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Post#1 » by Baz » Tue Feb 4, 2025 10:08 pm

I've hit the depression and acceptance part of the 5 stages and felt compelled to word vomit some of that sentimentality. If anyone reads I appreciate it. If nobody does that's fine too, I am writing this as more kinda a therapeutic thing for myself. It's a little weird and soppy, and not really what I'd usually do, but given everything that's happened we are well past the weird stage anyway. All of this is unusual.

Like all of you I've been pretty down the last few days. Watching Mavs basketball was my favorite thing to do. This was a joy in my life that a lot of people around me don't really understand and I've been privately suffering with it and don't have a lot of people to share the hurt with. It's not the end of the world, but it still hurts in ways I can't explain to them. I'm from New Zealand and as is the case with most international fans, you usually pick a player and become a fan that way. The only affiliation I have to Dallas is that I love the Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki was the player that grabbed my attention as a kid and I started watching them as a 10 year old. I am probably pretty young for this forums standards, I know. I started following Dirk the same year he visited New Zealand to mentally recover after that first round exit to the We Believe Warriors, which is a coincidence. I didn't suffer through 06 like a lot of you, I came afterwards. The Finals run in 2011 was sweet, and I remember pridefully celebrating it in my high school years, being the only Mavericks fan in my class. Dirk was my guy. And in turn, the Mavericks became my team. Kinda fitting as Dallas adopted this awkward, skinny foreign kid. I could relate to him I guess. And all through my school days I would play basketball and try and perfect the one legged fadeaway.

Rugby is the biggest sport in NZ and I always loved the NZ national team the All Blacks, having grown up with the sport my dad got me into. The worst feeling I've felt in sports was in 2007 when the All Blacks lost to France in the World Cup quarter final in Cardiff, same year the Mavericks got bounced in the first round. So while I didn't experience 07 as a longtime Mavericks fan, I relate to the feeling in this way. The All Blacks won the world cup 4 years later, the same year Dirk and the Mavs won the championship, and all felt right in the world. That feeling in 2007, being only 10, I put down to the immaturity of a child. As I grew up, losing in sports was never quite as dramatic. Life goes on, and I have experienced enough highs in sports joy, highs that can never be taken from me and I can hold onto forever if all my teams were bad for the rest of my life. It's just sport at the end of the day, and my teams have reached the top of the mountain. Progressively the more I followed the Mavericks the more obsessed I became and they became my #1 sports obsession even over the All Blacks. I followed for the pursuit of joy, not expectation of success. I watched as many games as I could catch for over a decade of Dirk's career and he became my sporting hero. His story, one of triumph and perseverance was one so ingrained into me that it inspired me. As Dirk got old and close to retiring, and the Mavs became bad, my first test of loyalty to the Mavericks, not Dirk, officially began. I watched every game during those years. The pain of losing Tyson Chandler then getting him back, and losing him again. Brandon Wright and Monta being my favorite non Dirk Mavs post 2013. Rondo quitting on the team. The belief in Chandler Parsons and Dennis Smith Jr. The fun that was Yogi Mania. The game where Alec Peters torched us was unironically one of the most fun times I've had watching a Mavericks broadcast, even though we lost. Shoutout to Followill, Skin and Harp. We were happy to lose, back then, because it got us Luka. I remember watching draft night live in 18, praying that Luka fell to us, but thinking it was not possible. I was expecting us to draft Mo Bamba. Then it happened, and I knew we had our Dirk successor. This time I was feeling lucky that I'd get to watch Luka's career from start to finish, and maybe even introduce the Mavs to my children. I flew to Dallas and got to watch Luka play for the Mavs, just once, in a loss. But the loss didn't matter, it was still one of the best days of my life. I even high fived him as he came down the tunnel that game when they had the High Five line (which I think died after COVID). I was jet lagged as hell and don't really remember that part, but it's still a pretty cool, albeit hazy, memory. I imagined Luka playing his whole career with the Mavericks and did fear losing him in free agency, but I had faith he'd never leave. And I never once thought we were not going to win a championship with Luka. That dream never faded because how could you not have belief, watching this guy. He was a winner and a dog and he created magic on the floor. Players around the league feared him, and his level of play caused multiple franchises to panic and hit the restart button after running into him. I thought about spending a chunk of my life savings to fly to Dallas for the finals last year because I did not want to miss Luka winning the Mavericks a championship (Thankfully I decided to save my money). Losing in the finals did suck, but it wasn't the end of the world. We had next year. And the one after. And many more after that to try again. Never in my wildest nightmares did I think we'd ever lose Luka this way. Now that it has happened, and the dust is settling on it, I'm questioning myself and what this team has meant to me. Never have I shed tears over anything sports related. And never have I felt worse than I did as a 10 year old watching France beat the All Blacks on that night in Cardiff. This trumps all of that and worse. It feels like somebody I loved died. And maybe it's because I know this is the end of a pastime that I loved and cherished and that was always there even when life was too much. I had something to root for and something to believe in with Luka and the Mavericks. Nico Harrison does not have the faintest idea what Luka Doncic meant to Mavericks fans not just in Dallas but all over the world. What he's done will bother me for the rest of my life. This does not just effect those that live in the city of Dallas and that's evident through me. But meeting Mavericks fans over the years that are local to the community, they were always very kind to me and I loved the vibes and mindset these fans had towards their team. I adopted Dallas as a home away from home of sorts. I am not a Luka fan, or a Dirk fan. I became a Mavericks fan. The Mavericks of last week are not the Mavericks of today. The Mavericks of today I do not recognize. Maybe my support of the Mavericks is over permanently. Maybe under certain circumstances I can heal from this and root for the Mavericks proudly again. But I know that it won't be the same ever again because Nico Harrison has done permanent damage to a community that can never be undone. The Mavericks community built up over the years of Dirk and Luka was a very special thing and I'm grateful I found it. I am so sorry to the local fans, thank you for welcoming all of us and making the Mavericks a franchise that we could all feel at home with. I will cherish the memories we all shared and even though hope is slim right now, I hope for a future where we get to share more.
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Post#2 » by LoveMyRaps » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:43 am

