I want the Mavs to win it all

[Xylus]

I used to be bitter about being one of the few teams who have never won a championship. Watching the Mavs lose the Heat in '06 and the Warriors in '07 was a real treat because I didn't want these guys winning a championship before my lovable loser Suns. But I'm done with that now. This Mavs team has what it takes to go all the way, and I hope they do. It's not just the defeat of the Lakers. I need something to believe in, that a franchise who has had no success can go all the way to the top.

I love my boys in blue. Win that chip, Dirk! I got your back, Mavs fans!

http://drunkathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/steve-nash-dirk-nowitzki-drunk-pictures1.jpg


Go Mavs Go!

[mingus]

I'm on the bandwagon. Lot of guys on that team who deserve a ring

[Muser]

Would be nice to see Dirk ring tbh.

[rayjayjohnson]

true. i want dirk to ring. i also want bron bron to ring. tough decision.

[Pero]

I'm on the bandwagon too. I'd really like see Dirk, Kidd and Stojakovic get a ring. Plus I don't particularly like any other team left.

[benefactor]

I'm pulling for the Thunder...but I wouldn't be upset if the Mavs won it all. Dirk definitely deserves it. He's been dicked around for years by Cuban and his penis envy obssession to build a team to beat the Spurs instead of a team built win a championship. Now that the Spurs are no longer relevant, it seems like he finally has the right mix of players around him to accomplish it.

The biggest reason I wouldn't mind seeing them win though is my dad. He has been a Mavs for as long as I've been alive and he lives and dies by them more and more now that he is retired and no longer has work to focus on. He has even bought League Pass several years in a row and and talks to me all the time about the team and what he thinks they should do. Because of him I have watched more Mavs games this year than I have any other year...and though I'm still pretty sure I wouldn't pull Cuban or Jason Terry out of an icy river I have come to appreciate Dirk and his greatness even more than I already did.

I look forward to seeing the smile on my dad's face and shaking his hand as Dirk hoists the trophy.

[Josepatches_]

Sorry,as a Spurs fan I will never root for the Mavs.

I hope Thunder or Heat win it all

[benefactor]

Pulling for the Heat is worse than pulling for the Mavs tbh. LeChoke personifies everything that is wrong with athletes today.

[rayjayjohnson]

I didn't know that wanting to win was what was wrong with athletes today.

Raping people like Kobe and your boy Neal, that's fine upstanding behavior.

[Cry Havoc]

Pulling for the Heat is worse than pulling for the Mavs tbh. LeChoke personifies everything that is wrong with athletes today.

:lol Yeah, he's SO different from Jordan, who wasn't an ass at all. :lol

[Amarelooms]

God bless you all...if there is a God...he will help the Mavs win...they are the only decent team left....good guys no doubt. We will have our answer to this unknown shortly my friends.

:elephant

[benefactor]

:lol Yeah, he's SO different from Jordan, who wasn't an ass at all. :lol
Never said he wasn't.

[Leetonidas]

At this point I think it will be Dallas vs. Miami again, and I think Miami is going to win, which sucks because fuck those collusive chodes. You know if they win the title this year, that's it. Once Haslem and Miller are integrated, they user their MLE, start filling out their roster, they're gonna be scary. It's amazing how good they are with PATHETIC players like Mike Bibby, Big Z, and Joel Alexander playing big minutes.

[DMC]

West teams first.

[tlongII]

I'm rooting for the Bulls. Unfortunately I would put my money on Miami right now though. My second betting choice would be the Mavs. Third would be the Thunder.

[Soul_Patch]

LOL @ People still underestimating the Griz

[lefty]

LOL @ People still underestimating the Griz
Not underestimating them

or OKC for that matter


The Mavs will play a dead tired team in the WCF

[Kyle Orton]

:lol Yeah, he's SO different from Jordan, who wasn't an ass at all. :lol

Jordan was an asshole in countless ways and I think is a worse human being than Lebron, but none of them made you hate him as a basketball player.

