The Dallas Mavericks improved to a 4-5 record as they delivered the New Orleans Hornets their fourth consecutive loss to take their record to 2-6. If the Mavs want to make the postseason this year, teams like the Hornets are teams that they need to beat on a regular basis. A good crowd was at the American Airlines Center to watch the reigning champions take on an average Hornets outfit.
dirk nowitzki
For a city characterized by supposedly soft superstars, 2011 has been an eye opener in the Big D.
It is the year of herculean effort among Dallas pro sports stars. We all remember Dirk Nowitzki playing through the flu and hitting the last minute shot in the NBA Finals to put Dallas back in the series.
We all felt the outrage and the insult of Dwayne Wade and LeBron James mocking Dirk and making light of his illness.
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Curious. I wonder how they decided which Mavericks would attend the ESPYs. No Brendan Haywood. No Peja Stojakovic. No DeShawn Stevenson. Maybe they were just on vacation and couldn’t attend. Or maybe they weren’t invited.
In Arlington, Dirk Nowitzki throws the first pitch as the Rangers battle the Mets.
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This is awesome.
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I know it’s Super Bowl Week and you could care less about Mavs talk. So sad. We haven’t talked some Mavs here in a while, so it’s time to give one of Dallas’ last two sports franchises it’s due.
We were all amazed when the Mavericks dominated everyone at the beginning of the year. We held our collective breaths, at first, expecting such stellar levels of awesome to wear off. But they didn’t. Dallas pwned every major market it played. Only San Antonio and Boston held competitive records.
I hadn’t thought about it until recently after seeing various articles across these here Internets, but the parallels between the careers of Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James are downright creepy at the moment. Granted, Dirk has nowhere near the talent and starpower LeBron has, but consider:
It’s over.
Yeah, the series is at 3-1, but who are we kidding? It’s over.
Another 50+ win season, wasted.
How much longer do we as Mavs fans wait until we say “Enough!”
I’m done waiting and I’m saying it right now.
“Enough!”
When Dirk dropped his 20,000th point this week against the Lakers, the crowd rose to their feet and cheered. Once on the bench for a timeout, Dirk stood up and applauded the crowd and thanked them for their support. It was a sentimental moment.
Dallas loves its big German. No doubt. But in the end, do we REALLY care about his personal achievements? The Mavericks lost the game in embarrassing fashion as Dirk and several other players wasted 10+ seconds passing the ball when they needed a three pointer to tie.
