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Mike Piellucci

7 months

🚨PROGRAMMING ALERT🚨 For months, Mavs fans have asked @tim_cato , @garooya & I where 77 Minutes is. Now we can answer: it got cancelled. But us three? We’re just getting started. Welcome to… The Only Mavericks Podcast: (1/)

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

NEW: At 63 years old, Steve Borden is the pro wrestling lifer he swore he'd never become. But he won't retire to his ranch in Waxahachie just yet. Not until he writes the exit he's waited on for more than two decades. These are the last days of @Sting

The Last Days of Sting

The 63-year-old professional wrestling legend could have retired to his ranch in Waxahachie years ago. Instead, he’s fighting time for a chance to go out on his own terms.

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Mike Piellucci

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I realize Luka does not live anything resembling a normal life, but, like, imagine being 22 and the best athlete in the history of the sport — who is famous for being, uh, prickly — races over to give you a bear hug. My brain would melt.

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Mike Piellucci

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2 years

All you need to know about the dude is he made a point to thank team staffers from 20 years ago, the arena staff, and security guards by name.

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Mike Piellucci

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1 year

Yeah, that's one of the best passes in NBA history

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Mike Piellucci

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1 year

The Athletic stopped being a local sports operation well before today's layoffs. It happened when all the editors were reorganized nationally in 2021. Take it from one of them, who has since started local sports coverage elsewhere: the original idea worked & will keep working.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

Tyrell Terry lets you trade Seth Curry. Josh Richardson lets you develop Josh Green with way less pressure. Tyler Bey feels a little like a DFS starter kit. All of it makes sense, and makes them much bigger, and much better defensively.

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Mike Piellucci

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1 year

Luka or no Luka, a team that blows a 16-point lead and can't crack double digits in the fourth-quarter of a must-win game probably doesn't deserve to be in the postseason.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

USC signed the best men's and women's basketball recruits in the country. I did not expect this to happen literally ever in my lifetime.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

If you're fortunate enough to know David, then you know this is him in a nutshell. The village is burning around him and he's still making sure to take care of people around him, particularly freelancers hungry for a chance to prove themselves.

David Roth

@david_j_roth

5 years

I'm putting up some last stories that I edited at Deadspin, all submitted and edited before today. I want to get these writers paid and read. All these stories are good and I feel lucky to have worked on them. Here is one, by @OAlmasri :

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

Friends, let me distract you from this game with actual good sports news: Texas Tech won another meat judging national title. If you know, you know. If you don’t, here’s my Sports Illustrated story from last year on the greatest dynasty around

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

If Caleb Williams isn’t the Heisman favorite then what are we doing?

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

One by one, Dirk Nowitzki vanquished all of his old rivals before he retired. Except one. 15 years after We Believe, it's Luka Doncic's time to finish what Dirk started and take down the Warriors. @zaccrain with the words to get you hyped for Game 1

Fifteen Years Later, It's Time For Luka to Finish What Dirk Started: Beat the Warriors

Stories have endings, even in sports. And it's time for Dallas to sew up one final loose thread from 2007.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

They were telling us the whole time

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

6 months

Caleb Williams mostly replicating his Heisman stats with a supporting cast this subpar is an achievements he’s never going to get enough credit for. On resume? A very special but not transcendent college QB. On ability? I don’t think there are five better ones, ever.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Pretty confident I’d throw 109 if I got played out to the mound like this

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Mitch Garver is sneakily one of the best hitting catchers in the AL and the Rangers got him for someone who was in no way in their long-term plans. That’s a nice piece of business.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Some people recognize bird calls. Others pick out notes in a song. Me? Within four words, I can identify whether Avery Johnson is talking on my television screen.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

This should be taught in schools

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

New column: The Porzingis trade isn't about who the Mavericks got. It's only marginally about Porzingis. It's about the Mavericks betting on themselves and their ability to acquire more talent by first acquiring less talent.

The Mavericks Just Bet on Themselves

The Mavericks moved Kristaps Porzingis and got back Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans from Washington. It doesn’t make them better—yet.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

I profiled The Young Bucks five years ago today. Which feels more like 15 years ago on account of how much pro wrestling has changed -- and how much of that is because of them. Truly remarkable.