[stretch]

lol kyle orton calling me a homer because i felt the mavs had a good chance to upset the lakers

lol sweep

lol jewish

[spursfan09]

Go Grizz Go

[Kyle Orton]

lol kyle orton calling me a homer because i felt the mavs had a good chance to upset the lakers

lol sweep

lol jewish

I was wrong tbh, I'll admit it. You're still a homer for saying Roddy Beaubois has Derrick Rose-like athleticism, tho.

[hater]

I been on the wagon since midseason.

Go Mavs. Rip those pussies apart.

[stretch]

I was wrong tbh, I'll admit it. You're still a homer for saying Roddy Beaubois has Derrick Rose-like athleticism, tho.

the shooting and finishing part was pushing it, but make no mistake, Roddy has freakish athleticism. Roddy is extremely quick, fast, and can explode with ease for dunks, much like Rose. hes not nearly as aggressive as Rose is though, but I think their athletic ability is more comparable than you think.

[Booharv]

Yeah, if you've never talked shit about the Mavs then its fine to root for them tbh

[arles]

I want Dirk and Kidd to have a ring, so I hope they win it all.

[Venti Quattro]

Dirk, Kidd & Butler

[Kyle Orton]

the shooting and finishing part was pushing it, but make no mistake, Roddy has freakish athleticism. Roddy is extremely quick, fast, and can explode with ease for dunks, much like Rose. hes not nearly as aggressive as Rose is though, but I think their athletic ability is more comparable than you think.

He's not as athletic as Rose, just like DJ Augustin isn't as good as Rose. Live with it. If he was the player you just described, he wouldn't have 0 points so far in the playoffs.

[mavsfan1000]

Dirk and Peja are my favorite players ever. It would be awesome if they could win it this year. But Miami looks really tough and WCF won't be easy either.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Yep, I'm rooting for the Mavs also. I can't stand Terry but I'll look past that.

[Death In June]

I'm a fan of Dirks, so if the Mavs won, it wouldn't be such a horrible thing (if you can get past their owner, fans, and JT). I would rather the Hawks take it though. I am a fan of the forgotten, small market underdogs for obvious reasons.

[dbestpro]

I need something to believe in, that a franchise who has had no success can go all the way to the top.



Funny, how I saw an article with Stern saying the same thing and how small market teams can compete as a result of this year's playoffs, which will in turn help to placate some owners with the next CBA.

Timely, conspiracy if there ever was one.

[Kyle Orton]

Stern is incredibly stupid for using Dallas to proclaim "small market teams" can compete. The DFW area is easily one of the 5 biggest metropolitan areas in the country, and the Mavs are the only team other than LA with a payroll over 90 mil. If the Mavs are the best example Stern has of a "small market team" beating the odds, he's only giving the people who say big markets have a huge competitive advantage in the NBA more ammo.

[Ghazi]

orton, you rootin for the mavs? or blinded by hate of our beloved kidd/marion?

[Kyle Orton]

I don't hate Kidd. Easily my favorite player when he was on the Suns. I'm not cheering for anybody, I could care less.

[Ghazi]

how can u not cheer for the mavs over the cHeat

[Kyle Orton]

I'd prolly cheer for them then since Miami if they don't win it this year are winning it for the next 6 years.

[oh crap]

peja is the only likable player on that entire team. back in the day, i never thought i'd have as much disdain for a team as i did the laker's but over the years, my hate for the mavericks has managed to surpass it. i'm rooting for the thunder or bulls but would be ok with anybody except the mavs or heat. as much as i hate the mavs collectively, i'd still rather see them win it all over lebron (although bibby would finally get the ring he should have got with the kings)

[dirk4mvp]

:cry :cry :cry :cry :cry

[Kyle Orton]

lol atxcocker

[The 4cc Dictionary]

peja is the only likable player on that entire team. back in the day, i never thought i'd have as much disdain for a team as i did the laker's but over the years, my hate for the mavericks has managed to surpass it. i'm rooting for the thunder or bulls but would be ok with anybody except the mavs or heat. as much as i hate the mavs collectively, i'd still rather see them win it all over lebron (although bibby would finally get the ring he should have got with the kings)

why couldn't you have logged in to atxrocker to post this?

i ssssssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddd dd

[Mugen]

honestly, i'm fine with whatever team wins the ship this year.

