Where does Mavs' finals choke rank in history?

[TwoHandJam]

What was that stat that was on the ticker? A team hasn't come back from a 0-2 deficit in the finals for what.... 30 years?

Losing 4 straight in the finals? Ouch.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

1977. 2006. What do these two years have in common?

A: Teams going up 2-0 and losing the NBA Finals.

:lol

[exstatic]

LA lost 4 in a row in 2004, didn't they?

[CubanMustGo]

Nope, 1-1 (won game 2) and then lost 3 in Det.

[Taking it to the Hole]

If that isn't a choke job, what is? Pat Riley is a great coach and he basically outcoached Avery. He got his team ready to play and hungry and Avery didn't. Game over.

[timvp]

Game 3 was over, too.

This has to rank near the top. Especially since Mav Fan was already engraving his championship rings.

Vindication.

:drunk

[violentkitten]

3rd time in nba history a team lost after going up 2-0

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Mavs fan?

Hell, the city of Dallas and the Mavericks organization announced parade plans after game 2.

That parade was supposed to happen yesterday :lol

[CubanMustGo]

When will ESPN Classic rerun of Cuban's appearance on Letterman as an "Instant Classic"?

[TwoHandJam]

Game 3 was over, too.

This has to rank near the top. Especially since Mav Fan was already engraving his championship rings.

Vindication.

:drunk
Preach it brother. :fro

This definitely takes the sting out of losing in the semis.

[makedamnsure]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHA

[ShoogarBear]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :rollin

[timvp]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHA

I guess shank and all the others have to cancel their order.

:rollin

:lol

:lmao

ha
ha

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin

[SA Gunslinger]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHA

:lmao

[Spurologist]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHA

that could be vital for Mavs therapy sessions. They need to think happy thoughts.

[blaze89]

If that isn't a choke job, what is? Pat Riley is a great coach and he basically outcoached Avery. He got his team ready to play and hungry and Avery didn't. Game over.

That meltdown certainly didn't help.

[Mavs_man_41]

Well....u guys got what u wanted.....i hope u realize what this means for us all.

[MannyIsGod]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHA:lmao !!!

[ShoogarBear]

Anybody got a map of the parade route?

[TwoHandJam]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHA
:lmao

I dub this picture Troll-Be-Gone. It'll have the same effect on Mav fans that a can of Raid does on bugs.

[CubanMustGo]

Well....u guys got what u wanted.....i hope u realize what this means for us all.

Yeah, it means Mavs are a bunch of chokers that basically blew a 3-0 lead. Congratulations!

[belac2006]

:lmao


Dude this is way too funny, I almost fell out of my seat when I saw this man!
Dallas players and fans are probably canceling there orders as we speak!!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[TwoHandJam]

Well....u guys got what u wanted.....i hope u realize what this means for us all.
That you'll finally come to respect how godly we really are in being the owners of not one but *gasp* 3 titles?

[Mavs_man_41]

The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs

[Cant_Be_Faded]

PUT 'EM UP!!!!! put THEM UP I SAIDDD PUT THOSE FOURS UP, PUT 'EM UP...!!!!! PUT THE FOURS UP I SAIDDD!!!!!!

Big daddy Shaq with four rings :smokin

--heatfan

[timvp]

The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs

:jack

The Spurs don't rely on the refs to win games.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs
go cry somewhere else, you choked! its all on you! http://spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif

[Mavs_man_41]

We Are Doomed.....you Guys Dont Realize What This Means For Us All.

[Old School Chic]

We Are Doomed.....you Guys Dont Realize What This Means For Us All.


MAVS= :hang

We understand :lol

[beirmeistr]

This humiliation could haunt the Dallas Mavericks for a long time.

[ShoogarBear]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/sportsawards_1902_10879766

[J.T.]

http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v042604/64.73.47.40/images/xlarge/006-6075_xl.jpg

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

Owned.

[exstatic]

We Are Doomed.....you Guys Dont Realize What This Means For Us All.
Well if that's the case (and I don't think it is), we got ours.