Party Next Door: How the Young Bucks Revolutionized Professional Wrestling

WWE has a larger stranglehold on professional wrestling than ever before. Two brothers found a way to beat the machine, and show how independent wrestlers can succeed on their own terms.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

Christian Wood is extension-eligible this week, which means the window for Dallas to make up its mind on what to do with the big man starts now. Here's @iztok_franko on the Mavericks' dilemma.

The Mavericks Must Make a Decision on Christian Wood

The big man is eligible for a contract extension this week. How the Mavericks approach that conversation is hardly straightforward.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

Friends, I'm happy to inform you of the only Sunday sports news that mattered: Texas Tech won another meat judging national championship. If you read my @SInow story from May, you understand. If you didn't, read about a dynasty that puts Alabama to shame

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

The more I think about the Maya Moore story, the more I'm convinced this would have been the single biggest story in sports had this been a male athlete of similar ability/resume. Which, to be clear, is messed up.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Joaquin Correa saving the season, just like we all imagined

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

The Athletic is obviously very successful at what it does now, too, insofar as it got the place sold and their board paid out. A ton of awesome people still do great work. But the first few years were proof of concept that there's a huge hunger for local sports coverage.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

I’m old enough to remember when people thought Denzel Dumries was a flop

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

Imagine being this man and making jokes about someone else being bad at their job

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@GregAbbott_TX

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I swear, I can kick as good as the Dallas Cowboys kicker.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

You can take Ed out of USC, but you can’t take the USC out of Ed

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@JacquesDoucet

3 years

"Bring your ass on, in your sissy blue shirt!" #LSU Coach O has an interaction with a UCLA fan. @WAFB

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

11 months

I think the Mavericks are going to be happy Portland matched that deal in the long run

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Hey! I'm beyond excited to (finally) announce that I've joined @dmagazine as its first sports editor. As part of that, we'll launch a new sports vertical later this summer. It's called StrongSide & we've got some killer writers on board. Here's more!

EarBurner Podcast: Introducing Mike Piellucci, Our New Sports Editor

We stole him from The Athletic. Sorry, The Athletic.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

7 months

The Rangers won the World Series. Nothing will ever be the same. Column:

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

The size of that hunger does not equate to "unlimited hypothetical growth," which is what gets VC folks out of bed in the morning. But you don't need anything near that to get a big audience and make money off of it. The Athletic showed it's there and then punted on it.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

As I said on the @SempreIntercom pod a couple of weeks ago, the best moment was always going to be Handanovic lifting the trophy. Dude gave the best years of his career to the darkest days of the club. Never thought I’d see him win anything for it. Happy to be wrong.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

New column: Dirk's jersey is now up in the AAC rafters where it belongs. Now do Michael Finley's.

At Last, Dirk’s Jersey Is Where It Belongs. Now Do Michael Finley’s.

It's time to get on with something that should have happened a decade ago.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

11 months ago, J.J. Barea wept on a training table, certain his career was over. It wasn't -- but the player who has spent his entire basketball life proving his worth has one last hurdle to overcome. My latest:

J.J. Barea’s final proving ground

The Mavericks point guard has always beaten the odds. He's trying to do it one more time

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

The Patrick Williams flowers segment is the energy we need in 2020

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 months

UW is going to have “2011 Mavs versus Miami” levels of national support next week

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

My father died two and a half weeks ago. This is a slightly abridged version of the eulogy I read at his memorial service on Saturday. I’m posting it because I want you to know who he was. I’m proud to be Joe Piellucci’s son, and I miss him dearly.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

The case for Jaden Hardy isn't about what he can do for Dallas this year, because it won't be much of anything. It's that when you're over the cap with minimal trade assets & you're not going to the lottery any time soon, sometimes you take a swing on ceiling & see what happens

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

It's a great day in America: @seanshapiro is back writing about Stars hockey. Here's his first one for us, about how Jim Nill's calling card -- patience -- built this new-look Stars roster:

Patience Got Jim Nill's Stars This Far. Expect More of It as They Jell.

There's been a changing of the guard on multiple fronts this offseason. It was a long time in the making.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 months

The fact that this made his radar during a quarter when his team got absolutely cooked is part of the problem.

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@espn_macmahon

4 months

Luka Doncic asked security to eject this Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind midcourt press row. The comment the fan made that drew Doncic’s wrath: “Luka, you’re tired! Get your ass on the treadmill!”

