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Underdog · 05-05-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

There is a thin line between confidence and cockiness. You can definitely sense a large amount of confidence from the staff to the players to the fans.

I'll still take these types of attitudes/threads/posts to those who still think we'll choke and fail.

The last time we felt this confident, we DID choke and fail.

Don't tempt fate with the Basketball Gods...

monty55555 · 05-05-2011, 05:13 PM

There are a few things I believe in right now:

1. Mavs are up 2-0
2. Dirk is phenomenal.
3. Mavs as a team are playing really well, specially defensively.
4. It takes 4 wins to win the series.

I love what I'm seeing and what the possibilities are...

However... if there is one team that can win anytime anywhere, regardless of setting, it is Kobe and the Lakers ....

So can we please take it one game at a time?

Mavsfan4ever · 05-05-2011, 05:29 PM

I'm cautiously optimistic. The Lakers are like a scared wounded animal we have backed into a wall which is the worse kind of animal. The Mavs and we as fans all have to becareful not to get overly confident.

DubOverdose · 05-05-2011, 05:30 PM

I believe we have the potential to do something great. I was honestly excited we made it out of the first round, but now we're playing better ball than any other team in the L. That being said, you can't count any team out of a series until they've lost 4 games in it...ESPECIALLY when you are in the Western Semis playing the 2 time defending champs with one of the most stacked teams of recent memory. Lakers can easily reel off 4 straight.

Kante · 05-05-2011, 05:32 PM

STFU, it´s over when the Mavs have the 4th win!

Dirkadirkastan · 05-05-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mavsfan4ever

I'm cautiously optimistic. The Lakers are like a scared wounded animal we have backed into a wall which is the worse kind of animal. The Mavs and we as fans all have to becareful not to get overly confident.

Were they not wounded after Game One? Were they not scared during Game Two?

Mavsfan4ever · 05-05-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Were they not wounded after Game One? Were they not scared during Game Two?

Not saying they weren't I'm just superstitious therefore afraid of coming right out and saying we will win the next two (which I believe we will.) *knock on wood*

DevinHarriswillstart · 05-05-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

The last time we felt this confident, we DID choke and fail.

Don't tempt fate with the Basketball Gods...

06 being constantly mentioned is getting tiresome. Different team. Different coach. Different philosophy and mindset. Five years ago. The Mavs could still certainly lose this series, but I personally don't think it'll have anything to do with 06. I think even the basketball gods are sick of hearing about it.

Underdog · 05-05-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

06 being constantly mentioned is getting tiresome. Different team. Different coach. Different philosophy and mindset. Five years ago. The Mavs could still certainly lose this series, but I personally don't think it'll have anything to do with 06. I think even the basketball gods are sick of hearing about it.

Same fans, same arrogance, same wrathful Basketball Gods...

I have no problem with a bit of optimism, but there's absolutely no reason to think we're going to win it all when we're only 6/16 of the way there.

You go ahead and pound your chest and curse at the heavens - I'm going to support my Mavs by keeping my basketball karma in check.

DevinHarriswillstart · 05-05-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Same fans, same arrogance, same wrathful Basketball Gods...

I have no problem with a bit of optimism, but there's absolutely no reason to think we're going to win it all when we're only 6/16 of the way there.

You go ahead and pound your chest and curse at the heavens - I'm going to support my Mavs by keeping my basketball karma in check.

lol...I've certainly kept my karma in check. I just think the 06 talk becomes weak after a while.

I agree about getting ahead of one's self. With that said, there is little argument over whether we're championship contenders or not. I'm still standing by my Mavs in 7 prediction. How about that for karma?!

LonghornDub · 05-05-2011, 07:05 PM

I'm just not sure I agree that stating "I believe" is putting the cart before the horse or in any way arrogant. This seems the perfect time for that sort of predictive remark.

dude1394 · 05-05-2011, 07:07 PM

I BELIEVE we should lay it all out there to win the next one....

Underdog · 05-05-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by LonghornDub

I'm just not sure I agree that stating "I believe" is putting the cart before the horse or in any way arrogant. This seems the perfect time for that sort of predictive remark.

Hard to say...

Right now both OKC and Memphis look like better teams than the Lakers - we could put the Champs away only to lose in 5 or 6 in the WCF.

One game at a time, one series at a time... Don't tempt fate (and for the love of Basketball God, DON'T make us the front-runners - we thrive as underdogs!)

