11-19-2019, 05:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2019, 05:25 PM by embellisher.)
Born and raised in Irving, lived in most of the Dallas county suburbs at one time or another.
Grew up a Cowboys and Rangers fan, and when I heard in 1979 we were getting an NBA team, I went and bought the first Mavericks tshirt I could find. I remember the UTA folks being mad that we stole "their" mascot. Anybody else remember the "Mavericks - nowhere but UTA!" bumper stickers? XD
Kurt Nimphius and Brad Davis were my first favorite Mavs. I didn't know much about basketball when they started the franchise, but I listened to every game on WBAP and watched the few that were on free TV, which in those days weren't very many.
Suffered through the Tarpley heartbreak, the breakup of the 3 J's, and the dark years between there and Dirk.
Move to Arkansas in 2007, and hated Baron Davis that year in the playoffs. Discovered this board that same year, and was overjoyed when Dirk finally brought us to the promised land in 2011.
Been an MFFL since 1980 and will be until the day I die.
Man, Luka is something else. I don't know if he'll be better than Dirk, but he's better than Dirk was when he was 20. The future is bright!
Grew up a Cowboys and Rangers fan, and when I heard in 1979 we were getting an NBA team, I went and bought the first Mavericks tshirt I could find. I remember the UTA folks being mad that we stole "their" mascot. Anybody else remember the "Mavericks - nowhere but UTA!" bumper stickers? XD
Kurt Nimphius and Brad Davis were my first favorite Mavs. I didn't know much about basketball when they started the franchise, but I listened to every game on WBAP and watched the few that were on free TV, which in those days weren't very many.
Suffered through the Tarpley heartbreak, the breakup of the 3 J's, and the dark years between there and Dirk.
Move to Arkansas in 2007, and hated Baron Davis that year in the playoffs. Discovered this board that same year, and was overjoyed when Dirk finally brought us to the promised land in 2011.
Been an MFFL since 1980 and will be until the day I die.
Man, Luka is something else. I don't know if he'll be better than Dirk, but he's better than Dirk was when he was 20. The future is bright!