Best Mavs Memory

[monosylab1k]

Mavs fans,

What's your favorite Mavericks memory? Here's the ones I could think of that were great. I was a fan from 1992 on, so I don't know alot of the great 80's moments. But here's what I think are the greatest moments in Mavericks history.

1. Dirk's And-1: Pretty obvious. Maybe the greatest single play in Mavericks history.

2. Moody Madness: OT win at Moody Coliseum, first playoff series win in Mavs history over the Sonics.

3. Beating The Jordan Bulls: Finley outplayed Jordan, Ceballos was fucking bad ass, and the little Mavericks took down the Bulls in overtime.

4. Taking the Lakers to 7: Closest the Mavs ever got to the Finals until they got there a couple years ago.

5. Comeback to beat the Jazz: Down 0-2 in the series, the young Mavs win 3 straight. Dirk owns Malone. Calvin Booth hits a clutch shot and gets a big ass contract for it.

6. Shawn Bradley announces his retirement: A great moment for all sports fans.

[leemajors]

not a mav fan, but the jazz series was great.

[phyzik]

I picked other.... it was last year, first round.

[monosylab1k]

lol mavsfan1000 picked the And-1 because that was the only option he was around to see.

[monosylab1k]

And I picked beating the Jordan Bulls because I remember that game so well. I loved the Finley/Ceballos "dynamic duo" and to see them beat the Bulls was probably the happiest I've ever been as a Mavs fan. Dirk's And-1 was wonderful, but being a kid seeing them beat the Bulls was probably better.

As Emmitt Smith would say, it was a "diamond in the poopoo".

[Findog]

Dirk's And one should be changed to DeSagana Diop's Game 7 Overtime. I'm pretty sure that's what Mavsfan1000 was really picking.

[mavsfan1000]

lol mavsfan1000 picked the And-1 because that was the only option he was around to see.
Fuck you asshole. That is the greatest moment in history of the mavs. They got to the finals because of that moment. :pctoss

[mavsfan1000]

Dirk's And one should be changed to DeSagana Diop's Game 7 Overtime. I'm pretty sure that's what Mavsfan1000 was really picking.
You :stfu as well. Dumb and Dumber comments.

[sribb43]

i was at the Bulls game when Phil pulled all the starters then was forced to put them back in because mavs made a run and made it close. Cedric Ceballos then proceed to hit a 3 pointer in the corner to tie up the game to send the game to OT.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199803120DAL.html

[monosylab1k]

Dirk's And one should be changed to DeSagana Diop's Game 7 Overtime. I'm pretty sure that's what Mavsfan1000 was really picking.
I should have put "Devin Harris Being Born" because I'm sure he thinks that's the greatest moment in Mavs history. He probably ranks that one a tick below the birth of Jesus.

[Findog]

I should have put "Devin Harris Being Born" because I'm sure he thinks that's the greatest moment in Mavs history. He probably ranks that one a tick below the birth of Jesus.

Mavs trading for Devin Harris draft rights

[mavsfan1000]

I should have put "Devin Harris Being Born" because I'm sure he thinks that's the greatest moment in Mavs history. He probably ranks that one a tick below the birth of Jesus.
Nah. It's when Jason Kidd beat his wife and quit on New Jersey as well as Dallas. :depressed

[Xylus]

Mine was Dirk dropping 50 on the Suns in the '06 WCF. I think it was Game 3, Tim Thomas hit a 3-pointer early in the 2nd half and taunted Dirk on his way back to other end of the court. After that, Dirk single-handedly destroyed the Suns. It was the most brutal beating my team has taken from a single player.

[bus driver]

other - Steve Kerr making four 3 points on the 2003 playoffs against the mavericks

[sribb43]

Mine was Dirk dropping 50 on the Suns in the '06 WCF. I think it was Game 3, Tim Thomas hit a 3-pointer early in the 2nd half and taunted Dirk on his way back to other end of the court. After that, Dirk single-handedly destroyed the Suns. It was the most brutal beating my team has taken from a single player.

it was game 5 and Thomas decided to do his John Cena "You cant see me" wave of his hand across the face...then Dirk proceed to drop 50 on him...classic

[sribb43]

other - Steve Kerr making four 3 points on the 2003 playoffs against the mavericks

:pctoss

[ludda]

Didn't Thomas also blow a kiss at Dirk? :lol

[sribb43]

Didn't Thomas also blow a kiss at Dirk? :lol

that was the downfall of his career after being re-born with the suns for about 2 months...then he for some reason signed with the Clipps :lol

[Findog]

Unfortunately, Dirk's And O, I mean DeSagana Diop's Game 7 is as good as it gets for Mavs fans.