I’m sorry for your loss brother.

Keep your head up.

This sport can be cruel sometimes.
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Post#3 » by mfletcher4177 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 4:20 am

Keep your head up champ. We are in this together. I am absolutely disappointed in the mismanagement of this franchise. This was the best team Luka has had around him since he was drafted. We made the NBA finals last year for F's sake. I will never understand this trade or even the grimes trade. I am suffering with you but also trying to remain optimistic. I will support Luka for his career and if that means him putting up historic stats with the Lakers losing absolutely every game, I am here for it.

I hope Luka decides to come home like LBJ did at one point of his career.

Until we figure out what this team looks like by Thursday, we are the biggest losers of the season.
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Post#4 » by Baz » Wed Feb 5, 2025 7:22 am

mfletcher4177 wrote:Keep your head up champ. We are in this together. I am absolutely disappointed in the mismanagement of this franchise. This was the best team Luka has had around him since he was drafted. We made the NBA finals last year for F's sake. I will never understand this trade or even the grimes trade. I am suffering with you but also trying to remain optimistic. I will support Luka for his career and if that means him putting up historic stats with the Lakers losing absolutely every game, I am here for it.

I hope Luka decides to come home like LBJ did at one point of his career.

Until we figure out what this team looks like by Thursday, we are the biggest losers of the season.


Thanks my friend. I'm with you re: supporting Luka whatever his future holds. He was clearly devastated by this as much as we all were, seeing him stare into space in that Lakers press event was sad and it hurts so bad accepting the premise that one dumb and arrogant dude got in between what was a perfect match that neither Luka or us wanted to end. He knows the Mavs fans love him and I hope we let him know anytime he comes to town. If we can get Nico fired and force the owners to sell the team maybe the stars could align for a Luka return one day. I think the dream of him lifting the championship for the Mavs will be something he wants to fulfill.
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Post#5 » by dirkules_41 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:48 am

I feel similarly: Dirk and the Mavs came into my life in my youth when I played ball actively and Dirk and the Mavs have been role models and exemplary in terms of what hard work, loyalty and perseverance mean to having success.
Luka came in and picked things up right where we left off when we lost Dirk to retirement. Losing him like this feels like he died basically. And seeing him in such distress and now Laker colours is even worse.
Nico has made some good moves in the past 2 years but with this one can only wish him the worst. A complete sell-out of all values the Mavs have stood for in the Cuban era and absolutely gutting to not even get an appropriate trade return.
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Post#6 » by Mavrelous » Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:00 am

Thanks for sharing and being open, every fan experience is unique and what made the Mavs special were the special personalities of Dirk and Luka, the hardship in roster building and early disappointments and in Dirk's case, the triumph that followed, and this is exactly what makes this transaction hurt on personal level.
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Post#7 » by MassimoPayne » Wed Feb 5, 2025 10:28 am

No championship will heal these wounds.
They took not only Luka, they took also my Mavs.

