09-22-2021, 08:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2021, 08:58 AM by hakeemfaan.)
I am a long time Mavs fan as many here. Stuck through the team when they absolutely stunk in the 90s. There was a brief glimmer with the Kidd/Mash/JJ big 3. Then Dirk came in and started to blossom and it was different for so many years.
Whether the team was a legit contender or not; whether I was frustrated or not, there was a feeling of being vested. There were tears flowing when we won and more than for the team it was for Dirk and his loyalty.
Not sure if it is due to my age(51 now), following Dirk whose personality and loyalty to a fault, that many of the older gen like me could relate to, but this era feels different. The whole mess this off season and the dysfunction that apparently had been going on and still is, Cuban going relatively cheap the last decade or so, Luka’s game while fabulous is not something I can relate to like Dirk’s ( playing within the system while being highly efficient) , the whole local TV coverage fiasco, and worst of all just feeling that due to the personnel mistakes and being stuck, Luka will most probably leave sooner than later.
Might be just old man swearing at the clouds, and I know owners were never loyal, but IMO the NBA needs to look at this whole movement of stars and stars forcing themselves out ( I know Kareem did it too, but it was rare). Or maybe the NBA doesnt care since their whole approach has been to promote a few teams and know that the masses in other cities will show up anyway. Am I alone or in the minority on this? Do most here, and I know many virtually for many years now, still have that strong vested interest in the team? Younger ones I can understand still rooting strongly but this was mainly to those who followed this team from when Dirk stepped out of a plane with his goofy haircut.
Whether the team was a legit contender or not; whether I was frustrated or not, there was a feeling of being vested. There were tears flowing when we won and more than for the team it was for Dirk and his loyalty.
Not sure if it is due to my age(51 now), following Dirk whose personality and loyalty to a fault, that many of the older gen like me could relate to, but this era feels different. The whole mess this off season and the dysfunction that apparently had been going on and still is, Cuban going relatively cheap the last decade or so, Luka’s game while fabulous is not something I can relate to like Dirk’s ( playing within the system while being highly efficient) , the whole local TV coverage fiasco, and worst of all just feeling that due to the personnel mistakes and being stuck, Luka will most probably leave sooner than later.
Might be just old man swearing at the clouds, and I know owners were never loyal, but IMO the NBA needs to look at this whole movement of stars and stars forcing themselves out ( I know Kareem did it too, but it was rare). Or maybe the NBA doesnt care since their whole approach has been to promote a few teams and know that the masses in other cities will show up anyway. Am I alone or in the minority on this? Do most here, and I know many virtually for many years now, still have that strong vested interest in the team? Younger ones I can understand still rooting strongly but this was mainly to those who followed this team from when Dirk stepped out of a plane with his goofy haircut.
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