[ElNono]

I kind of miss Shawn Bradley... He was on every poster out there...
Oh, well... we still have LaFrentz...

[mavsfan1000]

Unfortunately, Dirk's And O, I mean DeSagana Diop's Game 7 is as good as it gets for Mavs fans.
Yep Dirk's and 1 only tied the game. Diop's display in overtime got us the actual win. :D

[Findog]

We should've traded Dirk for Kidd instead of Diop and Harris.

[sribb43]

I kind of miss Shawn Bradley... He was on every poster out there...
Oh, well... we still have LaFrentz...
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09tlev610Fgq5/340x.jpg

http://blogs.chron.com/gamedayastros/spt.jab.bradleyblog.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41076000/jpg/_41076471_mcgrady.jpg

[mavsfan1000]

We should've traded Dirk for Kidd instead of Diop and Harris.
We should've traded Juwan Howard for Kidd. :p:

[MajorMike]

Mine was Dirk gagging on a free throw with 1:26 remaining in Game 3 of the 2006 Finals and blowing a 13-point lead.

My 2nd when Pop inserted the 37 yo Kerr into the game late in the third quarter while trailing by 15 points of the 2003 WCF.

[ElNono]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41076000/jpg/_41076471_mcgrady.jpg

This is just too much... :lol :lol :lol
When somebody rides you like that you just have to call it quits

[Viva Las Espuelas]

ah yes the infamous "and 1" will forever be in every.............mav "fans" memories.
the crowd goes mild.

[Findog]

Mine was Dirk gagging on a free throw with 1:26 remaining in Game 3 of the 2006 Finals and blowing a 13-point lead.

My 2nd when Pop inserted the 37 yo Kerr into the game late in the third quarter while trailing by 15 points of the 2003 WCF.

My favorite Spurs memories are Dirk's And One, The Fish That Saved LA, Rod Strickland's errant pass and Hakeem Olajuwon curbstomping the Admiral.

Good times!

[timvp]

5. Comeback to beat the Jazz: Down 0-2 in the series, the young Mavs win 3 straight. Dirk owns Malone. Calvin Booth hits a clutch shot and gets a big ass contract for it.Finley in that Game 5 was awesome. That was the closest Finley ever came to Michael Jordan. With Dirk and Nash choking, Finley started pulling up for like 26-footers to bring the Mavs back.

[ElNono]

Probably firing Nellie and moving on after years of frustration have to be up there somewhere...

[Findog]

Finley in that Game 5 was awesome. That was the closest Finley ever came to Michael Jordan. With Dirk and Nash choking, Finley started pulling up for like 26-footers to bring the Mavs back.

Dirk was in street clothes for that one, dude.

Edit: Ah, you're talking about the Utah game, not the G5 against the Spurs when he kept the Mavs alive in 03.

[DarrinS]

Pretty sad that your fondest memory is a Spurs' mental error.

[monosylab1k]

Pretty sad that your fondest memory is a Spurs' mental error.
I guess if Bowen didn't play such shitty defense Manu wouldn't have made a mental error.

[Findog]

Pretty sad that your fondest memory is a Spurs' mental error.

Right, which is why the Spurs corrected Manu's mistake and made it up in overtime.

[DarrinS]

Right, which is why the Spurs corrected Manu's mistake and made it up in overtime.


Well, at least you guys went on to win the Fin...


Oh, sorry.

[DarrinS]

Just kidding. :toast

[monosylab1k]

Well, at least you guys went on to win the Fin...


Oh, sorry.
Funny how some Spurs fans live vicariously through the 2006 Miami Heat in order to convince themselves that their suckass team was the rightful champs that year.

[DarrinS]

I don't know how this couple refrained from strangling this little punk in the row behind them.

http://bayoucitysportsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/welp.jpg

[DarrinS]

Funny how some Spurs fans live vicariously through the 2006 Miami Heat in order to convince themselves that their suckass team was the rightful champs that year.


Hey, your team was better than the Spurs that year. I'm over it. At least we took it to seven. :toast

[Findog]

Well, at least you guys went on to win the Fin...


Oh, sorry.

What's funny is that Mavs fans generally don't give a shit about the Spurs. Which team has four titles and which team has an empty trophy case again? Seems like you guys have a bit of an inferiority complex going, which seems strange, because I've always preferred the Hill Country to North Texas.

[MajorMike]

What's funny is that Mavs fans generally don't give a shit about the Spurs.


No... you didn't REALLY just say that... did you (Mr. mavs fan on a Spurs board)?

