The Single Greatest Night Of My Life
by LJRotter on Jun 13, 2011 11:20 AM CDT
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My dear, sweet, beloved Mavericks fans. There are not enough words in the English language to express the emotions that I am feeling at this very moment. I just finished reading the comments that you all posted on the recap from last night, and I'm quite sure I cried at least four times. Add that to the screaming and crying that occurred last night, and you'll get a pretty good idea of how hoarse my voice is. I feel the need to share with you the single greatest night of my life, because none of it would have happened were it not for all of you.
If you ask the folks sitting around me in the upper press box last night, they will gladly tell you that I was a nervous wreck the entire game. I was on the edge of my seat (mostly because I couldn't see the court over my laptop) and fidgeting the whole time. At halftime I had to do laps around the press box because I couldn't sit still. When we entered the final quarter, my hands began shaking, and they got progressively worse as time wound down. I had such a hard time typing the recap because I was losing all function of my hands. And then, wonder of wonders, we won the damn game. I had the most idiotic grin on my face, but I had to finish posting the recap before I could do anything else, like celebrate.
My buddy Art and I booked it down to the floor level and dropped our bags and ran, quick like bunnies, to the court. At first they weren't letting press on, but enough people complained that they eventually let us through. I made it out just in time to see them present Dirk Nowitzki with his MVP trophy. That was such a moment for me- I was getting congratulatory text messages from friends and family, trying (unsuccessfully) to get pictures of the Mavs to tweet, and relishing in the absolute pandemonium of the loyal Dallas fans who trekked to Miami. And what a moment for the team- well, you all know. You were watching.
As the players began filing off stage, Art and I hustled back to wait in the media line for locker room access. When they let us in, the first thing I noticed was the overwhelming smell of alcohol... the Mavericks had sprayed the locker room, top to bottom, with champagne. I wasn't there for that part, but it was still dripping off of the ceiling into my hair, so I kinda got to partake. There was such happiness, such joy in that locker room, that not a single person could keep from smiling. Media etiquette be damned. We were all hugging and high-fiving and joining Shawn Marion in his chants of "We done SHOOK UP THE WORLD!" over and over again.
Trying to get my recorder near the players' faces was nearly futile. I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm quite sure I won't be able to understand a word anybody said. Eventually I gave up and just soaked the scene in. I got word from my insider friends where the post-game festivities were going to be, so I headed over to the Four Seasons where the team was staying to hang out and wait. There were Dallas fans hanging around, and every time a player would arrive, they would get a welcome cheer from the stragglers. Eventually the bus returned to the hotel and everyone got their dancing shoes and headed out to the club, myself included.
My buddies and I went into the club with Matrix... he pointed at all of us and said we were with him. Then we went inside and made the rounds, eventually getting down to the VIP area with the team. Standing behind everyone, up on the back of the booth, were Dirk, Brian Cardinal, Shawn Marion and Ian Mahinmi, On the floor with me were Brendan Haywood, and an incredibly excited Mark Cuban. And on the table in front of them, next to the giant bottle of champagne, was the Larry O'Brien trophy. Every few minutes someone would hoist it into the air and pass it around, and we would all rub it and cheer.
Everyone was dancing. Everyone was singing along to the music. Once in a while, the DJ would shout out to the team and we would all go ballistic. At one point, I spilled my drink on Mark Cuban. But no one cared. We were all so ridiculously excited that it didn't matter. When Marion left the club, I was standing on the back of the booth dancing (this should surprise no one) and we waggled spirit fingers at one another. In perhaps the coolest moment of my life to date, I reached up my glass towards Dirk, and we toasted each other. These were the people I spent the last six years watching on TV, and there I was, celebrating the happiest night of their lives with them.
I'm not sure exactly what time we left the club, but the sun was already starting to come up. I went from one hotel to another, seeing my friends and saying my goodbyes. I didn't leave Miami Beach until 9:30am. And on my drive home, I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at the ridiculousness of everything that had occurred the night before. I still haven't gone to sleep, and now I have to go to work!
