Game 4: Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0) vs. Dallas Mavericks (1-2) | 7:30pm CST

[Smitty]

It's worse this year than ever, actually, which surprises me (but probably shouldn't). 

When things aren't going well, which has been a fair amount of time to this point, the game thread is alive and jumping with negativity. Then, the Mavericks will go on an extended run to make it an actual NBA game, and it's crickets in there for 20 minutes at a time. The game thread for the win against Toronto was one of the deadest I can remember the whole time I've been part of this community. I think we've reached an era where there are more people lurking here HOPING the Mavs are bad so they can complain than there are fans who want the team to do well, and it's just sad. 

I'm not sure what, if anything, we can do about this, but I'm really bummed that this community has become so negative.

I don't think there's anything anyone can do about it. There's still a big portion of the fanbase that'll never be over the trade. I'm not going to tell others how they should feel, but I'm personally over it and ready to move on. I do feel strongly that AD will never be fully embraced here. It's impossible IMO. Had the Mavs traded anyone other than Luka for a top 15 player in the NBA, I think the appreciation for what he brings would be 10x. Until Flagg becomes must see TV, I think we'll be stuck in a rut as a fanbase, and the trolls will keep at it...