Hurtelknut | Germany

684 | 10 hours ago

Thing is that “Dallas” (or at least the Mavs fanbase I know and used to be a part of) probably loves Dirk more than Championships.

Pilot_G3 | Mavericks

298 | 9 hours ago

Luckily for us it’s synonymous

MavsFanForLife | Mavericks

159 | 5 hours ago

yup. even if Luka had beaten Boston a few years ago or Flagg wins one someday for us, nothing will ever beat 2011. There’s nothing like that first one and seeing Dirk climb that mountain his whole career in a Dallas jersey will never be topped.

mrb4 | Suns

105 | 4 hours ago

The whole saga of Dirk in Dallas makes that title hard for any franchise to beat in terms of importance really. Dirk joined the mavs when they were still a laughingstock, teams with Nash on some good teams, they let Nash walk and he immediately wins MVP and knocks out the mavs. Next year he wins MVP again but mavs beat him in WCF and go up 2-0 on Heat only to lose 4 straight. Next season wins 67 and an MVP only to get bounced by an 8 seed and people sort of write them off. Then 2011 they sort of come out of nowhere and knock off defending champs, KD Thunder and the big 3 Heat. Shits like a movie

Klongon | Mavericks

37 | 3 hours ago

It was exactly the way one would write it if it were scripted for maximum emotion. We will never feel that again, and it’s okay, because no one else will ever feel it the first time.

justsikko | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

The rangers first championship felt similarly perfectly scripted. Lose the division at the end of the year, play every series on the road, beat the astros in the conference finals.

hulksmash1234 | Lakers

38 | 4 hours ago

That dirk ring was one of a kind

sickfalco | Mavericks

8 | 4 hours ago

Luka 5th seed Mavs beating clippers wolves thunder and Boston might have topped it for me if I’m being honest lol. Too bad it didn’t come to fruition but I was ready put that ring right next to dirks

xxi548

12 | 3 hours ago

Both teams were wildly fun to watch with role players that the fanbase began to love so much. Given how quickly that team came together after trotting out Grant Williams as the third best player early in the season, it had a different type of feel to it.

As close as it may have been, I dont think anything could top 2011 though. Most people wanted us to win in 2024. But literally EVERYONE wanted us to win in 2011. Only Miami and Bron fans didn’t. We were the team that fanbases across the entire league rallied around.

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

5 | 2 hours ago

MJ Washington will forever be a folk hero despite not winning a ring. That 2024 run was also magical just unfortunate we couldn’t beat that stacked Boston team.

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

4 | 2 hours ago

That 2011 run was historic and will forever be remembered. Dirk went through an absolute gauntlet. Beating the Blazers, sweeping the Lakers, dominating the KD, Harden and Westbrook thunder and coming back to beat the Heatles while being sick.

gain91 | Cavaliers

5 | 3 hours ago

It’s like a hero’s journey. Basically you could make a movie and beat for beat the script just follow Dirk’s career until 2011.

Coolred92

4 | an hour ago

Synonymous with championship. Not championships.

CoulibalyMVP | Wizards

3 | 3 hours ago

I mean, “championship” singular, right? Not “championships”. Sorry to be pedantic.

cooking2024

15 | 4 hours ago

Not crazy at all. We see this with Kobe fans vs Lakers fans. Lebron going to the Lakers showed those are far from the same thing which most prior wouldn’t think there was a difference.

ob_knoxious | Wizards

7 | 4 hours ago

Game of Zones Kobe fans episode was perfect for this

RanchBourgeois | Mavericks

1 | 2 hours ago

100% true. Even if he never won with us, he’s still our guy, similar to Iverson with Philly.

Thank God we don’t live in the reality where we have to wonder, though. :)

Professional-Sock231 | South Sudan

-10 | 3 hours ago

makes sense Dirk is a dbag

OilOfOlaz | Celtics

-78 | 9 hours ago

I’d assume this comes from you being german and knowing german mavs fans?

Hurtelknut | Germany

40 | 9 hours ago

My interactions with Mavs fans over the last 20 years have occured almost entirely on the english speaking and US dominated web. Not many basketball fans where I’m from.

OilOfOlaz | Celtics

-35 | 8 hours ago

Was a genuine question, as this has been my experience with Mavs fans living in germany myself, for obvious reasons.

This also made me realize, that I never met a Mavs fan in the US.

majidLuv | Thunder

10 | 6 hours ago

You live in Germany, why would you be meeting Mavs fans in the US?

OilOfOlaz | Celtics

-1 | 5 hours ago

because I worked in the US.

homerfanstan

3 | 5 hours ago

But not in Dallas? The Mavs certainly aren’t the celtics with regards to fan bases. The Mavs, like most NBA teams, has a solid local following, but there certainly aren’t as many fair weather/bandwagon fans. Even in the state of Texas, the spurs and rockets likely have larger fan bases, even though DFW is a larger TV market.

I’m sure there are basketball fans in Germany who love the Mavs via Dirk, but for sure, The Dallas Mavericks have a very solid, what was very loyal, fan base, but it is a local team.

