Dick Motta

Revisiting The Mavericks’ Three Js (Kidd, Jackson & Mashburn)

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In November 1994, roughly 30 years ago, the Mavericks debuted the famous “Three Js” lineup consisting of smooth scoring shooting guard Jimmy Jackson, shot happy small forward Jamal Mashburn, and exciting rookie point guard Jason Kidd.  The trio with the flashy nickname and flashy games captured the imagination of fans before quickly flaming out due to a variety of factors, most notably personality clashes between the three stars that may or may not have involved a love triangle with singer … [Read more...] about Revisiting The Mavericks’ Three Js (Kidd, Jackson & Mashburn)

Rick Carlisle: Can You Go Home Again?

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The Pacers recent hiring of Rick Carlisle as coach fascinates me.  By all accounts, he’s a pretty good coach and, divorced of any backstory, his hiring by the Pacers is totally rational.  He’s a seasoned professional on a team that has struggled to get the most out of relatively solid talent.  What interests me is the fact that Carlisle is a prodigal son returning to town. By way of quick backstory, Carlisle had an interesting prior reign in Indiana.  In 2003, he was hired … [Read more...] about Rick Carlisle: Can You Go Home Again?

Revisiting SI’s 1995-96 Fearless NBA Predictions

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Having time off from everything give us time to mess around with random things that pique our interest.   Digging deeper into old NBA stories fits that bill.  With the NBA season in hiatus, I thought we could re-examine some old seasons/issues and try to have some fun that way.   Today, I randomly ran across an NBA preview for the 1995-96 season from Sports Illustrated.  The thing that caught my eyes was an article by Hank Hersch entitled, “10 Fearless Predictions,” that took some guesses on … [Read more...] about Revisiting SI’s 1995-96 Fearless NBA Predictions

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