I wished that I could have brought each and every one of you with me, so that we could have celebrated together. This blog is the only reason any of this happened to me, and you all are this blog. So, Mavs fans, with all of my heart, I thank you. Thank you for continuing to come to this humble little website and for making it grow. Thank you for being so incredibly easy to like, and thank you for giving me even more reason to love the Dallas Mavericks. With fans like you guys, what's not to love?
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Why can't I have your life
I’m glad you had fun and that you were able to partake in this amazing experience!
/jealous
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die."
You deserve to be there Lisa. You did a great job after all.
I’m just so happy that someone from this little blog gets to represent our bunch in that historic moment.
Thank you for all your hard work and of course sharing with those of us that could not be there!
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
My mock-up of a Mav trophy logo:
http://picupl.com/images/65802968796093181657.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
played around with a few colors. Obviously, gold needs to be more metallic. Anyone like/dislike certain color combos or just like them as a group?
CONGRATS!!!!
Yall beat us in the first round, but Ive been pulling for you guys since. GREAT FINALS!!!! Dirk is a beast!
Blazers for life.
THIS PLEASES ME.
Congratulations to all of you.
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by Jamie DeVriend on Jun 13, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow unbelievable night you had!!
That is so cool you had a toast with the Finals MVP!! Congratulations Mavs fans!! I was rooting for you guys since Game 1 and knew this team could be World Champions. Dirk is absolutely one of the greatest players to put on a NBA jersey and perhaps the greatest Maverick ever. Well deserved and enjoy this all summer! Your 2011 NBA World Champions, the Dallas Mavericks!!
"Are you drowning them or makin' love to them?"
by Bullsarenumber1 on Jun 13, 2011 12:28 PM CDT reply actions
Cool story Lisa, congrats on spending a great night celebrating with the champs
Hehe, maybe I should have taken a job with SBN. Even meeting the team after a regular season game was fun. You literally made all the right moves to be in Miami when it mattered, great timing ;-)
Awesome! So happy for you guys
and quite jealous. Sounds like the night of a lifetime! Great blog here too, LJ. It’s been a pleasure to be here off and on through the Finals.
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
Afflalo is Boss.
amazing and awesome
so happy. glad that you enjoyed.
congrats Mavs Nation
lol..2 small and 1 big
3 big grit
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
by simpleton cxi on Jun 13, 2011 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome home, Kaiser!
Burnt Orange Nation
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by TXStampede on Jun 13, 2011 1:08 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
there's a t in there, chief.
but yeah, he’s tha dude too.
goodnight, sweet prince. you were the greatest man any of us will ever know.
wow! thats the best experience a fan can have!!!
super cool LJ… sleep well
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
Also:
"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"
by Maximilian on Jun 13, 2011 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
although your song made a statement mine is better
iron maiden.>>>>>>mettalica ehe
Hahaha...I see this going like 30 replies deep
Totally agree. Maiden is right up there. And how can we not do this?
believe it or not i saw queen live was my first concert
they played that song
Man...that would have been awesome
jealous Metallica is coming to India in a few months. Should be an awesome concert. Maiden came some time back but I missed it, I was in France at the time.
ahah i remember my eyes watering there was so much smoke
from cigs and drugs and the crowd was intense from before the start
to way after the end and the band was soooo good they were in their
prime and popularity
Dirk was asked the day before game 6 what music he likes
he replied old school rock led zeppelin stones…
fucking youtube not available in my country
il fix that fetch4.me
That's so fucking annoying...
Some songs play on vevo but not all. I will keep off the official videos.
Worst of all is fucking HULU. I torrent away with no remorse.
