• 8 Potential Jobs for Locked Out NBA Stars

    8 Potential Jobs for Locked Out NBA Stars

    With the NBA players and owners seemingly as far apart as ever from reaching a contract agreement and ending the lockout, many players and even some coaches are scrambling to find new jobs that utilize their on-court skills in useful, productive ways off the court. Let’s take a look at which jobs some of the [...]

  • 9 Athletes We’d Like To See In Another Sport

    9 Athletes We’d Like To See In Another Sport

    In the world of sports, conversations run rampant with “what if” scenarios. “What if Jordan hadn’t walked away following his father’s death?” “What if Portland had picked Durant first?” However, perhaps the most ethereal “what if” scenario is also one of the most fun: What if (superstar X) had gone down a different path playing [...]

  • 5 Reasons The LeBron Backlash Is Total Bullsh*t

    5 Reasons The LeBron Backlash Is Total Bullsh*t

    Looking at the coverage 24 hours after the Mavericks twisted the dagger and the Miami Heat bled out, it’s not surprising to see LeBron James be the recipient of vitriol. It was surprising to see how much of it there was. People were calling him a failure and saying that his legacy was tarnished, labeling [...]

  • 9 Reasons The Heat Are Still the Team To Beat

    9 Reasons The Heat Are Still the Team To Beat

    Recently, there’s been a lot of hate on the Heat, culminating in last night’s Finals loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Some of it was deserved, and some simply piled on because expectations were so high. Well, they have a few months to lick their wounds, get back to gelling and prove to the skeptics that [...]

  • The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/9/11 — Dirk Nowitzki

    The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/9/11 — Dirk Nowitzki

    No matter what the outcome, the Dallas Mavericks knew that they were playing their final home game of the season last night and they made the most of it.  Leading the charge, as always, was Dirk Nowitzki. It may not have been Dirk’s best offensive output of the season.  Heck, last night’s performance may not [...]

  • Dirk Nowitzki Plays With The Flu, Mavs Win! (Video)

    Dirk Nowitzki Plays With The Flu, Mavs Win! (Video)

    Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, despite playing with the flu.  LeBron James sucked more than Jenna Jameson in her prime.  Dwyane Wade couldn’t manage to get the butter off his fingers with 6.7 seconds remaining in the game.  Mike Miller couldn’t manage to hit the rim.  And the [...]

  • Picture Of The Day: ESPN’s Headline Fail!

    Picture Of The Day: ESPN’s Headline Fail!

    ESPN may be “The Worldwide Leader in Sports,” but they also appear to be the worldwide leader in headline fails.  Their latest fail came following the Dallas Mavericks Game 2 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday.  With Dirk Nowitzki helping the Mavs come back from a 15-point fourth quarter deficit, the only thing the [...]

  • Picture Of The Day: Larry Bird 2.0?

    Picture Of The Day: Larry Bird 2.0?

    If you compare Dirk Nowitzki and Larry Bird’s numbers after 13 seasons, they are almost identical.  Dirk has a slight advantage in points, three-point percentage and free-throw percentage, while Bird has the edge in field-goal percentage.  The only area that Bird holds a substantial advantage in is championships, with three compared to Dirk’s zero. Nowitzki [...]

  • The Stat Line Of The Night — 4/28/11 — Dirk Nowitzki

    The Stat Line Of The Night — 4/28/11 — Dirk Nowitzki

    Since the beginning of their 2006 NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat, the Dallas Mavericks have endured a terrible 2-18 record on the road in the playoffs.  Those struggles away from home have resulted in the Mavs being eliminated in the first round in three of the past four post-seasons.  They had a chance [...]

  • The Stat Line of the Night – 11/23/10 – Dirk Nowitzki

    The Stat Line of the Night – 11/23/10 – Dirk Nowitzki

    It took Dirk Nowitzki’s entire arsenal, and some help from his teammates, for the Dallas Mavericks to overcome the lowly Detroit Pistons last night.  Thankfully for Dallas, Dirk’s arsenal is enormous and effective.  He was his usual self last night, scoring on a variety of 3-pointers, jumpers, layups, and post moves.  After trailing by as [...]

  • Dallas Digs Dirk, And They Have A Music Video To Prove It

    Dallas Digs Dirk, And They Have A Music Video To Prove It

    With many of the NBA’s biggest superstars packing their bags and heading to a new destination this summer, the fans of the Dallas Mavericks feared that the same would happen to their All-Star center, Dirk Nowitzki.  Fortunately for them, the highly-touted free agent decided to stay with the Mavs after signing a four-year, $80-million deal [...]



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