The Dallas Mavericks are coming off their worst season in over a decade. At a mediocre 41-41, the Mavs missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Changes needed to be made again, causing the revolving door of players to continue this offseason. Important pickups like OJ Mayo, Chris Kaman, Elton Brand and Darren Collison are gone, along ... [Read More…]
The NBA always carries plenty of parity
The NBA has always been known as a league with the least parody in American sports. As we saw in Oakland, any baseball team can make a run at the playoffs. Half of the teams that make the playoffs in football every year do not play in January the next year, and the L.A. Kings were a perfect example of Cinderella in hockey. But this year, the ... [Read More…]
I’m All Lin with the New York Knicks
Linsanity. The sensation that is sweeping the nation. Listed at a very generous 6'3" 200 pounds, Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese-American, has caught the basketball world by storm. The New York Knicks, NBA's larger than life franchise, have won seven of their last eight games, and Lin is the reason. The dude can straight up ball. Not mentioned nearly as ... [Read More…]
Cousin of NBA star resides at ACU
Kendall Durant doesn't mind when people mistake him for National Basketball Association member Kevin Durant - they're cousins. "I don't take it personal," Durant said. "I just correct them. A lot of people do ask, though. Sometimes it gets on my nerves, but I can't get mad at them when he's doing something good." Kendall Durant, junior guard ... [Read More…]
Tentative end to NBA lockout cheers fans
The NBA lockout ended on Saturday, and fans across the ACU campus arre relieved that there will be an NBA season this year after many months of uncertainty. The NBA players' union and the NBA owners reached a tentative agreement that lets teams get back to work as early as Dec. 9, which sets opening day on Christmas Day. It is expected to lead to ... [Read More…]
The NBA lockout, crux of American downfall
The NBA lockout will have great effects on our nation. Effects which will span much more than sports. A quick hypothetical study reveals that if players and owners can not compromise and bring this great game back to our courts, the United States will fall into disrepair. NBA players will soon begin to drift towards European leagues. Lebron James ... [Read More…]
Mavs overcame odds and elbows to move on in NBA playoffs
After witnessing the classless play of the Lakers during their season-ending series against the Mavericks, I have determined two immutable things. The first is that the National Basketball Association must do something serious about the flagrant fouls committed by the Lakers during the series. It was not just the hard hits by Lamar Odom and ... [Read More…]
Mavericks show toughness
Being a Mavericks fan, I have always stood by my team, despite its shortcomings in the postseason. Despite what the analysts say, the Mavericks haven't choked every year in the playoffs. Getting beat by a better team is different then blowing a series you should easily win. However, the Mavericks have done both during the last 6 years, and the ... [Read More…]