How is 24 not already retired

[Reunion Mav Old]

Listen, I attended pretty much all of Mark Aguirre's games. He was good enough to have his jersey retired though he was my fourth favorite player on those 80's Maverick teams. He simply didn't endear himself to fans, coaches, teammates or anyone other than Magic and Isaiah and I suppose a few others. This happened while he was here and was even more apparent after he left. I never blamed him for getting hurt in game 7 against the Lakers in the Western Conference Championship. But again, it was Rolando Blackman who was our best player in that series and the one, along with Derek Harper, who did endear himself to everyone, much like Dirk and Jason Terry and Michael Finley did later. 

Conclusion, for reasons other than basketball skill, Mark never earned his place in our rafters. He was never going to have his number retired. Again, I was there most every game. There has been a thaw of the relationship in recent years. He was invited to spend time working with the team by Mark Cuban. He did work with the team. It went fairly well. But compared to guys like Blackman, Harper, Brad Davis, Michael Finley and others who have totally thrived post retirement working with the Mavs, Mark simply has not measured up.

Basketball skill alone, especially when you were blamed, approriately or not, for not beating the Lakers, does not get your jersey retired.