This time it really is different. This trade did not only took Luka from me, it took also the Mavs from me.
In the past there were terrible trades. After 2011, losing Brunson, etc.. I knew that it would be hard to follow the Mavs for me back then, but in the end it didn't matter because the Mavs were my team. I did not know back in the day how I would feel once Dirk leaves and if I would still follow the Mavs. And then basketball god made us the biggest gift with Luka. He fulfilled everything we ever hoped. As me being from Germany I usually relate more to European players. And then Luka comes and hits all these check boxes. With a chip on his shoulder already. Americans are again underestimating Eruopeans. Luka won everything and he was drafted 3rd. So it was easy to fall in love with this guy.

This time it changed. I don't feel comfortable anymore following the Mavs. It took completely the soul out of me. Also as much as I like Luka right now it feels completely painful to see him as a Laker. I will watch his laker games but more as a neutral fan (also I could cry seeing him playing for them probably. And right now I don't know if can watch him without thinking every second that he was our guy.

So right now I can't really watch Luka and I can't really watch the Mavs. It really took two things from me. I really try to be a fan as the young kids are. Being a players fan and not a teams fan. Wherever Luka goes I will follow him and asupport him. But I don't think this will work for me. I am too deeply attached to the Mavs.
I did not know that I can feel so bad because of a sports move. I walk around like someone died. My surroundings can't realate. They don't follow Basketball and especially not the Mavs like I do.

Also I can't stop talking and thinking about. Seeing Luka clearly hurt and his emotions in his face does not make it better. I wished Luka would say I hate Nico, I hate the Mavs, I am fat and hurt, i would've never resigned, I wanted to leave anyway just to make it easier to process for me. But seeing him so sad is so cruel.
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Post#8 » by 41Dirk41 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 12:53 pm

Nico Harrison pulled the trigger on Luka Doncic... I hope Karma will pull the trigger on Nico Harrison.
That's it.

He is not just ruined the Mavs, he definitely ruined the NBA. Every fans know it. Some of them just don't want to see it.
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Post#9 » by daoneandonly » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:02 pm

Thanks for sharing, many of us are feeling it. 2025 has been cruel to me in many ways, and this just added more salt to those wounds

As a once beloved Mavs fan, I hate to compare it to atrocities of life, but to me, this was as close as infidelity as a sports thing can come; I was loyal and devoted as can be to the Mavs, through the good and bad. Then their snake in the grass GM gives his buddy in LA a freebie and completely destroys Dallas in the process. And the owners allowed it

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Post#10 » by HMFFL » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:05 pm

Baz,

Thank you for sharing with us how you feel. It helps to discuss things and to not hold them inside.

Once ownership changes, so does a culture. What Cuban and Dirk built has been diminished. Luka was taking the crown from Dirk and following his way. Luka was humble and thought of the fans first, like Dirk, and the Mavs won't ever be the same.

Dallas has never been known to attract star talent in free agency.

More difficult times are to come and Dallas will need to focus on building thru the draft.



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Post#11 » by Absolutia » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:49 pm

41Dirk41 wrote:Nico Harrison pulled the trigger on Luka Doncic... I hope Karma will pull the trigger on Nico Harrison.
That's it.

He is not just ruined the Mavs, he definitely ruined the NBA. Every fans know it. Some of them just don't want to see it.
The analogy I give is that the NBA is like a deteriorating piece of audio equipment with an ever increasing noise-to-siganl ratio. The noise being the accumulation of every suspicious or downright crooked-looking action that I've seen in the league. This latest event is simply too big; too blatant; too shameless to ignore and as such the noise is now ruining the audio signal. I've watched two Piston games since this took place - one win and one loss - but the results seem utterly irrelevant. The only parts of the signal that can be heard over the noise are those of the highest volume (highlight plays and a close finish). That's not enough.

We play the Cavs tonight and I'll watch because it's what I do, but this Luka trade has ruined things. There is no pretending this league has any integrity any more.
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41Dirk41 wrote:Nico Harrison pulled the trigger on Luka Doncic... I hope Karma will pull the trigger on Nico Harrison.
That's it.