[baseline bum]

This was the worst choke I've ever seen in the NBA. 2-0, up 13 with 6:34 left in game 3 and you lose in 6? Fucking bitches! They were 6 minutes from fucking sweeping and they blew it! OMG it's so sweet to see that bitch Cuban have to suck on that.

[adidas11]

The only bigger choke job than this are the Pistons for being the only team in the past quarter century (actually, the Sixers fall in there as well) for failing to win multiple titles. Pathetic.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

right behind the Spurs choke in game 7 of the 2nd round this playoffs :smokin

[Russ]

Teams generally don't recover from something like this -- especially if it plays right into the negative stereotype that already existed about the team. Like the Oilers blowing a 35-3 lead in the playoffs. They didn't bounce back, they left town.

The Mavs stopped going to the hole and reverted to the soft, jump shooting Mavs that could never win the big one.

"Same old Mavs" is the refrain they'll have to live with now. It will be that much harder for them to get over the hump in the future.

[T Park]

right behind the Spurs choke in game 7 of the 2nd round this playoffs

The finish of this season.


Spurs 0 rings

Mavs 0 rings

as usual Nuggets 0 rings


You dont wint he ring, you finished just the same as them.

Period.


You can stir the pot and try and be a big shit and start shit, but, sowwy, you be wong biatch.

[SA Gunslinger]

right behind the Spurs choke in game 7 of the 2nd round this playoffs :smokin

WTF are you spewing about? That was the semifinals of the Western Conference. Mavs had the title in their grasp.

Big difference, genius.

[baseline bum]

The only bigger choke job than this are the Pistons for being the only team in the past quarter century (actually, the Sixers fall in there as well) for failing to win multiple titles. Pathetic.

Really bitter about that 2004 asskicking, are we?

[Axl Van Dam]

The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs

:fro Quit bein a sourpuss. Accept the defeat like a man.

[Doug Collins]

The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs

How are they creating the next Jordan, by giving Wade so many FT attempts??? Typical dumbshit argument by another Mavs fan who again ignores Dirk´s record breaking FT run during these playoffs (oh yeah he broke Jordan´s FTs made record cause I know you didnt know). You and Mavtek should get a room together, and suck each other off.

It aint D-wade´s fault he´s so damn good and clutch, and a great ambassador for the game. Unlike your bitchy ass players who dont even have the class to congratulate the Heat after choking away the series (see JET). God forbid the NBA market a class individual who also happens to be a supreme badass.

[bigbendbruisebrother]

Vindication.

:drunk

...and not a small amount of schadenfreude. Oh, I am so glad that Mark Cuban has to wake up today.

[1Parker1]

Amazing. I'd say this ranks at least in the top 5 chokers in history. This is a 60 win team, coached by the Coach of the Year, and a team that managed to close out the defending Champs in a 7th game on the road in OT. They were up 2-0 in the NBA Finals with HCA and managed to lose 4 straight...for the first time in franchise history since the 2003 season (they said this stat in the pregame :wow). Absolutely amazing.

As a Spurs fan I'm somewhat ashamed we lost to this team :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I guess maybe one day the Mavs will be smart enough to step aside and let Wade get his instead of hacking him to make three point play after three point play.

You'd think AJ would have learned something from last year when the Spurs did the same with Amare.

[CosmicCowboy]

I am finally over the Spurs collapse after .4...Watching the wheels come off this
Mavericks team was an unbelievable, probably never to be repeated choke job of monumental proportions.

[Das Texan]

Mavs fan?

Hell, the city of Dallas and the Mavericks organization announced parade plans after game 2.

That parade was supposed to happen yesterday :lol


that shit was hilarious.

[MadDog73]

The only bigger choke job than this are the Pistons for being the only team in the past quarter century (actually, the Sixers fall in there as well) for failing to win multiple titles. Pathetic.

Aidas11, you're better then this...

Pistons won in 1989, 1990 and and 2004.

That's 3 titles in the last 18 years. The same as the Spurs and Lakers.

The Mavs have not won any titles. Ever. :elephant

And are the first team to blow a 2-0 lead after the 2-3-2 Format!

Biggest choke in History.

[Taco]

Hey Mav's, when's the Parade scheduled for again?

