There were more than a few observers who were quick to dismiss the chances of the San Antonio Spurs as they embarked on the lockout-shortened 2011-12 NBA season. The condensed schedule, it stood to reason, would favor the young, who could remain spry thr

Vince Carter passed Michael Finley last week to move into 18th place on the NBA's all-time 3-pointers made list. With three more tonight, he'll zoom into 17th place. Of course, Carter could land right back in 18th after Kobe Bryant closes up shop against

Steve Nash broke out the season prior to this one as he helped lead the Dallas Mavericks to their first playoff appearance in over a decade before they were steamrolled by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Semifinals. The marketable point g

If you plot Michael Finley's annual shooting percentages on a graph, you'll see the former University of Wisconsin basketball star had machine-like consistency. Finley shot 44 percent in four seasons with the Badgers and 44.4 percent during his 15-year N

Updated: February 9, 2012, 3:13 AM ET Dallas' veteran guard has been at his best when he has his back to the basket By Tim MacMahon ESPNDallas.com Archive DENVER -- Everybody figured the Dallas Mavericks would need a veteran newcomer to emerge as a major

Blake Griffin’s beastly dunk over Oklahoma City’s Kendrick Perkins got my mind racing about the best dunks in Mavs history. Then I had to adjust it to the best dunks of modern-day Mavs history. Hey, my memory is foggy and YouTube is lacking on dunk foota

Rudy Gay tried a series of fakes to lure Kawhi Leonard into shooting fouls that far too many first-year players want to commit. The Spurs’ rookie, however, refused to bite. The result: an airball that would not have fallen more off course if a windstorm

Beating the Spurs has always made Dallas guard Jason Terry especially happy. (AP Photo/LM Otero) It’s become fashionably chic in some Dallas corners to doubt the ferocity of the Mavericks’ rivalry with the Spurs. Maybe Cowlishaw forgot Mark Cuban’s comme

Donnie Boyce, one of the legendary “Three Amigos,” is back as basketball coach at Proviso East. (CBS) MAYWOOD, Ill. (CBS) — From Doc Rivers to Dee Brown, the pipeline of hoop legends from Proviso East High School is long and quite illustrious. You’ll fin

The mop top still flops, though not like it used to. A hairline’s fast-break backtrack tends to rob one’s mane.Beyond that, Steve Nash hasn’t changed much. He still navigates around a basketball court to the point of running his opponent in circles and n

It’s been well over 50 years since high school, but I still remember the excitement generated by the state high school basketball tournament in Madison. Our high school team never made it to state — there was but one division back then and little schools

Jason Terry (left), the NBA player that Spurs Nation loves to hate, popped off that the Spurs' strong early record is a creation of their home-stacked schedule. (AP File Photo) Spurs Nation has developed a well-known antipathy over the years for Dallas g

January, 12, 2012 Jan 12 1:05 PM CT Before this season started, Dirk Nowitzki said the part of his game he's most proud of at this stage of his career is his late-game prowess. He said in the early days Steve Nash or Michael Finley , and then even Nick V

January, 12, 2012 Jan 12 8:00 AM CT Dirk Nowitzki spent the early stages of his career as a 7-foot decoy when the game was on the line, preferring to defer to Michael Finley and Steve Nash in such situations. A strong case can now be made that there’s no

From our friends at USA Basketball: After helping the USA to a perfect 5-0 record and the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship this past summer, and earning tournament MVP honors along the way, Jabari Parker (Simeon H.S./Chicago, Ill.)

Former Mavericks forward Michael Finley hasn’t played pro basketball for a year, stepping away due to ankle injuries. But that could possibly change soon, according to ESPN.com. Perhaps taking a break has helped Finley , now 38, as he’s been spotted hel

Michael Finley is being courted by the Texas Legends, according to sources. The D-League team of the Mavericks is attempting to convince Finley that a D-League stint would help show NBA teams he's fully healthy. Sources say Finley is determined to find o

Khloe and Kim Kardashian didn’t cause the only commotion in the building Wednesday night when Dirk Nowitzki played in his 1,000th career regular-season game. Former face of the franchise Michael Finley sparked a bit of a stir himself sitting in a baselin

Does everyone know where former San Antonio Spurs guard Michael Finley finished out his NBA career? The answer is the Boston Celtics. If you didn’t know that, I don’t blame you. After Finley left the Spurs, he kind of faded into obscurity, trying to con