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Programming alert: I'm now editing at @TheAthleticNBA . This account will involve the usual nonsense and I'll still be writing a bit, too. Still in Dallas. But if you see more NBA tweets than before, well, that's why.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 months

The question isn't whether the Cowboys have looked worse under Mike McCarthy than yesterday. It's what really changes with a new head coach, QB, or playcaller, or whatever when this is the same organization. @NotJackKemp on the disaster against Green Bay

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

10 months

@MikeLeePearl Ahahaha what is this from

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

7 months

Holy shit he actually did it

Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

7 months

Adolis Garcia has a chance to do the funniest thing ever

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

I am so excited for @iztok_franko 's reaction when he wakes up in Slovenia and processes what the hell is happening

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

The message you should take from this, if true, is he's welcome to feel that way and maybe he's right and that nothing Dallas could do would fix that. It isn't "Letting the most gifted offensive player of his generation orchestrate for a roster of non-All Stars is a bad idea"

NBACentral

@TheDunkCentral

2 years

“I’ve talked to people in his circle who think he has another level to reach that he just couldn’t reach with Dallas because he played with the most ball dominant player in the league.” 👀 - @ChrisBHaynes on Jalen Brunson

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

If they didn’t like what they got offered for Lynn now, I imagine they aren’t going to be thrilled to see what they get sent when he’s not pitching like a top-five pitcher in the AL and has even less control on his deal.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Let's throw in a "send all the middle infield prospects who are now hopelessly, hilariously blocked for Matt Olson" and call it a winter.

Jamey Newberg

@NewbergReport

2 years

Suzuki, Kershaw, and a return of this cap and uniform — I don’t ask much:

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

My story on @ryan_hilinski is a notable piece in this year's Best American Sports Writing. Deeply grateful to @GlennStout for the inclusion, @MattFutterman for the editing and most of all to Ryan + @HilinskisHope for trusting me to tell their story.

Suicide, Quarterbacks and the Hilinski Family (Published 2018)

Tyler Hilinski, a quarterback at Washington State, killed himself in January and was posthumously diagnosed with C.T.E. His brother is a star recruit at the same position. It’s raw and complicated.

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

There is one certainty about this Mavs team: they do not quit. That’s why they’re still alive, and that’s why the Suns will have to give every ounce of what they have left to send Dallas home. What We Saw, What It Felt Like together with @iztok_franko

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Sports discourse would be roughly a billion times better if the amount of legacy talk were directly replaced by “This thing is really cool” talk.

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The instant legacy-izing of everything really reduces my enjoyment of sports.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Gotta say, the USC game becomes a lot more enjoyable if you just treat it as a three-hour advertisement for Drake London winning the Biletnikoff

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Some personal news: Today is my last day at The Athletic. I am beyond excited about where I'm heading next, and I can't wait to tell you all about it soon. For now, though, I want to thank some of the many people who made the last two years so special for me.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

So they got off Elvis’ deal, nipped any chance of outside noise on his playing time in the bud, got a couple prospects - one of whom could be their starting catcher before the year’s out - plus maybe someone else they could flip at deadline? Yeah, that’s a good trade.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

This is absolutely infuriating, and it's going to haunt Inter for the next 10 years. And when the stakes are that high, not even a Scudetto this season is enough because Tonali-Barella would be the backbone of a midfield that can win five of them.

SempreInter.com

@SempreIntercom

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Alfredo Pedulla Reports Inter Pull Out Of Race To Sign Sandro Tonali Who’s On The Verge Of Joining AC Milan #FCIM #ForzaInter #InterFans

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Mike Piellucci

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New column: The Mavericks hit bottom because of mistake after mistake on the margins. Thursday was their best night in a long time because, for once, they maximized every inch of what they had

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 months

. @iztok_franko can confirm that the reasonable thing I wanted to see Dallas do was get an actual backup 5 who makes sure they won't get killed in the non-Lively minutes. So presuming that compensation is in the second-round neighborhood, this is a very nice piece of business

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The Washington Wizards are nearing a deal to send Daniel Gafford to the Dallas Mavericks for Richaun Holmes and draft compensation, sources tell ESPN.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Gilbert Arenas claiming Giannis doesn’t understand basketball is the highest brand of irony

Nathan Marzion

@nathanmarzion

2 years

The Giannis disrespect is WILD. And he'll just keep making them look like idiots.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Once upon a time, Dallas had three sports radio stations. That ended in March. What led to the demise of 103.3 ESPN Radio? @AlexFKelly got to the bottom of it, with help from folks like @BenRogers , @SkinWade , @coopmavs , @mattmosley , and more

No Sports, All the Time: Who Killed 103.3 ESPN Radio?

