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki will be held 10 points under his season scoring average, Jason Terry eight under his and Jason Kidd almost four assists fewer. *Entering Game 5 the series will be 3-1. Guaranteed you would've bet me a wee

  April 27, 2009

• Dallas v. Denver: Nuggets in 5

  Mavs' fans, prepare to be nauseated.I sincerely hope I'm wrong about this, but I have a feeling we're all about to get really pissed. Watching the most athletic - and by far the most animated and arrogant - team in the NBA knock the Dallas Mavericks out of the playoffs could be very painful. Get out your hate hats, Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets is Sunday at 2:30. If you haven't seen a lot of Nuggets' games this season, just wait. A week from now you'll look back at

  May 1, 2009

• Nuggets-Mavs: Irrationally Optimistic Game 2 Preview

  Danny Bollinger Dirk Nowitzki has a case of the old-school Bird Flu. Certain that my prediction of Thuggets in 5 is spot on, my head is bursting with pride. But desperately wanting my Mavericks to pull the upset, my heart is breaking with pain. Before tonight's pivotal Game 2 at Denver's Pepsi Center, let's allow the ticker to momentarily win the tug-o'-war over the thinker. It takes a gigantic swig of blue Kool-Aid and some Cuban-colored bifocals, but there are reasons to be c

  May 5, 2009

• Nowitzkis 119, Carmelos 117

  Better late than never, a happy tune.Now that, my friends, was a basketball game. A playoff basketball game, with everything on it. Delicious. Considering they still won't win this series, the Mavericks had every reason to fold. And after the week he's had, Dirk Nowitzki had every reason to pout. Instead? Dirk produced one of the grittiest performances in franchise history, willing the Mavericks out of a sweep with 44 points, 13 rebounds and one victory that feels more

  May 12, 2009

• The Mild-Mannered Mavericks Are Infected Again By Chronic Case of Whine Flu

  May 7, 2009

• Mavericks-Nuggets: A Requiem in 5 Predictable Parts

  No Jason Terry. No Gatorade dump. Hindsight, they say, is 20/20. Sometimes, unfortunately, so is foresight. On Friday, May 1 I picked the Denver Nuggets to eliminate the Dallas Mavericks in five games. Last night it came to pass, in the form of Nuggets 124, Mavs 110. Dirk Nowitzki was as gritty as he was great. But Jason Terry never arrived, Josh Howard spent the series hobbling and the Mavericks had no answers for Denver's relentless energy and superior athleticsm. And, lest we

  May 14, 2009

• Your Dallas Mavericks: Now What?

  Danny Bollinger Was this block/fall Jason Kidd's last stand as a Maverick? The body was still warm. The emotions, still raw. But when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks, Charles Barkley doesn't give a damn. "They got problems," the rotund, ridiculous TNT analyst said last night in the minutes after Dallas' elimination by the Denver Nuggets. "They gotta get younger and more physical around Dirk." Chimed sidekick Kenny Smith, "As currently constructed, this is as good as this team gets.

  May 14, 2009

• NBA Free Agency Commences in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

  Love him or not, gotta have him back. Right?So, the Mavs made a big deal yet? Well, GM Donnie Nelson promised a "very active summer," so let's hop to it. Actually, though NBA free agency is just hatching, Dallas may be already making progress. That is, if you consider re-signing Jason Kidd progress. Kidd may not be the Mavs' most important signing this off-season, but he's by far their most important re-signing. If Kidd walks - without compensation - I'm crowing about the disastrous Devin

  June 30, 2009

• The Mavericks' French Misconnection Marks More of the Same on Draft Day

  July 2, 2009

• Your 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks?!

  I's aren't dotted. T's aren't crossed. Some negotiations aren't finished. Others haven't even started. But let's assume smooth sailing and peer into the crystal basketball. With the Dallas Mavericks eyeing Shawn Marion, this could be their opening-night roster: Point Guard: Jason Kidd/ J.J. Barea Shooting Guard: Josh Howard/ Jason Terry/Antoine Wright Small Forward: Shawn Marion/ James Singleton Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki/ Brandon Bass Center: Marcin Gortat/ Erick Dampier/ Ryan Hollins Wh

  July 7, 2009

• Done Deals? Your 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks

  The missing link? Or merely the last move?​Well, after yesterday's signing of 3-point shooting specialist Tim Thomas I think the Dallas Mavericks are finished with their significant off-season moves. Of course, at points during the summer I also thought Marcin Gortat was coming, Brandon Bass was staying and Mark Cuban was losing to the SEC. And, come to think of it - uh-oh - the acquisition of Drew Gooden hasn't made it past Twitter confirmation has it? Assuming Gooden's comin

  July 29, 2009

• Gooden-Uff

  September 24, 2009

• Happy Basketball! Do You Believe in These Dallas Mavericks?

  Dirk looks excited about the season. You?​Last time we saw our Dallas Mavericks it wasn't pretty was ugly. Jason Terry was flopping (only 15 points per game), the defense was floundering (surrendering 115 per game) and owner Mark Cuban was flapping (his gums at Kenyon Martin's mom) in a 5-game playoff loss to the athletically superior Denver Nuggets back in mid-May. Tonight we can officially bury last year beneath this year as the Mavs open the 2010 season against the Washington Wi

  October 27, 2009

• Drowned Out By Grandiose Doings in Arlington, the Dallas Mavericks Begin What Should Be a Loud, Proud Season

  November 6, 2009