The 2010’s decade was up-and-down for the Dallas Mavericks. The bookends were great. The decade started with the 2010-2011 season where the Mavericks won the franchise’s only NBA championship, and it ended with Luka Doncic at the helm. Pretty crazy. But everything in between was kind of boring. The Mavericks got rid of most of their team the offseason after …
The rollercoaster ride feel of this season has been real. The Mavs suffered another inexplicable loss on Monday night, this time, to the Kings (which is their second loss to Sacramento in eight days). Dallas was coming off two big wins over the Lakers, which put them by themselves in the West’s highly sought-after sixth seed, and only 1.5 games …
When you have a guy like Luka Doncic, it may feel like you don’t need much more in order to have success as a team. All great players need some backup and right now, it seems like Doncic doesn’t have a lot of help. That’s not Rick Carlisle’s fault, that’s not Doncic’s fault, that’s not even his teammate’s fault. That …
What is so great about the sixth seed? The playoff format has been relatively consistent throughout NBA history, with a few changes here and there. The most recent change came in 2003 when the NBA decided that all rounds should be played as a best-of-seven series instead of the first-round played as best-of-five series. It has always been the best …
Four minutes before Thursday’s 2 PM trade deadline, Donnie Nelson and the Dallas Mavericks finally made a move. Dallas sent James Johnson, Wes Iwundu, and a second-round pick to New Orleans for JJ Redick and Nicolo Melli. The Mavs added shooting and depth in JJ Redick in exchange for guys who rarely saw the floor. Dallas went the whole day …
The Mavericks are seldom buyers when it comes to the trade deadline. They were silent at this time last year and there is a chance that they stay quiet this year. But rumors have been swirling in Dallas recently. Per multiple sources, it seems like the Mavs may be in the market for some sort of upgrade. Despite the team’s …
The Mavericks have had a fairly disappointing start to this season, but Tim Hardaway Jr. has been quite a bright spot. His play of late should put him into the 6th Man of the Year conversation, yet for some reason, he still does not seem to get enough credit, especially from Mavs fans. It is time to recognize that he …
He’s not perfect, and his situation is not particularly ideal, but he is what we’ve got. Kristaps Porzingis may not ever consistently be the player that he could be due to injuries that seem to slow him down every single season, but when he’s right, he’s really, really good. Kristaps Porzingis has, sort of, stumbled out of the gate. Expectations …
Contending for championships in the NBA is harder now than it has ever been. Sure, trying to win championships against Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in the ’90s, or against Kobe Bryant and Shaq in the early 2000s, or against Greg Popovich and Tim Duncan in the late 2000s, was probably pretty difficult, but the new era of super teams …
Through just two years in his NBA career, Luka Doncic is already a superstar. Not only is he one of the best young players in the league, but he is one of the best players in the league, period. He is already the MVP frontrunner. What more can you want from him? Good defense would be nice… The defense was …
