J.J. Barea

Given how thin the Dallas Mavericks are on proven NBA contributors, they really can’t afford to lose any of their most dependable names. Which is why J.J. Barea’s calf injury sucks. Losing him would have always sucked, make no mistake. But it especially sucks now, with the Mavericks sitting at 2-8, their postseason hopes fading [...]

J.J. Barea hasn’t forgotten how much he loved playing for the Dallas Mavericks. The point guard spent five seasons in Dallas, mostly as a backup, before signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the summer of 2011. His departure was and remains unsettling, since it came just after the Mavs beat the Miami Heat in the [...]

Mark Cuban’s not sorry that he’s not sorry. Since his Dallas Mavericks won an NBA title in 2011, Cuban has taken a lot of flack for the decisions he’s made or simply allowed to be made. After Dirk Nowitzki led them to a championship over the Miami Heat, the team was essentially dismantled. Just like [...]

Ricky Rubio wants Pau Gasol, and he doesn’t care if the entire world knows it. Per Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times, Rubio not-so-subtly continues to hold out hope that the Los Angeles Lakers big man will wind up with the Minnesota Timberwolves: Pau Gasol has been loosely linked to the Wolves, primarily because [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are winning. Like really winning. Without Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio, and despite injuries to Brandon Roy, Nikola Pekovic, J.J. Barea and Chase Budinger, they find themselves nearly atop the Northwest Division, just behind the Oklahoma City Thunder. And just to clarify, no, you’re not dreaming. Somehow, in the face of not [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were treated Wednesday night to some good signs. In a preseason game against the Indiana Pacers, the T’Wolves saw early indications of what this largely new team could do. Andrei Kirilenko was back to his old tricks, making an impact up and down the court without registering noticeably on the scoreboard. A healthy J.J. Barea looked [...]

May 8, 2012 – Dan Favale The Dallas Mavericks were eliminated from the NBA playoffs Saturday night, an exit that not only ends their attempt to defend last year’s title, but ends their championship hopes for the foreseeable future. Dirk Nowitzki is a stallion, but he can hardly carry the Mavericks to a championship on [...]

May 23, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors I think it’s safe to say that Dallas Mavericks’ Puerto Rican Guard J.J. Barea has overachieved given his size and athletic ability. He’s currently a very key piece of a Mavericks team that is clicking on all cylinders in the Western Conference Finals against the OKC Thunder. This [...]