[LEONARD]

How are they creating the next Jordan, by giving Wade so many FT attempts??? Typical dumbshit argument by another Mavs fan who again ignores Dirk´s record breaking FT run during these playoffs (oh yeah he broke Jordan´s FTs made record cause I know you didnt know). You and Mavtek should get a room together, and suck each other off.

It aint D-wade´s fault he´s so damn good and clutch, and a great ambassador for the game. Unlike your bitchy ass players who dont even have the class to congratulate the Heat after choking away the series (see JET). God forbid the NBA market a class individual who also happens to be a supreme badass.

Officiating didn't cost the Mavs in this series...they did it to themselves...

HOWEVER, you can't argue that Wade got some crazy calls last night...

http://www.ericfolkerth.com//B1082610743/C1360270701/E20060621011743/index.html

If you only watch one play, watch this one...

http://www.ericfolkerth.com/phantomfoul1.mov

It's almost comical that the refs bought this one...

He's reached poster boy level...

[jaysmooth004]

[QUOTE=Mavs_man_41]The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs[/QUOTE

the spurs? mind you we have a man by the name of bruce bowen who's known to tame guys such as kobe ray allen, richard hamilton,and yes yours truly dirk. mr.wade is just gonna be another casualty for bowen lol. 2007 are you ready for the mothafucking spurs???

[Jimcs50]

Anybody got a map of the parade route?


http://www.mediainsights.com/maps/sendMap.asp?mapSrc=miami-Florida-2

[Jimcs50]

God works in mysterious ways.

He saw that the Mavs cheated to beat the Spurs and he just could not allow a cheating team win the championship.

[ALVAREZ6]

:lmao @ Dallas


:lmao @ Cuban


:lmao @ Avery the butt-tickler


:lmao @ Dirk the retarded goat


:lmao :lol :lmao

[jaysmooth004]

Officiating didn't cost the Mavs in this series...they did it to themselves...

HOWEVER, you can't argue that Wade got some crazy calls last night...

http://www.ericfolkerth.com//B1082610743/C1360270701/E20060621011743/index.html

If you only watch one play, watch this one...

http://www.ericfolkerth.com/phantomfoul1.mov

It's almost comical that the refs bought this one...

He's reached poster boy level...

im so sick of hearing mavs fans complaining about officiating, lets go back a few weeks, when the spurs mentioned anything about officiating in the series against the mavs all the mavs fans bashed them and called them cry babies and demanded that they get their respect! my have the tables turned. if any body fell victim to bad officiating in the playoffs it was the spurs. with the officials rescinding a finley tech in game four after the series is over. but all that is over now. do any of the mavs fans really realize how hard is gonna be to get back to the finals again being in the same division with the spurs?

[bulletedge]

I think the Mavs choke job ranks right up there with the worst of them.

[cherylsteele]

right behind the Spurs choke in game 7 of the 2nd round this playoffs :smokin
As the thread title says; CHOKES IN THE FINALS not the playoffs' earlier rounds.

[SA210]

im so sick of hearing mavs fans complaining about officiating, lets go back a few weeks, when the spurs mentioned anything about officiating in the series against the mavs all the mavs fans bashed them and called them cry babies and demanded that they get their respect! my have the tables turned. if any body fell victim to bad officiating in the playoffs it was the spurs. with the officials rescinding a finley tech in game four after the series is over. but all that is over now. do any of the mavs fans really realize how hard is gonna be to get back to the finals again being in the same division with the spurs?
Yup, we got screwed, again.
But it feels good to see the Mavs fall after they were given a pass to the Finals.

[LEONARD]

im so sick of hearing mavs fans complaining about officiating, lets go back a few weeks, when the spurs mentioned anything about officiating in the series against the mavs all the mavs fans bashed them and called them cry babies and demanded that they get their respect! my have the tables turned. if any body fell victim to bad officiating in the playoffs it was the spurs. with the officials rescinding a finley tech in game four after the series is over. but all that is over now. do any of the mavs fans really realize how hard is gonna be to get back to the finals again being in the same division with the spurs?

Dude, I'm NOT complaining...just posting the videos. See my post in the NBA forum for my thoughts on this...

