So yesterday I saw that Tech has named Dan Spencer the Head Coach Designate for the baseball team. Whenever Larry Hays decides to hang 'em up, Spencer will be the man.
Texas Tech press release
The Dallas Mavericks fired head coach Avery Johnson after losing their 3rd straight playoff series.
CBS Sports
The Phoenix Suns shifted all the blame on Mike D'Antoni, sending him looking for a new job. If I remember correctly, it wasn't D'Antoni who makes the trades.
SI
Showing posts with label Dallas Mavericks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dallas Mavericks. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Spurs improve to 2-0, Mavericks improve to 0-2
The Spurs were the Spurs while the Mavericks were the Mavericks.
It should be no surprise to anyone that San Antonio has taken both games on their home court to jump out to a 2-0 start over the Phoenix Suns. They played their game, came back from a large deficit and held on to frustrate Amare Stoudemire and his team. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker led the way for the Spurs. The first half featured 3 points from Brent Barry and 51 from the Big 3, while the second half saw they others score 20 of the 48 Spurs points. Regardless, the Spurs took the lead with a series of scoring spurts and held on in the end to take the 2 game series lead.
While this was happening, Dallas was keeping up their current trend of playoff woe. Since taking a 2-0 lead in the 2006 NBA Finals, Dallas has successfully lost 10 of their last 12 playoff games, including 6 of 8 in the first round, as well as their last 8 on the road. Unfortunately for the Mavs, they would need two wins at New Orleans Arena to move on to the quarterfinals. It just doesn't seem plausible for New Orleans to allow this to happen, especially with the level of play that Chris Paul has been experiencing.
It should be no surprise to anyone that San Antonio has taken both games on their home court to jump out to a 2-0 start over the Phoenix Suns. They played their game, came back from a large deficit and held on to frustrate Amare Stoudemire and his team. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker led the way for the Spurs. The first half featured 3 points from Brent Barry and 51 from the Big 3, while the second half saw they others score 20 of the 48 Spurs points. Regardless, the Spurs took the lead with a series of scoring spurts and held on in the end to take the 2 game series lead.
While this was happening, Dallas was keeping up their current trend of playoff woe. Since taking a 2-0 lead in the 2006 NBA Finals, Dallas has successfully lost 10 of their last 12 playoff games, including 6 of 8 in the first round, as well as their last 8 on the road. Unfortunately for the Mavs, they would need two wins at New Orleans Arena to move on to the quarterfinals. It just doesn't seem plausible for New Orleans to allow this to happen, especially with the level of play that Chris Paul has been experiencing.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Spurs beat Mavs, Barry coming back
So the Spurs beat the Mavs last night by 3 points in an exciting finish (for Spurs fans). The game was incredibly close, and came down to the final shot. Unfortunately for Dallas, that shot was blocked by Bruce "Everyone Outside of San Antonio Hates Me" Bowen.
The Spurs won double when Brent Barry announced that he would resign with the Spurs after he clears waivers on Tuesday. Barry was included in the trade that brought Kurt Thomas to San Antonio, and will be cut by the Sonics.
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The Spurs won double when Brent Barry announced that he would resign with the Spurs after he clears waivers on Tuesday. Barry was included in the trade that brought Kurt Thomas to San Antonio, and will be cut by the Sonics.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Kidd to Dallas, Round 2
Jason Kidd is reportedly headed to Dallas, finally, in a deal that doesn't include Jerry Stackhouse or Devean George. The deal now is Jason Kidd and Malik Allen headed for the Mavericks, while New Jersey will recieve Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Keith Van Horn, Trenton Hassell, 2 first round picks and $3 million.
The trade is being sent to the NBA today to see if they will allow it. The question mark is Keith Van Horn. Van Horn hasn't played in the NBA for over a year and a half. If it is approved, Dallas will sign him and then trade him to New Jersey, the team that originally drafted him out of Utah.
The trade is being sent to the NBA today to see if they will allow it. The question mark is Keith Van Horn. Van Horn hasn't played in the NBA for over a year and a half. If it is approved, Dallas will sign him and then trade him to New Jersey, the team that originally drafted him out of Utah.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Jason Kidd a Maverick, once again. OR IS HE??
Jason Kidd to the Mavericks? Good for Jason, good for San Antonio, bad for the Mavericks. The trade is done, and it will be Jason Kidd going to Dallas with teammate Malik Allen, while Dallas sends Jerry Stackhouse, Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Devean George and Maurice Ager. The Nets also receive 2 first round picks and $3 million cash money. So far, CBS is reporting its a done deal, while ESPN has yet to pull the trigger on confirming it.
Why is this bad for Dallas? You are giving up a valuable 6th man in Stackhouse, a solid playmaking PG in Harris, a very annoying (editor opinion) center with Diop, and 2 players who don't really factor in to the Mavericks corps of players for an aging, expensive point guard and a roster filling power forward.
So Dallas will likely field a lineup of Kidd, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Dirk "Caveman" Nowitzki and Erick Dampier. They will still have Eddie Jones and Brandon Bass off the bench, but not much after that. New Jersey, in exchange, gets an entirely new team.
The trade will cost Dallas 23% of its' total point production on the season, and a player with 105 offensive rebounds (Diop), good for 2nd on the roster. Diop also leads the Mavericks with 61 blocked shots. Harris currently leads the team in steals (56) and assists (206). Those are easy stats for Kidd to surpass, but Harris is much better at shooting this year. Kidd is hitting on 36.6% of his shots, a huge drop off from the 48.3% clip Harris hits.
As a Spurs fan, I am loving this trade. Diop, Harris and Stackhouse seem to hurt the Spurs a lot when they play, while Kidd didn't put up much resistance during San Antonio's 2003 title run.
Cuban may have really screwed up this team's chance in the playoffs. I just don't see Jason Kidd providing more than the players he is replacing.
I give this trade a C- grade.
CBS
UPDATE:
Devean George apparently initiated his no-trade clause, derailing the entire trade. Dallas and New Jersey are most likely going to have to figure out another package that doesn't include George.
Why is this bad for Dallas? You are giving up a valuable 6th man in Stackhouse, a solid playmaking PG in Harris, a very annoying (editor opinion) center with Diop, and 2 players who don't really factor in to the Mavericks corps of players for an aging, expensive point guard and a roster filling power forward.
So Dallas will likely field a lineup of Kidd, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Dirk "Caveman" Nowitzki and Erick Dampier. They will still have Eddie Jones and Brandon Bass off the bench, but not much after that. New Jersey, in exchange, gets an entirely new team.
The trade will cost Dallas 23% of its' total point production on the season, and a player with 105 offensive rebounds (Diop), good for 2nd on the roster. Diop also leads the Mavericks with 61 blocked shots. Harris currently leads the team in steals (56) and assists (206). Those are easy stats for Kidd to surpass, but Harris is much better at shooting this year. Kidd is hitting on 36.6% of his shots, a huge drop off from the 48.3% clip Harris hits.
As a Spurs fan, I am loving this trade. Diop, Harris and Stackhouse seem to hurt the Spurs a lot when they play, while Kidd didn't put up much resistance during San Antonio's 2003 title run.
Cuban may have really screwed up this team's chance in the playoffs. I just don't see Jason Kidd providing more than the players he is replacing.
I give this trade a C- grade.
CBS
UPDATE:
Devean George apparently initiated his no-trade clause, derailing the entire trade. Dallas and New Jersey are most likely going to have to figure out another package that doesn't include George.
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