Dallas' third sports station died in March. How did the biggest sports broadcasting company in America lose a foothold in one of the country's flagship sports cities?

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

He still cannot drink legally for two more months

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Y'all. We've got Eric Dickerson telling the truth about the damn Trans Am today after 40+ years. Seriously.

Eric Dickerson Finally Tells the Truth About That Gold Trans Am

An excerpt from his new memoir, Watch My Smoke

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

HOW DO YOU NOT GO FOR THIS, the Jason Garrett biopic. In theaters Christmas Day.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

The NFL Draft is coming, and I'll be damned if we got just anyone to write about all the Cowboys angles. Which means it's @timeforjeffrey . Here's his first one, on why the offensive line really is Dallas' biggest issue & who can fix it in the first round

The Cowboys Offensive Line Needs Patching Up. Here's Who They Should Draft to Fix It.

There is no greater issue on Dallas' roster. Fortunately for them, the 2022 NFL Draft offers several possible solutions.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Tired: The Jalen Brunson Game Wired: The Maxi Kleber Game

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

The Padres could be the worst team in the history in baseball and I would not be able to sign the paper fast enough if I was offered $350 million to live in San Diego for 11 years. What I’m saying is Manny made the right call considering the Padres also happen to be quite good

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

New story: I wrote about my friend, Jonathan Tjarks, and what all of us -- the people in his life, the city he lived in, the sport he covered -- will miss without him. Enormous thanks to @bobbykaralla , @jonnyauping , & @tim_cato for sharing their memories

Remembering Jonathan Tjarks and What We've All Lost

The 34-year-old sportswriter died last weekend after a long battle with cancer. The people in his life, the city he's from, and the sport he covered are all worse for it.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

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Alex Speas ain’t ready for this, and it’s not on him that the Rangers are asking him to be ready for this

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Who wants to tell him

Matt Schlapp

@mschlapp

3 years

If @chiproytx were in charge of the border, it would be closed up tighter than the Cowboys defense. Welcome to #CPACTX , Congressman! for tix

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Nobody wants to hear this in a game like this, but @DaveDuFourNBA hit the nail on the head from our show on Monday (with something I’ve said before, too): a lot of the talent problems start with Luka being so good that they couldn’t tank their way into a supporting cast.

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@mikelikessports

1 year

You either die a Luka Doncic teammate, or you live long enough to become Luka Doncic

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@MikeTaddow

1 year

brunson wish 39 and the next closest high scorer for the knicks is sitting on 15. that’s not ideal!

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@mikelikessports

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It's @iztok_franko on Luka, which really is all I need to say. But I hasten to add this: he's improved more this season than he has at any point since his rookie year. Let Iztok show you why like only he can

Luka Doncic Keeps Making the NBA—and Me, Too—Look Silly

Over the summer, I took a stab at guessing what the Slovenian superstar could someday become. Turns out I underestimated him. Badly.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

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A little bittersweet that this was the last big Dirk moment, because it’s hard to imagine a more impactful journey between a city and an athlete than what Dallas has had with him.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

You may know there's an F1 race in Austin this weekend. What you probably don't is in 1984, there was a race in Dallas. And it was chaos. As in, the track melting and a dude trying to push his car over the line. Hell of a debut from @ArnoldcommaJon

Remembering the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix, Formula 1's Disastrous Trip to North Texas

Nearly three decades before the international racing organization made its way to Austin, it tried its hand in Dallas. Chaos ensued.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

Stetson Bennett is gonna make partner and never pay a dime for his damn country club membership if this holds

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

Now it's on smart, non-VC-poisoned people to realize it, recruit great talent, and run it sustainably. Because if you do that, the audience is there, and the cycle of sports layoffs can slow down. It's not a hard ask. Just be smart and not greedy.

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New column: I wrote about Norm Hitzges, and timelessness

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

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But that just makes more room for a place like D Magazine to listen to me when I insisted there's opportunity in Dallas. Or what DNVR /The All City Network (shoutout @Adam_Mares !) is doing in Denver, Phoenix, and Chicago. Or Five Reasons in Miami.

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Mike Piellucci

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A while back, I put the opinion out there on 77 Minutes that the Mavs are habitually a step slow strategically. Well, @iztok_franko wrote about it today much better than I or anyone else could. This is *the* issue that should scare you about this team.

