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levon wrote:Never seen Luka nervous before a game. He admitted it postgame too. He's already feeling the difference in spotlight. The Dallas crowd has always been awesome, but the overall reach is so much more global now.
Raps in 4 wrote:CobraCommander wrote:Raps in 4 wrote:
I'd absolutely stop being a Mavs fan if I lived in Dallas. I'd probably pick up one of the other two Texas teams, or just casually watch the NBA from this point onward.
Yall are a new type of fan.:. I can hate MY team- hate MY teams ownership- but I couldn’t adopt another team… maybe that’s just me- like I hated the redskins but no way in hell could I become a raven or a cowboys or KC fan… I was estranged with my team- but when the owner sold them team and they made a run, I came back to my team having never cheered for another team…. Yall do you - it’s an interesting type of fandom
No sports fandom has ever endured what Mavs fans just went through. The owners have created a situation of total hopelessness around the team.
levon wrote:Never seen Luka nervous before a game. He admitted it postgame too. He's already feeling the difference in spotlight. The Dallas crowd has always been awesome, but the overall reach is so much more global now.
mkot wrote:
They are kicking fans out left and right during the game vs the Kings. And look at all the empty seats, and you compare this to the scenes in LA, and to think where the team and the fan base were just months ago between these two franchise, this really is upsetting to see.
K N U C K L E S wrote:Actually, the NBA, as well as MLB, NFL, and the NHL are billionaire hobbies. Owning a professional sports team is a billionaire hobby, not a business. So any criticism of how these leagues operate can't be based on comparing them to an actual business. The professional sports "business" model is upside down. In no other business does an employee make more money than their bosses. I know the players aren't just employees, they're also products, but it's still an upside down business model.tbhawksfan1 wrote:Everyone needs to remember that the NBA is ONE business profitting on a corrupt asssociation designation
The best protest is empty arenas and cancelled or non-renewed marketing contracts
Don't giving them your money and things will quickly change
The exception to the billionaire hobby rule is the Green Bay Packers. The city owns that team, or something like that.
mkot wrote:
They are kicking fans out left and right during the game vs the Kings. And look at all the empty seats, and you compare this to the scenes in LA, and to think where the team and the fan base were just months ago between these two franchise, this really is upsetting to see.
-Luke- wrote:mkot wrote:
They are kicking fans out left and right during the game vs the Kings. And look at all the empty seats, and you compare this to the scenes in LA, and to think where the team and the fan base were just months ago between these two franchise, this really is upsetting to see.
Trash organiziation. Hope they never make the playoffs again.
djsunyc wrote:-Luke- wrote:mkot wrote:
They are kicking fans out left and right during the game vs the Kings. And look at all the empty seats, and you compare this to the scenes in LA, and to think where the team and the fan base were just months ago between these two franchise, this really is upsetting to see.
Trash organiziation. Hope they never make the playoffs again.
to be fair, they said security was going to beef up b/c nico has received death threats.
djsunyc wrote:-Luke- wrote:mkot wrote:
They are kicking fans out left and right during the game vs the Kings. And look at all the empty seats, and you compare this to the scenes in LA, and to think where the team and the fan base were just months ago between these two franchise, this really is upsetting to see.
Trash organiziation. Hope they never make the playoffs again.
to be fair, they said security was going to beef up b/c nico has received death threats.
Liam_Gallagher wrote:I've been watching the Lakers for over 20 years. I've NEVER seen a game with so many open, easy shots like last night. Not hyperbole.
I know it was the Jazz, but still.
Their defense will suffer and their rebounding will be inconsistent, but their offense is insanely fluid. LeBron, Reaves, and Luka are going to dissect almost every defense at will.
Raps in 4 wrote:K N U C K L E S wrote:Actually, the NBA, as well as MLB, NFL, and the NHL are billionaire hobbies. Owning a professional sports team is a billionaire hobby, not a business. So any criticism of how these leagues operate can't be based on comparing them to an actual business. The professional sports "business" model is upside down. In no other business does an employee make more money than their bosses. I know the players aren't just employees, they're also products, but it's still an upside down business model.tbhawksfan1 wrote:Everyone needs to remember that the NBA is ONE business profitting on a corrupt asssociation designation
The best protest is empty arenas and cancelled or non-renewed marketing contracts
Don't giving them your money and things will quickly change
The exception to the billionaire hobby rule is the Green Bay Packers. The city owns that team, or something like that.
Sports leagues are a business. Owners expect their investments to increase in value over time.