Personally, i'd prefer OKC because Perk is a real nigga.

Kidd/Dirk deserve a ring. My happiness for them would be canceled out by Jet getting one making him more unbearable than he is now. But after tappin that Laker ass in Game 4, i've made peace with turtle ringing.

seeing LeBron ring would make this season even worse than it already is for LakerFan and kobeFan so that would be great. But like somebody said, they're gonna win 3 or 4 in the next 5 years anyways.

[MultiFabbs]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4HQdah7D_5c/TGQ3G97qoPI/AAAAAAAAAGk/dSLPeYGUCqU/s1600/RalphWiggum3.gif

Anaheim Royals fan in the house!!

[Cessation]

Fuck the mavs, and LeCheat, go grizz/bulls. No real spurfan would cheer for the hated mavs. Lakers series was the only exception.

[hater]

In my dream scenario Terry will contract pneumonia in the next few days at the same time Butler will be back in the lineup.

But oh, well. you can't have everything. Go Mavs.

[DPG21920]

Stretch is so dumb. Being a massive homer and being wrong 99% of the time only to have something freakish like a Mav sweep of LA happen is not being smart. I know you didn't predict sweep and it was a good call saying Mavs had a good shot, but regardless, you were saying that shit anyways with absolutely 0 analysis going into it :lol

[DPG21920]

Do any Mav fans think their team will win a title?

If so, are they willing to be me $ on it?

[Axe Murderer]

Do any Mav fans think their team will win a title?


yes



If so, are they willing to be me $ on it?

no

[DPG21920]

Lets just limit this to if you are a Mav fan and want to bet on them, get at me dawg!

[DMC]

Jordan was an asshole in countless ways and I think is a worse human being than Lebron, but none of them made you hate him as a basketball player.
Were you even alive when Jordan was playing? Zygotes notwithstanding.

[DMC]

Lets just limit this to if you are a Mav fan and want to bet on them, get at me dawg!
Kool_Aid Man will bet you 500.00.

[Kyle Orton]

Since you think I'm 19, that should be some really simple math. And I was talking about behavior Jordan engages in well after being done with basketball (adultery, gambling, inviting some scrub from his HS to his HOF induction just to make fun of him, being the poster boy for a company that abuses sweatshop labor, etc.).

[DPG21920]

Kool_Aid Man will bet you 500.00.

Luva, Kool & Giuseppe wouldn't bet me with their parent's money :lol

[Ace]

Heat got it locked imho

[Giuseppe]

Heat got it locked imho

Ace, get his cocky on.

You're pisser!!!

[Ace]

Ace, get his cocky on.

You're pisser!!!

Imcontrollinao!!

[DPG21920]

Badfish, I see you doing the creep. You want in?

[badfish22]

Badfish, I see you doing the creep. You want in?

No, no. I have confidence in the Mavs chances at winning it all, but not enough confidence to pick them vs. the field.

[DPG21920]

I get the Heat then. You get the Mavs. If neither one of those teams win, no bet?

[badfish22]

Considering that is the team that I think could beat us in a series, I'm gonna half to pass.
Plus, until I find a summer job, I really do not have any money to be spending on internet bets.

[DPG21920]

Darn. I was only going to bet a bottle of liquor ($30 max). Winners choice.

[Axe Murderer]

bball this weekend 'PG

I'll be back in town for a week

[ezau]

I've always wanted Dirk and Nash to get rings before they retire. These guys personify loyalty to their franchises win or lose. Fuck the cHeat and their Big Shit, if both the Mavs and Heat reach the Finals, I want the boys in blue to skunk their asses.

[DPG21920]

We can try for sure.

