Stats tell us Cuban isn't happy Obama is President
Ball Don't Lie —
Yesterday, while searching for his lost hat and umbrella in the Basketball-Reference.com's franchise index pages, David Berri of the excellent Wages of Wins Journal stumbled upon a pretty odd fact about Cuban's Mavericks. I would like to share it with you. Here it is: "[The Mavericks have] never made the playoffs when a Democrat was President. With a Republican in the White House, though, they made the playoffs in fourteen out of twenty seasons. So if Obama manages to stay in office for eight years, fans of this team should ...
Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... When there's a Republican in the White House, the Mavericks almost always make the playoffs. When there's a Democrat, they have never made the playoffs. ...
Lunch Donuts: I'm Jekyll-And-Hiding
DallasBasketball.com —
... some historical perspective, which is good. Me? I’m so stuck on Dallas – are these numbers really right?! -- allowing 101 points after three periods and allowing 111 points over the final three quarters that I can’t hardly see straight. The Bucks average 97 points per game but are able to throw that up in less than three quarters? DONUT 2: Cute note from Wages of Wins on how the Mavs have never earned a playoff berth in a year in which a Democrat was in the White House. Cute. … but anybody who knows the pre-Cuban Era history of this franchise knows that back in the day, the ...
The Roundup: Gisele and Brady, Still Not Engaged
The Big Lead —
... a suicide. (AJC)
No dunk contest for Mr. 11 minutes a game, Joe Alexander. (JS Online)
Eager to pick up Rolling Stone for the Artie Lange story (or wait for them to post it online). Not only is the writer tremendous, but we’re huge fans of Lange. (Rock Daily)
Mark Cuban will not be trading Josh Howard. (Dallas Basketball)
Republicans in the White House are good for the Dallas Mavericks. Democrats? Not so much. (Wages of Wins)
Why Colin Cowherd can’t send emails to readers. (M ...
Coast To Coast
WaitingForNextYear —
... though, they made the playoffs in fourteen out of twenty seasons. So if Obama manages to stay in office for eight years, fans of this team should expect a very long drought. That is, if we believe this last set of numbers. My first thought was to wonder how one just happens to notice that fact. My second thought was, perhaps it’s not coincidence the Mavericks are struggling a bit this season. And I can think of no finer way of ending this edition of Coast To Coast than that. [ A Decline In Dallas and an Odd Link Between The Mavericks and the White House ] ...
