Mavs trade: The 13 stages of grief

[your_dallas_mavericks]

I dedicate this topic to JES12 aka Mavs2007:

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Mavs trade: The 13 stages of grief

I'll admit it, I was against this trade as soon as it surfaced. And now that it looks like it's on its way to happening, I decided to look back at the classic "Five Stages of Grief" (along with a few added ones of my own) that Mavs fans who are against this trade have probably gone through over the last five days.

1) Denial: "That isn't happening, somebody made that up."

2) Reality denial: "There's no way Cuban, Nellie and Avery all signed off on this atrocity. This is happening in bizarro NBA."

3) Anger: "How could they?!Devin Harris is the catalyst for this team! How dare they bring in an old timer past his prime to replace him!?"

4) Bargaining: "Well, if we get Stack back after the trade, then it isn't as bad."

5) Depression: "Man, not only are we not going to win a championship, now the franchise is going to start going downhill faster than it was before."

And then, just before acceptance sets in: "I try to do what's best for me. My agent looks out for me and the Mavericks obviously want to look out for their organization." -- Devean George

6) Unbridled joy: "I'm buying a Devean George jersey. After all, they're probably on clearance now!"

7) Retribution: "What makes them think they could get away with something so awful? I'm not wearing my Mavs cap today."

8 ) Uncertainty: "Man, I hope they don't shuffle this thing up and make it happen."

9) Reassurance: "God bless you, Jerry Stackhouse."

Just before the All-Star Game, the deal appears all but done...again.

10) Repeat: Steps 1 and 3 again.

11) Bargaining (Round 2): "Well, at least we're keeping Stack and George and we're casting off Hassell and the Fake Keith Van Horn."

12) Repeat: Step 5 again.

13) Drinking Acceptance: "Well, maybe Kidd will work out and we'll win a championship. Oh, who am I kidding? Pour me another one barkeep."

[dirkforpres]

Cant wait till the summer when everyone is on the "J-Kidd was a great pickup" bandwagon

[your_dallas_mavericks]

except for one LOL!

[Pointguard01]

Cant wait till the summer when everyone is on the "J-Kidd was a great pickup" bandwagon

I hope hope hope I jump on that bandwagon come the summer. That means I am wrong and we are winning a championship.