It's Past Time For the Mavericks to Get With the Times

The most disappointing season in years coincided with a longstanding inability to adapt to where the rest of the NBA is going.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

Jake Oettinger got his Minnesota moment. (cc: @seanshapiro )

Jake Oettinger Has Waited Nine Years For His Moment in Minnesota

The Stars' goalie takes things personally. That includes a game he'd like to forget in his home state in the Wild's building

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

*whispers* Ben Simmons in Dallas as a Draymondesque 5 would be verrry interesting.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

So what you're saying is they aren't normal college students after all. Hm, interesting.

Mark Blaudschun

@blauds1986

4 years

Sources: ACC has plan to reduce on campus student body attendance, but place FB team in on campus "bubble''

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

I asked @mcuban why the Mavericks made the move to require proof of vaccination or a negative test for fans to attend games. Here's what he told me.

The Mavericks Will Require Proof of Vaccination or a Negative Test to Attend Games. We Asked Mark...

They're now the first major Dallas pro sports team to require either.

www.dmagazine.com

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@mikelikessports

3 years

Our man in Slovenia, the great @iztok_franko , makes his D debut today writing about his favorite subjects: Luka and Slovenia. Here's what the Mavs can and should take from Slovenia's Luka-powered run at the Olympics.

What Can the Mavericks Learn From Luka Dončić’s Olympic Summer With Slovenia?

Slovenia's Cinderella run to the medal rounds exceeded expectations. Here what Dallas should take from it.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

2 years

The more EJ Liddell slips, the harder Nico Harrison should be investigating just how far-fetched it really would be to buy into the second round to get him.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

What a damn hero

North Texas Football

@MeanGreenFB

5 years

QB @Masonfine09 discusses his 7-TD performance in tonight's win over UTEP 📺 Full Presser: #GMG #UNiTeNorthTexas

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

So this is cool: I wrote our cover story for April. It’s on Clayton Kershaw & his wife, Ellen. We talked baseball, including the possibility of him ever pitching for the Rangers. We talked Dallas. We talked lots of other stuff. On newsstands 3/30. I hope you enjoy!

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

None of that makes today less shitty. Days like these suck. But a lot of what I saw in the early days there and doing what I do now has me more optimistic about sports editorial coverage than I was in the year or two before that. It's just a matter of these shops getting built.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

9 months

New column: I wrote about the death of the Iron Skillet, and why TCU's decision to kick SMU to the curb may not help them and definitely won't help anyone else.

TCU's Ambitions Are Bigger Than the Iron Skillet, and North Texas is Worse For it

The Horned Frogs abandoned their rivalry with SMU for a better chance of belonging in college football's new landscape. That may not help them, and it definitely won't help anyone else.

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

This is essential, and it should be mandatory for every owner.

Fastbreak Breakfast

@fastbreakbreak

4 years

Mark Cuban said on ESPN that they would "put together a program" for the people who work for the #Mavericks on an hourly basis, affected by the games being on hiatus

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

Really dig that her move was just "Look, I'm pregnant, I'm not dancing. And I'm not going to bring someone else out to upstage me, because fuck that. Now allow me to pistol whip you a whole bunch of No. 1 hits."

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

10 months

Still pining for the Mavs to go get another center? Maybe you don’t have to. Because after watching him in Summer League, @garooya believes Dereck Lively II is going to be ready sooner than you might think. Here’s why:

Dereck Lively II Is More Ready Than You Think

The 19-year-old big man is the future of the Mavericks' defense. What if he's the present, too?

www.dmagazine.com

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

4 years

The full array of looks

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

More people are going to see that in time. The business is changing in bad ways, too -- we're probably not getting smart boutique shops like VICE Sports again, for instance. But sports coverage isn't going away. There's too much money in it. The future is just going to be local

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

3 years

Super League died so Ted Lasso season 2 could live

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

I’m not saying Luka Doncic is going to be a top-20 player as soon as this year. I’m just saying it’s way more plausible than it ever should be for a second-year guy.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

5 years

No matter how this game ends, Dallas giving Denver a serious game on the road with Doncic and Porzingis both off their game is a massive step forward.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

NEW: I wrote about last night, because last night is why we do all of this.

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Mike Piellucci

@mikelikessports

1 year

It can never be said enough that LeBron got a suffocating, probably unfair amount of hype and expecations as a teenager... and he went on to exceed every single bit of it.

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