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Don Nelson

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    The Top 5 Worst Draft Picks in the History of Your Dallas Mavericks

    Coulda been Kobe​Determining the best Mavs' pick of all-time is simple: Dirk Nowitzki. You know the story. In 1998 then-general manager Don Nelson took the giant German in a draft-day switcheroo with the Milwaukee Bucks for the late, not-so-great Robert "Tractor" Trayor. Just a week after t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Dennis Rodman = Hall of Fame. Wait, Is It Still April 1?

    ​When Dennis Rodman graduated South Oak Cliff High School he was 5-foot-8 and he'd never really played organized basketball. Years later he wore a wedding dress to marry himself. And he was once suspended for kicking a photographer in the crotch. Throw in two Defensive Player of the Ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    The Top 5 Coaches in the History of Your Dallas Mavericks

    ​Mavs got a no-brainer, must-win last night over the Memphis Grizzlies to remain tied for second place in the NBA's Western Conference with four games remaining. While Dallas jockeys to stay out of the Los Angeles Lakers' bracket and while owner Mark Cuban fired a strange, but strong war ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Mark Cuban: Out of the SEC Frying Pan ... Into the Hillwood Fire

    Just as Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban is finishing his jig in the wake of beating an insider trading charge from the Securities & Exchange Commission, today comes another legal pothole. This one from the guy who sold him the Mavericks. Hillwood Center Partners, which is contr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Basketball's Hall of Shame

    Hey, who's the dork just to the left of Motta's ass? The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is hallowed ground. The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is a sacred shrine. The Basketball Hall of Fame is an absolute joke. I realize it's weird timing, seeing tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    It's the Year of the Ox! Is that Good for the Mavs?

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2008

    Commence: Re-Entry

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007

    Owen Wilson, You Got Some 'Splaining To Do, Bro.

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    Nellie and Cuban and the Love Lost

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2007

    Whoa, Nellie

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2007

    Schmoes 1, Pros 0

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2007

    C'mon, But What About Rodney McCray? Or Fat Lever? Or Alex English?

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    Justice Is, Um, Served? Everything Else, Not So Much.

    Don't know how I missed it - maybe it's because I'm from Duncanville - but Monday was the Chinese New Year. And 2009, as if you didn't know, is the Year of the Ox. In the name of Wang Zhi-Zhi, what could that possibly mean for our Dallas Mavericks? *So far it means this: The Mavs are ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    Oscar Oversight

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    Mavs Can't Win a Damned Thing

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2006

    Eye on The Balls

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2006

    A Banner Night?

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2006

    Merry Christmas!

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2006

    Two of a Kind. Or UnKind.

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2006

    Anyone Need a Good Nelsoning?

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2006

    Whoa, Nellie?

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2006

    Where There's Smoke, There's Usually Mark Cuban

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2006

    Of Nelsons Willie and Don

    Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Assist, Nellie

    Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2006

    The Giant General

    Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2006

    Another Dallas Bias

    Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2006

    Gooooo, Nellie!

    Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2006

    And the Oscar for Best Seat Goes to...

    Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    Slow Ride

    Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

  • News

    January 27, 2005

    The Understudy

    Avery Johnson will make a fine coach someday, but why today?

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Rumor That Got Us All Worked Up Over Nothing

    Shaq to come to the Dallas Mavericks

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    Moody Mavs

    For a team headed to the playoffs, Nellie's group is a schizo bunch

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    Nervous Nellie

    Plus: One-Way Street; Quotes Taken Out of Context From Other Publications

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Hilarity Stripe

    See, it's a play on "charity stripe," which is funnier than this column

  • News

    May 22, 2003

    Hot in Here

    Deep in the playoffs, Cuban keeps the heat on Nellie

  • News

    November 1, 2001

    Back to the Future

    For Dirk, Don and the Mavs to compete with the Lakers, they'll have to look to an unlikely source for inspiration: the late-'80s teams of Mark Aguirre and Dick Motta

  • Culture

    April 19, 2001

    Showtime

    Fifty wins was cute and all, but now the Mavs will only go as far as Juwan takes them

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best professional sports coach

    Ken Hitchcock, Dallas Stars

  • Culture

    July 6, 2000

    Feelin' the draft

    Between beer and Mark Cuban, there lies hope--and a bunch of drunken Mavs fans

  • Culture

    July 29, 1999

    Belo's sure got balls

    The News now co-owns the Mavericks, but at what price?

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Buzz

    Hold these balls; A reader gets fished in; George W., globetrotter

  • Culture

    April 1, 1999

    Boo ball

    How much longer must we suffer the woeful Mavericks? Well, that's too long

  • Culture

    February 4, 1999

    Net gain

    Things are looking up for the Mavs -- of course, everything's up from the bottom

  • Culture

    September 24, 1998
  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Letters

    Sports

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Buzz

    Sports

  • Culture

    January 22, 1998

    Who's the boss?

    Ross Perot Jr. owns the Dallas Mavericks, but--for better or worse--it's Don Nelson's team

  • Culture

    December 11, 1997

    Fire at will

    Getting Don Nelson to coach the Mavericks is good for basketball--and business

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    One-on-one

    With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Letters

    With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

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