He is not just ruined the Mavs, he definitely ruined the NBA. Every fans know it. Some of them just don't want to see it.
The analogy I give is that the NBA is like a deteriorating piece of audio equipment with an ever increasing noise-to-siganl ratio. The noise being the accumulation of every suspicious or downright crooked-looking action that I've seen in the league. This latest event is simply too big; too blatant; too shameless to ignore and as such the noise is now ruining the audio signal. I've watched two Piston games since this took place - one win and one loss - but the results seem utterly irrelevant. The only parts of the signal that can be heard over the noise are those of the highest volume (highlight plays and a close finish). That's not enough.

We play the Cavs tonight and I'll watch because it's what I do, but this Luka trade has ruined things. There is no pretending this league has any integrity any more.


Yes i can understand... Basketball is just a game and a passion for people, if you remove the competitive part from the game, all that remains is the facade of a fake house... a branch of the WWE, which at least officially declares it.

I can understand how other NBA teams fans feel right now and I'm ashamed that it was my favorite team that caused all this crap.

Good luck, Pistons.
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Post#13 » by 41Dirk41 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:08 pm

MassimoPayne wrote:No championship will heal these wounds.
They took not only Luka, they took also my Mavs.

This time it really is different. This trade did not only took Luka from me, it took also the Mavs from me.
In the past there were terrible trades. After 2011, losing Brunson, etc.. I knew that it would be hard to follow the Mavs for me back then, but in the end it didn't matter because the Mavs were my team. I did not know back in the day how I would feel once Dirk leaves and if I would still follow the Mavs. And then basketball god made us the biggest gift with Luka. He fulfilled everything we ever hoped. As me being from Germany I usually relate more to European players. And then Luka comes and hits all these check boxes. With a chip on his shoulder already. Americans are again underestimating Eruopeans. Luka won everything and he was drafted 3rd. So it was easy to fall in love with this guy.

This time it changed. I don't feel comfortable anymore following the Mavs. It took completely the soul out of me. Also as much as I like Luka right now it feels completely painful to see him as a Laker. I will watch his laker games but more as a neutral fan (also I could cry seeing him playing for them probably. And right now I don't know if can watch him without thinking every second that he was our guy.

So right now I can't really watch Luka and I can't really watch the Mavs. It really took two things from me. I really try to be a fan as the young kids are. Being a players fan and not a teams fan. Wherever Luka goes I will follow him and asupport him. But I don't think this will work for me. I am too deeply attached to the Mavs.
I did not know that I can feel so bad because of a sports move. I walk around like someone died. My surroundings can't realate. They don't follow Basketball and especially not the Mavs like I do.

Also I can't stop talking and thinking about. Seeing Luka clearly hurt and his emotions in his face does not make it better. I wished Luka would say I hate Nico, I hate the Mavs, I am fat and hurt, i would've never resigned, I wanted to leave anyway just to make it easier to process for me. But seeing him so sad is so cruel.


Championship is not a problem for Mavs fans, we know who we are.
I follow the team from '98/'99 , i saw 2 Finals lost and 1 ring in that span.
I was always happy and proud to be a Mavs fans. Always.

Even in the OJ Majo o Monta Ellis years, even in 2006 when refs rubbed us, even in 2007 when the Warriors made history against us, even when Kobe&Shaq joked with ous squad, even when they traded KP for Bertans , even when they let Nash or Chandler or Brunson go away for free.

Not now. It's too much.
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Post#14 » by tribulations » Wed Feb 5, 2025 5:48 pm

41Dirk41 wrote:
MassimoPayne wrote:No championship will heal these wounds.
They took not only Luka, they took also my Mavs.

This time it really is different. This trade did not only took Luka from me, it took also the Mavs from me.
In the past there were terrible trades. After 2011, losing Brunson, etc.. I knew that it would be hard to follow the Mavs for me back then, but in the end it didn't matter because the Mavs were my team. I did not know back in the day how I would feel once Dirk leaves and if I would still follow the Mavs. And then basketball god made us the biggest gift with Luka. He fulfilled everything we ever hoped. As me being from Germany I usually relate more to European players. And then Luka comes and hits all these check boxes. With a chip on his shoulder already. Americans are again underestimating Eruopeans. Luka won everything and he was drafted 3rd. So it was easy to fall in love with this guy.

