Top Play: Standings: 1. San Antonio Spurs (4-2) 2. Houston Rockets (4-3) 3. Dallas Mavericks (3-3) 4. Memphis Grizzlies (3-4) 5. New Orleans Pelicans (0-6) Dallas Mavericks *Photo via Getty Images I may or may not have predicted Rick Carlisle getting canned. Well, let’s just pretend that didn’t happen. He was on the last year of his deal, they brought in a troubled point guard, ….. Let’s be honest, you’re laughing at me right now. I don’t blame you. However, the Mavs have s

Dallas Mavericks – Out Sharked *Photo via USA Today The Mavs roster has more question marks coming into the season than a Dr. Seuss book. For that reason, let me be the first to say that I hope Rick Carlisle enjoyed his time in Dallas. Owner Mark Cuban has failed to put together a championship caliber team, again, around aging star Dirk Nowitzki. Let’s take a look at Cuban’s offseason shenanigans. Deron Williams – Apparently the Rajon Rondo experiment didn’t go badly enough f

Can the Pelicans improve from the last seed in the Western Conference to the first seed? Unlikely. Can they snag a four or five seed? It’s quite possible. Here’s why. Close Games: *Photo via USA Today The Pelicans lost 17 games last year by six points or less. If they had won all of those games, they would have been the second seed. Now, it’s unlikely to think that they will improve 17 wins over one offseason, but can they improve by nine wins? Yes. If the Pelicans can pick u

*Photo via USA Today Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and LeBron James, along with many others, have all graced the cover of the NBA 2K videogame series. The stars pictured on the covers display an accurate depiction of who the most notable stars in the game are. Now, Anthony Davis joins that list. Let’s be clear, Davis is a superstar. He led the league, again, in blocked shots, made his second NBA All-Star Team, the All-NBA First Team for the third

Photo via Mavs.com The Dallas Mavericks finished seventh in the West last year, and were out of the playoff in five quick games. I can bore you with stats or simply point out we have read this script before. It goes like this, the team enters the season with a championship coach, a star who is past his prime, and a troubled point guard. Wait, wasn’t this the Mavs last year after they acquired Rajon Rondo? While Mavs fans have to appreciate the fact that Mark Cuban is willing

*Photo via Getty Images Splitter out? Check. Green re-signed? Check. Duncan re-signed? Check. Leonard re-signed? Check. The San Antonio Spurs are doing what the Spurs do best, building a dynasty. With Splitter out, the Spurs now have the cap room to add LaMarcus Aldridge to their roster. If they can land Aldridge, the Spurs should be the favorites to win it all in 2016. Apart from Aldridge, Manu Ginóbili remains to be the biggest question mark left from the Spurs 2014-2015 ro