rasho8
05-23-2006, 03:18 AM
My lip almost trembled as I took off my SPURS jersey and hung it up for the last time this season.
I thought we played a great game, I thought we should have won. I believed in my team and in my fellow fans... and I have nothing to be ashamed of.
We played a great game, we were great fans. The bar I was at was rocking the entire second half and praying the first half... there was alot of complaining about the refs afterwards... and there was, before bar closed, alot of people congratulating the Mavs fans in the buyilding.
And I was sad when I left after I finished my last drink.
But I had a Mavs fan tell me something that rang true to me.
The only reason the Mavs won is because they embraced the Little Generals philosophy, and did what Pop would do. The Mavs play like a younger smallewr version of the Spurs, and even the Mavs fans hate Mark Cuban.
I laughed and realized, hell, Im from San Antonio, but right after that Im from Texas... and as bitter as I was, I was persuaded that Texas is my home, just like it is the Mavs Fans home.
So whycheer against them?
They won, as painful as it is, but they are little brother, they have been for almost 10 years, when youre little brother beats you, yeah it hurts, but ytoure still family.
I know I will take some flack for this, and alot of you wont understand.
But after we are San Antonians and Spurs fanse we are Texans...
In the words of the coolest Mavs Fan I ever met...
"You guys are awesome, we were yoiunger this year, so we were faster. It could have gone either way... but in the end, lets keep it in Texas,"
And so I say... great series Mavs... you did wonderful... you won... so keep winning and bring one back to Texas, we are, after all... only 5 hours away.
I thought we played a great game, I thought we should have won. I believed in my team and in my fellow fans... and I have nothing to be ashamed of.
We played a great game, we were great fans. The bar I was at was rocking the entire second half and praying the first half... there was alot of complaining about the refs afterwards... and there was, before bar closed, alot of people congratulating the Mavs fans in the buyilding.
And I was sad when I left after I finished my last drink.
But I had a Mavs fan tell me something that rang true to me.
The only reason the Mavs won is because they embraced the Little Generals philosophy, and did what Pop would do. The Mavs play like a younger smallewr version of the Spurs, and even the Mavs fans hate Mark Cuban.
I laughed and realized, hell, Im from San Antonio, but right after that Im from Texas... and as bitter as I was, I was persuaded that Texas is my home, just like it is the Mavs Fans home.
So whycheer against them?
They won, as painful as it is, but they are little brother, they have been for almost 10 years, when youre little brother beats you, yeah it hurts, but ytoure still family.
I know I will take some flack for this, and alot of you wont understand.
But after we are San Antonians and Spurs fanse we are Texans...
In the words of the coolest Mavs Fan I ever met...
"You guys are awesome, we were yoiunger this year, so we were faster. It could have gone either way... but in the end, lets keep it in Texas,"
And so I say... great series Mavs... you did wonderful... you won... so keep winning and bring one back to Texas, we are, after all... only 5 hours away.