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What can we say about the Mavs?
They’re fine. They’re excellent. They’ll probably be back in the Finals next year.
Who knows if they’ll make big changes? Hopefully not, because they don’t need to.
Now their fans? We’re not sure what becomes of them. This is only a small sampling, but those who aren’t complaining simply “want to die”, according to our comments section from last night.
“If we believe that the last great conspiracy theory in Dallas was JFK’s death, the second greatest conspiracy theory was that David Stern wanted the Miami Heat to win the championship,” said Mavericks fan George Graffy, 41.
“I paid $1,200 for these tickets, and we did not win,” said Ashleigh Adams.
“We got the coach. We got the team. We wanted it all this year, though,” said Korby Keene. “The Heat aren’t that good. The refs gave them the game.”
Look, we sympathize with you people, especially Ashleigh, who’s so crushed she can only state simple facts in brief sentences.
That said, the refs didn’t make your Mavs shoot 800 jumpshots to every drive to the hoop. The refs didn’t make Dirk forget how far he’d come and how he got there, ie playing more inside, less out. That’s all there is to it - Wade was too good, you guys weren’t good enough.
Were you the technically better team on paper? Probably, but even Toine and Zo clearly wanted it more than you last night. That’s all anyone will remember, so start living that way ASAP - it’ll be healthier than playing endless rounds of “But If Stack Hadn’t Been” all summer.
Now, we’re sorry this was up kinda late, but we’re working hard on our little project and putting in countless hours on the Stairmaster while doing interviews on national television.
And what was up with Josh Howard dropping his shorts? Who puts an ACE bandage around their waist anyway?
As long as we’re talking Mavs, we love how Stu Scott played up Marquis Daniels’s Biblical tattoos last night and left out his ones about murdering people, among these others, which total 27!
The tattoos range from an extremely detailed map of Florida that covers his entire back, a disturbing caricature of a man blowing his head with a shotgun on his lower right arm, and Chinese characters on his other arm which was apparently intended to represent his initials, but when translated into English, it actually reads “healthy woman roof”.
We get the “healthy woman roof” one, although we’d get that kind of nonsense on purpose, just to see people’s reactions.
(Best tattoo we never got in college - a maze on our shoulder, which to this day we insist would’ve made the greatest chick-picker-upper ever. At least when we were 20 - now it would likely just bring odd looks.)
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Today, of all days, a Washington Times writer opines that he’d take Gilbert Arenas over Dwyane Wade. Now, I’ve stated my affinity for Agent Zero many, many times in this space, but there’s no way I could make any case whatsoever that he’s a better player right now or will go on to have a better career than D-Wade. And if someone, oh let’s say Tom Knott at the Washington Times, wrote something like that he’d back it up with point after detailed point, right? Right? Well, here’s pretty much the only thing that Knott comes with in his misguided column, titled ‘Wade Isn’t Better Than Arenas’…
“Arenas is one of the most technically sound shooters in the NBA, and his shooting range is extremely rare. Wade has range to about 18 feet, and it all comes apart on him beyond there. His scoring ability is predicated on two elements: impressive athleticism and strength. He employs the latter to create space for his shot attempts. His athleticism is certain to start abandoning him in his late 20s. What then? Might he improve his shooting ability as the seasons pass? Possibly. We’ll see. Longevity plays a big part in the assessing of a player’s career. Think Reggie Miller. He retired as one of the best ever last year after 18 seasons in the NBA.”
Now I know why I don’t read the Times. Ever. Because their lead sportswriter (at least according to the navigation on their site) is an aspiring Skip Bayless knock-off.
Many thanks to reader Ryan Cortes for the tip.
Arenas on SBL
Continue Reading June 21st, 2006
Our affection for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is well-documented, and we certainly don’t mean to pile on during what’s assuredly a difficult day for him. But nevertheless, we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t show off these photos sent to us this morning, supposedly taken last Friday night, the day after the Game 4 blowout win by the Heat. After a tough loss, this seems as good a way as any to unwind. We have no issues with it.
We like the shirt the most. Another photo is after the jump.
(UPDATE: And for the first time, Mark Cuban himself writes in to clarify the situation:
“it was the night before and the girl on my lap is the girlfriend of my buddy. The better news is that the guys and girls we were with were missing so they could go check out jenna jameson. And they all know and are friends of my wife, in case anyone is interested.”
Now that we have this Jameson information, we’re officially angry with the person who took the photos: They were clearly pointing the camera in the wrong direction.)
Continue Reading June 21st, 2006
Our affection for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is well-documented, and we certainly don’t mean to pile on during what’s assuredly a difficult day for him. But nevertheless, we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t show off these photos sent to us this morning, supposedly taken last Friday night, the day after the Game 4 blowout win by the Heat. After a tough loss, this seems as good a way as any to unwind. We have no issues with it.
We like the shirt the most. Another photo is after the jump.
(UPDATE: And for the first time, Mark Cuban himself writes in to clarify the situation:
“it was the night before and the girl on my lap is the girlfriend of my buddy. The better news is that the guys and girls we were with were missing so they could go check out jenna jameson. And they all know and are friends of my wife, in case anyone is interested.”
Now that we have this Jameson information, we’re officially angry with the person who took the photos: They were clearly pointing the camera in the wrong direction.)
Continue Reading June 21st, 2006
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Sports
Kikizo Games reports that Neversoft is starting from (almost) scratch with the next installment of the only perennial skating franchise. This version’s dubbed Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and it’s being built with a new engine and character modeling tools. Of course, over-the-top skating is still the focus, exploited further this time around with a shallow depth of field.
Will the aging skater be reborn on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360? Or is Tony Hawk headed ‘downhill?’ Project 8 is slated for a Q4 2006 release.
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SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Continue Reading June 21st, 2006
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Sports
Kikizo Games reports that Neversoft is starting from (almost) scratch with the next installment of the only perennial skating franchise. This version’s dubbed Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and it’s being built with a new engine and character modeling tools. Of course, over-the-top skating is still the focus, exploited further this time around with a shallow depth of field.
Will the aging skater be reborn on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360? Or is Tony Hawk headed ‘downhill?’ Project 8 is slated for a Q4 2006 release.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Continue Reading June 21st, 2006
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Sports
Kikizo Games reports that Neversoft is starting from (almost) scratch with the next installment of the only perennial skating franchise. This version’s dubbed Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and it’s being built with a new engine and character modeling tools. Of course, over-the-top skating is still the focus, exploited further this time around with a shallow depth of field.
Will the aging skater be reborn on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360? Or is Tony Hawk headed ‘downhill?’ Project 8 is slated for a Q4 2006 release.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Continue Reading June 21st, 2006
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Sports
Kikizo Games reports that Neversoft is starting from (almost) scratch with the next installment of the only perennial skating franchise. This version’s dubbed Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and it’s being built with a new engine and character modeling tools. Of course, over-the-top skating is still the focus, exploited further this time around with a shallow depth of field.
Will the aging skater be reborn on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360? Or is Tony Hawk headed ‘downhill?’ Project 8 is slated for a Q4 2006 release.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
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