Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs: Game 2
April 19, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
The Mavericks looked sharp in game 1 as they cruised to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs bench was terrible, and the acquisition of Richard Jefferson is looking more and more like a bust by the day. Dirk scored 36 points, and I expect him to have one of his best playoff series ever because San Antonio doesn’t have anyone who can cover him.
Look for much of the same in game 2 at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday, if you look at the +/- for the Spurs starters, their best player was Tim Duncan at 0. In comparison the Mavericks best starter was Caron Butler with +10. In order for the Spurs win, they will need to play pretty much perfectly, and I don’t see that happening.
In game 2 I believe the Spurs will have to run more double teams at Dirk to try to keep the game closer, but if they do Caron Butler and the rest of the team will be left open. With Jason Kidd at the point I feel pretty good about the Mavericks being able to beat any double teams that San Antonio at them. Below is the game information for game 2 between the Mavericks and Spurs in the 2010 Playoffs
NBA Playoffs Round 1: Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs – Game 2
Mavericks-Spurs Day / Date: Wednesday | April 21 2010
Mavericks-Spurs Game Time: 8:30 PM
Mavericks-Spurs TV Channel: TNT
Mavericks-Spurs Tickets: Mavericks Playoff Tickets on StubHub!
Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs: Game 1
April 16, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
By now you have probably heard that the Dallas Mavericks will be facing the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, and I wanted to look at the stats before things tipoff on Sunday. Below you will find the usual game information including the tv channel, Mavericks Playoff Tickets, game time. First, I want to take a look at the story that the statistics tell, and by that I mean team stats.
Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Regular Season Stats
The first stat that I wanted to look at is point differential and what I found was pretty surprising. The Spurs had the better differential, beating opponents by an average of 5pts.
Dallas Mavericks: +2.72
San Antonio Spurs: +5.08
The next stat I looked at was the FG% and this went in the Spurs favor as well. While this doesn’t change my opinion that the Mavs will take it in 6, it makes me feel like this thing might not be as easy as everyone thinks.
Dallas Mavericks: .464
San Antonio Spurs: .473
The last stat I want to look at is Rebounds per Game, and as you might expect because the Spurs are considered a superior team defensively. If that is what you thought you are correct, but the difference was still pretty close just like the other stats.
Dallas Mavericks: 41.70
San Antonio Spurs: 42.78
The Spurs look better in each of the categories, but the Mavericks aren’t that far behind in any of these categories. I stand by my prediction of the Mavericks taking it in 6, I think that San Antonio is at the end of the line and the Mavericks made better additions to their roster, and as my Dad always says “Stats are for the losers”.
NBA Playoffs Round 1: Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs – Game 1
Mavs-Spurs Day / Date: Sunday | April 18 2010
Mavs-Spurs Game Time: 7:00 PM
Mavs-Spurs TV Channel: TNT
Mavs-Spurs Tickets: Mavericks Playoff Tickets on StubHub!
Full Series TV Schedule
COWBOY CORNER: Offseason Wade, Roy, Recap
January 20, 2010 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
Cowboys Offseason
Super Bowl Odds (for XLV): Cowboys +1215
NFC Odds (5Dimes Reviews): Cowboys +685
Playoffs Recap
It was an ugly finish to a very positive season and it will unfortunately be the last memory of the 2009-10 season. The Cowboys were crushed by the Minnesota Vikings 34-3 and what’s worse is that Adrian Peterson didn’t even run wild. The prolific Vikings back had just 63 yards on 26 carries, which means the Cowboys went through the entire year without allowing a 100-yard rusher, but the Cowboys could not stop the Vikings passing game.
NFL betting fans saw the Brett Favre-to-Sidney Rice combo rack up 141 yards and three touchdowns. Throw in a few Cowboys turnovers and you have your one-sided loss.
The Vikings did run up the score as they threw for a touchdown pass in the final two minutes of the game. That pushed the lead to 34-3 and players like Keith Brooking are already looking forward to the meeting with the Vikings next time.
Read about Wade and Roy after the Jump!
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How to Survive the Homerdome OR We’ve Got Questions
January 15, 2010 by Cody Dunlap · Leave a Comment
Guess we can’t really call it that anymore now can we?
For the Dallas Cowboys, a victory on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings can come in a variety of forms.
Check out how they can pull off a win, why I have so many questions and maybe even a prediction for the contest after the jump. Read more
Party at the Death Star: Dallas Cowboys beat Philadelphia Eagles 34-14
January 10, 2010 by Cody Dunlap · Leave a Comment
So I was a little bit off on the score. Sue me.