This time it changed. I don't feel comfortable anymore following the Mavs. It took completely the soul out of me. Also as much as I like Luka right now it feels completely painful to see him as a Laker. I will watch his laker games but more as a neutral fan (also I could cry seeing him playing for them probably. And right now I don't know if can watch him without thinking every second that he was our guy.

So right now I can't really watch Luka and I can't really watch the Mavs. It really took two things from me. I really try to be a fan as the young kids are. Being a players fan and not a teams fan. Wherever Luka goes I will follow him and asupport him. But I don't think this will work for me. I am too deeply attached to the Mavs.
I did not know that I can feel so bad because of a sports move. I walk around like someone died. My surroundings can't realate. They don't follow Basketball and especially not the Mavs like I do.

Also I can't stop talking and thinking about. Seeing Luka clearly hurt and his emotions in his face does not make it better. I wished Luka would say I hate Nico, I hate the Mavs, I am fat and hurt, i would've never resigned, I wanted to leave anyway just to make it easier to process for me. But seeing him so sad is so cruel.


Championship is not a problem for Mavs fans, we know who we are.
I follow the team from '98/'99 , i saw 2 Finals lost and 1 ring in that span.
I was always happy and proud to be a Mavs fans. Always.

Even in the OJ Majo o Monta Ellis years, even in 2006 when refs rubbed us, even in 2007 when the Warriors made history against us, even when Kobe&Shaq joked with ous squad, even when they traded KP for Bertans , even when they let Nash or Chandler or Brunson go away for free.

Not now. It's too much.


Death of a thousand cuts, last one is a deep one though.

Interesting you mention Monta, I was thinking about when Myers, Lacob et al traded him from GS and fans booed the move.

It's obviously a speck on the Luka trade (which I'm gutted by) and probably grossly over-optimistic to think championships will follow like they did for the Dubs, but you never know.

/sports
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Post#15 » by 41Dirk41 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 5:56 pm

tribulations wrote:
41Dirk41 wrote:
MassimoPayne wrote:No championship will heal these wounds.
They took not only Luka, they took also my Mavs.

This time it really is different. This trade did not only took Luka from me, it took also the Mavs from me.
In the past there were terrible trades. After 2011, losing Brunson, etc.. I knew that it would be hard to follow the Mavs for me back then, but in the end it didn't matter because the Mavs were my team. I did not know back in the day how I would feel once Dirk leaves and if I would still follow the Mavs. And then basketball god made us the biggest gift with Luka. He fulfilled everything we ever hoped. As me being from Germany I usually relate more to European players. And then Luka comes and hits all these check boxes. With a chip on his shoulder already. Americans are again underestimating Eruopeans. Luka won everything and he was drafted 3rd. So it was easy to fall in love with this guy.

This time it changed. I don't feel comfortable anymore following the Mavs. It took completely the soul out of me. Also as much as I like Luka right now it feels completely painful to see him as a Laker. I will watch his laker games but more as a neutral fan (also I could cry seeing him playing for them probably. And right now I don't know if can watch him without thinking every second that he was our guy.

So right now I can't really watch Luka and I can't really watch the Mavs. It really took two things from me. I really try to be a fan as the young kids are. Being a players fan and not a teams fan. Wherever Luka goes I will follow him and asupport him. But I don't think this will work for me. I am too deeply attached to the Mavs.
I did not know that I can feel so bad because of a sports move. I walk around like someone died. My surroundings can't realate. They don't follow Basketball and especially not the Mavs like I do.

Also I can't stop talking and thinking about. Seeing Luka clearly hurt and his emotions in his face does not make it better. I wished Luka would say I hate Nico, I hate the Mavs, I am fat and hurt, i would've never resigned, I wanted to leave anyway just to make it easier to process for me. But seeing him so sad is so cruel.


Championship is not a problem for Mavs fans, we know who we are.
I follow the team from '98/'99 , i saw 2 Finals lost and 1 ring in that span.
I was always happy and proud to be a Mavs fans. Always.

Even in the OJ Majo o Monta Ellis years, even in 2006 when refs rubbed us, even in 2007 when the Warriors made history against us, even when Kobe&Shaq joked with ous squad, even when they traded KP for Bertans , even when they let Nash or Chandler or Brunson go away for free.

Not now. It's too much.


Death of a thousand cuts, last one is a deep one though.

