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Can We Talk About Parades Now?
I am hearing now that parade details will be announced tomorrow, and the actual parade (which Mark Cuban said he’d spring for) will happen late this week. Can I put a vote in for Friday? Because really, does anybody do anything resembling work on Friday after 10 a.m.?
No. They do not. They begin planning which patio and which beer they will drink. So let’s just agree that Friday at 10 a.m. would be a great time to have a parade, and then go to that parade, and then just go have beers. For the rest of the day.
Fans Invade Mavericks’ Personal Space
Check out how celebrating Mavericks fans decorated the homes of Dirk Nowitzki and Don Carter. Dirk got the better end of the deal.
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Dallas Zoo’s German Speaking Elephant Cheers On The Mavs
This is not that elephant. This is a picture of a 150 million year old dinosaur wearing a Mavs hat. But if that wasn’t enough, the living, breathing animals of the Dallas Zoo want in on this Finals action, too. The zoo is throwing a pep rally that starts really bright and early (er, 9:30 am) with my favorite part of this whole thing: lions attacking meat-filled melons painted up to look like the Miami Heat. Bloodthirsty. I like it. Stumpy, the zoo’s big German-speaking elephant, will be live-Tweeting the proceedings.
Anyway, if you show up in Mavericks gear, you get $3 off zoo admission and 10 percent off food and drink. The deal, which started yesterday, lasts until we win the big honkin’ trophy.
Here is a Picture of Nick Van Exel
I’m not sure where this is from. I put it up on our Tumblr a few days ago. I put it up because, of all the people who played for the Mavericks, Nick Van Exel was singular in his ability to not give one fraction of a damn if it was the fourth quarter of the seventh game of a playoff series or 10 minutes into a preseason game. He did what he did. He was absolutely fearless, rushing toward the moment instead of shrinking from it, 6 feet of swagger.
I put it up here because 1) we should all be more like that, whether we play basketball or type blog posts about people who play basketball or whatever. And 2) the Mavericks, specifically, should especially be like that tonight. I mean, I suppose the real reason is that I love Nick Van Exel, but I think I’ve made that pretty clear with all the words I typed before these. In case I didn’t: I love Nick Van Exel.
The Odds Are Still Against Lebron and the Miami Heat Besting the Mavs. The Math Proves It.
I’ve decided to take Zac’s advice to not start panicking yet. True, the Mavs are actually behind in a series for the first time this postseason, but they’re playing the same Miami Heat team I haven’t been able to take seriously once in the last nine months. I mean, between “The Decision,” the post-Decision parade, the team’s weirdly over-the-top celebration after they beat the Celtics in the second round, and the fact that the Mavs swatted Miami away in both regular season meet-ups this year, the Heat seemed like little more than a real-life version of the Monstars from Space Jam: a team that wins on paper every time, but was always destined to be felled by a Stretch Armstrong dunk from half court by their opponent’s superstar.
But then LeBron had to ruin it all last night by reminding us that he’s actually sort of good at basketball. After all, he led the Heat in scoring this season, finished second in the NBA in points per game, and generally outshined the only other Heatite that really matters, Dwyane “Dwayne” Wade.
Which got me thinking… has a team ever won a title when their leading scorer is a new guy? I figured the number had to be low – especially considering the dynastic nature of the NBA – but surely Bron Bron can’t be the first guy going for this feat, right?
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Many Mavericks Brought Us to This Point
With the Mavericks in Miami to start the NBA Finals, it’s clear that this is the best team that Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson have ever put around Dirk Nowitzki. Lord knows they’ve tried plenty of other combinations. Remember the deadline deal for Nick Van Exel and Raef Lafrentz that was supposed to put Dallas over the top? Hard to believe that was nine years ago.
Recalling that deal, and the way it prompted me to hang outside American Airlines Center during Van Exel’s and Lafrentz’s first game as Mavs until a scalper agreed to let me in for $10 at halftime, I got to wondering how many teammates Dirk has had in his 13 seasons as a Maverick. Shawn Bradley, Antoine Rigaudeau, Keith Van Horn – Jesus, the list of big white stiffs may reach 50. Could the total list top more than 100?
Thanks to basketballreference.com, I was able to tabulate an exact total: 109. Is that a lot? That’s hard to say, because there aren’t many modern players to whom you can compare him.
Paul Pierce is the only other member of the 1998 draft class who has spent 13 seasons with one team. According to the same website, Pierce has had 105 Celtic teammates — including 13 who have played here with Dirk. Tim Duncan was drafted one year earlier by San Antonio, and he had 102 teammates through his first 13 seasons with the Spurs.
So, Dirk’s teammate total isn’t that far off from those of his fellow future Hall of Famers. Think about that as you stroll down memory lane, perusing this list of every Maverick since 1998.
If You Don’t Hate the Miami Heat, Allow Me, Zac Crain, YouTube Enthusiast, To Help
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