04-12-2019, 04:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Mexico Mountains
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I am so lucky. I had season tickets for 25 years, including Dirk's career through the finals. I always said "I'm gonna keep buying these until we get a championship." Once we did, I retired in August of 2011 and moved to the mountains.
But I was lucky. I was in Reunion when we beat Utah and returned to the playoffs after the bleak decade. I was there when Dirk and TMack had their shootout, and when Dirk got hurt in the playoffs against SA. I saw Tim Thomas blow Dirk that kiss and the 50 point barrage that followed. I was in tears in a hotel in South Carolina when we lost game six to Miami...I had a game 7 ticket in my wallet. Maybe the best game I saw was in San Antonio, and the Mavs lost...but it was so intense, JTerry tried to punch Mike Finley in the cajones.
The lowest point was losing to Golden State, and watching Dirk have to accept the MVP trophy at a news conference. But like most of you, I never lost faith. Even as they traded away everyone except Jet, I always knew Dirk would pull us through. I was reminding a more casual fan that to win the championship, we swept the back to back champion Lakers, and beat them down so hard they have yet to recover. Then to take out OKC, featuring their big three, including 2 MVPs and Westbrook, who now averages a triple double. Then of course Miami, and 2 more finals MVPs. And Dirk did it without anyone on his team as good as any of the Heat or the Thunder's big three.
It was 2 decades of pure basketball, all possible because of one guy. There will never be another like him. I am so lucky to have been there in the presence of Dirk. Thank you, big guy.
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04-13-2019, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: sport
Posts: 39,434
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Originally Posted by G-Man
I am so lucky. I had season tickets for 25 years, including Dirk's career through the finals. I always said "I'm gonna keep buying these until we get a championship." Once we did, I retired in August of 2011 and moved to the mountains.
But I was lucky. I was in Reunion when we beat Utah and returned to the playoffs after the bleak decade. I was there when Dirk and TMack had their shootout, and when Dirk got hurt in the playoffs against SA. I saw Tim Thomas blow Dirk that kiss and the 50 point barrage that followed. I was in tears in a hotel in South Carolina when we lost game six to Miami...I had a game 7 ticket in my wallet. Maybe the best game I saw was in San Antonio, and the Mavs lost...but it was so intense, JTerry tried to punch Mike Finley in the cajones.
The lowest point was losing to Golden State, and watching Dirk have to accept the MVP trophy at a news conference. But like most of you, I never lost faith. Even as they traded away everyone except Jet, I always knew Dirk would pull us through. I was reminding a more casual fan that to win the championship, we swept the back to back champion Lakers, and beat them down so hard they have yet to recover. Then to take out OKC, featuring their big three, including 2 MVPs and Westbrook, who now averages a triple double. Then of course Miami, and 2 more finals MVPs. And Dirk did it without anyone on his team as good as any of the Heat or the Thunder's big three.
It was 2 decades of pure basketball, all possible because of one guy. There will never be another like him. I am so lucky to have been there in the presence of Dirk. Thank you, big guy.
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Great post and great for you.. after some of what you say through in the 90s, you deserved it.. and the RTarpley and 3 Js mess
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04-13-2019, 08:52 AM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 4,496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by G-Man
I am so lucky. I had season tickets for 25 years, including Dirk's career through the finals. I always said "I'm gonna keep buying these until we get a championship." Once we did, I retired in August of 2011 and moved to the mountains.
But I was lucky. I was in Reunion when we beat Utah and returned to the playoffs after the bleak decade. I was there when Dirk and TMack had their shootout, and when Dirk got hurt in the playoffs against SA. I saw Tim Thomas blow Dirk that kiss and the 50 point barrage that followed. I was in tears in a hotel in South Carolina when we lost game six to Miami...I had a game 7 ticket in my wallet. Maybe the best game I saw was in San Antonio, and the Mavs lost...but it was so intense, JTerry tried to punch Mike Finley in the cajones.
The lowest point was losing to Golden State, and watching Dirk have to accept the MVP trophy at a news conference. But like most of you, I never lost faith. Even as they traded away everyone except Jet, I always knew Dirk would pull us through. I was reminding a more casual fan that to win the championship, we swept the back to back champion Lakers, and beat them down so hard they have yet to recover. Then to take out OKC, featuring their big three, including 2 MVPs and Westbrook, who now averages a triple double. Then of course Miami, and 2 more finals MVPs. And Dirk did it without anyone on his team as good as any of the Heat or the Thunder's big three.
It was 2 decades of pure basketball, all possible because of one guy. There will never be another like him. I am so lucky to have been there in the presence of Dirk. Thank you, big guy.
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Awesome post. Definitely hills, valleys, and finally the mountain top. What a ride! Love Dirk, and wish him the best. I am so going to miss him. As much fun a Luka is going to be, it will never be the same without Dirk. That's not bad, just different.
Last edited by turin; 04-13-2019 at 08:53 AM.
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