Mavericks hit with injury bug; calls for trade

Adam Bremner Staff Writer Days before the new year arrived, the Dallas Mavericks stood at 24-5, just 1.5 games behind the Southwest division leading San Antonio Spurs. But things have gotten out of hand. It all began on Dec. 27 during a victorious effort against the Thunder when Mavs’ MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki suffered a knee injury. Like his leadership in the clubhouse, this injury issue became a recurring theme in the coming weeks. After two disappointing losses to the mighty Spurs and the weak Toronto Raptors, second leading scorer Caron Butler fell to a brutal knee injury in the first quarter. Butler is now out for the rest of the yesr, leaving Dallas in…

Being a Silver Spur

Chase Porter Staff Writer Being a Silver Spur is one of the most exciting and exhausting experiences of my life. Being a Spur makes you endure large amounts of pain because of all the running and pushups but at the same time it’s just fun to be apart of the event. Games like tonight are probably the most painful because of the lack of competition and numerous amounts of touchdowns on our side. This means we have to run the flags the length of the filed and then do however many pushups are required. I’ll admit most of the time I resort to fake pushups but thats only because I’m out of shape. The fun…

Player rotation, among other things causing Mavs 3-1 deficit

By Travis Bremner Staff Writer The Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of being eliminated from the NBA playoffs short of their ultimate goal yet again tonight at the hands of their arch rival San Antonio Spurs. Down 3-1 in the series, odds are not in Dallas’ favor to come back and win – only eight out of 189 have every won a series when trailing 3-1. For this to have a chance, several things have to happen. 1. Drive the ball. The Mavericks are a jump shooting team, we all know this, but taking the basketball to the rim has to be the number one goal for this offensively. In games three and four…

I am officially retired

I am retired. That’s right; I am retired from the one thing I grew up with truly loving. I am done with the NBA. Now this might sound a little weird, but it’s all true. Now, what catastrophic event could cause all this? Not my arch nemesis San Antonio Spurs or my hatred for the league commissioner David Stern. It’s the guys that are on the court game in and game out. The officials. I have watched my fair share of sporting games in my life. And with every sporting event you watch, great calls and bad calls by officials are made. Sure, sometimes the call was not fair but it went your way. And…

Mavericks look impressive in first round of playoffs

As a long time Dallas Mavericks fan, I tend to get worried when the playoffs suddenly roll around. Why you ask? Because I have seen my fair share of dreams crushed, falling short at the last minute, and just all around bad play. The Mavericks went to the NBA finals in 2006 as the western conference champions. My dream was coming true. An NBA title finally brought home to Dallas. But alas, the Mavs fell apart and lost four straight games, losing the series 4-2. From then on I was always skeptical about the Mavericks. The next year we were the #1 seed in the standings and took a first round exit thanks to the…

NBA playoffs begin, Mavericks play Spurs first round

By Gaby Moran Staff Writer As the NBA season came to an end the week of April 12, all teams prepare for first round of playoffs this coming weekend. The Dallas Mavericks, No. 2 ranked team in the west, play the San Antonio Spurs, No. 7 ranked team, on Wednesday April 18 and Monday April 21 at home and Friday April 23 and Sunday April 25 at San Antonio arena. These four games will be played automatically, since a team needs four out of seven wins to move on to the next round. If more games are needed, then they will be scheduled later on. Mavericks should pass second round easily since their record with the Spurs…

Mavs want Spurs in first round

By Travis Bremner Staff Writer Last night the Dallas Mavericks got their 50th win of the season for the 10th straight season, which has only been done by two other teams – the LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs – since the NBA went to an 82-game season in 1967. Their playoff spot is clinched and the team continues to play well, but who does Dallas want as their first round draw? All eight playoff teams in the Western Conference could conceivably end with 50 wins, so the decision isn’t so simple. Dallas wants no part of the young, athletic thoroughbreds that Oklahoma City and Portland put out on the floor. With that in mind,…