51-5 best 56 game stretch ever??? - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

92bDad · 03-07-2007, 11:49 AM

I heard a report on the Musers this morning that the 51-5 mark for the Mavs over the last 56 games is the best stretch ever in the NBA, NHL...anywhere...

Not sure how valid this stat is, but it's nice to even speculate best ever at anything with the Mavs!!!

Another good point was brought up...National media is having fun picking anybody but the Mavs to win it all...that means that one team has to beat the Mavs 4 times over 7 games, whent he reast of the NBA has only done it 5 times in 56 games!!!

This is truly a fun season to sit back and enjoy the Mavericks!!!

Rick41 · 03-07-2007, 12:03 PM

"The Mavericks topped the Nets 102-89 Tuesday to become the first team in major pro sports history to amass 51 wins in a 56-game span within a single season." - NBA.com

fluid.forty.one · 03-07-2007, 12:13 PM

That's insane.

Flacolaco · 03-07-2007, 12:14 PM

Yeah every kid dreams of winning 51 of 56

Do they get a ring now?

(forgive for raining on this parade but I want the damned rings...who cares about all this crap)

ballin_boi · 03-07-2007, 12:18 PM

if only we didn't start 0-4

u2sarajevo · 03-07-2007, 12:27 PM

I'm with Flacolaco (reluctantly

) on this one... who cares about this stuff?

If we lose in the playoffs I better not see a "51-5" banner being raised. Because that and 2 bucks will still only buy you a grande coffee at Starbucks.... plus you'll get some change back so that's always good.

alexamenos · 03-07-2007, 12:39 PM

i don't think it's really an either/or proposition....

it's damned cool that the mavs are winning at an epic streak....their focus and execution makes it all the more possible to finish the deal.

craggmac · 03-07-2007, 12:53 PM

um, Im excited about it. And I will be excited again when Dirk wins MVP. And I will be excited again when they win the championship.

Hitman · 03-07-2007, 01:01 PM

I get that the desire is the championship. But there is a regular season to be played before the playoffs, and I think that 51-5 is a testament to how well this team is playing.

It beats being 46-10. Or 41-15.

It breeds confidence. It breeds an aura.

Winning breeds winning.

u2sarajevo · 03-07-2007, 01:11 PM

The only thing exciting to me is that we have a good chance of getting home court in the playoffs. Of course, that didn't do us much good last year. And that <----- is what I am concerned about. 4 loses to a team in the playoffs and this is all just for nothing.

Well, to some it matters I guess. But not to me.

DubOverdose · 03-07-2007, 01:37 PM

Its great and all, but it wont mean a thing without a title.

mcsluggo · 03-07-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

I'm with Flacolaco (reluctantly

) on this one... but I'd much rather have Sike...

oops, wrong thread

u2sarajevo · 03-07-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mcsluggo

oops, i tooted....

don't know why we would care really...

Okay... I'll stop.

51-5 is quite impressive. And winning is fun. I sound like I don't appreciate it above but that's not true. I just want to remain focused on what actually matters. In the end the number of wins doesn't matter if you can't get the one true ring. But we do have Frodo.... and Sam. I just hope someone doesn't try and play the role of Gollum.

pickupyonuts · 03-07-2007, 02:08 PM

everyone says they want to remain focused. its not our jobs as fans to remain focused. that job can be left to avery and his boys. our job is to enjoy the games and there is no better way to enjoy somethin than to be apart of somethin great. enjoy the streaks, records, and dirk and let the team worry about staying focused.

92bDad · 03-07-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pickupyonuts

everyone says they want to remain focused. its not our jobs as fans to remain focused. that job can be left to avery and his boys. our job is to enjoy the games and there is no better way to enjoy somethin than to be apart of somethin great. enjoy the streaks, records, and dirk and let the team worry about staying focused.

I could not have said it better!!!

My point is simply sitting back and enjoying the season. No the Mavs have not been crowned Champions and they wont until they do!!! However, I am all about, as a fan, celebrating the facts as they are...51-6 is pretty darn good...matter of fact, it is so good that it has never been done prior to the Mavs doing it.

It's more impressive than one player scoring 85...after all someone else scored 100 in a game...85 was only the 2nd best total in a game.

It's like watching a perfect game in baseball.

All I'm saying is 51-5 is something that is fun to watch, fun to be a fan of and fun to say 'F-em' to the national media.

So with that, I am simply enjoying the moment...as a fan, I can deal with the playoffs when they get here...it's one game at a time and so far we are have a great time as the W's keep coming!!!

alexamenos · 03-07-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pickupyonuts

everyone says they want to remain focused. its not our jobs as fans to remain focused. that job can be left to avery and his boys.

i'm reminded that i was basically curled up in a fetal position and on the floor through most of game 7 v. the spurs last year....if the Mavs were in any way dependent upon my mental disposition to win games they'd be in grave danger.

