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April 11, 2012
Ten Things We Learned from Last Night's Dallas ISD Forum at the Kessler Theater
In the spirit of last night's D-slash-TED-slash-SMU DISD Education Forum at the Kessler -- which asked each school board candidate one and only one randomly drawn question -- here are some rapid-fire observations from an evening that, while admirably efficient, was over not long after it started. 1 ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Basketball With a Latin Beat
In the spirit of last night's D-slash-TED-slash-SMU DISD Education Forum at the Kessler -- which asked each school board candidate one and only one randomly drawn question -- here are some rapid-fire observations from an evening that, while admirably efficient, was over not long after it started. 1 ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Mavs vs. Memphis: A Southern Showdown
In the spirit of last night's D-slash-TED-slash-SMU DISD Education Forum at the Kessler -- which asked each school board candidate one and only one randomly drawn question -- here are some rapid-fire observations from an evening that, while admirably efficient, was over not long after it started. 1 ... More >>
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March 23, 2012
Three Ways the NBA Lockout is Making the Mavs, and the Playoffs, Impossible to Predict
The NBA's regular season is so often discarded as an insignificant enterprise, though for reasons that are largely flimsy at best; there's real value to be gleaned in that initial 82, whether about a team's overall offensive or defensive aptitude, a coach's substitution patterns, the compatibility o ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
Jason Kidd is No Longer Sucking, and That's Good News for the Mavs' Playoff Hopes
It's a common NBA refrain: Following an inactive trade deadline, a team will claim that getting a relevant player back from injury is akin to making a deadline deal. It happened with the Mavericks and Rodrigue Beaubois, and this year's spin involves the eventual integration of Delonte West. There i ... More >>
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March 15, 2012
C'mon Mavs, Dunk Those Lakers
It's a common NBA refrain: Following an inactive trade deadline, a team will claim that getting a relevant player back from injury is akin to making a deadline deal. It happened with the Mavericks and Rodrigue Beaubois, and this year's spin involves the eventual integration of Delonte West. There i ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Managing the Matrix: If the Mavs Aren't Careful, They'll Grind Shawn Marion into Uselessness
The Mavericks currently live in the murky cloud that makes up the bulk of the Western Conference: Their credentials are decidedly less than those of the conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, but beyond that their prospects remain a mystery. We know now that Dallas is a good team - as evidenced b ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
The 2012 Dallas Mavericks: 33 Storylines from 33 Games
A (Wait, It's Already Midseason?) Midseason Report
Blogs
February 1, 2012
Top Ten Reasons Why Dallas Smells So Damn Good
GQ writer Chandler Burr couldn't quite figure out what composes Dallas' unique olfaction but went ahead and ranked it No. 10 in a world-wide list of good smelling cities yesterday. Burr suggested that our sweet aroma could be a cross-scent of live oaks and hot concrete -- well, I don't agree. Sure, ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Down and Dirty Data, or: What Do the Short Season's Stats Say About the Mavericks?
The Mavericks -- like virtually every other team during this bizarre, lockout-shortened NBA season -- are nearly impossible to pin down. A combination of odd scheduling, injury adjustments and minimal practice time seemingly puts a different Maverick team on the floor every night out; in one game th ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
The Mavs May Survive This Dirk-less Stretch, Thanks to a Crappy Batch of Opponents
Sometimes all you can do is take the win and move on. The Mavs were at home Monday night against the Suns, winning 93-87 in an ugly game in front of a seemingly disinterested crowd. It was the Mavs' second straight game without Dirk Nowitzki, who is sitting out at least four games (and maybe more) ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Here Come the Suns
Sometimes all you can do is take the win and move on. The Mavs were at home Monday night against the Suns, winning 93-87 in an ugly game in front of a seemingly disinterested crowd. It was the Mavs' second straight game without Dirk Nowitzki, who is sitting out at least four games (and maybe more) ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
No, Really, Mavs Fans. It'll Be OK. We Think.
That sound you just heard? That was any and all illogically bloated expectations for the Mavericks' season hitting the ground with a thud. This isn't your typical championship defense. The Mavs made it clear in the off-season that they weren't content to merely bring back all of the components of ... More >>
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December 24, 2011
The Whore's Return: Before the Rematch, A LeBron Hater Rekindles His Love of Dallas
My relationship with Dallas before June 12, 2011, was tenuous. I got tattooed there with Dennis Rodman during the summer of 1994 and stayed for a week, but I was shit-faced the whole time. I visited for a few days during baseball's winter meetings in 2000, when A-Rod signed with the Texas Ran ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
How Much Does Perot Dislike Cuban? Enough to Try to Take Away Mavs, Stars Fans' Parking.
It's become very clear in recent days that Ross Perot Jr. isn't about to walk away from his feud with Mark Cuban. On December 2, his attorneys notified the Fifth Court of Appeals that he intends to fight Judge Craig Smith's order tossing that suit in which Perot accuses Cuban of mismanaging the D ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
It’s a Weihnachten Miracle!