I listen exclusively to rock
when it comes to English songs. I do listen to a few Indian ones though, which are not rock. Anyway, Sweet Emotion
aerosmith only had a few good hits
that;s one of them
best canadian band ever and i saw them twice
years ago unfortunately their latest albums at the time was bad still they played the good stuff and there was that exact drum solo
you will not be dissapointed
find on torrents some live concerts
make sure its around exit stage left
period
in that case how can we not do these guys
by dimitrious on Jun 13, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
My bad
One of my favourite profs at college used to do a show at our college fest every year. He would form a band with the students each year and play a song. Our final year, he finished off with this song. Man it was magical!
I haven't heard much of the Scorpions
Though, two of all time favorites are Rock you like a Hurricane and Winds of Change. Time to rectify that though.
And that one is really really good.
Its Not Rock...
But it fits with what I am Feeling…
With the 9th Pick Dallas Selects Tyron Smith...Romo Weeps in Joy, and Bennet says"I might get to go out in the Pass Pattern now!"
by I am Ironman!!! on Jun 13, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
“I’m not Dirk Nowitzki…I’m your conscience.”
by johnnyphoenix on Jun 13, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
This is photo-shopped, though…
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Well L.J.
we kind of live comparable lives except you get to cover the ultra-cool Dallas Mavericks while I drive throughout Utah and cover high school basketball tournaments/track meets, etc.
Still, we both do what we do for the love of the game and the love of our teams. I hope the Broncos take a page out of the Mavs’ playbook and are champions soon. Building around a stud like Dirk is the right way and having 3 alpha dogs is obviously the WRONG way. Keep up the good work and I’ll be in touch!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 1:40 PM CDT reply actions
By the way do you want Brandon Marshall back?
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
NOPE!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL Please?
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
This is great. I'm glad you had such a wonderful experience, Lisa. Congratulations to the champs and all their fans.
I want to thank you all here at Mavs Moneyball for allowing me to join you in your virtual living room and making me feel welcome on your quest for the trophy. I really enjoyed myself and learned there are lots of really nice people in the great state of Texas. And btw, Big Bend Nat’l Park is one of the most beautiful places in the US. I can’t wait to see it again.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
by annthefan on Jun 13, 2011 1:43 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Congrats to AnntheFan
for being class. Plus, Big Bend National Park is really close to where I served part of my Mormon mission: in El Paso!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I love that area of the state.
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It's the only part of Texas
with mountains!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a fun, cuss-filled (a lot from me, heh) joy-ride :P
It was good to have you around. Come back any time.
Your 2010-11 NBA Champions... the Dallas Mavericks
just watched the game again
how cool was that when Bill Russel gave Dirk that mvp with that grin on his face
i can watch that over and over again
Wow.
Nice experience. I love me some Dirk, too bad it came at my expense. Also those hats are sooooo fresh.
"I'm coming after whoever who has it."
Thanks LJ from the bottom of our hearts
Not to sound weak, but I have been reading posts, watching the recaps over and over and over and I am just getting over being emotional. I am so happy for you that you got to party with our stars, toasted with DIRK??? man I think I would have fainted in a situation like that.. But we all wanna say thanks for being such a hardcore fan of the Mavs. I don’t think I know a bigger fan of the mavs. And for all those on-time posts. I wanna thank the editors and the other authors who inspite of their regular lives and busy schedules have found the time to post all the stories and stats. I am still way too overwhelmed by the fact that we are the champions. Thanks for providing us with such an awesome platform during the single most awesome season in our franchise history.
MFFL
Tom Withers of the AP
says Ohio governor John Kasich is calling each of we Mavs fans, regardless of whether we live in Dallas or not, as honorary Ohioans! Thanks gov, I’m not going to cheer for the Buckeyes, Brownies or Bengals if it’s all the same to you though!
Brad James
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 1:57 PM CDT reply actions
That's awesome
I knew people there didn’t like what Lebron did, but damn, even the governor taking a jab at LeBron nearly a year later.
ive been a mav fan since early 2000 because of dirk
but i only got to be here just this april because i sensed the mavs is in for a special run in these playoffs and i needed to be with a group that i really belong. Now its been a special run, indeed. WE ARE CHAMPS!!!!!
