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jthig32 · 08-11-2011, 11:39 AM

..so I just wanted to remind everyone that we're the reigning world champions of the freaking NBA.

That is all.

Oh, and this:

Underdog · 08-11-2011, 11:43 AM

LonghornDub · 08-11-2011, 11:45 AM

Would read again.

Rick41 · 08-11-2011, 12:38 PM

5 star thread.

BGMaverick9 · 08-11-2011, 02:50 PM

Someone was in a tizzy because I was tweeting about candy last night and wanted NBA stuff.

Well, it IS August, so the news (no matter how big) would still be small in comparison to the rest of the sports world.

The book project has definitely kept me busy. It has also been fun going back and watching the playoff games since most of them were just a flat out blur to me. (thanks thiggy).

MavsX · 08-12-2011, 07:47 AM

we won!

Rick41 · 08-12-2011, 08:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9bzD8A1yPk

Featuring sir Jason Terry.

u2sarajevo · 08-12-2011, 11:31 AM

I wish it were Halloween.... and the NBA/players union had resolved the CBA. And Dirk was in blue schooling lesser opponents. And JET was acting like an airplane. And Kidd was dishing... Tyson rejecting (after coming in to replace Howard.... but I digress).... Stevenson bothering....... Marion matrixing.....

*sigh*

sefant77 · 08-12-2011, 07:04 PM

In Dust we trust

Thespiralgoeson · 08-13-2011, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

..so I just wanted to remind everyone that we're the reigning world champions of the freaking NBA.

That is all.

I seriously catch myself almost forgetting this. It's still utterly surreal to me. I have to go back and watch all those playoff games I still have DVR'd just so I know it wasn't just some wonderful dream.

GhostFace · 08-13-2011, 05:07 PM

Nothing like a refreshed feeling of glory. Thread delivers.

mary · 08-13-2011, 05:10 PM

Dwyane Wade can still suck it.

kenny_817 · 08-13-2011, 05:37 PM

Starting 5

Chalmers is a douche
Wade is a pansy
Bron is licensed in the Heimlich Mauneuver
Bosh looks like a tranny ostrich
Anthony just sucks

Rick41 · 08-13-2011, 08:17 PM

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Dwyane Wade can still suck it.

Post of the year.

JeffViggiano · 08-14-2011, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mary

Dwyane Wade can still suck it.

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RareMilk · 08-15-2011, 05:32 PM

Anybody miss seeing Gina Miller on TXA? Well you can still catch her on Ranger Fridays...

SMC0007 · 08-17-2011, 01:06 PM

Anyone with insider care to throw it down?

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story...williams-trade

CGM · 08-17-2011, 02:40 PM

I know it's not NBA quality basketball, but for those of you who really need your basketball fix, you should watch the Americas' Qualifiers fore the Olympic Games that will take place from August 20 to September 11. Several NBA players will participate for Argentina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.

CoachBindel · 08-17-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SMC0007

Anyone with insider care to throw it down?

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story...williams-trade

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Editor's note: Our series this week examines what would happen if five teams decided to start over by making seismic personnel shifts before the 2012-13 season; due to varying factors including age, salaries or expiring contracts, these five teams decide to begin anew. But such an exercise comes with some rules: (1) the owners get the hard salary cap they desire; and (2) exclude the 2012 NBA draft. Today we look at the Dallas Mavericks.

Why break up the champs? Well, there are a few reasons.

If we do have a 2011-12 season, we don't know if the Mavs will repeat. But it's safe to say that few would be shocked if they don't. Besides, in the summer of 2012, Dirk Nowitzki will be 34 years old and (possibly) entering his 15th season. While I fully believe Dirk will still be a terrific player, I don't think he'll be good enough to carry a team with no other stars to the title. Thus, it will be time for a change. Here's how I'd do it:

While the contracts of Jason Kidd and Jason Terry will expire heading into the summer of 2012 -- thereby theoretically creating cap space -- I'm going to assume the Mavericks signed Tyson Chandler before the 2011-12 season. J.J. Barea moved on, leaving about $8 million of cap room after Terry's and Kidd's deals expire.

