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Can the Mavs win it all?
Vanity | 6/7/11 | Magglepuss

Posted on 06/07/2011 10:30:33 PM PDT by magglepuss

So I was a Dallas Mavericks fanatic for 26 years, and swore off the NBA after ( my own thoughts ) the 2006 Finals manipulations. I was no longer willing to pour my emotion and time into what I considered a fixed enterprise.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: heat; mavs; nowitzki; wade
I came across a Maverick game two weeks ago against the Lakers and enjoyed watching the game for the first time in five years. I work long hours and haven't much time for TV. Caught the fourth quarter of two recent games ( a lot for me lately). Is the game still about ratings and all-stars, or has it progressed. Probably will have time to watch the second half of game 5 but wonder, should I bother?
1 posted on 06/07/2011 10:30:35 PM PDT by magglepuss
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To: magglepuss

I give this the same priority as all professional sports. Don’t know, don’t care.


2 posted on 06/07/2011 10:35:53 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: magglepuss

YES!


3 posted on 06/07/2011 10:41:20 PM PDT by slumber1 (Don't taze me bro!)
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The Mavericks are playing with heart (Dirk was running a temperature of 101 degrees tonight) but they are playing uphill. Their wins so far are amazing come-from-behind fourth quarter finishes. I don't think this type of Herculean can be sustained.

I'll admit that like most area sports fans, I've become accustomed to keeping my expectations low. The track record of the Cowboys (Division Champs but no further), the Rangers (ALCS but dropping the WS), FC Dallas (losing the championship) and even TCU (2nd place in the BCS) have instilled a sense of not being able to win the Big One. After so much success in the 90's with the Cowboys, I think we can finally understand frustrations felt by Bills and Vikings fans.

4 posted on 06/07/2011 10:52:27 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: magglepuss

Dirk, while battling a bad flu, played great tonight..LeBron was a no show as usual(What a shock!) I am a die hard Laker fan but I am rooting for you guys to win it all. Dirk deserves a ring and so does Jason Kidd, its been long overdue..besides, anyone knows that we root for ANYONE but the cHEAT so GO MAVS


5 posted on 06/07/2011 11:02:55 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

I bet I care even less than you do.


6 posted on 06/07/2011 11:09:30 PM PDT by shibumi (Ego Nunquam Ubi Sub Ubi!)
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To: re_nortex

HOPE does spring eternal, But , I know of what you speak!


7 posted on 06/07/2011 11:12:42 PM PDT by magglepuss (Don't tread on me)
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If they are going to win it all they must win tomorrow night. So yeah I’d watch tomorrow..


8 posted on 06/07/2011 11:41:59 PM PDT by montanajoe
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To: montanajoe

eye < 3 EtoH


9 posted on 06/07/2011 11:45:26 PM PDT by schwingdoc
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To: magglepuss

I’m rooting for Mavs, but I must admit, this series is painful to watch, neither team is playing up to their potential, and it shows how much the NBA has gone down in quality since the days of Bird and Magic.


10 posted on 06/07/2011 11:49:59 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: magglepuss

I hate the NBA. And the sooner the garbage is over the better.


11 posted on 06/08/2011 12:53:52 AM PDT by BigCinBigD (Northern flags in South winds flutter...)
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The series is tied at two with three games left. Don’t be a Laura Miller.


12 posted on 06/08/2011 3:46:42 AM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: magglepuss

Yeah, they can will. But it’s not likely. They’ll have to get one more in Miami. Plus, more importantly, no one on Dallas can guard Dwayne Wade. When the Heat really need a game, he’ll shoot 30 times, and score 40-50 points.


13 posted on 06/08/2011 4:19:43 AM PDT by Big E
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My past experience (as Cowboy and Longhorn fan) tells me not to over think or be overconfident at any point. (And NEVER online)

The Sports gods will shine on you if you follow these simple rules.(at least occacionally)

14 posted on 06/08/2011 4:25:50 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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Will Dallas be the bridesmaid again? First the Rangers, then FC Dallas. Maybe the third time will be the charm.


15 posted on 06/08/2011 6:38:41 AM PDT by dfwgator
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The games have been less than inspiring, to say the least.


16 posted on 06/08/2011 7:43:15 AM PDT by darkangel82 (I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
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To: darkangel82; dfwgator; magglepuss

This time, the German will defeat the Big 3.


17 posted on 06/08/2011 11:39:10 AM PDT by Cpl. Dwayne Hicks (Somebody wake me up!)
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To: dfwgator

Hush! You gonna ruin it.


18 posted on 06/08/2011 12:37:38 PM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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