Flacolaco · 03-07-2007, 02:51 PM

F-em to the national media? That's what they want you to say....

I think that some of us are saying that we're going to look like a bunch of jack asses of the mavs dont win it all. We should keep our mouths shut, the mavs haven't done anything yet.

Historically, the teams with the best regular season record win the NBA championship less than half the time (I heard this on the radio this morning, I don't have numbers..)

For me, I just feel that the more we "enjoy" stupid crap like 51 out of 56, it's going to make us feel like a bunch of idiots when this thing gets de-railed.

dude1394 · 03-07-2007, 02:56 PM

Let's shut down the board until the finals is over.

jthig32 · 03-07-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dude1394

Let's shut down the board until the finals is over.

LOL. Genious.

Seriously though, there is nothing wrong with enjoying the amazing season we're having, and discussing it. If there's nothing to complain about, then we might as well celebrate something. And the Mavs' season so far is worth celebrating.

I could understand Flac's point if someone is going to other teams' boards and posting stuff like this. THOSE people would look quite foolish if the Mavs don't end up winning it all.

I myself will be catotonic if the Mavs lose their final game of the playoffs this year, but I certainly won't be ashamed to have enjoyed the ride while it happened.

Dirkadirkastan · 03-07-2007, 03:12 PM

It's funny how Avery even rubs off on the fans.

I think we should enjoy it. We can only help this team by going nuts at the games anyway.

No one ever said we are a lock for the title.

But in direct response to the comment about how #1 seeds win the title less than half the time, keep in mind that teams that flat out dominate the regular seaon often have an easy time in the playoffs. I'm just sayin'.

Flacolaco · 03-07-2007, 03:14 PM

Thats true....I think they were saying that teams that have won 65 games or more have always won the title (and that was since the 1980 season or somewhere around there)

and that just makes me more nervous. We don't want the mavs to make the bad kind of history.

alexamenos · 03-07-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

F-em to the national media? That's what they want you to say....

I think that some of us are saying that we're going to look like a bunch of jack asses of the mavs dont win it all. We should keep our mouths shut, the mavs haven't done anything yet.

Historically, the teams with the best regular season record win the NBA championship less than half the time (I heard this on the radio this morning, I don't have numbers..)

For me, I just feel that the more we "enjoy" stupid crap like 51 out of 56, it's going to make us feel like a bunch of idiots when this thing gets de-railed.

a) I look like a jack-ass about 90% of the time anyway, and I'm quite comfortable with this;

b) 92bdad's analogy re watching a perfect game is great....it's also kind of like watching Sosa and McGuire chase 61 (minus the hgh, of course), or watching Peyton Manning have a ridiculous season one year before he got a super bowl ring;

c) I've enjoyed a helluva lot of mavericks' seasons prior to this one, and we all know how none of those turned out....i'm not going to enjoy this one less just because the mavs have raised expectations;

d) if i had a nickel for everytime some lame-ass spurs fan with a double digit iq says, "Spurs 3, Mavs 0", I'd buy the Spurs and rename them the Dallas-doesn't-want-us-Chaparells. Such a taunt is nigh-on worthless as a basis for an argument, and it's really not terribly different from saying "oh yeah, my favorite rock star gets more tail than your favorite rock star." It's actually kind of gay, now that I think about it.

e) bravado aside, I do so hope the mavs win it all so we can say to all Suns fans "Mavs 1, Suns none...."

cheers

Dirkadirkastan · 03-07-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Thats true....I think they were saying that teams that have won 65 games or more have always won the title (and that was since the 1980 season or somewhere around there)

and that just makes me more nervous. We don't want the mavs to make the bad kind of history.

"#1 seeds win the title less than half the time."

"Teams that dominate the regular season often dominate the playoffs."

Hmmm... well if you're going to take both sides of the coin negatively, then I guess you just can't be helped.

alexamenos · 03-07-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

"#1 seeds win the title less than half the time."

"Teams that dominate the regular season often dominate the playoffs."

Hmmm... well if you're going to take both sides of the coin negatively, then I guess you just can't be helped.

remember these four words....

fo, fo, fi, fo

DevinHarriswillstart · 03-07-2007, 03:42 PM

It'll all come tumblin down if we don't win the 'Ship....still, we are on track of accomplishing the next best thing....i'll take it.

Five-ofan · 03-07-2007, 04:20 PM

who wants to wait untill they actually win to talk crap??? that totally defeats the purpose of talking crap in the first place.

u2sarajevo · 03-07-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Five-ofan

who wants to wait untill they actually win to talk crap??? that totally defeats the purpose of talking crap in the first place.

good point....

you · 03-07-2007, 05:06 PM

Enjoy this great run.