Some of us were doubtful(its understandable) but deep within our hearts we are really a blue-blooded animals! In the end, all those playoff heartaches the past decade have been behind us now especially that hateful ’06 Finals. Congrats Mavs universe. Thanx LJ for leading us all here. Thanx everyone. To God Be The Glory!!!
(im thinking of back-to-back championships, baby!)
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
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has increased in magnificence these past few months, so I’m pleased to be a part of it! I’m not a charter member either…
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for having me and being cool dudes (and women)
Once again congrats on beating evil. Now i have to get back to my Bulls. Oh yeah last 3 years every team that the Bulls lost to loses in the next round. Hopefully we can get where you are now (without Bogans starting). Peace
'Don't believe in you who believe in me and don't believe in me who believes in you, but believe in you who believe in yourself'
Good Luck, man!
i’ve been a Bull’s fan in the ’90s.
2nd fave team now behind Mavs.
Bulls will be back!
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
by simpleton cxi on Jun 13, 2011 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
T. Moore
we’ll see you at Blog a Bull when I visit. Come to Moneyball whenever!
Brad James
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Congratulations
That’s a great story.
Kings fan here, just stopping by to say congratulations. Enjoy it!
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Wow, that's amazing!
Partying with the Mavs haha
All I want for my 21st birthday this June is for the Mavs to win a championship.
ahaha deshawn
MIAMI — DeShawn Stevenson admitted that beating self-proclaimed king LeBron James made the Dallas Mavericks’ championship even sweeter.
“It makes me feel good, man, to beat him, to beat that Miami team,” Stevenson told ESPNDallas.com in an AmericanAirlines Arena hallway after the Mavs clinched the title with Sunday’s Game 6 win. “The way they act, the way they treated Dirk [Nowitzki], all the things that they said were very classless. To win on the court the way we did it, it was wonderful.”
by dimitrious on Jun 13, 2011 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
more news cuban paying for parade mavs are in dallas
by dimitrious on Jun 13, 2011 3:27 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
We’ll do it," Cuban said early Monday morning. “All I told them was — Terdema Ussery, our president — you plan the parade. I’ll pay for it because I don’t think it’s right for the city to have to pay for it. And let’s just have some fun.”
Class guy!
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
And people don't like HIM?
Seriously, amazing dude! Best owner a team can hope for….especially now that he lets the team do the talking.
I think he has learned from his past mistakes. Love the guy! Wish he would buy the Stars and get that team fixed too.
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
it's the backlash from sterny and the refs why it was smart
to stay quiet not like it helped the last game but still….
people who hate Cuban
are the people who purport to be upstanding individuals who commit crimes or are jerks to co-workers, whatever.
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Problem, NBA?
"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"
by Maximilian on Jun 13, 2011 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Cuban with a cuban.
Light that stogie up and blow smoke in the face of all the bandwagon naysayers that keep talking about the Heat having the most talented team. There’s more to talent than athletic ablility, and the talent the Mavs had between the ears beat all that ability the Heats paid for.
If at first you don't succeed - blame someone else.
Alright its 2 am
I am off to bed. Lisa Congrats! Sure looks like you had a blast! Good day/ evening/ night folks. Let the party begin.
Well you certainly had an amazing night
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Best birthday weekend ever.
Don't play F A G! Do not play F A G! Don't- (BLAST F). OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU (BLAST A) DOING?! I SAID NOT TO (BLAST G)!
ah espn answered one question i had still i'm interested how it was like to be
in dallas yesterday
Police say no property damage or injuries were reported after fans crowded into downtown Dallas on Sunday night. Dallas police reported 14 arrests, including six for public intoxication, four for disorderly conduct and four people taken into custody on outstanding warrants.
Of course
Dallas is much classier than Los Angeles. Stupid Laker a-holes burn everything they see
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
So did Rotter make up with Cubes?
Wonder if she approached him at the after party.
Was Cubes pissed at ya?
