View Full Version : Would you feel for Finley?
dnlasers
06-03-2006, 01:36 PM
Would you guys feels bad for Finley if Dallas wins the championship? Even though they wont......
ducks
06-03-2006, 01:37 PM
I feel bad for all spur play players except for nazr,rasho and beno
ChumpDumper
06-03-2006, 01:39 PM
Did Cuban's check bounce?
Dallas won't win. If they get by Phoenix, there's no way Avery will bait Riley into going small. Miami will dominate with Shaq and Wade.
I feel bad for the whole team though, especially Tim and Manu. They got us back into Game 7 and just couldn't finish. Tim wanted it bad.
Did Cuban's check bounce?
:lol
Brutalis
06-04-2006, 07:40 PM
No.
Dallas stole their playbook.
Have a owner swaying refs decisions in games.
I'm happy he isn't apart of it and he is too I bet.
windboy226
06-04-2006, 07:56 PM
Hell, as a Mavs fan I feel bad for Finley and Nash. They both gave their all while they were here and were class acts all the way. While I was watching the team celebrate postgame, I felt a little sad that we couldn't do this with Nash and Finley because they were loyal for so long(especally Finley who didn't have a choice in leaving). They both wound up in great situations but as a long time suffering Mavs fan I wish guys like Finley and Nash could have been rewarded for all their time here.
JET_31
06-05-2006, 01:02 AM
Hell, as a Mavs fan I feel bad for Finley and Nash. They both gave their all while they were here and were class acts all the way. While I was watching the team celebrate postgame, I felt a little sad that we couldn't do this with Nash and Finley because they were loyal for so long(especally Finley who didn't have a choice in leaving). They both wound up in great situations but as a long time suffering Mavs fan I wish guys like Finley and Nash could have been rewarded for all their time here.
me too i wish they could be here and hopefully bring a championship to dallas like they tried so hard to do for years.
T Park
06-05-2006, 01:15 AM
No question.
The guy gave his guts and soul to the Mavericks and all he got was boos and a check.
SPARKY
06-05-2006, 01:16 AM
No question.
The guy gave his guts and soul to the Mavericks and all he got was boos and a check.
AJ gave his guts and soul to the Spurs...
T Park
06-05-2006, 01:19 AM
he also chose to go the mavericks instead of the Spurs.
SPARKY
06-05-2006, 01:20 AM
Well, he didn't exactly have a choice. He did get a check though and apparently not that much love.
JET_31
06-05-2006, 01:22 AM
Well, he didn't exactly have a choice. He did get a check though and apparently not that much love.
Finley is still loved in dallas by all true fans.....growing up he was my favorite player and the only good part of a few terrible dallas teams....finley lead the way to todays new and improved mavericks.
T Park
06-05-2006, 01:26 AM
Well, he didn't exactly have a choice
avery had a choice.
coach in SA or coach in Dallas.
He chose Dallas.
Afer his actions in these past playoffs? Hes dead to me.
SPARKY
06-05-2006, 01:26 AM
Finley is still loved in dallas by all true fans.....growing up he was my favorite player and the only good part of a few terrible dallas teams....finley lead the way to todays new and improved mavericks.
That was in reference to AJ. Finley did carry that franchise for a while though.
SPARKY
06-05-2006, 01:27 AM
avery had a choice.
coach in SA or coach in Dallas.
He chose Dallas.
Afer his actions in these past playoffs? Hes dead to me.
How did he first end up in Dallas?
So he opted to be a head coach sooner than 5 years from now when Pop steps down. Can you blame him for that?
SPARKY
06-05-2006, 01:31 AM
This is almost comical. Did Portland fans excommunicate Jerome Kersey from his rightful place in franchise history when he helped the Spurs beat them in the '99 championship run?
NuGGeTs-FaN
06-05-2006, 01:55 AM
Afer his actions in these past playoffs? Hes dead to me.
im sure he lays awake at night because of it :rolleyes
:lol
ponky
06-05-2006, 01:58 AM
avery had a choice.
coach in SA or coach in Dallas.
He chose Dallas.
Afer his actions in these past playoffs? Hes dead to me.
riiiiiiiiiiiight, cause pop was ready to give up the reigns.....ridiculous post
i feel for both finley and nash but more so for finley, he didn't have any choice but to seek out another team and i don't fault him for going with the team that he thought would get him a ring
T Park
06-05-2006, 01:59 AM
riiiiiiiiiiiight, cause pop was ready to give up the reigns.....ridiculous post
typical stupid post by a maverick troll.
Nelly wasn't "ready to give up" the reigns either when Avery signed there.
Nelly was fired by Cuban, if you want to dispute that, PLEASE do.
ponky
06-05-2006, 02:06 AM
typical stupid post by a maverick troll.
Nelly wasn't "ready to give up" the reigns either when Avery signed there.
Nelly was fired by Cuban, if you want to dispute that, PLEASE do.
Nelly was responsible for getting Avery back with the Mavs after he went to Golden State. Nelly may have had pressure to step down but he knew well before that time came that Avery was his successor. Avery coached when Nelly was ill, Avery ran practice sessions, AVERY WAS ALREADY BEING GROOMED FOR THE JOB BY NELLY! Anyway, you think Avery's opportunities would have been the same had he gone to San Antonio? Would Holt have fired Pop sooner rather than say five years from now? How long would Avery have had to wait for an opportunity to coach the Spurs? Where was the official offer from the Spurs to come back and coach? You have a link to an article discussing this offer? I'd like to see that, please.