[dallaskd]

Lets just limit this to if you are a Mav fan and want to bet on them, get at me dawg!

how much you talking? ill take a paypal cash bet

[MavDynasty]

you should try the spousal extinction level event

[DPG21920]

how much you talking? ill take a paypal cash bet

How much do you want? I'll do up to $500. Are you doing the original bet (You get the Mavs, I get the field) or the revised (You get the Mavs, I get MIA, if neither win, bet is off)?


you should try the spousal extinction level event

It would be a sight to behold. I hope you enjoyed prom.

[dallaskd]

How much do you want? I'll do up to $500. Are you doing the original bet (You get the Mavs, I get the field) or the revised (You get the Mavs, I get MIA, if neither win, bet is off)?

I will take the Mavs-Heat bet. i already put down $100 on the mavs at +4000 to win the ship early this year so fuck it why not. let me see what kind of cash i have to put down on a bet real quick

[Ghazi]

DenialPG

U WAS WRONG BOUT DEM MAVERICKS :smokin :smokin

[DPG21920]

I will take the Mavs-Heat bet. i already put down $100 on the mavs at +4000 to win the ship early this year so fuck it why not. let me see what kind of cash i have to put down on a bet real quick

Cool.

[dallaskd]

Cool.

Ill take the bet at $500 as long as your not like that bitch made laker fan a while back, was it luva?

[Roxsfan]

Mavs vs heat. I have to say that the heat will take that one. I don't think that Mr. Stern will allow a team owned by Cuban to win a title.

[dallaskd]

Mavs vs heat. I have to say that the heat will take that one. I don't think that Mr. Stern will allow a team owned by Cuban to win a title.

mavs have too many match up problems. Chandler will skull fuck the miami bigs down low, barea will burn to the hoop all day leaving out shooters wide open for 3. miami has no one to guard dirk. and our 3 guards can somewhat neutralize wade and lebron. mavs are 2-0 this year vs heat and i think they only had tuff juice for one of those games. going to need some production out of roddy here though. mavs can out run miami all day.

[dallaskd]

and miami has been fuckin garbage vs chicago this year. got to win out east first

[DPG21920]

Ill take the bet at $500 as long as your not like that bitch made laker fan a while back, was it luva?

I'm not and it was Kool and now Luva as well.

Mavs win, I give you $500

Heat win, you give me $500

If neither win, nothing happens.

We have a deal.

[dallaskd]

I'm not and it was Kool and now Luva as well.

Mavs win, I give you $500

Heat win, you give me $500

If neither win, nothing happens.

We have a deal.


deal.

[MavDynasty]

prom was fucking amazing tbh...was hungover as fuck all the way till 8 pm next sunday night lmao

[dallaskd]

prom was fucking amazing tbh...was hungover as fuck all the way till 8 pm next sunday night lmao

huh?

[MavDynasty]

huh?


I hope you enjoyed prom.

[DPG21920]

prom was fucking amazing tbh...was hungover as fuck all the way till 8 pm next sunday night lmao

Good old prom.

[DPG21920]

I really, really hope it's MIA/DAL in the finals. It would be great for you and I at least, especially you because it's the team you love :lol

[DPG21920]

I will take the Mavs-Heat bet. i already put down $100 on the mavs at +4000 to win the ship early this year so fuck it why not. let me see what kind of cash i have to put down on a bet real quick


Ill take the bet at $500 as long as your not like that bitch made laker fan a while back, was it luva?

Also, WTF :lol Did you just find this lying around in your couch or something.

[Roxsfan]

mavs have too many match up problems. Chandler will skull fuck the miami bigs down low, barea will burn to the hoop all day leaving out shooters wide open for 3. miami has no one to guard dirk. and our 3 guards can somewhat neutralize wade and lebron. mavs are 2-0 this year vs heat and i think they only had tuff juice for one of those games. going to need some production out of roddy here though. mavs can out run miami all day.

For your sake I hope you're right. You just might be. However, the mavs typically find a way to fuck things up. They regress, choke free throws, turn the ball over etc etc. I think you're overestimating chandler and barrea and underestimating D-wade and Lebron.