Underdog · 05-05-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dude1394

I BELIEVE we should lay it all out there to win the next one....

Winning the next one would substantially change my stance on this thread.

Mavsfan4ever · 05-05-2011, 08:04 PM

Rick put it best. "We still have to win ten more games to reach our goal."

xrobx · 05-05-2011, 08:08 PM

i'm taking it one game at a time. i'm not thinking about who we might match up with in the WCF or in the finals, i'm thinking about game 3 and 4 and how we need to finish the job against the lakers. this isn't over. Even if we go up 3-0, i'll be worried about making history by losing 4-3. i'll be worried about the lakers until it's over.

Lor20 · 05-05-2011, 09:05 PM

a) we havent won this series yet. we need at LEAST a split at home... else i see this possibly collapsing.
b) memphis scares me. they are a very physical team and dallas does not do well against team that attack the paint. chandler doesnt know how to stay out of foul trouble and 30 minutes of haywood are no good.
so... im taking it 1 game at a time....

CATCH-17 · 05-05-2011, 09:28 PM

It's OH VUH!!!!

Mavericks win.. Flawless Victory.

Do you BEEEEELiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeve?!!?!?!

Bayliss · 05-05-2011, 09:42 PM

Btw, Houston thought they had us beat after winning the first two games in Dallas.....

Mavsfan4ever · 05-05-2011, 09:47 PM

The boys need to go in with the mind set this is a must win. If they think a win is a given even for one instant they are screwed.

SMC0007 · 05-05-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CATCH-17

It's OH VUH!!!!

Mavericks win.. Flawless Victory.

Do you BEEEEELiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeve?!!?!?!

If I were a mod I would ban you! Continuing on the same reckless path after 900 people essentially oppose the stupid focking post or the annoying cockiness just to be a prick. It's trollery.

Mavsfan4ever · 05-05-2011, 10:24 PM

Why Dale why? Dale Hanson is putting the jinx on us he is on TV claiming the series is over.

Dirkadirkastan · 05-05-2011, 10:41 PM

So much gloom and doom after two historic victories.

If some among us wish to holler and frolic around a bit, let them.

TripleDipping · 05-05-2011, 10:47 PM

This is the dumbest ass thread since some fool created that "is this the most lopsided finals matchup" thread after the Mavs went 2 up in the finals. WTF. I almost feel like bumping that stupid thread just to counter this one.

SMC0007 · 05-05-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

So much gloom and doom after two historic victories.

If some among us wish to holler and frolic around a bit, let them.

Well wtf are YOU waiting for?

Windmill360 · 05-05-2011, 10:58 PM

Nothing wrong with this thread. Nothing wrong with hollering and frolicing around, BUT IF lakers somehow pull a miracle out of their ass (not really, since its the lakers) and tie the series up 2-2, i dont want to see the bitching and moaning come up again ( yea a realize this is a message baord and you can post whatever the f you want and tell me to go somewhere else, but it pisses me off). This is reminding me a lot of the texas-yankees series last fall. I'm not saying anything until the last second expires and we have 4 wins in this series. Anything can still happen.

I like what others have said in this and other threads:

"Cautiously optimistic"

"Don't tempt fate"

Yes i realize that posts made by random members on a message baord have little to nothing to do with how well a team executes on the basketball court, but we still dont start gameday threads a day early now do we?

CATCH-17 · 05-05-2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SMC0007

If I were a mod I would ban you! Continuing on the same reckless path after 900 people essentially oppose the stupid focking post or the annoying cockiness just to be a prick. It's trollery.

Ban me for what?

Showing some nads because my team has finally gotten their killer swagger back?

I'm not going to walk on egg shells. Let the whole NBA world know that the mavs got their magic back.

Confidence back in big D? Oh VUH?

Songbard · 05-05-2011, 11:13 PM

Can't get ahead of ourselves... Broussard says Lakers still win the series!

Dirkadirkastan · 05-05-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Songbard

Can't get ahead of ourselves... Broussard says Lakers still win the series!

Did he provide anything other than old time rhetoric?

41mvp · 05-06-2011, 12:00 AM

I have been believe all season long.I pray to Dirk well.And now when I watch this team in TV I am feeling pride.
Mavericks is religion
religion is Mavericks

LonghornDub · 05-06-2011, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Hard to say...

Right now both OKC and Memphis look like better teams than the Lakers - we could put the Champs away only to lose in 5 or 6 in the WCF.