Even though Dirk will be toward the end of his prime, we must keep him because of his legendary status within the franchise. Everyone else, however, is available. Since Dallas has a crop of older players, it will take a fertile dose of imagination and creativity to make a deal. Since I've got both, I've come up with a wild four-team deal that may or may not work under the yet-to-be-determined new collective bargaining agreement. Whatever the case, the salaries are close enough to be within the realm of possibility.

The four teams are Dallas, the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and Utah Jazz.

I wanted to add Dwight Howard to the Mavericks, but Tyson Chandler and Roddy Beaubois weren't enough to get it done. So I turned my attention to superstar point guard Deron Williams, a Dallas native.

Wait, isn't Williams staying in New Jersey/Brooklyn? Well, the Nets' plan to lure Howard to the Northeast failed, so D-Will, faced with the prospect of playing lottery-ball for the rest of his career, began looking elsewhere. Enter the Mavericks, who think (rightly) that D-Will and Dirk can keep them in title contention.

While I hate to give up Chandler, who was so critical to the 2011 championship run, I must send him to the Nets to get D-Will. Not enough for the Nets? That's why I've brought Milwaukee to the party. Can you say Brandon Jennings?

While the Bucks like "Young Money" (is that still his nickname?), the NYC metro area likes him even more, especially after he bounced the ball off a poor fella's head in a summer run at New York's Dyckman Park. If the Nets can't keep D-Will to lead their charge into Brooklyn, they'll settle for Jennings, whose street cred and improving game will be a big draw.

Jennings and Chandler, who'll form an exciting alley-oop tandem, is a nice start, but if I'm the Nets I want even more. Enter Utah. With Derrick Favors and first-round pick Enes Kanter on the roster, Paul Millsap is now expendable. So I'll send him to Jersey.

OK, I know this is getting confusing now, so here's the four-team breakdown:

Dallas: The Mavericks send Chandler to New Jersey and Beaubois to Milwaukee to get D-Will from New Jersey. They also send Rudy Fernandez and Corey Brewer to Utah, and re-sign free agent Jason Terry. Starting five: D-Will, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Brendan Haywood.

New Jersey: The Nets send Williams to Dallas and Brook Lopez to Milwaukee in exchange for Milwaukee's Jennings, Dallas' Chandler and Utah's Millsap. Starting five: Jennings, Marshon Brooks, Millsap, Kris Humphries, Chandler.

Milwaukee: Jennings, of course, goes to New Jersey/Brooklyn, but the Bucks also move the disgruntled Andrew Bogut, sending him back to Utah (where he starred in college) and making him the Jazz's new center. The Bucks also send a first-round draft pick to Utah. They get back Beaubois, Utah's Al Jefferson and Jersey's Lopez. Starting five: Beaubois, Stephen Jackson, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Jefferson, Lopez.

Utah: Millsap goes to NJ/Brooklyn and Jefferson goes to Milwaukee for Bogut, Brewer, Fernandez, a Bucks first-round pick and $3 million cash from Milwaukee. Starting five: Devin Harris, Alec Burks, C.J. Miles, Favors, Bogut.

That may seem like one complicated trade, but it's also one that could lead to Dallas' maintaining title-contender status. For an aging team like the Mavs, making a bold move to add a star like Williams could be necessary for them to stay at the top of the NBA.

Chris Broussard is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine.

Follow Chris Broussard on Twitter: @chris_broussard

love you.

SMC0007 · 08-17-2011, 11:25 PM

Well for one, if you minus Chandler and plus Haywood. The athleticism and intangibles lost in doing so make it questionable at best. We're gonna need a PG going forward to run the team after Kidd but i'd rather hold JJB. I'd rather run with : JJB, Butler-RFern-JET,MArion,Dirk Chandler vs Dwill,butler-rfern-jet, Marion, Dirk, Haywood.

jthig32 · 08-18-2011, 09:54 AM

That trade is absurd. Milwaukee gives up a first round pick for the pleasure of downgrading at two positions, and adding Jefferson. Yeah...no.