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Congratulations LJ
You deserve it. This is what you get when you stick with a team for all these years. I hope you get to have this same experience again in the future.
by JoeyJoeJoeJr.Shabadoo on Jun 13, 2011 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
FUCK OTIS SMITH!!
in the ear
goodnight, sweet prince. you were the greatest man any of us will ever know.
i might the most jealous person alive
I have met a lot of the mavs just briefly, and I cannot image partying with these guys! You are very lucky! Congrats
d b-lee
by mavslvr44 on Jun 13, 2011 4:50 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Thank you, Mavs.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. - Bill Gates
Yes, I'm smug, withholding, and judgmental, but at least I'm better than you. - Anonymous
Tweetness
This remains equally epic
the day after, it’s all so surreal!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
For now, I will refrain from making fun of you.
Because I too, shed some tears last night.
"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"
Jim Valvano said
if you think a little every day, cry a little, laugh a little, you’ve had a full day, no mockery from me!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I was kidding, Brad.
I give Lisa a hard time; but if I had the night she did, I would walk around Downtown Dallas in my boxers today, with shades on, saying “Deal With It”, because life, from a sports perspective anyway, does not get much better than that.
"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"
Touche!
nice joke, walking in downtown Dallas in boxer shorts, that would be funny. Obviously, I no longer wear boxer shorts, that’s not how Mormons roll. You’ve heard the stories.
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jun 13, 2011 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
That is one amazing night.
I hope we were there with you but I am happy for you…for us. From yesterday, and waking up today…I still can’t believe my ultimate dream for Dirk and the Mavs already happened. I just now have an inner peace.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
THEY FREAKING DID IT!
what an amazing night at the AAC… shared tears of joy with 20,000 of my closest friends… so happy for dirk and i will NEVER call the greatness of JET the cropduster again…
NBA CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks. Your team definitely deserved the Championship.
Anderson Silva would never fight "Bones". He is too scared to fight the real P4P champion. Nick Diaz, the man who will prove to the MMA world that he is the best WW in the world. Still public enemy #1 and enjoying every minute of it.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jun 13, 2011 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
friends and co-workers(even ex-gfs) are texting me congratulations for this win.
i would have been richer by thousands if i agreed to wagers and bets, but i dont do that. I’m a pure Dallas mavericks fanatic. Win or loss.
now they wont be laughing on dirk anymore. They’ve got respect now on his legacy and his greatness!!!
Vengeance was ours. Payback has been granted. We move on. Defend the Crown!
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
Congrats you guys!
Really happy for Dirk and Kidd.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Dirk's Journey
SO happy for you guys!
by Clintonite33 on Jun 13, 2011 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Great Night for Mavs Fans
The Mavericks were flat out mentally stronger than the Heat.
After reading this LJ
I say this with all the love in the world….
I hate your fucking Guts
(Please note my use of the official SBNation sarcasm font)
With the 9th Pick Dallas Selects Tyron Smith...Romo Weeps in Joy, and Bennet says"I might get to go out in the Pass Pattern now!"
by I am Ironman!!! on Jun 13, 2011 7:55 PM CDT reply actions
(Faints)
I will never wash my cheek again…..
With the 9th Pick Dallas Selects Tyron Smith...Romo Weeps in Joy, and Bennet says"I might get to go out in the Pass Pattern now!"
by I am Ironman!!! on Jun 14, 2011 4:32 AM CDT up reply actions
What the hell is going on over here
It is as if you guys won some sort of championship…..Ohh wait….. Congrats yall.
Hot sauce in my bag.
As someone said up thread..
I’ll be interested to see what Mavs fans have to say about Terry going forward. As a UofA alum, I freaking love the guy and always have but he never seemed to be very popular around these parts.
mostly cause he is a straight shooter..
mavericks are going to be known as the best shooting team in NBA history.
I'm so proud of this team
we made this magical run when everyone was saying we were the most likely upset in the first round.
Everyone (sans Barkley) was saying the heat would win.
