Browsing Tag Mavericks
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27 December 2011 at 10 : 54 AM
Basketball is BACK!
I am certain that I have at least millions of people agreeing with me when I say "The best Christmas present was the fact that basketball is back!" The big stadiums, polished courts, stage lights and thousands of fans have a reason to be set alight as the sound of the players running, ball bouncing and the beautiful 'swish' is now heard! Basketball ...
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14 December 2011 at 16 : 16 PM
Mavs Sign Jerome Randle; Roster at 14
On Tuesday, the Mavs traded Corey Brewer and Rudy Fernandez to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick, cutting the roster from 15 guys to 13. Now the roster is back to 14 after Dallas signed free agent Jerome Randle, former Cal star. Randle played in Turkey after he was undrafted in 2010. On the Turkish club Aliaga, he averaged 17.5 ...
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15 August 2011 at 23 : 08 PM
Fernandez Leaving Dallas?
During the 2011 NBA Draft, the Mavericks traded away their 26th and 57th pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Rudy Fernandez. If the lockout stays put, we might never get a chance to see Fernandez in a Dallas uniform. According to Sportando.net, Fernandez has agreed to a 4-year deal with Real Madrid which would start after the 2011-2012 ...
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10 August 2011 at 17 : 01 PM
Dirk Turns Down Offer from China
On Monday, Dirk Nowitzki was offered $1.5 million per month (the largest monthly sum offered to any NBA player since the lockout) to play for the Zhejiang Lions in China but has turned it down. Many NBA players make their decisions based solely on the money, but Dirk is clearly not one of them. We already know that he’s agreed to stay in Dallas for 4 ...
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10 August 2011 at 17 : 13 PM
Mavs Likely to want Butler for the Long Run
Of course with the lockout going on, Donnie Nelson is prohibited from commenting on this situation, but according to agent Raymond Brothers, the Mavs’ intentions are to sign Butler to a long-term contract. After the Mavs won the championship, Brothers said that Donnie Nelson told him that he wants Caron to be part of the team long term. Likewise, Butler ...
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16 June 2011 at 02 : 47 AM
Cuban Calls Rings “Old School”, Mavs want them anyway
After winning the NBA Championship for the first time in Dallas franchise history, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban explained in an interview that he thinks the rings are "old school" and that he'd like to give the players something different. Terry said Cuban mentioned a "five-ringer ring" while Dirk said he heard about bracelets; either way, the Mavs want ...
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14 June 2011 at 23 : 28 PM
Jason Kidd Retiring?
After winning a greatly anticipated NBA title, most would think that Kidd would finally retire to end his career on a perfect note, but during Tuesday's exit interviews, he clarified that he doesn't plan on retiring. In fact, he thinks he has a few more years left in him. "I got too much left in the tank," he joked. "I'm going to go until the wheels fall ...
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14 June 2011 at 23 : 53 PM
NBA Finals Game 6: Mavs Win 105-95, Mavs Win Championship
The Dallas Mavericks were just one win away from their first NBA title; just one win away from avenging the Miami Heat from beating them in 2006; just one win away from leaving behind all the bad names and phrases they were given: "one and done", "soft", "too old"; just one win away from proving everyone wrong. Well, in Game 6, the Mavs fought hard and ...
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11 June 2011 at 22 : 22 PM
NBA Finals Game 5: Mavs win 112-103, Mavs Lead Series 3-2
The Mavs stepped foot onto the AAC floor one last time this post-season for Game 5 with the hope of taking a 3-2 series lead before heading back to Miami for Game 6 and 7. Game 5 was a journey in itself, but the Mavs accomplished the task of getting the victory to advance to one win away from being crowned the 2011 NBA Champions after a 112-103 ...
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11 June 2011 at 22 : 39 PM
NBA Finals Game 4: Mavs win 86-83, Series Tied 2-2
The Mavs hoped to win Game 4 to avoid falling in a 1-3 hole, and with Nowitzki battling a 102 fever, their supporting cast stepped up and managed to get the 86-83 victory after an outstanding comeback with a 21-9 run tie up the series, 2-2. Carlisle made a game time decision of starting JJ Barea in place of DeShawn Stevenson. Brendan Haywood was also ...
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