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

Man, how about all those Mav fans at the game about to cry at the end. :depressed

[Mixability]

right behind the Spurs choke in game 7 of the 2nd round this playoffs :smokin

:rolleyes

The Spurs fought back and MADE it a 7 game series. And to paraphrase/reiterate what Stackhouse said last night, the Spurs series is what made them choke away the Finals. :fro

[clambake]

Too choked up to type.

[LEONARD]

Man, how about all those Mav fans at the game about to cry at the end. :depressed

It wasn't quite as funny as the Suns chicks that were literally bawling... :lol

[Taking it to the Hole]

Well....u guys got what u wanted.....i hope u realize what this means for us all.

No what it really means is that wishes do come true. :lol

[td4mvp21]

Dude, I'm NOT complaining...just posting the videos. See my post in the NBA forum for my thoughts on this...

You ragged on us for doing the same thing.

[Trainwreck2100]

The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs


Wade will go against Lebron and we will have the fight for the new Jordan and they will be the longest game in the POs and everyone will foul out.

[LEONARD]

You ragged on us for doing the same thing.

This has nothing to do with game 6 or any other game in the series. My point is to point out how much respect Wade is getting now...

The Mavs collapsed...plain and simple...that's why they lost!

[Holt's Cat]

Officiating didn't cost the Mavs in this series...they did it to themselves...

HOWEVER, you can't argue that Wade got some crazy calls last night...

http://www.ericfolkerth.com//B1082610743/C1360270701/E20060621011743/index.html

If you only watch one play, watch this one...

http://www.ericfolkerth.com/phantomfoul1.mov

It's almost comical that the refs bought this one...

He's reached poster boy level...


Juwst when you thought Mawwericks fans couldn't get worse. Yours twuly had to wespond.

Why do Mawwericks fans somehow don't understand that their players are the beneficiaries of the NBA's move to open up the perimeter game? The moment another player benefits fwom that you scream bloody muwrder.

Stop being bitches and shut the fuwk up.

[LEONARD]

Juwst when you thought Mawwericks fans couldn't get worse. Yours twuly had to wespond.

Why do Mawwericks fans somehow don't understand that their players are the beneficiaries of the NBA's move to open up the perimeter game? The moment another player benefits fwom that you scream bloody muwrder.

Stop being bitches and shut the fuwk up.

:lol

Go read my thread...you're way off, dude...

[Holt's Cat]

What thwead? Is that your bwog?

[LEONARD]

What thwead? Is that your bwog?

No...

my thread in the NBA Forum...

[Slinkyman]

I like that since the mavs lost they now have to spin this like it's doomsday for the league because DWade went off on them, he isn't the first player since MJ to get the calls and won't be the last.

[LEONARD]

I like that since the mavs lost they now have to spin this like it's doomsday for the league because DWade went off on them, he isn't the first player since MJ to get the calls and won't be the last.

Not at all saying it's "doomsday"...just pointing out the level that he's reached so quickly...

[Slinkyman]

Not at all saying it's "doomsday"...just pointing out the level that he's reached so quickly...

you're not as bad as:


The NBA is succeeding in creating the new Jordan.......we are all doomed for the next 10 seasons......Yes and that includes the spurs :lol

Doomed i tell you DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDD!!

Oh the humanity!

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

I'd say number #1: Mavs up 2-0 and have a 13pt lead with less then 6min to go in GM3, and they go on to choke that gmae and the next 3

[ratm1221]

I predict the Spurs get eliminated by the Grizzlies next year, round one.

[v2freak]

Way to save face

[MadDog73]

I predict the Spurs get eliminated by the Grizzlies next year, round one.

Hmm, I can make stupid predictions too.

I predict the Mavs don't make the playoffs. :rolleyes

[Mixability]

I predict the Spurs get eliminated by the Grizzlies next year, round one.

and the Mavs earn the #1 pick in the draft...........

[Holt's Cat]

I predict the Spurs get eliminated by the Grizzlies next year, round one.


OOoooooh. He's a bwave one.

[cherylsteele]

I predict the Spurs get eliminated by the Grizzlies next year, round one.
Who is this yutz?