What the Mavs showed everyone is that heart does matter. That is what this Championship team has become synonymous with. I would even turn on random news stations like CNN and that is how they describe this team. Even non-Mavs fans are proud of this team.
I’m not only happy for winning the O’Brien Trophy, but I’m swelling with pride because this team is truly unique and that is how everyone across the country views us.
Thank you Mavs, And a big Thank you to LJRotter for all of your great work!
Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith
mwah
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by LJRotter on Jun 13, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I didn't sleep, went to work
almost died at work, came home, did a quick radio interview and went to bed around 6:40pm.
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I wasn't very close on the court
as you can see from the shitty pics
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let's pray the season starts on time
any news about resigning tyson i’m pretty sure he likes being in dallas
ehe wow ya when i was younger i used to stay up till 4 am doing "stuff"
then work 12 hour shifts
this was the winning lyric
i think it should’ve been “i’m a loser and i’m not what i appear to be”
also a beatles song
by dimitrious on Jun 13, 2011 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
Don't play F A G! Do not play F A G! Don't- (BLAST F). OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU (BLAST A) DOING?! I SAID NOT TO (BLAST G)!
by DFWTrojanTuba on Jun 14, 2011 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
This
was a great read. Well done.
And congrats to the Mavericks and their fans. And especially Dirk Nowitzki.
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Man I'm so excited for next season
I want to see who we resign. I want to see how our dynamic duo of young guards (DoJo and Roddy) develop. And most of all I want to see how this team responds to winning a championship the previous season.
Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith
mavs gonna be hunted cause theyre champs
but theyre well equiped for that bring it on nba
if there is an nba i do think they will work it out
they have too much to lose
marc stein so what do you know the were pissed
Dallas also was privately smoldering, from Nowitzki on down, about the video that circulated Friday showing Wade and James mocking Dirk’s recent sinus infection. Maybe the Mavs made more out of the tape than they should have, given that there obviously have been more egregious disses in NBA history, but their reaction clearly stemmed from the fact that Wade was involved.
same article
The list of NBA MVPs without a championship, for starters, is down to six: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Derrick Rose … and LeBron
anyone know how to post a pic
from a facebook album on here?
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
Thank you Mavericks for restoring the balance of good and evil.
Thank you Mr Cuban for owning this team, being the greatest owner in the NBA and also being quiet when it counted. Thank you to ALL the players on this team, even the ones who didn’t get on the court, for being an awesome, fun to watch, heart attack inducing team the NEVER quit regardless of score or time left.
And thank you Ms Rotter for this blog and the work it takes to run it, as well as thank you to your co-writers. You guys are as awesome a team as the Mavs..well close anyway. I can only kiss so much..
I started out with nothing and still have most of it left
so the parade is on thursday. im really hoping its afternoon
and why not have it in cowboys stadium in air condition?? you could fit all the fans there and outside too!
the party in dallas just started till thursday!
by go87 on Jun 14, 2011 1:17 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
transplanted nets fan living in texas that been reading mainly for DOH's postgame quotes
but i was always a fan of nellie/nash/dirk/finley squads. lost my interest after 2004.
but i was always a j-kidd fan and if it wasnt for toni braxton i would have never got to root for him in new jersey and instead be stuck with stephon marbury.
with that said i am happy for kidd to finally get his ring along with peja, marion, and dirk. those guys have come a long way from some tough playoff losses in the past to finally get vindicated
also i dont hate lebron the player(just dissapointed) i dislike lebron the person. but i was happy the heat didnt win because like i said i was a huge fan of the nellie teams and mrs dampier screwed all that up. i’d be damned if he collected 18/21 possible playoff dnp-cd’s and being absolute trash and get a ring. hope he retires and then the heat can win whatever they want
congrats mavs. i wore a rangers ballcap with my witten jersey today because i never ponied up for an authentic mavs jersey(i only do authentic). i wish i could have stalked AAC more often but its taxing when its a 2 hr 30 min drive each way whilst doing my best richard petty impression on an empty I-35
and mark cuban is a cool dude. talked to him when he visited the university of pittsburgh. asked him would he buy the rangers
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jun 14, 2011 1:24 AM CDT reply actions
oh yeah @spursyoda where you at dawg? i thought you were trying to help out los mavs....