It's become very clear in recent days that Ross Perot Jr. isn't about to walk away from his feud with Mark Cuban. On December 2, his attorneys notified the Fifth Court of Appeals that he intends to fight Judge Craig Smith's order tossing that suit in which Perot accuses Cuban of mismanaging the D ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
The Newest Mavs Won't Hurt the Balance Sheet, But How Much Will They Help on the Court?
On this season of The Shark Tank ...Rob Mahoney runs The Two Man game, an ESPN-affiliated Mavericks blog, and occasionally writes about basketball for Unfair Park. Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson have never exactly run the Mavericks like an ordinary NBA franchise. They drafted a gangly German k ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
The NBA Lockout is (Almost) Over. Here's What the Mavs Need to Do Before Christmas Day.
Editor's note: Rob Mahoney writes about the Mavericks on his ESPN-affiliated blog The Two Man Game and about basketball for The New York Times's Off the Dribble blog. Presumably his New York Times bio will henceforth note that he now writes about the Mavericks for Unfair Park. Hark: The NBA season ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
In Legal One-on-One Against Ross Perot Jr., Mark Cuban Wins as Judge Tosses Case
On May 10, 2010, Hillwood Investment Properties' Ross Perot Jr. got the bright idea to sue Mark Cuban in Dallas County District Court, hoping to prove that the "reckless and careless" Dallas Mavericks owner had put the team $200-and-some-odd million in debt and "in imminent danger of insolvency." ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Do You Miss Pro Basketball Enough to Want to Watch the Josh Howard All-Stars?
Your World Champion Dallas Mavericks were supposed to take on the Indiana Pacers tonight at the American Airlines Center, the sixth of eight preseason games leading to November 1's regular-season opener against Chicago at the AAC. But with each passing day, it's looking more and more like the loc ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Whitt's End: 9.23.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Doomsday scenario for Monday Night Football: Quarterback Jon Kitna. Running back DeMarco Murray. Receivers Kevin Ogletree, Jesse Holley and Dwayne Harris. Center Kevin Kowalski. Left guard ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
TV Ratings: Rangers Mavericks Stars < Cowboys
I run a buffet here. Not every customer will like everything I put out, but hopefully most will find a little something to keep them coming back. I get this complaint frequently: "Why don't you write more about the Rangers? They're winning!" (Beat the Indians last night. AL West ... More >>
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September 2, 2011
Last Night: Diplo at Rio Room
DiploRio RoomSeptember 1, 2011Better than: watching the movie Rio, I assume.DiploIt was a packed house at Rio Room last night -- a fact that, initially, maybe isn't all that impressive considering the room's 300-person capacity, but one that earns some serious points on other fronts. Like, say, t ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
The Globes' Kyle Musselwhite Saw Big Bird At His Very First Show. And He Was Intimidated.
Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. That's Kyle there on the far right.The Globes return to Dallas this week, only a couple of months since they were last in town. Ba ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
NBA TV to Fill Time With '80s Mavs Roundtable
What you see above is the second part of a Dallas Mavericks history-of posted on RetroMavs, the team's official throwback site, only yesterday. Hunh. Don't recall Reunion Arena ever being that empty ... but I also don't recall Ollie Mack possessing "NBA-class moves." Anyway. That reminds me: In abou ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
The Seventh Annual 50 Most Powerful People in Metroplex Sports
Sorry, Cubes, but that goofy German just leapfrogged you.
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July 20, 2011
Defending Champion Mavericks are Now Must-See TV
The champagne isn't quite dry and the NBA lockout is just getting started, but how good does it sound to be already talking about the defending champion Mavericks? Once a soft, underachieving team that nobody outside the Metroplex gave a dang about watching, the Mavs are now natio ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Whitt's End: 7.15.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland took ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Dollars, Taxes: As City Manager Finishes Work on New Budget, the Comptroller's Good News
Via.Click to embiggenOn Monday, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs will cut the city of Dallas a sales-tax revenue check for $16,658,081.23, as you can see above; City Manager Mary Suhm says that's 13 straight months the city has seen a "slight increase" in tax revenue, among the "slight, slow signs o ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
With a Little Help From Hat Tricks' Friends...
Via.Click to embiggenOn Monday, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs will cut the city of Dallas a sales-tax revenue check for $16,658,081.23, as you can see above; City Manager Mary Suhm says that's 13 straight months the city has seen a "slight increase" in tax revenue, among the "slight, slow signs o ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Praying to JC for JWP: Attending the South Dallas Rally for John Wiley Price
Photo by Brantley HargroveAt Kirkwood Temple C.M.E. Church last night, 120 or so congregants petitioned an Ecclesiastical Court on behalf of a decidedly earthly cause: that of embattledDallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, the target of a sweeping FBI probe. Matrons fanned themselves ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Whitt's End: 7.1.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Rangers return from Houston today to start a series in Arlington against the lowly Florida Marlins. Did anyone go to the airport to see the Silver Boot as Nolan Ryan triumphantly raised it? ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
The 2011 Mavs Vs. the '88 Version, In a Battle of Smooth Vs. Smothering
The Mavs are NBA champions, but are they the best team in franchise history?
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June 28, 2011
Dirk Nowitzki Goes on Drinking Binges? You Don't Say!
