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Mavs Marion Stars As Super Mario In "Super Marion" (Video)

Sunday, January 06, 2013 Written by Paul Eide

Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion has infiltrated classic video game Super Mario Bros.

HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: Hopefully, he has better luck with Princess Toadstool than Mario did.

Examining Dirk Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks back to back title potential. Vol. REPEAT

Thursday, July 21, 2011 Written by J.N.

This can be discussed even during a lockout. Dirk and the Mavs are still riding high from their hard earned 2011 NBA title. They swept Kobe’s Lakers, beat Durant/Westbrook Thunder, and then took out the Miami Heat. The team is battle tested especially with the grand fail against the Golden State Warriors in the 2007 playoffs. The Mavs lost a lot with a solid roster in the past. They overcame all of that in 2011.What’s next? Repeat. Duh.

The NBA's 50 Worst Tattoos

Sunday, April 11, 2010 Written by C.Y. Ellis

You wouldn't believe the number of inky abominations etched into the pelts of pro ballers. I'd originally planned a simple list of the league's ten worst tats, but when my dishonourable mention section hit double digits I realised I'd need to expand the scope of the project a little. Even when I elongated the list to twenty-five terrible tattoos, I still found that I had to exclude some real atrocities. In the end it took a full fifty spots to showcase the shittiest skin art in the L.

Dirk leads Dallas back to NBA Finals

Thursday, May 26, 2011 Written by HoopsVibe News

HoopsVibe`s Very Quick Call: Five years after losing a heartbreaking series to the Miami Heat, the Dallas Mavericks are heading back to the NBA Finals.

Fourth quarter defence, Shawn Marion, and Dirk Nowitzki were the keys to the Mavericks` 100-96 game-five, series-clinching win over the Thunder.

Click the link for video highlights and get at us with thoughts in the comment box below on the Mavericks winning the Western Conference.

--Oly Sandor.

Timing terrible for Colangelo and Raptors to unload Calderon, Jack, and Turkoglu

Monday, June 14, 2010 Written by HoopsVibe News

Meanwhile, the Raptors are not just sitting around. Rather, Colangelo is shopping Hedo Turkoglu, Jose Calderon, and Jarrett Jack with an eye toward making trades before July 1. The same source told me that a Turkoglu trade was already in the works and could happen by the draft.

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HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call ... Bryan Colangelo, the Toronto Raptors' GM, has a unique skill: he admits mistakes and takes action.

The two-time Executive of the Year doesn't bother with should have, could have, or would have; he simply cuts his losses and moves on.

This management philosophy has worked before. While working as the Phoenix Suns' head suit, Colangelo quickly realized Stephon Marbury was a time bomb and traded the troubled guard and his max' contract to the New York Knicks for cap space. He then used that cap space to sign Steve Nash and Seven Seconds Or Less was born.

Other times this approach has been a wash. A couple of years ago, Colangelo acquired Jermaine O'Neal. However, it soon became evident the former All-Star wasn't regaining his past form, so O'Neal was dealt to Miami for Shawn Marion, who was mediocre in a half season in Toronto.

There are other examples, but you get the idea. Colangelo doesn't waste time when things sour.

Well, this summer he doesn't have a moment to waste. Literally. Reports indicate the Raptors are looking to get several mistakes off their books at once.

This is the closest Colangelo will come to admitting his vision for the Raptors was flawed and has failed. How else should fans interpret the news he wants to part with Jose Calderon, Jarrett Jack, and Hedo Turkoglu?

Weren't these the GM's guys? Weren't these the players to turn Toronto into an Eastern Conference contender?

Calderon was Colangelo's pick to start at point guard. The organization overlooked his defensive limitations and fragile body, signing him to a five year, $45 million pact.

When Calderon couldn't handle the load, Colangelo signed Jack, the competitive combo guard to a five year, $20 million contract.

Of course, his biggest blunder was Turkoglu. Months after leading the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals, the Turkish swing was handed a five year, $53 million package by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the wealthy holding company that owns the Raptors.

Turkoglu's year in The Big Smoke was a disaster. He arrived at training camp looking like a Euro' version of Oliver Miller, played poorly all year, and was more interested in clubbing than basketball. Then he demanded a trade.

Clearly, Colangelo must put in work. Only his timing couldn't be worse.

After all, the era of big ticket contracts is gone. In this economy few teams can afford to trade for eight figure problems. And the ones that can are hoarding cap space to sign free agents.

And this is also the summer of 2010. The organization is supposed to be consumed with one thing: Chris Bosh's highly publicized free agency.

Colangelo has to bring back his franchise face or score the best possible package in a sign-and-trade. Either option won't be easy. And either option will affect Toronto for years to come.

Yet, he's instead investing considerable time and energy on cleaning up his mistakes: Calderon, Jack, and Turkoglu.

Colangelo must right things this summer. Or the powers that be within MLSE will, perhaps, consider his hiring a mistake.

Got thoughts on Colangelo and the Raptors?

Is the Sun setting on Amar'e Stoudemire and Phoenix?

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Written by HoopsVibe News

Given how successful the team has been lately, could Amare re-sign with the Suns (this summer)?

“I don't think it's going to happen," a source close to Stoudemire told ESPN. "Amare feels like the organization disrespected him. Amare loves his teammates and has really enjoyed playing for the team these last few months, but he's reluctant to commit to Phoenix long-term."

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HoopsVibe's Call: The sun isn't brighter and the grass isn't greener on the other side.

Amar'e Stoudemire, like former Phoenix forward Shawn Marion, also seems destined to learn this lesson the hard way. Nash and 'The Seven Seconds or Less' system suits and highlights Stoudemire's all offense-no defense game.

So why leave?

STAT supposedly wants to suit up for a contender. Well, the Suns are in the Western Conference Finals. And another elite team won't pay him the max' money deal he wants because of his one-way play.

Bottom line: Phoenix, with Steve Nash in the fold, is perfect for Stoudemire.

Should Amar'e say arrivederci to the Suns this summer? Get at us in the comment box below with thoughts?

Shawn Marion: 'I don't see no fat lady.'

Monday, April 26, 2010 Written by HoopsVibe News

Mavericks swingman Shawn Marion did it with Phoenix against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2006 playoffs. Coach Rick Carlisle's Detroit Pistons overturned a 3-1 deficit against Orlando in the first round in 2003.

Marion insisted after Sunday's 92-89 defeat that he believes a comeback is still possible, even though history suggests that it's an extreme long shot.

Only eight teams in NBA annals, out of the 189 that have tried, have managed to win three games in a row after falling into a 3-1 deficit hole.

"I've been in this situation," Marion said. "It can be done.

"I don't see no fat lady."

Said Carlisle: "It starts with winning Game 5 [on Tuesday night]. That's the starting point."

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