03-06-2025, 10:02 PM
(03-06-2025, 08:17 AM)david75090 Wrote: I've been a Mavs fan since '80. Nothing has been more of a gut-punch than this trade, in all that time. I've wavered since the '06 finals when I came to the realization that the NBA is manipulated. Not as bad as championship wrestling, but something is going on. I try to give the league as little of my money as I can. Much like MLB after they canceled the World Series that year. If a league doesn't care about their fans, Eff 'em. I'll continue to watch, just not as much.
Manipulated is a good word for it. Not fixed. I realized in the 90s when I started watching playoff matchups of teams I didn’t care about. I was suspicious watching my team. But I knew I was biased. When I didn’t care whether Hakeem’s Rockets or Malone’s Jazz came out on top, it was just so obvious.
Pessimism doesn’t make you smart, just pessimistic.