April 30, 2008

Real Mavericks Do It Onstage...

Another season, another disappointment...

Once again the Dallas Mavericks have failed to show up when it mattered most. I've been watching this franchise for most of my life and I have grown as the organization has, but sadly I have had far more success. Dallas has consistently underachieved and the two times they have been on the cusp of doing something great (1987, 2005) they have choked and not sealed the deal. This is something that causes me a lot of frustration. I have put in a lot of time standing behind this team. I was rooting for this team back in the 1990s when they were the second-worst franchise in the NBA (thank goodness for the Timberwolves) and were struggling to keep from setting the record for most losses in an NBA season. I still remember getting chased across the playground because I wasn't one of the cool kids cheering on the Bulls and Michael Jordan. I wanted to stick with my hometown boys.

So after over 20 years of watching the Mavs I've come to realize that this is not a franchise that will win a championship. They will have some seasons where they might get close, but it will just be a tease to cause more frustrations. But hey, they never said being a Maverick fan was easy. :-)

That being said, I do have one team of Mavericks that has given me joy and finished something they started. My UTA Mavericks showed more heart this year then the Dallas Mavericks have shown during their whole existence. I kind of wish the school had put up more of a fight when Dallas came in and stole our mascot in 1980. This group of overpaid athletes don't deserve to be called Mavericks because real Mavericks win championships and the only championship banner for a Maverick team is hanging above a theater stage in Arlington...

Real Mavericks take part in things like this after big games...


Instead of this...

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