oh well my are the champs now son!!!
in laker and miami land philippines, this is a once in a lifetime happening so i immediately bought the broadsheet today
the national TV ratings in the philippines are as follows, we are that basketball crazy round here:
i guess all the kobe fans here really dont want lebron to win. hahaha. all my laker and spur friends were behind me during the series. when we were down 1-2. they never stopped encouraging me hahahaha. oh the irony! “this is your year brother! we can hate each other’s teams next year!”
game 1- 18.4 (the “meh” game 1)
game 2- 19.6 (the epic comeback)
game 3- 15.1 (kobe fans hated that bosh winning shot! hahaha)
game 4- 20.8 (the not-so flu game)
game 5- 21.6 (the shootout)
game 6 – hmmm. its not out yet
the usual ratings for that timeslot is 5-6.
i didn’t get to work the whole day yesterday! haha. and everyone in the office was congratulating me like i won the lotto or something. my heat fan friend congratulated me thru text. im the only guy they know in our circle that is a mavs fan haha.
became a fan in 2000. i discovered the mavs thru playing NBA live 1999 in playstation one. the rule between me and my friends was “you can’t use anyone with Shaq, Garnett or Duncan. they’re easy to use because they dunk easily.” so i watched some games to look for a team. then i saw these goofy looking lads, nasty and dirty. i said to myself, hey they look different and awkward. jump shooters! and they have chinese and mexican players! like a comedy movie! this is so punk rock! theyre not high flying! the franchise is a regular bottom dweller, no championships. this is a fun team to simulate in video games. im gonna make them a champion! and when they grew their hair long, wow, that is so metal! anyway, years have passed and the emotional investment increased, expectations too. i thought we were gonna meet kidd’s nets if steve kerr didn’t shoot those threes dammit! or if dirk didn’t get injured! youtube was on the rise and i must say the mavs make the funniest halftime videos ever! avery bunch and shaq puff are the best! and caron mavs musk too! being in a creative job, the mavs creative teams were my inspiration. then i got married. my son was born on the day kobe lit up the mavs for 62(?) points. i was beside my kidd-fan father in law when we lost game 6 in 06. i didn’t want to show emotions that i was affected that day. i even didn’t notice that we were upset by the warriors cause in my mind it was still 06. game 3 to be exact. so just imagine, what dirk and jet was thinking all the time cause theyre the players! fast forward to brandon roy and here we are again. is this some kind of a cosmic joke? then voila, lakers sweep, 15-point comeback, and this. the best basketball movie ever! better than he got game! damn, if i look at it, my story of mavs fandom started way back when mark cuban bought the franchise. (and i just discovered that i share the same birthday with him! haha).
i woke up awhile ago with a smile on my face. this championship is already on my life moments list. it’s already up there with my first born son, my first car, my promotion, kissing my wife for the first time, the first diy album my band made, the “first” time with a woman in college, my first trip to the US. i thought i was gonna die without seeing a championship. never thought that i made this team my religion (i was an atheist in college). John Locke was always right when he said: everything happens for a reason. the 06, 07 choke, the flameouts. it made everything sweeter. they had to happen.
sorry to everyone, i made this comment long and cheesy. (and i’ve got bad english) hurray for LJ! nice to know there are plenty of us here who feels and shares the pain and the stories. nice to know that basketball in general is a language we speak. and the story of this 2011 mavs team bonded people from the US and fans from europe to faraway third world hell called the philippines.
thank you brandon roy and portland for waking up the mavs
by indenialsince2006 on Jun 14, 2011 2:19 AM CDT reply actions
When I was a kid
and all the others were Bulls fans, I stuck with the Mavs’ 3Js. But they broke up eventually, although I still kept watching the NBA because my first favorite player of mine, Allen Iverson, was still playing.
