12-09-2020, 01:59 AM
Grew up 25 miles north of Abilene, aka the middle of nowhere. Lived in the country and had 3 channels. CBS was UHF, so it looked like the Cowboys always played in a massive blizzard. I remember the 10 pm local news highlights of the Mavs / Lakers in 88, but I didn’t care too much about the NBA. But, that changed my junior year of high school becoming engrossed in the Finals and rooting so hard for the Suns and Barkley to beat Jordan and the Bulls. Then my senior year of high school I just fell in love with the sad-sack, 11-win, Derek Harper led, Jim Jackson holdout Mavs. No idea why. I’ve been a Mavs nut ever since. As an adult, I’ve lived all over, including Dallas, but I’ve been in Washington State for 10 years, the last 3 in Spokane.