live from dallas, one giddy fan's report from the frontlines

Preach on Preacher !!!


Amen !

DD

 

Ric --

what's amazing to me is how people from all over the country share that view of Dallas fans as being so easy to despise. i have friends from the east coast; friends from colorado; friends from california; friends in Florida...all of them talk about how obnoxious Dallas fans are. and if you spend any time in Texas it's easily confirmed.

makes these wins soooo much sweeter!

 

19-10

2-0

 

first off, great thread!

as for the games having a '95 feel to them, for a while yesterday, i thought both yao and tmac were both going to score over 40 points just like dream and clyde did in the same game against utah in the opening round

 

If Dallas fans weren't so friggin' conceited...

(yes, I know I'm generalizing a city full of millions of people) They all believe that their city and sports teams are the best in the world. They have no humility at all.

-- droxford

 

There's always one key game in a playoff run that makes you go, "wow...this team is real." Where you see the team perform and know they CAN win the big one.

In 94, for me, it was Game 4 against the Suns.

In 95, for me, it was Game 1 against the Jazz.

I think it's entirely possible that last night was that kind of game. Hearing that confirmed by guys like Magic and Charles was nice, as well.

 

a friend from Denver was driving through Dallas on the way home a year or so ago. he calls me and says, "this city sucks!! i'm listening to sports radio and all they're talking about is how the Cowboys are going to be Super Bowl favorites (going into the 2004 season)."

i lived in the dallas media market when i went to college. there is no other team in any other league other than dallas. they talk about nothing else. and every other team is vastly inferior. that was back in the mid-90's and they used to view Houston as Texas' "other city." That is no longer the case, frankly. That tone doesn't exist as much anymore. After building 3 new facilities..hosting Super Bowl and All Star Game...NLCS Game 7...19-10...and on and on...even most folks in Dallas, when they're honest, know they're owned right about now!

 

You know what must be really scary for the Dallas basketball fans?

They now see what we have in Tmac and Yao...an realize how young they are...

Now....consider if we are able to get a athletic rebounding and defensive power forward that can hit Juwon shots...

That is the only *true* weakness...yea..we need some depth...yea..we could use a true point...but we get by without them..

Get us a good 4 this offseason..with Juwon as a backup...and we are gonna be competing for the best team in Texas title..and the Mavs will be also-rans.

That has to really pissoff the Dallas fans if they are able to realistically look at the teams (unlikley I know).

 

Great thread...

 

Yes, a power forward away to be a true contender. 100% agreed!

 

I lived in Dallas for years. I hated all Dallas teams and their fans, starting with the Cowboys. The Mavs were pretty benign back then. Mavs fans didn't have anything to be proud of before the Cuban era.

 

Well said.

Those painful days of sitting around Maverick fans chanting "Dirk" in a Houston arena may be coming to an end.

The Maverick organization has got to be so frustrated on the changes that they have made over the years to no avail, when winning it all primarily requires 1 thing.

Defense

They pretend to have it. Since Avery has come, he has stressed it. Great defensive coaches are not bread overnight.

Dallas is getting out offensed, defensed, coached, and quite frankly b**** slapped.

It couldn't happen to a better owner.

 

what pisses me off is the disdain some Mavs fans have for Houston. I've heard comments like, "How can we be losing to Houston?" and in utter shock that they're not going to win this series in 5 or 6 games. I don't expect any Mavs fan to believe in the Rockets, but to be oblivious to the fact that we are in fact a worthy opponent is what really sticks me. I've never gone into this series cocky, and even now up 2-0, I'm still very cautious. It's been pointed out over and over again that the last T-Mac-led team dropped a 3-1 advantage in the playoffs. It ain't over 'til it's over.

 

i think that's a product of our recent playoff absences/failure and their recent playoff presence/success. that's probably fair.

 

The Cowboys and us America's team fans are awesume--stick through the thick and thin (mostly the latter lately), but after that, yeah, can't think of much positive to say about the city or sports.

 

MadMax & Relativist: You guys have summed it up beautifully. I have been here (Dallas) since 1994 and the Dallas sports scene has ALWAYS looked down on their Houston counterparts so this should come as no big surprise. If I had a dollar for every time I've been told by folks up here that the only reason the Rockets won 2 championships was because Jordan was playing baseball, I would be one rich HillBoy. Of course, they don't respect us and you know what? I don't care one whit. They can keep their arrogance & disrespect. We'll just keep polishing our TWO Larry O'Brien trophies.

Solid put it best: The Mavericks may look great on paper but the game is played on wood.

 

yeah just awesume The Cowgirls suck just as bad as the Mavs!

 

<<<<------Been in Dallas for a couple of years now myself and you guys are dead on about thier attitude toward Houston as a whole, not just sports. These people up here really think that they're better than Houston in every facet. But back to B-Ball.........I ran out of my apartment screaming.........."Rockets b****ES!!!!" It felt SOOOOOOO good too.

I want to see what Blackistone has to say today on around the horn!!! "Mavs in 6" is probably what he'll say.

 

Max, it really has that feel to it, doesn't it? Still way too early... way too early, but just a sweet feeling after last night. A warm glow. And you can't wait for the next game. Just relishing it.


Great post, Ric. Hell, it's Dallas. To a native Houstonian, Dallas has always sucked. Always. They've always looked down their collective noses at H-town, which makes beating them, in any sport, so much the better.

Rock on, Rockets!