http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball RSS Feed for WFAA - Sports - Blogs - Basketball en-us Mon, 14 May 2012 21:56:59 GMT 2012-05-14T21:56:59Z en-us http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavs-found-moving-on-up-has-its-disadvantages-150778755.html The Mavericks went through a tumultuous 2012 campaign. It's easy to assign blame for the average play and first-round sweep, but don't overlook one culprit: Everyone gunned for them from day one. And that was eventually too much to handle. Wed, 09 May 2012 15:34:02 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavs-found-moving-on-up-has-its-disadvantages-150778755.html 2012-05-09T15:34:02Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavericks-master-planning-Changing-of-the-guard-148446665.html The Mavericks admitted throughout 2012 that they had an eye on the off-season. And it showed up in their play. We've laid out the possibilities for you -- and you'll soon realize why this offseason could be more complex than you would think. Mon, 07 May 2012 16:53:02 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavericks-master-planning-Changing-of-the-guard-148446665.html 2012-05-07T16:53:02Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/-What-Now-For-Mavs-150232825.html The Mavericks would need to overcome massive odds to come back from down 3-0 in this series. Kevin Brolan puts some perspective on what's left of this series, and what it could mean for the legacies of some longtime Maverick heroes. Fri, 04 May 2012 22:40:10 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/-What-Now-For-Mavs-150232825.html 2012-05-04T22:40:10Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavs-face-must-win-tonight-against-Thunder-150073845.html The term 'must-win' is overused. But 2012 will turn out very, very different from 2011 if the Mavericks can't claim a victory at the American Airlines Center tonight. Mon, 14 May 2012 21:56:58 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavs-face-must-win-tonight-against-Thunder-150073845.html 2012-05-14T21:56:58Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Was-letting-Tyson-Chandler-walk-away-the-right-move-149853565.html The loss of Tyson Chandler is holding back the 2012 Mavericks. But it's too early to say whether the Mavericks made a mistake by letting this year's Defensive Player of the Year leave in the offseason. Mon, 14 May 2012 21:56:59 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Was-letting-Tyson-Chandler-walk-away-the-right-move-149853565.html 2012-05-14T21:56:59Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavs-on-the-brink-against-better-team-but-not-done-yet-149707375.html Teams very rarely come back from 2-0 deficits. But in a series where both games came down to the final possession, nothing is impossible. Mon, 14 May 2012 21:56:59 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mavs-on-the-brink-against-better-team-but-not-done-yet-149707375.html 2012-05-14T21:56:59Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Wettest-of-all-willies-Why-Delonte-is-more-hilarious-than-dangerous-147815105.html Delonte West's reputation centers around being different. He'll tell you he is simply misunderstood -- and after he stuck his finger in Gordon Hayward's ear during a game Monday night, he may have trouble shaking that reputation. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:33:57 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Wettest-of-all-willies-Why-Delonte-is-more-hilarious-than-dangerous-147815105.html 2012-04-18T16:33:57Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mean-Greens-Jones-to-take-LSU-coaching-job-147392375.html The Mean Green men's basketball coach is headed back to his alma mater. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:57:22 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Mean-Greens-Jones-to-take-LSU-coaching-job-147392375.html 2012-04-13T23:57:22Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/The-experiment-is-over-146666265.html Lamar Odom will play basketball again. But it won't be here. Kevin Brolan examines what went wrong. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:37:13 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/The-experiment-is-over-146666265.html 2012-04-09T17:37:13Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Jason-Terrys-no-good-horrible-very-bad-day-145190205.html Jason Terry dropped a 1/10 effort against the Miami Heat... then said he'd love to play for them. Overall, Terry's latest outburst paints a truly sad picture of a lovable local athlete. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:21:20 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/blogs/basketball/Jason-Terrys-no-good-horrible-very-bad-day-145190205.html 2012-03-30T18:21:20Z