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Easiest one to handle but they all sucked. I got punched in the gut after the trade. There was some hope for awhile when Dallas went on a 5 game win streak. Soon to follow by 3 straight home losses and Dirk getting hurt.RIP Dallas 2002-2007.
not quite as bad as the Finals, but its the next most painful loss we have had... IMO anyways.
more so because it looks like it could very possibly be the end of the Mavs chances at any les. at least in the past, we always knew we would be back because we had a young team that fought hard, or after the Finals, we knew that we could have beat Miami and that we still had a great core intact and lost a very controversial series, and even last year, we won 67 games which showed we were doing something right, just had incredibly bad luck at the worst possible time ever. but this year... who knows what lays in store for us...? I know Cuban will never let this team rot, but our chances at championships are not looking good anymore... and this nice 8 year run we have had ultimately ended in nothing but heartbreak and painful losses...
i really hope that we can experience what its like to win a championship very soon... especially while Dirk is still on the team, because this guy plays his in heart out on a nightly basis despite endless unfair bashing and criticism... greatest player in Mavericks history and is already an all-time great PF and will go down as a top 5 PF of all time, without question... and a ring would put him into top 3 status very easily. Cuban... please, get this guy a ring. He deserves one as much as anyone, and you have no idea how much the truest of the Mavs fans are dying to taste a championship... there sure are a lot of terrible and bandwagon fans (im not talking about you Mavsfan1000 as I will give you a pass in my book, although I still feel you are incredibly wrong about Finley and need to go back and see some of the things that he had done for the Mavericks, as in all honesty, he deserved a ring just as much as Dirk does, if not more) but there are some that have been incredibly diehard and loyal that have supported this team non-stop in so many ways... please dont let us down.
Easiest one to handle but they all sucked. I got punched in the gut after the trade. There was some hope for awhile when Dallas went on a 5 game win streak. Soon to follow by 3 straight home losses and Dirk getting hurt.
Nothing ever will compare to 06. That was really really tough on me, and it went beyond a sports dissapointment. That was as big a dissapointment I have had in life period. (Yeah call me loser whatever, I had invested too much in that run)
I didn't have much faith this time around, so it's not really that bad.
Let's see if we get lucky again like the summer of 04 to completely rebuild within one summer, and do it so seamlessly. I want Dirk to get that ring so badly.
I dunno... this one really hurts, because its not going to be easy at all to find a way to be a contender, considering how there are so many good, young teams that are only going to get better... I have faith in Cuban, but we MUST get Howard and Avery the out of Dallas.
See this is a different kind of hurt than. It's the realization that the Mavs run has come to an end. But I could see this coming. So I wasn't deeply supportive of this team.
But in 06 I know we were the best team in the league. And even in 07 we were better than 28 out of 29 teams in the league. Coming up empty handed from those, it really sucked.
As I said, unless the Mavs get really lucky again to rebuild seamlessly the Mavs are going down the rankings and maybe in lottery territory by next season.
Honestly, we should be used to the heartache. This is the Dallas Mavericks. Nothing could hurt as the last two years. This is just the norm.
Will be glad to see the rookie coach out of here. Stackhouse gone. Josh I am still not sure. If you could get Maggette for him I would be happy. It sure would be nice to get a post player one day. This team could very well miss the playoffs for quite a long time.
I find this the least painful of the 3 failures. My expectations for the Mavs were much lower this time around.
Spurs fans may scorn it, other fans may mock it, but this was the greatest moment in Mavericks history and we should embrace it. This team gave us a lot of great memories amid the heartbreak. Even knowing that I want nothing more than for Avery & Smokey to be gone, I'm already trying to remember that those 2 guys accomplished some great things here, and we should never forget that.
I second that. I will not be ashamed to be a fan of the Dallas Mavericks. I will not lower my head and apologize for being a follower of this franchise. Through the ups and mostly downs, I love this team. And although I too want Josh and Avery gone, I will never forget what they did for this franchise and choose to remember the good things they did for us, as opposed to dwelling on how things ended.
It could be worse. You could be a Suns fan.
I think PHX is hurting more now.
Suns and Mavs fans should all get together and go all California Comet Chasers...
I ate my KFC bowl tonight.
for some reason i dont even care about this exit. yeah its embarassing but the pain really came in the regular season. (0-10 vs winning teams with Kidd) the playoffs i just expected the same thing to happen. i didnt expect us to turn it on like that.
obviously the Finals and GS series hurt a lot more and probably equal. the Finals was bad because we had control of the series and the GS one hurt because i thought being #1 in the league nobody would stop us from taking the le, yet we arent even able to get by the 8 seed
You guys have an entire offseason and an aggressive owner, I would hardly say you are done.
DD
Besides betting a rotation player for the MLE, and maybe trading Terry, what can really be done?
Suns are screwed. They'll likely sell their Atlanta 1st to help with the lost playoff revenue, won't make any significant signings and will only get older at three key positions.
^^I'll say it for you, they're done.......
why sugar coat it..........
If it makes the Mavs fans feel better, that '06 le run was an illusion really. It took all kinds of home cooking from the officials in the first two homes games for Dallas (3 and 4) along with fluky fouls to get past an injured San Antonio team. They then defeated a Suns team without Stoudamire. In reality, the Mavies are an above average team. No more - no less.
The Mavericks fans should not be disappointed by their early ouster. They simply are what they are.
Suns are much better running their game at a fast pace.
Maybe Shaq retires and saves Suns 10 mil, it could happen. Maybe he could preserve what little self respect he has left. Unless he has an unusually phenomonal summer working out and practicing free throws endlessly, he's proabably toast. I'm a fan of Shaq's and would love to see him come back strong but if history is any indication, then you know.
America, eatin' my lunch from a single bowl in my parents basement, where I'm livin'. Happy Birthday, I'm forty-three.
Don't want to waste those precious calories...chewin'. Jesus come move my jaw for me, help me get my sloppy food down my throat.
The Mavs just tried to shoot some shots on the Spurs and got all the calls from the refs.
Thanks Jeff.
Agreed.
You don't have to just say agreed, you're allowed to copy and paste it yourself.
I still have great memories of the 06 Playoffs and the 02 Playoffs even though my team went out early in both. I hate the championship or bust at ude a lot of fans get when their team starts winning les. I remember back in the day when getting the #8 seed or raising a division banner was huge.
Why don't you join your hero Jet Terry and eat some chicken wings at Wingstop. His schedule just got a lot less cluttered. The nut puncher is worthless just like you Mavie fan. Go take some pictures of that beloved Western Conference Championship banner.
Your head owner is about to chop Avery Johnson's head off and bring in a yes man. For as far as the eye can see, the Mavies will be mediocre. Enjoy!
America, eatin' my lunch from a single bowl in my parents basement, where I'm livin'. Happy Birthday, I'm forty-three.
Don't want to waste those precious calories...chewin'. Jesus come move my jaw for me, help me get my sloppy food down my throat.
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