Interesting you mention Monta, I was thinking about when Myers, Lacob et al traded him from GS and fans booed the move.

It's obviously a speck on the Luka trade (which I'm gutted by) and probably grossly over-optimistic to think championships will follow like they did for the Dubs, but you never know.

/sports


Not offense here but compare the situations is little bit disrespectful for Luka... Dallas was a contender who played the Finals 7 months ago...

However good luck Dubs.
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Post#16 » by tribulations » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:21 pm

41Dirk41 wrote:
tribulations wrote:
41Dirk41 wrote:
Championship is not a problem for Mavs fans, we know who we are.
I follow the team from '98/'99 , i saw 2 Finals lost and 1 ring in that span.
I was always happy and proud to be a Mavs fans. Always.

Even in the OJ Majo o Monta Ellis years, even in 2006 when refs rubbed us, even in 2007 when the Warriors made history against us, even when Kobe&Shaq joked with ous squad, even when they traded KP for Bertans , even when they let Nash or Chandler or Brunson go away for free.

Not now. It's too much.


Death of a thousand cuts, last one is a deep one though.

Interesting you mention Monta, I was thinking about when Myers, Lacob et al traded him from GS and fans booed the move.

It's obviously a speck on the Luka trade (which I'm gutted by) and probably grossly over-optimistic to think championships will follow like they did for the Dubs, but you never know.

/sports


Not offense here but compare the situations is little bit disrespectful for Luka... Dallas was a contender who played the Finals 7 months ago...

However good luck Dubs.


Literally said its a speck on the Luka trade but go off.
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Post#17 » by 41Dirk41 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:32 pm

tribulations wrote:
41Dirk41 wrote:
tribulations wrote:
Death of a thousand cuts, last one is a deep one though.

Interesting you mention Monta, I was thinking about when Myers, Lacob et al traded him from GS and fans booed the move.

It's obviously a speck on the Luka trade (which I'm gutted by) and probably grossly over-optimistic to think championships will follow like they did for the Dubs, but you never know.

/sports


Not offense here but compare the situations is little bit disrespectful for Luka... Dallas was a contender who played the Finals 7 months ago...

However good luck Dubs.


Literally said its a speck on the Luka trade but go off.


You are right, i'm sorry... I missed that part. My fault.

Not a good moment for me to talk about basketball stuffs.
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Re: What the Mavericks meant to me 

Post#18 » by tribulations » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:41 pm

41Dirk41 wrote:
tribulations wrote:
41Dirk41 wrote:
Not offense here but compare the situations is little bit disrespectful for Luka... Dallas was a contender who played the Finals 7 months ago...

However good luck Dubs.


Literally said its a speck on the Luka trade but go off.


You are right, i'm sorry... I missed that part. My fault.

Not a good moment for me to talk about basketball stuffs.


No harm no foul! :D

It's a confusing time for all basketball fans (no point in friendly fire between Mavs fans) and I'm just clutching at straws for some sort of positive outcome *shrug*
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Re: What the Mavericks meant to me 

Post#19 » by GermanFan120 » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:32 pm

I have read all of the posts above. Very touching. Lots of hugs and loves to each and everyone of you.

Every obstacle means opportunity, guys.

I want to propose an idea and lemme know your thoughts:

We could form an offline channel other than realgm, for us die hard mavs fans to further connect - it can be in person, it can be via online app to chat freely (without any censoring), it can be a zoom meeting just to show face. That will help each other to connect deeper, to share feelings, etc etc.

Obviously how we form the channel will be shared via private message for privacy reason. And we would have to approve you as a true mavs fans to join this community. (We don't want bad apples.)
Everyone has a right to be stupid. Some just abuse the privilege.
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Re: What the Mavericks meant to me 

Post#20 » by Baz » Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:57 pm

GermanFan120 wrote:I have read all of the posts above. Very touching. Lots of hugs and loves to each and everyone of you.

Every obstacle means opportunity, guys.

I want to propose an idea and lemme know your thoughts:

We could form an offline channel other than realgm, for us die hard mavs fans to further connect - it can be in person, it can be via online app to chat freely (without any censoring), it can be a zoom meeting just to show face. That will help each other to connect deeper, to share feelings, etc etc.

Obviously how we form the channel will be shared via private message for privacy reason. And we would have to approve you as a true mavs fans to join this community. (We don't want bad apples.)


I endorse this idea, I'm in

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