Right now, I’ve got a smile on my face that I’m pretty sure is bigger than the one Miles Austin has when he scores.
That game wasn’t even as close as the 20-point final margin. If it hadn’t been for a ton of penalties and one particularly stupid decision by Mike Jenkins, there might have been 50 points scored by the good guys tonight.
A few more observations on a win 13 years in the making after the jump. Read more
Clear Eyes, Full Heart…
January 8, 2010 by Cody Dunlap · Leave a Comment
Bob Sturm had a very unnerving statistic in his Friday breakdown today:
Under Andy Reid, the Philadelphia Eagles are 7-0 in first round playoff games.
Not exactly great odds for Jerry’s Wade’s bunch.
I’ve tried to put this post off as long as I could. But for the first week of school, it has gone by remarkably fast. Perhaps the big guy upstairs knows how nervous I am about this game.
Cowboys vs Eagles Part 2: NFL Playoffs
January 5, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · 3 Comments
The Cowboys shut out the Eagles big play offense in week 17 of the NFL regular season, and many have speculated that the Eagles didn’t want to show their hand. However that makes no sense considering the fact that if the Eagles won they would have enjoyed a first round bye. Also not many NFL teams would let the Dallas Cowboys shut them out on purpose and let them win the division.
Emmitt Smith you were wrong, not only did the Cowboys finish better than your prediction of 7 and 9, they won the division. This further proves why you are not a broadcaster anymore, not only do you have problems with the spoken word, you are not a good judge of talent. Patrick Crayton put it best when he said a certain someone who predicted 7 and 9 is running around here with a hat on.
This week the Cowboys will face the Eagles at Cowboys Stadium for the second week in a row, and I expect the game to be closer, but the results should be the same. The Cowboys defense looks better each week, the Cowboys are finally developing some talent. The Cowboys offense looked balanced for the first time in awhile, and surprise surprise a balanced attack works. Also Wade Phillips is coaching for his job for as the Dallas Cowboys head coach, so you know he is working extra hard. When you look across the field the coaching staff is pretty confident that they will be back next year no matter what. TV, Game & Matchup information after the jump!
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Texas Rangers AL Wild Card Standings
September 10, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · 1 Comment
The Texas Rangers are in the thick of the wild card playoff race for the first time since the 90s. The Rangers success is surprisingly due to their great pitching and defense, Ron Washington has even said that if you can’t play defense you will not be playing for the Texas Rangers. This is comforting to hear considering all the teams the Rangers have fielded in the past that were built to hit home runs and because of this struck out a lot. As I am writing this the Texas Rangers trail the Boston Red Sox by 2 games for the Wild Card Playoff spot. Below you will find the updated AL Wild Card Standings for the 2009 playoffs.
2009 MLB Playoffs – American League | MLB Baseball Tickets!
Wild Card Standings
| Team | Games Back | Games Left | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.) | Boston Red Sox | - | 0 |
| 2.) | Detroit Tigers | 9.5 | 0 |
| 3.) | Seattle Mariners | 10.0 | 0 |
| updated: 10/7/2009 | @ 9:30AM |
Will the Rangers fade?
July 17, 2009 by Cody Dunlap · 1 Comment
That’s the question on everyone’s mind. After completing the “first half” of the season at 48-39, the Rangers have surprised just about everyone (including myself). So of course the next question is, will they follow it up? Right now, the Rangers are in the thick of the race, 2 games behind the Angels (after the Halos won last night), but the media has been relatively split on whether the Rangers have a real shot at this thing.
Dan Plesac, Mitch Williams, and John Hart all picked the Rangers to win the AL West on MLB Network’s Midseason Report Cards earlier this week, but it should be mentioned that Mitch Williams and John Hart do kind of have Rangers ties. So that should probably be taken with a grain of salt. Still, looking around the internet reveals that the Rangers aren’t really being written off yet, which is encouraging.
ESPN’s Buster Olney, however, brought up an interesting point about the Rangers and why it might be tough for them to make a run: the schedule.
Yesterday, Buster Olney ranked the roads to the playoffs for nine AL “contenders.” The Rangers were 9th, with what Olney argued as the toughest road. Minnesota, the Rangers’ opponent this weekend, had the easiest remaining schedule.
Why the AL West is better than people think
July 13, 2009 by Cody Dunlap · 1 Comment
Last year was not a good one for the AL West. While the Angels had a remarkable regular season, they were quickly eliminated from the playoffs by Boston for the second straight year and third time in four playoff appearances since 2004. There seems to be some sort of mental block the Halos have against playing Boston, although they are 4-2 against them this year. Read more