[DarrinS]

What's funny is that Mavs fans generally don't give a shit about the Spurs. Which team has four titles and which team has an empty trophy case again? Seems like you guys have a bit of an inferiority complex going, which seems strange, because I've always preferred the Hill Country to North Texas.


Fish on!


Hey, just havin some fun.


I really don't know what hurt worse, the Derek Fisher .4 shot or Dirk's "and one". I think I threw up a little in my mouth after both shots.

[Findog]

No... you didn't REALLY just say that... did you (Mr. mavs fan on a Spurs board)?

Yeah, I just said that, this is the NBA section of a Spurs board. If I want to talk about the Spurs, I'll mosey on over to the Spurs section and discuss whether Mighty Mouse or Jacque Vaughn should get the backup PG minutes.

You really diss this site and what Kori has created as "just a Spurs board."

[monosylab1k]

You really diss this site and what Kori has created as "just a Spurs board."
Good point. CaptMike obviously doesn't think much of this place.

His attempt to diss Mavs fans bombed worse than, well, you know.

[Obstructed_View]

What's funny is that Mavs fans generally don't give a shit about the Spurs.
:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[monosylab1k]

I don't remember Mavs fans starting Mavs-Spurs shit talking in this thread.

It was a nice celebration of the Mavericks in a Basketball News Forum until Spurs fans decided to troll it.

[Findog]

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

Well, this Mavs fan isn't obsessed with all things Silver and Black.

[The Nba Is Rigged]

My best Mavs memory was Game 1 of the Nba finals, we looked so good in that game, the crowd was so hype, the players were fired up. It was a great atmosphere with Joy and Hope flowing. One day we will return to the finals...

[Obstructed_View]

Well, this Mavs fan isn't obsessed with all things Silver and Black.
Fair enough. :toast

Back to topic. I remember a game against Magic and the Lakers in 1990 where the Mavs came back and won, possibly in overtime. It was just a regular season game but it was one of those memorable performances for a team that was having the first of many rotten years. I heard someone on GAC mention that game this season; it was interesting to find out that I wasn't the only one who remembered that game, though I don't remember the details.

[Gino]

Dirk's game winning shot against Marion was pretty cool.

I actually missed the "and one". I was bar-b-queing (word?) and went out back thinking the game was over. Then I came back in and there was suddenly a couple minutes left in overtime.

[dirk4mvp]

ah yes the infamous "and 1" will forever be in every.............mav "fans" memories.
the crowd goes mild.


Is there something shoved up your ass or are you just a sour fuckface all the time?

[dirk4mvp]

I think my favorite Spur memory was in ot of game 7 when Tim Duncan missed a few point blank layups while Bill Russell was still on the ground. Or maybe when Russell pulled the chair from under Duncan's lazy ass resulting in a travel. Duncan bitched to the refs on both occasions, of course.

[td4mvp21]

Funny how some Spurs fans live vicariously through the 2006 Miami Heat in order to convince themselves that their suckass team was the rightful champs that year.

I wouldn't be so quick to pull that card. Most Mavs fans on this board live off of the 2006 WCSF's.

[dallaskd]

Dirks and 1. After Manu dropped the three i felt like dead. How could we have came this far and lost like that and then after the shot and the way we dominated in overtime is my favorite memory as a mav fan....or i was courtside for a game against the raptors a couple years ago where we came back from like 20-something in the 4th quarter to win the game. that was insane.

[BUMP]

watching the Mavs in OT pull away from the Spurs knowing we had a chance to really win a championship was crazy. i thought there was no way we could go into the champs home and win a playoff game 7 when they had so much more experience. i dont remember the Dirk and 1 all that well, cause after Manu's three i just went numb. wasnt mad, sad, happy, i just didnt feel anything until the Mavs startedpulling away.

the Jazz series was cool but i never thought we'd be able to win a championship by beating them. i dont remember any of the other choices.

[Obstructed_View]

For those of us that don't love Mark Cuban but actually hate the Suns and their fanbase, Dirk's and-1 is probably the best thing that could have happened that year. The Spurs weren't going to beat Phoenix with Smallball© and the Suns probably would have beat Miami, so Dirk basically came up big in the clutch and saved us all from having to listen to Princess Pimp and UVRay crowing about their title.

[jman3000]

getting dirk for tractor traylor?

[Jack Sommersset]

Not a Mavs fan but I also agree with the Jazz series.

[TampaDude]

I picked other.... it was last year, first round.

+1 :lol

[remingtonbo2001]

Tonight's game.

[MavDynasty]

when the mavs fired avery

[Darthkiller]

steve Kerr in 03.

