Hooped Up

Mavericks president: We’re ready to compete against Lakers
A seven-player weekend trade brought two-time All-Star guard Caron Butler, 7-foot center Brendan Haywood and guard DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas from Washington. Often promising and disappointing Josh Howard was sent with Drew Gooden and two others to the Wizards.

“This gives us a real chance to do some damage in the West,” said Donnie Nelson, the Mavericks’ president of basketball operations. “It’s like a nuclear arms race out here. From top to bottom, there’s 11 that look like they’re viable and eight that are going to make it. But we feel [the trade] gives us a real chance to take this next step.’

“Now I don’t know how many of you out there are going to pick us in a seven-game series against the Lakers, but in our opinion the guys in that locker room, we’re ready to lock horns with anybody. We feel like this solidifies us a little bit.”
Dallas Morning News

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The Dallas Mavericks acquired Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood from Washington on Saturday, a seven-player deal that strengthens them for a playoff run and signals the breakup of a disappointing Wizards team.

The Mavericks dealt forwards Josh Howard and Drew Gooden, and two other players to the Wizards. Dallas also got guard DeShawn Stevenson and cash considerations. Read More »

During the celebrity game that took place on Friday — Chris Tucker robbed Mark Cuban of buckets by sending this weak offering from the Mavs owner back like it was cold food at a restaurant..

Next Mike Epps will be in charge of swatting Cuban.

With the trade deadline fast approaching and every GM doing nothing but saber rattling on making moves thus far.  It’s been NBA commissioner David Stern that’s been doing all the front office shakin’ n bakin’ with regards to player movement — for the all-star game that is.

The Commish has been inserting replacements for the all-star game like an skilled general managing pro for the past two weeks and today after Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson were announced shelved for this weekends festivities. David Lee and Jason Kidd were selected as replacements. Read More »

In a not so earth shattering deal, the Mavericks have acquired Eduardo Najera from the Nets in exchange for Kris Humphries and Mavs headache Shawne Williams from the Nets. Owner Mark Cuban will save about $4.7 million on this deal plus a ton of aspirin.

On the down side, getting traded to a team prime to break the record for the most losses in a season has gotta hurt. On the up side, now Kris Humphries and Shawne Williams will have unlimited access to DJ Pauly D for their house jams.

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First off I feel it’s my civic duty to say, gross! Now that I got that off my chest / keyboard. The Mavericks could be without the services of Dirk Nowitzki, after he lacerated his elbow colliding with Carl Landry’s mouth, leaving pieces of Landry’s broken teeth lodged into his arm. Like I said, gross!

This all when down in the 2nd quarter of the Rockets vs. Mavs game and according to the Houston Chronicle, it took 30 minutes to remove shards of Landry’s teeth from Nowitzki’s elbow. Both players ended up in the ER and did not return to the game. Houston won 116-108 in OT.

Nowitzki and Landry are listed as day-to-day and I just threw up in my mouth a little bit right now.

On Allen Iverson night, Mark Cuban hosted WWE RAW and some dude named Sheamus (aka The Celtic Warrior) with a fantastic lemmy beard who I assume was still pissed off about France’s handball victory. Took exception to a peacock chested Mark Cuban and did what the SEC would like to do — send Cuban through a table.

Best NBA owner, EVER!

Mark Cuban hosting WWE Monday Night RAW next week is hardly a side show, because practically everything this dude does is a side show. Him getting in the squared circle with Cody Rhodes on the other hand, would be the Zenith of cool as far as NBA owners go.

Last year, Mark Cuban feuded with Kenyon Martin’s mom. Next up: Dusty Rhodes’ son? The Mavericks’ owner, who will host World Wrestling Entertainment’s RAW on Monday at American Airlines center, shrugged off a challenge by up-and-coming WWE star Cody Rhodes on Thursday. Rhodes is the son of Austin-born Virgil Runnels, better known as WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Dusty “The American Dream” Rhodes.

All I know is If somehow Dusty “”The Bull of the Woods”" Rhodes makes an appearance and drops a Bionic elbow on Cuban. I’ll be in wrastlin’ heaven.

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Somehow with only 6 players the Warriors were able to beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-111, but that win didn’t come by easy. Just ask Anthony Randolph who tried to cram a dunk on Kris “I’ll never pass it to you” Humphries, but found himself denied like you trying to pick up a hawt lady at the club.

My damn, Humphries gave this ball wings!

Mavericks forward Shawn Marion will not play Friday night against theSacramento Kings, but he’s optimistic that it’s the last game that he will miss.

Marion sprained his left ankle in the opening moments of Monday’s win against theMilwaukee Bucks and didn’t return for the second half. He sat out Wednesday’s win against the San Antonio Spurs.

“Hopefully one more game and I’ll be good,” Marion said after the Mavs’ morning shootaround Friday. “It’s feeling better, but it still hurts.”

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