Still amazed that the Mavericks won the NBA championship. Still surprised they did it without a playoff point from Roddy Beaubois (who should be ready for 2011-12 training camp in October after another foot surgery). And I continue to be miffed at how little the sports world really knew abo ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Video Explosion: Centro-matic, Selena Gomez, Virgin Wolves and Four Others Release Clips
One small step for local music. One giant leap for local music videos.Can't really pin down a specific reason for this, but there sure have been a lot of local music video releases in the past few weeks. Good ones, too, and featuring bands that run the entire local gamut. There's a new Centro-mat ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
Whitt's End: 6.24.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Love the Mavs' draft. Turning the 26th pick into Rudy Fernandez is a big win. Think of Fernandez, 26 and a three-year veteran with the Blazers, as a younger, better Peja Stojakovi ... More >>
News
June 23, 2011
Down by the Trinity, Searching for Dallas' Enchanted Forest
Even better than a cheap plan for Trinity River green space? A free one.
Blogs
June 23, 2011
The Top 5 Worst Draft Picks in the History of Your Dallas Mavericks
Coulda been KobeDetermining 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 >>
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June 23, 2011
How Much Will the Mavericks Victory Parade Through Downtown Cost Mark Cuban?
Photo by Mike MezeulThis just in from Dallas City Hall: One week after last week's Dallas Mavericks victory parade rolled from the Dallas Convention Center to the American Airlines Center, the city's done totaled up the receipts and is ready to submit an invoice to Mark Cuban, who said he's happy ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
The Best Team in Mavericks' History: '88 vs. '11
While contemplating defensive coordinator Dwane Casey's departure to be the Toronto Raptors' head coach and whom they should take with the 26th pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, a couple more Mavs-related items buzzed through my brain this week. 1. Who from the championship team s ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Dwaine Caraway's Last, Lousy Act as Fake Mayor
During last Thursday's NBA championship parade for the Mavericks, Fake Mayor Dwaine Caraway -- remember, he's only interim Mayor because Tom Leppert up and quit -- rode in a red convertible and waved to his unadoring crowd. Yep, the guy who gave the key to the city to Michael Vick now wanted to sm ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Download: Play-N-Skillz Release New Celebratory Mavericks Song Called "Victory"
Speaking of both Play-N-Skillz and Dirk, we'd heard on Friday that the hip-hop production duo was working on a track about the Mavericks and their NBA Finals victory. This morning, the brother Salinas formally released the track, called "Victory," no doubt a reference to both the championship and th ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Whitt's End: 6.17.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Jason Terry's voice is still hoarse from all the partying and cigars, but yet we're already peeking at 2012. Problem: The Mavs aren't a team built for the future, but rather the here-'n-now ... More >>
News
June 16, 2011
The Mavericks Finally Fought Back, and They Have the Title to Prove It
Mark Cuban, Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs shed labels and the Miami Heat on the way to their first NBA championship.
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June 16, 2011
Roddy Beaubois, Caron Butler Get Into Mavs Starting Lineup For Letterman's Top 10
Some of the staff's already downtown for the parade -- along with the thousands already on hand both at Victory Park and behind the barricades stretching back to the Dallas Convention Center starting point. And, this just in from Dallas City Hall:Accommodations will be made for people who are handic ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
2011 Dallas Mavericks' NBA Playoffs: My Top 10 Observer-ational Moments
10. It was a simple offensive rebound and putback layup off the glass, but when Shawn Marion produced it at the end of the third quarter on April 25 it gave the Mavericks a 14-point lead over the Blazers in crucial Game 5 of the first round, and it restored confidence in the Mavs two days af ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
What About Bob? He's at the Mavs Parade Too. Along With Some Guy Named Jamie Foxx.
Photo by Leslie MinoraEarly this morning Mavs fans packed the intersection of Griffin and Young, setting up chairs and coolers and settling in behind the barricade along the first block of the parade's route. And there, amongst the growing throng, was none other than the ubiquitous Robert Crawfor ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Speaking of Traffic: LBJ's Going To Get Worse Tomorrow Night as HOV Lanes Get Adiosed
Via.The tail end of the Mavs parade left the Dallas Convention Center moments ago; more to come from that traffic jam shortly. But till then, this just in from the folks overseeing the LBJ Freeway redo: The second -- and final -- wave of HOV lane closures is set to begin tomorrow night. Specifica ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Watch: The Mavericks End Celebratory Parade With "We Are The Champions" Singalong
Patrick MichelsJason Kidd and Terrell's Own Jamie Foxx After going on Letterman last night to talk about their win, their potential new Kardashian boos and their very dirty habit of licking the Larry O'Brien Trophy, the Mavericks paraded around Dallas today like the champs they are and ended up a ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Kiddrae's Beautiful Video of Mavericks Fans Celebrating a Title. And: DART's Parade Plans.
MAVS in 6. from Kiddrae on Vimeo.I've been sitting on two videos with which I'd planned to end the day. But Dallas Area Rapid Transit just sent its rather lengthy list o' travel plans for Thursday morning's Mavs title parade, so I thought I'd share one -- Kiddrae's gorgeous short "MAVS in 6.," set t ... More >>
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