There has never been another team so proficient in any American sport in recorded history.

We all understand that a championship is the goal, and that the season would be incomplete without it. With that said, dont delay your gratification until there are no more games to enjoy. One day Dirk will be gone, Cubes will have sold, and Avery will be coaching the LA Lakers or the Knicks. We will look back longingly at these days. Enjoy them while you have them!

left texas · 03-07-2007, 05:41 PM

I have to pay $200 a year to watch the Mavs play. 51-9 is a lot better than 9-51!!
When I get to watch them play for free (playoffs) 16-12 would be a better record!!
But I think they will be 16-7.

alexamenos · 03-07-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by left texas

51-9 is a lot better than 9-51!!.

the 93 mavs were 6-54 at this point in the sesaon. that was not enjoyable.

Murphy3 · 03-07-2007, 06:00 PM

If you don't enjoy what the Mavs are doing now... someday you'll look back with regret. This is a tremendous ride the Mavs are currently going through. I'm not going to belittle the regular season accomplishments by saying that they mean nothing without a title. That's simply not true in my opinion. Yes, the finals are more important.... but the regular season isn't completely meaningless with the exception of determining home court....

u2sarajevo · 03-07-2007, 06:04 PM

sweet.

Let's be the best 57 game stretch ever also.... I hate having this many days off for a game.

Murphy3 · 03-07-2007, 07:03 PM

That'd be a good start... then how about 58?... 59?.. Dirk MVP? Dirk first team all nba?... Division Champs?... another classic Mavs/Spurs matchup in the playoffs?

dude1394 · 03-07-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Murphy3

If you don't enjoy what the Mavs are doing now... someday you'll look back with regret. This is a tremendous ride the Mavs are currently going through. I'm not going to belittle the regular season accomplishments by saying that they mean nothing without a title. That's simply not true in my opinion. Yes, the finals are more important.... but the regular season isn't completely meaningless with the exception of determining home court....

damn straight murph. To just completely belittle what is going on is pretty cynical. Enjoy the ride now and the next one upcoming.

Titles are hard...there is never a guarantee, all you can do is play your guts out..right now your team is doing it.

LRB · 03-07-2007, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

the 93 mavs were 6-54 at this point in the sesaon. that was not enjoyable.

I went to several of those wins that year and enjoyed them. If I'm going to enjoy wins when we sucked, it's crazy not to enjoy wins when we're totally kicking ass and taking names.

Tokey41 · 03-08-2007, 12:57 AM

It's great that Avery has the Mavs focused on the end of the journey but as a fan you have to enjoy the road there or else it just won't be as enjoyable. Let's savor all of these accomplishments... no matter how many crazy records we break.

nashtymavsfan13 · 03-08-2007, 01:02 AM

I savor every win, I love all this winning. Enjoy this season, it's the best in Mavs history, and one of the best in NBA history.

you · 03-08-2007, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Tokey41

It's great that Avery has the Mavs focused on the end of the journey but as a fan you have to enjoy the road there or else it just won't be as enjoyable. Let's savor all of these accomplishments... no matter how many crazy records we break.

Savor the wins, go to the games, cheer and clap like mad when you are there.

Help these guys win the championship in the way that you can: make the AAC an intolerable environment for the competition. Make some noise.

nashtymavsfan13 · 03-08-2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

For me, I just feel that the more we "enjoy" stupid crap like 51 out of 56, it's going to make us feel like a bunch of idiots when this thing gets de-railed.

I don't agree with this at all, it sounds WAY too pessimistic imo. Obviously the championship is most important, and we aren't a lock to win it until it's over, but we should still enjoy the historic regular season we are having. And why not enjoy it? We should be even more pumped up because it means our chances of winning it all is even better because our team is playing so well. I won't feel like an idiot for enjoying the ride, however long it lasts. But saying thing like "when this thing gets derailed" is just too pessimistic for times like these imho.

Thespiralgoeson · 03-08-2007, 02:10 AM

People, you do realize Dirk is almost 30? Seriously, enjoy the dominance while it lasts. Regular season or no, charish every victory, every day the Mavs are on top of the standings, and certainly every accolade any of the players or coach receive. Because in a few years down the road it will be time to rebuild again. Look how long it took for the Mavs to get this far, how many years. Who knows how long before the Mavs get to this level again, if ever. You know, the Celtics won their last championship 21 years ago... Charish it while it lasts, Mavs fans. I'm sick and tired of this "regular season doesn't mean anything talk." Leave that kind of thinking to Avery and the players. As fans, our job is cheer them on every step - every single step- along the way.