Loading tweets...Entering the off-season, I felt the Mavericks’ three biggest needs were to address the center, shooting guard and lack of athleticism. It appeared that the Mavs had addressed the center situation by singing an offer sheet for Marcin Gortat; however, we all know how that worked out. While several rumors have swirled around regarding other …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
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Jul 15
Smoaky resigns from KTBB
Our East Texas bureau reports that David Smoak has resigned as “Sports Director and Talk Host at KTBB radio.” A trip to Smoaky.com confrimed this report. It appears that Smoak will continue to maintain his site, a haven of heated discussions on all-things sports, especially high school football. Texans love their high school football and …
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Jul 14
Mavericks back-up center options…
The Suns have reportedly offered to buy out the remainder of Ben Wallace’s contract. Let’s hope that the Mavs aren’t feeling so desperate that they express interest in him. Wallace would do nothing to addressing any of the issues facing this team. Indeed, he would only add to the Mavs problems. The Dallas Morning News …
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Jul 14
Who reads this blog?
Barry Horn does, well maybe. Who is Barry Horn? Old dude who works for the Dallas Morning News covering “sports media” . Just days after I published my list of Best/Worst D/FW Sports Media Personalities, Mr. Horn released what he called the “Media Mount Rushmore–Dallas Edition.” How do our lists compare? Horn had Kevin Sullivan, …
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Jul 14
Life after Gortat…
It’s being reported that the Orlando Magic will match the Dallas Mavericks’ offer sheet on center Marcin Gortat. While I was warming up to the Gortat signing, I don’t think the Magic’s move devstates the Mavericks’ off-season program. The biggest acquistion was Shawn Marion. The Mavs dumped dead weight and got a major contributor in …
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Jul 13
The audacity of attorneys
I’ve spent a lot of time in the theatre with drama queens and I’ve spent a lot of time travling with bands, surrounded by suicide kings. You know the type, the precocious artist with an inflated ego who thinks they are better, because of their art, than those around them. I’ve known a lot of …
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Jul 12
Libby, Montana
I just finished watching an extremely low-budget, but extremely fascinating documentary called Libby, Montana. It’s intriguing to me because for the past 8 or 9 years, I’ve worked in absestos litigation and in the world of asbestos litigation there is no place like Libby, Montana. The documentary attempts to capture the story of the the …
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Jul 12
Does defense win championships?
We’ve all heard the old adage regarding football, “offense may win games, but defense wins championships,” a philosophy I firmly believe. However, I came across an interesting stat. I’m a Texan and I love my high school football. I was reading through the Dave Campbell’s 2009 Texas Football magazine and noticed the season summary for …
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Jul 11
Best (and worst) Sports Media Personality in Dallas
I’ve devoted several posts on this blog to sports media, a particular industry that combines two of my very favorite things–sports and communication. I consider myself lucky that I live in a city with such a strong sports media contingency. Though I’ve lived either directly in or on the fringe of the Dallas market my …
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Jul 10
Burying the lead
The top story on the NBA page of ESPN.com features a story about the potential trade of Carlos Boozer to the Chicago Bulls, a fascinating proposition indeed. (The potential trade involves Tyrus Thomas, a freakish athlete that would be perfect for the Mavs, but I digress.) ESPN buried the lead. If you read the entire …
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