tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post7504671767109137779..comments2023-06-15T10:49:50.190-05:00Comments on On the Dallas Mavericks: I Don’t Believescootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-15346819820953288552007-04-29T22:07:00.000-05:002007-04-29T22:07:00.000-05:00I was out of town this weekend. Needless to say, ...I was out of town this weekend. Needless to say, I am disappointed with the direction this blog has taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-2069483897103519212007-04-29T21:02:00.000-05:002007-04-29T21:02:00.000-05:00What's happened to Ryan B?What's happened to Ryan B?micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747261572899892609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-34039563607568521002007-04-29T15:43:00.000-05:002007-04-29T15:43:00.000-05:00Jeremy said: How much emotional energy have you in...Jeremy said: <I>How much emotional energy have you invested in this team the past decade? You're going to give up now?</I><BR/><BR/>Hey––in college I invested too much emotional energy in a girl that was sure to break my heart, and breaking free from that was one of the best things that ever happened to me.<BR/><BR/>I’m not saying I don’t have my doubts here, but it’s feeling pretty good so far.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-3156964570703018432007-04-29T15:20:00.000-05:002007-04-29T15:20:00.000-05:00Jason said: Don't you get some consolation that Mi...Jason said: <I>Don't you get some consolation that Miami just got swept? Who called that one?</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, yes. That’s quite a bit of consolation. Now if Phoenix can just crumble, I’ll be golden.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-56994203190657633642007-04-29T15:19:00.000-05:002007-04-29T15:19:00.000-05:00Bigcat said: But I've learnt to let me be the one ...Bigcat said: <I>But I've learnt to let me be the one who controls my emotion.</I> <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I haven’t so much learned that yet.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-20334239620572915882007-04-29T15:18:00.000-05:002007-04-29T15:18:00.000-05:00Micah said: It beats thinking about the Rangers! ....Micah said: <I>It beats thinking about the Rangers! </I>.<BR/><BR/>Or the Stars, or the Cowboys…I wonder if we realize the ramifications for Dallas sports of the Mavericks blowing last year’s finals, Tony Romo fumbling that snap in January, and then Dallas losing in the first round to Golden State. That would have to be 3 of the 10 biggest playoff disasters in professional sports in the last 30 years, all in the span of ten months.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-86444558036906507672007-04-29T15:17:00.000-05:002007-04-29T15:17:00.000-05:00Jason, I think you and I disagree on the definitio...Jason, I think you and I disagree on the definition of abuse. Have you been <I>watching</I> this series? In all seriousness (!), it’s possible they can win me back, to an extent. I’m just saying, it won’t be the same then because of how I’m detaching myself now.<BR/><BR/>People are worthy of a greater love than that; but for me, right now, this team isn’t.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-47752534422897666432007-04-29T15:15:00.000-05:002007-04-29T15:15:00.000-05:00Jeremy said: There's no way they again lose the Fi...Jeremy said: <I>There's no way they again lose the Finals to an inferior team in the East.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? They seem to be having their hat handed to them right now. And for that matter, it sure seemed like they wanted to win those last two games of the finals last year. <BR/><BR/>I agree there’s still a really good chance the Mavericks will take the series, but I can’t afford to wreck my emotional health for the next couple of weeks. If Dallas were going to breeze through the first two rounds, then I’d be done with the semester, and I’d gladly undergo the roller coaster of a wcf series. But not this early––I’ve only got four semesters of coursework, and I just can’t afford it.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-48397022458254848652007-04-29T14:50:00.000-05:002007-04-29T14:50:00.000-05:00Don't you get some consolation that Miami just got...Don't you get some consolation that Miami just got swept? Who called that one?JKnotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567721786402019427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-59151388714211252007-04-29T13:50:00.000-05:002007-04-29T13:50:00.000-05:00I started to learn not to invest too much in Mavs ...I started to learn not to invest too much in Mavs since their instant classic 19 pts 4th quarter meltdown in LA years ago. Of course, compared to you, I've invested little to begin with. But last year's final made me glad that I've learnt to treat this as just basketball.<BR/><BR/>Mavs may still win the title (in which case I'll be estactic), it also may play their last game of the season on May 1 (in which case I'll shrug it off and boycott their next season).<BR/><BR/>But I've learnt to let me be the one who controls my emotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-17089412872675236272007-04-29T13:32:00.000-05:002007-04-29T13:32:00.000-05:00I can't help but see the comedy in this post and c...I can't help but see the comedy in this post and comments. That the Mavs draw such analogies as theology and being in love is a bit funny. I love being a Mavs fan. I even woke up this morning nervous about the game tonight but if you really have to jump in to the point where you can't sleep then maybe you should turn off that little part in your heart. It's just basketball and I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.<BR/><BR/>It beats thinking about the Rangers!micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747261572899892609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-8837409386275508172007-04-29T08:23:00.000-05:002007-04-29T08:23:00.000-05:00Scott,The problem is, if I may say so, you are the...Scott,<BR/><BR/>The problem is, if I may say so, you are the wrong kind of fan. I can say that because, as you may have noticed, I can be the same kind of fan.<BR/><BR/>Let me use the analogy of being in love. If you love the same person for years and years and they abuse you, then of course you should probably leave them. But if they do not abuse you but just keep making the same mistakes (and believe me, they will), then if you leave them the problem is probably you.<BR/><BR/>Someone who thinks their beloved is perfect or could easily become so, when they can't (which is always), is not really loving them. You have to love the person you love, not some idealized picture of them.<BR/><BR/>And if you do love the real person in front of you, you will have more patience with their foibles, and not be broken-hearted when they AGAIN leave the top off the toothpaste tube.<BR/><BR/>With the Mavs, they are who they are. Maybe the'll win, maybe not. Only a fool would keep having faith that the Mavs will not be the Mavs, that they won't blow 3-0 series leads, or late-game 10-point leads, that Nowitski will suddenly morph physically into Lebron. The key is to know that that is who they are, and still be a fan. A good fan, like a good lover, can BOTH glory in the other's triumph AND not go into despair will the setbacks.<BR/><BR/>We've been here with the Mavs before. And if we remain fans, we'll be here again. The question is, can you take it?JKnotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567721786402019427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841361437254309340.post-1909739342232969742007-04-29T07:51:00.000-05:002007-04-29T07:51:00.000-05:00Interesting post.But also sad. Even down 2-1, the...Interesting post.<BR/><BR/>But also sad. Even down 2-1, the Mavs are still the favorites in this series. If they win today, they get their home court advantage back. With a little bit of luck, they will play the Spurs, the team they were built to beat. There's no way they again lose the Finals to an inferior team in the East. <BR/><BR/>How much emotional energy have you invested in this team the past decade? You're going to give up now?Texpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420383036173601355noreply@blogger.com