OilOfOlaz | Celtics

2 | 4 hours ago

But not in Dallas?

Nah, the closest I ever got was NOLA.

Wasn’t trying to throw shade at the mavs or anything.

I being from bosnia and living in germany just made me realize, that all the mavs fans I konw are either german or slowene.

Thx for the insight though, I appreciate that.

homerfanstan

2 | 4 hours ago

Oh for sure. Haha there certainly aren’t many Mavs fans in New Orleans.

Most NBA teams have pretty local/regional fan bases, except for maybe fans of superstars.

OilOfOlaz | Celtics

3 | 3 hours ago

Specifically for the Mavs I thought, that they would have a bigger national fan base be less local, assuming the Cowboys are a black hole for fandom in Dallas-FW (don’t follow NFL too regularly, but I obv. got a grasp of it while I was in the US) and with the Stars winning a stanley cup shortly after moving there.

Spent quite some time in sports bars after work or on off days and met Blazers fans in NOLA and Suns fans in Boston, maybe I was just used to see so many Dallas jerseys in DACH.

Thx for the pleasant conversation, I like these peeks into local fandoms a lot, cuz its not sth you get too often… exept for the knicks obv. …

Novel-Wait328

0 | 3 hours ago

im sure bosnian would use slowene

jk jk,jugo brate budi dobar

dumasymptote | Mavericks

0 | 5 hours ago

Im from the metroplex and this isn’t just a German thing.

Standard-Height2276

283 | 11 hours ago

Well they’ve still got bbq i guess…

Maverick_1991 | Hawks

139 | 8 hours ago

Nico tried trading it to Minnesota for Gobert and snow

ThinkSoftware | Hawks

14 | 6 hours ago

Eric Snow would look great in a Mavs uniform

Doctor-Jay | 76ers

8 | 6 hours ago

Current Eric Snow is quite fat (no disrespect).

bluepenremote | Lakers

8 | 5 hours ago

He’s cultivating mass

Mikeyfreshonetime2 | Grizzlies

2 | 3 hours ago

Well stop cultivating and start harvesting

jogr

1 | 3 hours ago

Snobert

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

9 | 5 hours ago

i’ve been to dallas many times, i’d argue their steakhouses are more elite than their bbq

HoneyIShrunkMyNads | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

have to have good steakhouses to take your classy mistress to since BBQ is too blue collar

ob_knoxious | Wizards

8 | 4 hours ago

Memphis has BBQ but that hasn’t helped their case

CityNo1723 | Mavericks

1 | 28 minutes ago

Texas BBQ is better

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

-16 | 5 hours ago

Their BBQ isn’t even good compared to NC BBQ.

DetroitSportsPhan | Pistons

8 | 4 hours ago

Now we just need someone from KC to chime in

breighvehart | Bulls

4 | 4 hours ago

Coming from a state that’s known more for their sauce than the actual BBQ

ob_knoxious | Wizards

4 | 4 hours ago

I love Carolina BBQ and I’ve never met anyone else who does.

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

-2 | 4 hours ago

I’ve never met anyone that likes Texas BBQ lol. I guess it all depends where you’re from though.

Most people I’ve talked to have the same complaints about it. It almost takes like I’m eating manwich, not BBQ. I don’t want my BBQ completely drenched in that sauce.

FitCap581 | Mavericks

4 | 3 hours ago

All the Texas BBQ spots I frequent just put the sauce on the side?

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

0 | 3 hours ago

The few times I’ve tried it when visiting Texas, they seem to cook it in that sauce. I was very disappointed.

Dizzy8108 | Nuggets

3 | 3 hours ago

Not sure what places you went to, but I lived in Texas for a god while and ate at many many different BBQ places and never saw a single one that served it with sauce on it. A big aspect of Texas BBQ is sauce on the side. In fact, they consider needing sauce as a drawback.

HoneyIShrunkMyNads | Mavericks

3 | an hour ago

Whatever on the BBQ by state argument but saying you’ve never met anybody who likes Texas BBQ is ridiculous lmao

I think all BBQ is delicious and a great texas brisket may be the most iconic american bbq dish

CCS80 | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

We talking West NC or East NC BBQ?

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

0 | 4 hours ago

East for sure.

Horror_Response_1991 | Magic

153 | 8 hours ago

The boos are not for you. Unless you get injured as you often do. Then they’ll be for you.

Incorrect1012 | Mavericks

55 | 3 hours ago

Nah, Mavs fans never booed AD. They hated him online, but most fans accepted that AD had literally nothing to do with being traded other than being the guy on the other side of it

Horror_Response_1991 | Magic

15 | 3 hours ago

They turned on him when he came back fat from his first injury and then got injured again

dbzmah | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

Yep, but that was the beginning of this season

european_son | Supersonics

5 | 4 hours ago

The boos ring for thee, for thee.

