Mavericks
Gameday: Mavericks @ Raptors, Dec. 22
There’s no question the Raptors have built their record up by taking care of teams that they’re supposed to beat, and the next of those teams is the Dallas Mavericks. Although, the Mavericks have been a confusing mix of an incredible basketball team and an inept one, both with and without the fantastic Luka Doncic. With Doncic…
Labour-Power (& Load Management)
Two weeks ago, having written about the fecklessness of siding with ownership against labour, I received pushback on one idea: Which brings us to leverage. Players (labour) rarely have much. Kawhi, bless him, has made it a personal challenge to explore just how much leverage a player (labour) can yield. Revising these lines, I regret…
Gameday: Raptors @ Mavericks, Nov. 16
The end of the Raptors longest road trip of the year is nearly here. There’s been a lot of misfortune, sure, the type of misfortune that would cripple a lot of other teams league wide. But, this Raptors team has a great deal of resolve, and a bevy of undervalued players who, together, equal way…
62.4%
Raptors 101, Mavericks 129 – Box We were in a back-to-back situation and the Mavericks were playing on three days rest, but 62.4%? That’s like…a lot! Even if you consider the team still gelling and all that chemistry stuff, that’s still a very high percentage to give up, in fact, it’s the worst given up…
Losing doesn’t bother the Raptors
Bargnani vs. What we want Bargnani to be. Raptors 98, Mavericks 109 If we had just shot a higher percentage we would’ve lost this game in the fourth quarter instead of the third. I know, my standards for this team have gotten pretty low. It’s hard to beat anyone when you shoot 37% but what…
Raptors vs Mavericks Live Stream, Chat and Blog
Before the game Let Arse guide you through this game. Gently. Live Chat starts at 7PM EST. Read the Opening Tip for some entertainment till then. Stream – more NBA follows Raptors/Mavs Live Blog 96-86 Final – Mavs win: That’s all she wrote! Raptor slump to another defeat, same old story: Start off hot, give…