One game at a time, one series at a time... Don't tempt fate (and for the love of Basketball God, DON'T make us the front-runners - we thrive as underdogs!)

I totally get what you're saying, but I still don't agree that an "I believe (the Mavs are winning it all)" type post is tempting fate, or anything of the sort. It's just a statement of belief. If Underdog wants to be cautious, or Flacolaco wants to be super cautious, or fluid wants to be guardedly optimistic, or whatever, more power to everyone. But I really don't think that means it's inappropriate for someone else to comment that their belief is sky high.

It would be different if people were running around acting like the 'ship was already won, but I really don't see that at all. "I believe" seems to me a statement of faith, not an assessment of the present situation.

DallasMavericksIn2011 · 05-06-2011, 01:28 AM

Winning two games in Los Angeles will make a believer out of anyone, no matter how dense they are. But then again, these are the Mavs... Though winning the title lies in the realm of possibilities, nothing could ever make me believe more than when the Mavs actually win a title. I wouldn't trust this team with a 3-0 lead in any situation. I've suffered too many heartbreaks.

twelli · 05-06-2011, 02:09 AM

I am optimistic, cause there are all the signs showing that the players (not necessarily the fans) know that it isn't over until it's over. They can play better and they know it, and they certainly know that the Lakers are not done yet. All those stories about the Lakers being too old are a huge incentive for them. Maybe they will feel even less pressure on the road, especially a guy like Gasol, who is booed by his own (retarded) fans. It's all about momentum. If we let them back into the series, it could be very difficult to stop them. On the other hand, I don't see any player who has that fire, hunger and determination to win no matter what.

Windmill360 · 05-06-2011, 02:31 AM

The players and coaches are certainly saying the righht things so far. They are as cautious as anyone and im pleased with everything Dirk has said up to this point. He's acting like hes been there before.

OneLove22 · 05-06-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

The last time we felt this confident, we DID choke and fail.

Don't tempt fate with the Basketball Gods...

You have to have confidence to win. Doubt and cockiness are the ultimate team killers.

twelli · 05-06-2011, 03:05 AM

I just gonna ask: No one has the balls to start a GDT thread?

Dirkadirkastan · 05-06-2011, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by twelli

I just gonna ask: No one has the balls to start a GDT thread?

Only one man has authorization to, and he is not here at this hour.

Mavsfan4ever · 05-06-2011, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Only one man has Chuck's authorization to, and he is not here at this hour.

Fixed.

dalger · 05-06-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LonghornDub

I totally get what you're saying, but I still don't agree that an "I believe (the Mavs are winning it all)" type post is tempting fate, or anything of the sort. It's just a statement of belief. If Underdog wants to be cautious, or Flacolaco wants to be super cautious, or fluid wants to be guardedly optimistic, or whatever, more power to everyone. But I really don't think that means it's inappropriate for someone else to comment that their belief is sky high.

It would be different if people were running around acting like the 'ship was already won, but I really don't see that at all. "I believe" seems to me a statement of faith, not an assessment of the present situation.

I agree and that's what I was thinking while typing my intial post in this thread. In addition, is there really that much of a difference between believing and being cautiously optimistic? If I believe in this team as a fan, it doesn't mean that I expect a certain outcome. It only means that I have enough faith in our team to think that things could go our way and I want to believe that it'll eventually be a series in our favor.

With that said, it's obvious that this series with the Lakers is far from over. Whether I "believe" or just color myself "cautiously optimistic" doesn't really make a difference. Both believers and optimists only hope for an outcome.

SMC0007 · 05-06-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CATCH-17

Ban me for what?

Showing some nads because my team has finally gotten their killer swagger back?

I'm not going to walk on egg shells. Let the whole NBA world know that the mavs got their magic back.

Confidence back in big D? Oh VUH?

I told you once exactly why I would ban you, basically because you are so annoyingly over the top when we aren't even out of the 2nd round yet.

You're not showing "some nads", You're showing your ass. As many people have said theres a difference between confidence and cocky and then there's you, just purposely being annoying because you're oblivious to the way basketball works especially around here. Which should only mean that you are about 14yrs old.

Are you 14?

What do you mean, "they got their Killer Swagger back"? Does that mean they are totally awesome because the cool kids at your school are sporting their jerseys again?

And what are you doing to "Let the whole NBA world know the Mavs got their Magic back"?? Are you going on Good Day America to announce this, or just be over the top in a forum of Mavs fans who generally have a good grasp already of whats going on?