[dirk4mvp]

Good old prom.

Seems like it was just a short time ago.

[NewJerSpur]

I got respect for some of the Mav faithful around here (Findog, Sribb, etc.) and their team has been championship starved and, some might even say, cheated for some time.......but with all the battles they've had with SA, I can't bring myself to do it just yet, especially with JET on the team and Cuban as their owner. Pulling like hell for the Thunder.

That said, if Miami makes it to the finals, throw all of that out the window. Do what you got to do.

[dallaskd]

Also, WTF :lol Did you just find this lying around in your couch or something.

lol no i gamble online through several sports books and was just making sure i have enough with-drawable cash available to cover my bet.

[Axe Murderer]

mavs are 2-0 this year vs heat and i think they only had tuff juice for one of those games.

the Heat have gotten a lot better since then though. They scare me more than any other team in the East.

but like you said they have to get by Chicago. even though knee jerking is a common theme on this site, I don't understand why people are just dismissing Chicago outright

[ZB 512]

I used to be bitter about being one of the few teams who have never won a championship. Watching the Mavs lose the Heat in '06 and the Warriors in '07 was a real treat because I didn't want these guys winning a championship before my lovable loser Suns. But I'm done with that now. This Mavs team has what it takes to go all the way, and I hope they do. It's not just the defeat of the Lakers. I need something to believe in, that a franchise who has had no success can go all the way to the top.

I love my boys in blue. Win that chip, Dirk! I got your back, Mavs fans!

http://drunkathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/steve-nash-dirk-nowitzki-drunk-pictures1.jpg


Go Mavs Go!

love that picture lol. classic

Spurs little brother gonna win it all believe it

[Sean Cagney]

love that picture lol. classic

Spurs little brother gonna win it all believe it

They should, since they defeated the Lakers and ended their run! Spurs did that in 03 and nobody was gonna stop them after that! Heat are better than the Nets though so that later will be tougher in the finals! LA was better in 03 no doubt, but damn man your road is tougher than the Spurs after round two in 03! I will wish you luck! Good luck bro.

[Axe Murderer]

They should, since they defeated the Lakers and ended their run! Spurs did that in 03 and nobody was gonna stop them after that! Heat are better than the Nets though so that later will be tougher in the finals! LA was better in 03 no doubt, but damn man your road is tougher than the Spurs after round two in 03! I will wish you luck! Good luck bro.

same feeling i had in 06 when we beat SA. I was like "nobody can stop us now" and then....

[Ghazi]

same feeling i had in 06 when we beat SA. I was like "nobody can stop us now" and then....

and then Bennett Salvatore and Dan Crawford intervened

NOBODY closes us out... nobody

[Giuseppe]

NOBODY closes us out... nobody

Luva is a trend setter.

He sets trends.

[Texas_Ranger]

I want them to win too. Dirk deserves a ring.

[Giuseppe]

deserves

:rolleyes

[DMC]

I want someone in the West to win, but if that doesn't happen, then someone from the East would be ok. As long as it stays in the NBA and the Euroleague doesn't win.

[Brazil]

I'm rooting for the Bulls, i'm loving the D spirit, Thib is a very good coach, this team hustles greatly.
Then I really wouldn't mind the Mavs, Nowit and Kidd both deserve a ring. Jet is going to be a monster of priskness but thats the price to pay.
Finally I'd love to see the Grizz winning it, small market good mix of youth and vets, they are playing good bb.

[stretch]

Stretch is so dumb. Being a massive homer and being wrong 99% of the time only to have something freakish like a Mav sweep of LA happen is not being smart. I know you didn't predict sweep and it was a good call saying Mavs had a good shot, but regardless, you were saying that shit anyways with absolutely 0 analysis going into it :lol

How the fuck was there no analysis?