Kori Ellis
06-05-2006, 02:13 AM
Avery had no hope of head coaching in San Antonio for a long long long time. He could have come back here as a player for one year. Then there was likely an assistant coaching opportunity here for him if he really wanted it. He and Pop got together at Pop's house and talked about it (Avery coming back as a player) and they both agreed that Dallas would be a better place for him because he could likely move up the ladder relatively soon there.
polandprzem
06-05-2006, 02:20 AM
TPark was :owned
mavsfan4life
06-05-2006, 02:22 AM
i am proud of finley. He did what he thought was right.
windboy226
06-05-2006, 02:55 AM
typical stupid post by a maverick troll.
Nelly wasn't "ready to give up" the reigns either when Avery signed there.
Nelly was fired by Cuban, if you want to dispute that, PLEASE do.
Nelly wasn't fired...he more or less quit. At the time Avery was taking over a lot of the responsibilities for Nellie(he actually coached a few regular season games) and the players responded better to Avery. Cuban could see that Nellie had lost a little passion for coaching(might have been because their relationship wasn't as good) and wanted Avery to take over. Nellie's main sticking point was that he wanted to get paid in full the rest of his coaching contract that he had with the team. Once Cuban guaranteed that Nellie stepped down pretty willingly. If he hadn't Nellie would have coached at least the rest of the year while continuing to have Avery do most of the work.
Mavschick
06-05-2006, 09:40 AM
i feel for both finley and nash but more so for finley, he didn't have any choice but to seek out another team and i don't fault him for going with the team that he thought would get him a ring
Finley was class through and through for DAL. People forget that he came to DAL in the Kidd-for-Cassell trade and was viewed almost as a throw-in. End result? Cassell lasted all but 16 games for the Mavs while Finley became one of DAL's top players, a 2-time All-Star and one of the West's top SG's for years to come. I'll cheer for him no matter what team he's on. Although he missed out on being on a championship-finalist team this year, he's on the Spurs for another couple of years and therefore he'll have a great chance to win a championship before his career his through.
boutons_
06-05-2006, 10:09 AM
I like Michael a lot,
from his interviews,
for how he found his game after the ASB, and
for how gutted it out and stepped it up in the playoffs.
But I'll never feel sympathy for these multi-millionaires who make more, under no-fire contracts in just one year, for playing a ball game, no matter how good or bad, no matter how un/seriously they play, than 95+% of us make in total, with no employment contracts at all, between ages 20 and 60.
windboy226
06-05-2006, 10:13 AM
Finley was class through and through for DAL. People forget that he came to DAL in the Kidd-for-Cassell trade and was viewed almost as a throw-in. End result? Cassell lasted all but 16 games for the Mavs while Finley became one of DAL's top players, a 2-time All-Star and one of the West's top SG's for years to come. I'll cheer for him no matter what team he's on. Although he missed out on being on a championship-finalist team this year, he's on the Spurs for another couple of years and therefore he'll have a great chance to win a championship before his career his through.
I agree with the sentiment but he was the main piece in the trade with Kidd and definitely not almost a "throw-in". At the time the Mavs would not make any deal with Kidd unless Finley was included. Finley was at the time a slasher with defensive skills and was considered by most to be the centerpiece of the deal for the Mavs(not Cassell).
Mavschick
06-05-2006, 10:53 AM
I agree with the sentiment but he was the main piece in the trade with Kidd and definitely not almost a "throw-in". At the time the Mavs would not make any deal with Kidd unless Finley was included. Finley was at the time a slasher with defensive skills and was considered by most to be the centerpiece of the deal for the Mavs(not Cassell).
Ah, ok thanks for the correction. I was only 14 or 15 at the time of the trade so what do I know lol. I'm glad we got him either way.
strangeweather
06-05-2006, 11:13 AM
This is going to sound backhanded, but I mean it as a real compliment.
I like it when we have Mavs fans around here who remember that they had a team in the 90s. :)
mabber
06-05-2006, 11:24 AM
Hell, as a Mavs fan I feel bad for Finley and Nash. They both gave their all while they were here and were class acts all the way. While I was watching the team celebrate postgame, I felt a little sad that we couldn't do this with Nash and Finley because they were loyal for so long(especally Finley who didn't have a choice in leaving). They both wound up in great situations but as a long time suffering Mavs fan I wish guys like Finley and Nash could have been rewarded for all their time here.
I have the exact same sentiments. It must suck way more for Finley than Nash though.
mabber
06-05-2006, 11:31 AM
This is going to sound backhanded, but I mean it as a real compliment.
I like it when we have Mavs fans around here who remember that they had a team in the 90s. :)
I think for the most part that just has to do with age. I was at the very first game (vs. Spurs) of this franchise (1980 or 1981 - I forget which), I was at game 6 vs. Lakers in the WCFs in 1988, I was at dozens upon dozens of games when they sucked during the 90's, and I've been at most games over the last 6 years or so. Saturday night was a big night for me and any long-time Mav fan and they haven't even won a title yet.
strangeweather
06-05-2006, 11:43 AM
I think for the most part that just has to do with age. I was at the very first game (vs. Spurs) of this franchise (1980 or 1981 - I forget which), I was at game 6 vs. Lakers in the WCFs in 1988, I was at dozens upon dozens of games when they sucked during the 90's, and I've been at most games over the last 6 years or so. Saturday night was a big night for me and any long-time Mav fan and they haven't even won a title yet.
I have no trouble being happy for the Mav fans who remember what it was like to cheer for a team that lost 50 games 7 times in a decade.
And yeah, I know a lot of the trolls we get around here are just kids, but damn they're annoying.
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