[21_Blessings]

Choking hilariously in the first round against The Beard

[mavs>spurs2]

against The Beard

:lmao

[tp2021]

http://blogs.chron.com/gamedayastros/spt.jab.bradleyblog.jpg

Bradley: GAWWWWW!!!!!



http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41076000/jpg/_41076471_mcgrady.jpg

T-Mac: EAT MY NUTZZZZZZ!!!!

[Findog]

Choking hilariously in the first round against The Beard

You'd be an expert on getting thick cylindrical objects stuck in your throat.

[Findog]

Bradley: GAWWWWW!!!!!



T-Mac: EAT MY NUTZZZZZZ!!!!

That ain't right!

[brettn]

For those of us that don't love Mark Cuban but actually hate the Suns and their fanbase, Dirk's and-1 is probably the best thing that could have happened that year. The Spurs weren't going to beat Phoenix with Smallball© and the Suns probably would have beat Miami, so Dirk basically came up big in the clutch and saved us all from having to listen to Princess Pimp and UVRay crowing about their title.

The '06 Spurs would've made that Amare-less Suns team look fucking silly.

[mavfan1000]

When they got rid of Finley's sorry ass I ran around my house naked with a boner for 2 days straight. Fucking scrub never did anything for this franchise anyway

[Findog]

Ooh look, the troll is a pathetic shell of himself.

[baseline bum]

other - Steve Kerr making four 3 points on the 2003 playoffs against the mavericks

:tu

Josh Howard's timeout and Dirk kicking the ball in the stands wasn't bad either though.

[NBA Junkie]

And I picked beating the Jordan Bulls because I remember that game so well. I loved the Finley/Ceballos "dynamic duo" and to see them beat the Bulls was probably the happiest I've ever been as a Mavs fan. Dirk's And-1 was wonderful, but being a kid seeing them beat the Bulls was probably better.

Wasn't that the game in 1998 where the Bulls blew the double digit lead in the fourth quarter and lost the game in OT?

I remember watching it on WGN that night and couldn't believe it.

[mavsfan1000]

When they got rid of Finley's sorry ass I ran around my house naked with a boner for 2 days straight. Fucking scrub never did anything for this franchise anyway
You are hilarious.

[Biggems]

Funny how some Spurs fans live vicariously through the 2006 Miami Heat in order to convince themselves that their suckass team was the rightful champs that year.

suckass team? so being the defending champs = suckass? The Spurs were the 3 seed in the West, just a game behind the Mavs that year, and that = suckass?

you guys won a hard fought 7 game series. Props to your team for that, and history can never take that away from you. i wont blame the officiating.....instead i will blame the Spurs for their carelessness with the basketball late is all 3 of the close games they lost. They had the lead in every one of those games only to have stupid turnovers in the closing minutes, especially Manu. The Mavs converted, the Spurs didn't.

However, you couldn't seal the deal now could you. Up 2-0 in the Finals and a double digit lead in the 4th quarter of game 3......and you proceed to lose that game and the next 3. You choked away a Championship. Now that = suckass. Then you won 67 games and became the first 1 seed to lose to an 8 seed in a 7 game series.....that = suckass. You followed that up with a crappy trade this past season....that = suckass.....and you once again got clowned in the 1st round....that = suckass.

[Biggems]

The '06 Spurs would've made that Amare-less Suns team look fucking silly.

I am not sure, but judging by some of the other posts I have seen from Obstructed....I believe he was being facetious and sarcastic.

[Biggems]

I don't remember Mavs fans starting Mavs-Spurs shit talking in this thread.

It was a nice celebration of the Mavericks in a Basketball News Forum until Spurs fans decided to troll it.

the thread asked for our favorite Mavs memories........it didnt say it only wanted Mavs fans to participate. you had to know that Spurs fans would chime in.....especially since this is a Spurs website.

[Biggems]

BTW.....some of my favorite memories of the Mavs

Tarpley being kicked out cause of drug abuse...what a waste of a career...he was the dexter manley of basketball

Aguirre/Dantley trade....while I was upset that Dantley was traded....Aguirre helped the Pistons and Isiah win 2 NBA titles.

beating the Mavs in 2003 WCF

the introduction of the green jerseys....while I dont like your team, these jerseys are awesome....and they are the same colors as my college alma mater

Cutting Finley so he could sign with the Spurs

Choking in the Finals against the Heat

Being completely embarrassed by the Warriors in the 1st round

The Jason Kidd trade

Losing in the 1st round for the second consecutive year

Josh Howard admitting to being a midnight toker....I was so pissed when we passed on him in the draft.....finding out he was pothead definitely made me feel better