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

2 | 2 hours ago

We understood that AD didn’t ask for any of this, no hate was really directed towards him especially when he did play we saw that he actually gave a shit and didn’t just phone it in.

sallright | Cavaliers

138 | 7 hours ago

“Dear AD, here in Milwaukee we love Hogs, Curds and Brats. But what we love more than that is Brandy. The Polka you’re gonna hear is not for you”

HooliganBeav | Trail Blazers

35 | 5 hours ago

If someone ever tells you “the polka you’re gonna hear IS for you”, you better fucking run.

foxygrandpa86 | Bucks

3 | an hour ago

You guys don’t polka at weddings? Unreal.

BCP27 | MIN

2 | an hour ago

Wisconsin is like looking into a mirror and seeing a slightly evil version of yourself. It’s almost the same, but something is definitely wrong

sallright | Cavaliers

2 | an hour ago

Wisconsin is looking into a mirror and seeing four versions of yourself. They’re all the same, but all extremely blurry.

majidLuv | Thunder

88 | 11 hours ago

Fair enough

hanakostillatembers

82 | 11 hours ago

after a few weeks there i think AD also learned why they love BBQ

EverettGT

49 | 8 hours ago

The only thing he learned was where the doctor’s offices were.

YallRedditForThis | Bulls

27 | 6 hours ago

What was his welcome to Washington?

Fun-Jellyfish-61 | Timberwolves

108 | 5 hours ago

Dear AD, here in Washington we love grift, gridlock and showmanship. But what we love more than that is losing. If you stay unhealthy you will fit right in.

thedarkknight16_

12 | 4 hours ago

Handed to you by our mascot G-Wiz, a flightless bird

Kenwood502

3 | 3 hours ago

With a side serving of National Guard occupation.

Kertia

20 | 11 hours ago

What’s the Dallas sports championship tracker at?

adjust_your_set | Mavericks

34 | 5 hours ago

5 Cowboys, 1 each for Rangers, Stars, Mavericks.

J_Dabson002 | Mavericks

8 | 6 hours ago

8

GuacKiller

6 | 7 hours ago

It’s Cowboys year, every year.

KennySmithsKnees | LAC

1 | 3 hours ago

Not as good as LA’s I’ll tell you th- oh wait

Black-----Manta | Timberwolves

12 | 10 hours ago

Can’t believe they were booing Dwight Powell for being a bad tipper

TheAgmis | Thunder

7 | an hour ago

Mavs fans! Did you know LeBron averaged less PPG that Finals series than Jason Terry?

Always makes me laugh.

RedstoneRay | Minneapolis Lakers

2 | an hour ago

When I go to the movies I put my phone on Lebron mode….NO RING. 🤣🤣🤣

Illini_Guy16 | Slovenia

1 | 5 hours ago

No lies detected

Own-Ad-978

-1 | 11 hours ago

OH-WELL 😊

jediracer

-2 | 9 hours ago

Cringe

blackbooger | Pistons

6 | 4 hours ago

Looking for this comment. That management team was truly out of their depth.

RyouBestGirl | Japan

-12 | 9 hours ago

This is something Nico Harrison would wrote

RepresentativeAd1965 | Nuggets

8 | 7 hours ago

You think Nico loved Luka?

RyouBestGirl | Japan

-5 | 6 hours ago

Dallas loved, not Nico, he wrote it under Cuban’s gunpoint.

RampageUT

-15 | 7 hours ago

Dallas has good BBQ?

merckx3697 | Hornets

4 | 4 hours ago

Yes

J_Dabson002 | Mavericks

0 | 6 hours ago

Dallas not so much but the metroplex yeah Hutchins in McKinney is the best in the state imo

kylemclaren7 | Raptors

4 | 6 hours ago

Terry Blacks is insanely good

Main_Low2552

2 | 5 hours ago

Love Terry Blacks. I go every time I drive in from Houston

Trinityliger | 76ers

2 | 5 hours ago

Hutchins is fantastic. I travel here once a month for work and the site is based in the south suburbs. If my boss is here he takes us to Terry Black’s. If I’m solo then I get as much as my per diem will let me at Hug BBQ in downtown Lancaster

merckx3697 | Hornets

0 | 4 hours ago

Yep had it last month and it’s great.

steamliner88 | Vancouver Grizzlies

-20 | 11 hours ago

Too bad he went out and earned every one of them after the trade. Him whining about Nico getting fired was almost as clueless and moronic as the ”I’m here”-stunt.

Also: getting Davis slammed the championship window shut less than a year after Luka took the team to the ”championship games”, so the love for championships was just another reason not to want ADnp, his lack of maturity and albatross of a contract in Dallas.

foogeyzi69 | LAL

-17 | 7 hours ago

i see your still crying bout that whoopin AD gave your bs team in the playoffs. its been 3 yrs. everybody moved on but u.

Anthony Davis on his welcome letter to Dallas: “I open the door and I get a letter: Dear AD, here in Dallas we love Dirk, BBQ and Luka. But what we love more than that is championship. The boos you’re gonna hear are not for you”