Then Dirk Nowitzki came to Dallas and I truly became a Mavs fan after he got drafted. And the rest was history. LOL
I'm reading this because it's interesting.
Congrats guys, you guys earned it
I came by yesterday after the game to post, but new account, had to wait.
Congrats. Enjoy you win. You guys earned it. Your players kept working and refused to quit in the face of a fair amount of doubt.
Brandon says “Congrats, see you next year! :)”
I'm most excited for Peja
I was a big fan of the early 2000s Kings teams, probably my first rooting interest in the NBA, and I loved Peja to the point that I tried to shoot jumpers like him and created my likeness in NBA video games to play like him, just a deadeye shooter from the outside. It’s sweetness for him to finally break through.
Honestly it’s really crazy how this team won, when the way things seem to usually work is that the team everyone roots for isn’t the team that wins it. Otherwise the Lakers would never win it all, because no one really roots for them, do they? Same with the Heat, although I have to assume that less people actively root against the Lakers.
Anyway, I hate to sound like a bandwagon jumper, but I adopted the Mavs as my favorite NBA team heading into this playoff year because my family and I are moving to Dallas. So let’s go Mavs, make it a dynasty!
My fan loyalties can be summed up as follows: 49 Giant Tiger Sharks.
by efaithfarm on Jun 14, 2011 9:13 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
If I remember correctly, there was a member of this blog that promised to put this tattoo
Who was it again? The pic says in the lower right corner @rwsalsman, what’s his username here? You’re the man whoever you are,
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on Jun 14, 2011 11:04 AM CDT reply actions
i told you i was getting a tattoo but someone made a swish tat so i changed my idea hehehe.
it looks slanted because my leg contour. i know the tat ain’t that perfect but it was free (just had to tip my friend artist) and the feeling that it gives is priceless:)
thank you brandon roy and portland for waking up the mavs
by indenialsince2006 on Jun 17, 2011 5:58 AM CDT up reply actions
because of leg's contour**
thank you brandon roy and portland for waking up the mavs
by indenialsince2006 on Jun 17, 2011 6:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Dear Lisa
As a long time Mavs fan from Germany I can not say how happy I was when I found your side this season. I totally admire the work and most importantly the heart you put into it. Most of all, I was impressed with the number of game comments (approx. 1000 each half), esp. compared to the other SB sites (about 350 at PIM for game 6, wow!). You really deserved this night to remember, allthough I admid I am a bit jealous. Lets now all bask in championship glory. Hopefully, there will start a new season end of October. Until then,
kind regards, Christian
Sports Illustrated Links this article
Imagine starting a blog about the Mavericks, watching damn near every game, going to a ton of them and generally devoting a huge portion of your life to following a professional basketball team as closely as one can. And then imagine that team wins the championship, and you are at the game, and then suddenly you are at the club partying with them, and Shawn Marion is telling security you’re with the team. This all happened, as chronicled here.
Don't play F A G! Do not play F A G! Don't- (BLAST F). OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU (BLAST A) DOING?! I SAID NOT TO (BLAST G)!
LJ started this blog and goes to a ton of games?
news to me… :)
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
hey, I never said I started it...
that’s not my fault. they should have talked to me.
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Blazer Fan here - just popping by to say congratulations.
You guys deserve it. It wasn’t just rooting against Miami, I actually enjoyed pulling for the Mavs. Couldn’t have happened to a better team (besides the Blazers). :) Anyways, savor the victory!
"Jumper-free throw-free throw-alley oop-jumper-post move-oh please stop hurting us LaMarcus!" -Dave 2/14/11
seein if this works
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
by zkmavz on Jun 14, 2011 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Great post Lisa!
What an awesome season for the Mavs and for all you fans. Congrats from Nuggets Nation!
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a'thank you Nate!!
you’re going to Vegas this summer? I’m jealous. I need a fundraiser to get money for airfare…
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I wanna be a billionaire, so fucking bad……
u earned
the ring i think u can repete
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