In the midst of his third season in Dallas, Harrison Barnes continues to be a leader both on and off the court. Statistically, Barnes is second on the team in scoring and shooting his highest percentage from beyond the arc since he arrived in Dallas. A little over the halfway point of the season, I […]
NEW YORK – The Dallas Mavericks have suddenly found themselves nestled in a nice little groove that would have put them in playoff contention if they didn’t start the season with a 9-25 record. With the regular season ending in less than a month, over the past eight games the Mavs have posted a respectable […]
DALLAS – Harrison Barnes knows that being able to read is one of the essential keys to education and a critical ingredient required towards getting a college degree. Thus, when the Dallas Mavericks forward spoke to the kids at the North Oak Cliff Branch Library on Thursday — as part of the Mavs Reading Challenge […]
It was the fall of 2006 when Harrison Barnes and Doug McDermott walked into Ames High School for their freshman year. Doug was the new kid as his family had just moved to Ames while Harrison had grown up in Ames his entire life. Both freshmen walked through the front doors of high school at […]
DALLAS – Harrison Barnes struck another socially conscious chord Monday night when the Dallas Mavericks’ forward paid for 150 kids to watch Hollywood’s hottest chic movie, “Black Panther,” at the Studio Movie Grill in Dallas. The superhero film is the first of the Marvel Comics series that features a predominantly African-American cast and an African-American […]
DALLAS – Harrison Barnes often talks about the time when he was completely in awe when former National Basketball Association guard B.J. Armstrong paid a visit to the Boys & Girls Club in Iowa which Barnes attended. Armstrong meticulously signed some autographs, took some pictures and, quite frankly, left an indelible impression on Barnes and […]
DALLAS – Some bad experiences on the basketball court was one of the reasons Harrison Barnes wanted to engage in a teachable moment with athletes from the Dallas Independent School District. Earlier this month, Barnes visited Dallas Lincoln High School and shared with members of the boys and girls basketball teams the virtues of wearing […]
Standing at his locker after a game in which he scored a season-high 25 points, Harrison Barnes had no interest in talking about what he did right. He was only focused on what he didn’t do at all. “It was nice to make some shots,” he said, “but at the same time I didn’t get […]
The Mavericks played at the second-slowest pace in in the NBA last season. If their style this preseason is any indication of what’s to come when the games start counting, that grinding style will soon be a thing of the past. Rick Carlisle often mentions the importance of controlling tempo. During the past couple seasons, […]
What is the most important position in basketball? Some would say it’s center. If your big man isn’t athletic enough to defend the pick-and-roll or at least score efficiently around the rim, your team might be doomed. Some would say it’s the power forward. Can your 4-man shoot the 3? Can he exploit size mismatches […]