I said a number of times, the Mavs had plenty of guys who could hold their own defensively against the Lakers, such as Stevenson-Kobe, Marion-Artest, Chandler/Haywood-Gasol/Bynum. And the biggest trump card was that the Lakers had less ways to contain Dirk, than the Mavs had to contain Kobe. I also said Jason Terry was the X-Factor, and that if he played well and controlled, the Mavs would have a chance. Holy shit, that is almost exactly why the Mavs beat the piss out of them. I never felt incredibly confident about this series, I felt it was 60/40 in favor of the Lakers, and said numerous times that I honestly thought the Lakers would win the series, despite a silly post where I said "fuck it, Mavs in 6".

So kindly shut the fuck up with all the "homer" bullshit.

[dirk4mvp]

Vinny, with the goods.

[stretch]

sup J

[dirk4mvp]

nm, just working on my Steve Nash like jumper, my Derek Rose like athleticism, and my Parker like finishing ability.

[stretch]

sweet

ive been working on my baby hook

[Ghazi]

DenialPG

WRONG BOUT DEM MAVS

PS Stretch... care to elaborate on "Mavs in 5" when I asked how we matchup v Miami? curious about stretchtrodamus's thoughts :clap

[queeniesuck]

tru dat

[Ghazi]

stretch.. care to elaborate on "Mavs in 5"

[Ghazi]

oops double post

[DPG21920]

DenailPG wont stick. You're trying too hard imvho

[Ghazi]

DenailPG wont stick. You're trying too hard imvho

:p:

[stretch]

stretch.. care to elaborate on "Mavs in 5"

Miami has Lebron, Wade, then some shooters and guys who don't do much of anything. The Mavs zone defense will give them all kinds of hell, especially since they don't have any legit post scoring presences. Generally, zone can be eaten alive by good shooters, but this Mavs zone defense closes out on shooters extremely well for a zone defense, and even if they have to go to man for stretches, they have guys who can hold their own defensively in Marion and Stevenson.

Again, I think the differences will be that the Mavs have more answers for the Heat's Big 3, than the Heat will have for Dirk and the deep bench. Miami's defense will get mindfucked by Kidd and the Mavs fantastic ball movement, and they have even less of a paint presence on both ends than the Lakers. Dirk and Terry want their revenge, and both will have a very good series, while I see Lebron struggling against the Mavs zone defense, and Wade having an up-and-down series. Don't be suprized if the most consistent player for the Heat is not one of the Big 3.

If Miami wants a chance, Bron and Wade will need to remain in the game for 44+ minutes a night. That doesn't bode well for Miami, considering they already are a team that has trouble closing games out, and they will be going against arguably the #1 team in terms of closing games in the NBA.

Dirk will win series MVP, but what definitely cant be overlooked will be the contributions of Chandler and Haywood, both of which I expect to have a good series, Chandler defensively, Haywood offensively.

These are all facts. Not homerism. Simple facts.

[Budkin]

I promised my friend in Dallas I would finally root for Dirk and only Dirk to win it all. I know Terry will wind up with a ring too but at this point I think Dirk deserves a ring. So yes, I'm rooting Mavs.

[Ghazi]

stretch... good analysis... giving me confidence :)

what about Chicago?

[stretch]

It's Derrick Rose aaaaaaaannnnddd......... who else?

its a one man show. wont be able to outlast Dirk and co.

Mavs in 5.

[DPG21920]

how much you talking? ill take a paypal cash bet


How much do you want? I'll do up to $500. Are you doing the original bet (You get the Mavs, I get the field) or the revised (You get the Mavs, I get MIA, if neither win, bet is off)?



It would be a sight to behold. I hope you enjoyed prom.


I will take the Mavs-Heat bet. i already put down $100 on the mavs at +4000 to win the ship early this year so fuck it why not. let me see what kind of cash i have to put down on a bet real quick


Ill take the bet at $500 as long as your not like that bitch made laker fan a while back, was it luva?


I'm not and it was Kool and now Luva as well.

Mavs win, I give you $500

Heat win, you give me $500

If neither win, nothing happens.

We have a deal.


deal.

Bet made before this final was set in stone. It was meant to be. Shit just got real.