In the maddening moments after yet another premature evacuation by the Dallas Mavericks, I know what you were thinking: Blow it up! Trade Dirk Nowitzki. Cut Jason Kidd. Fire Rick Carlisle. Ball-gag Bob Ortegel. Hang Mark Cuban. Change everything! I know, because I temporarily echoed those sentiments in the knee-jerk…
If this Spring is any indication of where things are headed, SMU basketball’s March Madness drought is likely to hit 18 years next season. That’s because star point guard Paul McCoy – once thought of as the Mustangs’ light at the end of the tunnel – is transferring from SMU. In…
I like Ron Washington. Really do. I don’t necessarily trust his relentless optimism about everything and I lost a lot of respect for him for using cocaine in the middle of last season, but I like him. There is a part of him, however, that I don’t like. His in-game decisions…
Should probably consult Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I figured I’d just crack open a Corona and give it a go myself. 10. Mike Bacsik – Well, he was a local athlete with an affinity strong feelings for…
Was in the midst of updating my “Top 10 Hottest Women on Dallas/Fort Worth TV” yesterday – stay tuned later this week – when I came across one of the most attractive women in national radio. And by “came across” I mean bumped into in the hall at 105.3 The…
I got a theory. Been working on it for a while, nurturing it from a fleeting thought to a flimsy premise all the way up to a working, rational theory. Here it is: There are no more aggressive, dangerous drivers on Metroplex highways than those in white pickups. I know,…
While you have been drowning your Mavericks sorrows, engaging in mosh-pit violence out at Edgefest 20 or keeping an eye on Dez Bryant’s wacko mom, the Texas Rangers have started doing something very strange. Pitching. Well. Don’t look now but the Rangers are now the first-place Rangers. During their four-game…
Wade Phillips is an optimist. But you don’t hear him gush like this very often. “He’s an absolute talent. You don’t get to be around many players that come in and look that good that early. It’s been 33 years, and there aren’t many that I can say look that…
Saw Blue October Friday night at House of Blues. Good. But not the best I’ve seen them. That would’ve been the show back in the summer of 2004 at the Lakewood Theater when lead singer Justin Furstenfeld – bum knee and crutches be damned – was as passionate as any…
I was really excited – re-invested, as it were – in the Dallas Mavericks and this year’s NBA Playoffs. The team was poised. The games are fun. The conversations about the games are entertaining. The city is empowered by the wins and somehow galvanized by the losses. But, alas, the…
I’m like you, I didn’t know if this thing would make it two weeks. But, whatdya know, all the sudden it’s been two years. Seems like just yesterday we launched this lil’ corner of the blogosphere. After 730 days, 1,370 items and more than 20,500 comments we’ve survived to our second…
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to pay our last respects to the 2010 Dallas Mavericks. In life, they were an entertaining bunch. Fun. Fast. Full of energy and entertainment. But…
10. The Mavericks are now the only NBA team to lose in the first round of the playoffs as a No. 1 and No. 2 seed. Granted the four-time champion Spurs aren’t your pedestrian No. 7 seed, but it’s still an ugly epitaph to have etched on your tombstone. 9…
Wilt Chamberlain infamously said he slept with 20,000 women. More recently, Winston Bennett claimed a rate of three girls per day. And now – according to the National Enquirer – Tiger Woods is said to have confessed to sleeping with 120 women during his five-year marriage to wife Elin. Once upon…
Mike Ditka says someone ought to “whack him in the head.” National Football League Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith says teams cannot have the free reign to bring personal insult during interviews. And, indeed, Miami Dolphins’ general manager Jeff Ireland has apologized for asking new Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant if…
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…
He’s never been arrested. Never had a recurring problem with violence. Or drugs. Or alcohol. He loves his momma and has kept the same best friend since third grade. He’s 6-foot-2, 225 pounds with giant hands and minuscule body fat. He was, by far, the best, most talented receiver in…
I’m not just saying this because he’s in sports talk radio and a fellow Duncanville High School alum, but I feel horrible about The Ticket’s suspension firing of Mike Bacsik. His crime: TWI. Tweeting While Intoxicated. Was what he said racist and offensive? Absolutely. In this day and age of everyone sees everything…
You look at the Rangers’ 9-11 start through 20 games and mumble “meh”, same old Rangers. Right? But, believe it or not, this could be a lot worse. Consider: *Supposed ace Rich Harden is yet to make a quality start, issuing 18 walks in 17 innings. *Taylor Teagarden is 1 for…
10. Welcome to the playoffs, Tuff Juice. Caron Butler set the tone last night at the raucous American Airlines Center. 35 points and 11 rebounds were nice. But it was his aggression – and 0 turnovers – that punched the Spurs in the face. 9. Game 6 is Thursday night…
Okay, not that one. But still. Weird…
Thank you Jason Terry for acknowledging what a lot of us have been yelling out our TV screens the last two games: To play better, the Dallas Mavericks must play faster. Here’s hoping head coach Rick Carlisle and point guard Jason Kidd get the message. Before it’s too late. Down 3-1…
