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Whitt's End: 8.19.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:Talked to the family of Shannon Stone for next week's Observer column. Wait until you hear their other sad story involving a souvenir ball from a Rangers' game. Sorry, you have to wait.Not ... More >>

2011 NBA FINALS -- Mavericks vs. Heat: The Preview

​Charles Barkley is 3-0 picking the Mavericks in playoff series this spring. ESPN's Bruce Bowen is 0-3 picking against them. Me? 2-1. I picked Mavs over Blazers and Thunder but had them losing to the Lakers. In Miami for tonight's Game 1 of the NBA Finals, I'm having difficulty viewing ... More >>

2011 NBA FINALS -- Heat 92, Mavericks 84: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Mavs spurted 7-0 out of halftime and led 51-43, but somehow trailed 65-61 entering fourth. How's that you ask? Four turnovers and a LeBron James 25-foot fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer that makes you just tip your cap. 9. Back in the early '00s the Sacramento Kings were a bad ... More >>

Roddy's Return: A For Amusing

​As promised, Roddy Beaubois did something amazing last night: He made us watch a mid-February Dallas Mavericks game against the lowly Sacramento Kings. And, unless you're expectations were irrationally optimistic, he did not disappoint. In his first NBA game action since last April, the seco ... More >>

The Return of Roddy: Boffo or Bust?

Last time we saw Roddy Beaubois, we didn't see nearly enough. After a sporadic rookie season highlighted by a 40-point game against the Golden State Warriors last March, the cat-quick combo guard almost single-handedly rallied the Dallas Mavericks to a win in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference f ... More >>

Mavs Win 10th Consecutive Game, Fail to Impress the Masses

​It's not often I stay up late to watch a duel between J.J. Barea and Samuel Dalembert, but last night's 102-100 victory by the Dallas Mavericks over the Sacramento Kings was special. It kicked off the Bob Ortegel-less era with a win. And was the Mavs' 10th consecutive victory. To which ... More >>

Whitt's End: 1.21.11

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So the Dallas Cowboys hire loquacious, bombastic, entertaining new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan not with a press conference but only a press release? That's like hiring Ricky Gervais to emcee th ... More >>

NBA Rookies John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins Teach The Other Rooks How To Dougie

The NBA's love affair with hip-hop is nothing new. And, really, neither is seeing NBA stars do hip-hop dances--or, even more specifically, Dallas-born dances. At the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, NBA stars LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal and Nate Robinson all flashed either the Do ... More >>

The Dallas Mavericks and Girls Gone Wild Make a Creepy Couple?

​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

Mavs-Spurs Game 6 Irrationally Optimistic Game 6 Preview

​Dallas Mavericks' guard Jason Terry is guaranteeing a victory in tonight's Game 6 against the Spurs in San Antonio, which would force a dramatic Game 7 Saturday at American Airlines Center. "No question. We're coming back," Terry said. "We have to. It's our mission. Our job is to go down th ... More >>

Ballers and Shotcallers: Zo & Magic's 8-Ball Challenge

Mattie StaffordAlonzo Mourning lines up a shot. For a whole slideshow from this event, click here.​Zo & Magic's 8-Ball ChallengeCentennial Building in Fair ParkThe red carpet walks kicked off at 7.30 p.m., with Mourning's appearance leading the way. Early attendees were held in a "reception ar ... More >>

Can the Mavs Draft Their Way Back Into Contention?

Danny Bollinger After him, Dallas' draft history this decade gets really bad really quick.As we prepare to watch the Lakers turn the Thuggets (L.A. in 7) into mere mortals in the Western Conference Finals, let's ponder what the Mavs can do to get back into the NBA's final four. *Re-sign Jaso ... More >>

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

Your Dallas Mavericks are the Second-Best Team in the NBA ... Sorta

Lotsa triumphs. Zero trophies.While twiddling my thumbs waiting for the Mavericks - or anyone - to make a significant, deadline-beating NBA trade, I wondered just how good Dallas has been this millenium. Calculator 10 minutes elbow grease = Yahtzee! Answer: Damn good. Second-best good. Fr ... More >>

Cuban at the Crossroads: We Can Win the NBA Championship

I tracked down Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban last night before his team's game against the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Center. He was on the StairMaster. Insisting his team isn't on the treadmill. "Not right now we're not," Cuban told me. "Treadmill teams are those that don' ... More >>

Rodriguez 'n Romo: Two Guys Who Don't Get It

After attending the Mavs' shootaround this morning and before heading back to American Airlines Center tonight for the showdown contest victory over the Sacramento Kings, I watched and re-watched this week's interviews with two of America's biggest sporting dufuses. Sorry, but Tony Romo and Ale ... More >>

False Kings

What a Drag

Not long ago a rising All-Star, Josh Howard is suddenly regressing professionally and personally

Dallas' Only Daily Fudges the Facts in Butting Cyber Noggins with Mark Cuban

Decision ’08: The Worst of Both Worlds

Get Some

The Mavs go for the kill

Eight Runs, Reruns -- All the Same to the Rangers

Hey, Now, You're An All-Star

Motivating Your Mavs

Seventh Heaven

New Kids on the Block

The Nash-less Mavs try to hang tough and build a winning team from scratch

Mavs Maniacs

No big changes? Then Cuban is crazy.

Playing Coy

Plus: Dude, You Owe Us, Like, $95,000; Edit Yourself

Best Half of Basketball Ever

First half of the Western Conference Semifinals Game 2

Brite Idea

Plus: Cover Up; Sack of Kittens; Net Gains

Battle of Midway

With half the season gone, are these Mavs good enough to win a title?

Who's the boss?

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

Big men, big houses

For one sports star, home is where the bowling alley is