Would you feel for Finley?

[Mavschick]

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_]

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]

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]

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]

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]

, 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]

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 le yet.

[strangeweather]

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 le 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.