I might be done as a Mavs fan

[817 Boxing B]

8 hours ago, harveycmd said:

Well said. This reminds me of the Sixers with Iverson, who at least won an illegitimate MVP. Got lucky and made a Finals run. The fanbase loved Iverson because of the highlight crossover and tremendous athleticism. Problem was, he was a terrible leader because he didn't like to "practice" and was therefore inconsistent most of the time in clutch situations. Meanwhile, Kobe (who was drafted the same year 1996) loved to "practice" and won three straight titles while Iverson couldn't decide to work hard enough. Kobe had Shaq. True, but he worked; and he worked his way to titles without Shaq. History proves you better drop the putzes who don't want to work. The Lakers are the idiots here.

Iverson was and is a Hall of Famer and the best scorer ever under 6'. He was such a "terrible" leader that he took Aaron McKie, Eric Snow, Dikembe Mutombo and freaking Larry Hughes to the NBA finals and got a game off the 15-0 Lakers in game 1. AI carried Philly for multiple seasons and was ostracized and ridiculed for not making white folks feel comfy and safe. I agree with you on Luka and Iverson resting on their laurels when it comes to work vs natural talent, but your excoriation of Iverson's character is overblown and misguided.

[FootLaw]

Mavs getting KD? 👀👀👀

[harveycmd]

NBA media and fans are by far the dumbest set of both on the planet. 

[Thorn007]

now we traded grimes for another hurt player

[harveycmd]

Fat boys says: We talkin about pratice.

[Dkress]

On 2/2/2025 at 12:23 AM, Bobbers said:

What a slap in the face for Luka, but I don't blame the Mavs.

If Luka won't work out to stay in shape and you are forced to give him a long term max contract your team is screwed.

Your leader sets the tone.  Barkley won zero titles for the same reason.  Lazy stars kill franchises.

This narrative doesn't really make sense to me. He just got done making it to the finals, follows by the Olympics. 

[harveycmd]

On 2/3/2025 at 7:59 AM, Realist Horn said:

https://www.nba.com/news/why-2023-24-celtics-are-elite-team

Elite ain't one of the greatest all time. Get a grip.

[harveycmd]

On 2/3/2025 at 7:59 AM, Realist Horn said:

https://www.nba.com/news/why-2023-24-celtics-are-elite-team

Every NBA champion is elite, That doesn't make them one of the greatest of all time. What are we talking about? Furthermore, I don't give a damn what a media outlet says.

[Thorn007]

 

Edited February 8 by Thorn007

[qaertyisthatdude]

5 minutes ago, Thorn007 said:

 

All of this because he’s a scapegoat to Adelson and Dumont’s plan to move the franchise to Vegas.  I bet Silver was involved in this too.

[harveycmd]

I'm thinking Luka will probably pack in 15k-20K calories during the Super Bowl while Mavs fans think about what they're missing.

[Inspired73]

On 2/2/2025 at 9:34 AM, THookem said:

Goodbye Mavericks!   See ya in 10 years. 

I am not sure of the consternation.  They were not going to win anything with him there.

This whole thing is like being P'ed off when the pretty girl doesn't go home with you......... sadly she doesn't even know your name.

[NothinButDaHorns34]

On 2/3/2025 at 7:06 AM, Longhorngreg said:

Perception is not always reality.  In the last 3 seasons:

Luka 158 Games played

Davis 174 Games played

Annnnnnnnnd he’s already injured 😂😂🤣🤣

[Longhorngreg]

4 hours ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Annnnnnnnnd he’s already injured 😂😂🤣🤣

Annnnnnnnnd, Luka continues to rack up the DNP's.  Both holding serve at this point

[TarrantCoHorn]

Luka is debuting tonight. AD is out for multiple weeks. 

[harveycmd]

In case you guys haven't noticed, Lakers can't win a game with fat boy Luka.

Edited February 21 by harveycmd

[qaertyisthatdude]

On 2/21/2025 at 2:56 PM, harveycmd said:

In case you guys haven't noticed, Lakers can't win a game with fat boy Luka.

Hmmm you sure about that?  And against a top 3 team in the west too

[Thorn007]

and a 9 game win streak yo

[harveycmd]

I want to reiterate that Kareem was never a fatty.

[Jc Dobbs]

On 2/4/2025 at 4:41 AM, harveycmd said:

The virtue signaling among Mavs fans on this deal is amusing. The guy is twenty-five years old and you haven't been able to convince him to straighten up. At what point do you think he is likely to adopt the proper mentality of a professional athlete? The obvious answer is probably never. There might be a one in five chance that he works it out. Those aren't good odds. 

Agree with you about Luka... perhaps the Mavs could have gotten more for him, but IDK.

I grew up in DFW and used to go to Mavericks games with my late father at Reunion Arena.

As a young adult I worked for a company with HQ in Dallas and I got to use the Company's season tickets on occasion back in the days of Mark Aguirre and Roy Tarpley and James Donaldson.

I hoped the Mavs would improve with the Adelsons in majority ownership but so far ... not so much. I'm just not a fan of Mark Cuban and Adam Silver's woke policies have cooled my interest in the NBA.