However, this line:

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Originally Posted by SMC0007

I'd rather run with : JJB, Butler-RFern-JET,MArion,Dirk Chandler vs Dwill,butler-rfern-jet, Marion, Dirk, Haywood.

That's ridiculous.

SMC0007 · 08-18-2011, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

That trade is absurd. Milwaukee gives up a first round pick for the pleasure of downgrading at two positions, and adding Jefferson. Yeah...no.

However, this line:

That's ridiculous.

You're out of order!

bernardos70 · 08-18-2011, 10:42 AM

I'm drawing a blank here, who are the reigning NBA World Champions? Can anyone help me with this question, please?

Underdog · 08-18-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bernardos70

I'm drawing a blank here, who are the reigning NBA World Champions? Can anyone help me with this question, please?

Lakers?

(that's usually the correct answer, otherwise I'm guessing it's the Celtics...)

Rick41 · 08-18-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bernardos70

I'm drawing a blank here, who are the reigning NBA World Champions? Can anyone help me with this question, please?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

DevinHarriswillstart · 08-18-2011, 11:48 AM

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I'm drawing a blank here, who are the reigning NBA World Champions? Can anyone help me with this question, please?

Finals game 6 and the championship parade will never leave my dvr. NEVER!

Recent Bron Bron quote...

"Like I said, the Dallas Mavericks were a great team and they deserved to win that championship."

I tend to agree Mr. James. Hope you had a great summer! I know I did!

LonghornDub · 08-18-2011, 02:08 PM

I rated this thread 5 stars and it is currently 3. Who rated this anything other than 5 stars? There will be blood.

wilmtalk · 08-21-2011, 02:42 AM

Just think if the lock out continues and is never resolved the Mavs would raign as Champians for ever.

fluid.forty.one · 08-21-2011, 11:38 AM

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Just think if the lock out continues and is never resolved the Mavs would raign as Champians for ever.

I'd rather repeat.

sefant77 · 08-21-2011, 09:11 PM

Taking forever until Game 7 tip off

Beat the Heat

mavsfan1000 · 08-22-2011, 12:19 AM

I had a dream the Mavs won it all. It was actually a little different as they won it on their home floor. Glad to wake up and realize it was true except for being on the road.

dallasmavsrock22 · 08-22-2011, 12:52 AM

Just a little video I put together about the 2011 world champs!!
Be sure to share this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKUCB...el_video_title

kenny_817 · 08-22-2011, 04:55 AM

I'm glad the Mavs didn't win it all at AAC...I probably would still be in my seat to this day.

You know what...scratch the probably

LonghornDub · 08-22-2011, 10:47 AM

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Taking forever until Game 7 tip off

Beat the Heat

I've got Heat -6 in that one. Easy money. How could any team possibly beat those three guys?

Kante · 08-22-2011, 11:19 AM

Rick41 · 08-22-2011, 11:32 AM

The banner has arrived!

BGMaverick9 · 08-22-2011, 12:22 PM

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The banner has arrived!

It's been there for a while

Flacolaco · 08-22-2011, 12:52 PM

Uhh...where is that?

I want to go to there.

jthig32 · 08-22-2011, 12:58 PM

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It's been there for a while

Dude, these are the kinds of things you're supposed to give us the heads up on. How was it not you supplying us with this picture?

What do we pay you for, anyway?

BGMaverick9 · 08-22-2011, 01:09 PM

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Dude, these are the kinds of things you're supposed to give us the heads up on. How was it not you supplying us with this picture?

What do we pay you for, anyway?

Honestly, I'm not sure that's the official banner. I know they were asking casually for suggestions and that one popped up relatively quickly...so again, that could be the banner, but it's just one of many hanging in the office.

Flacolaco, it's at their administrative office. LOB isn't there all of the time, but a certain someone's MVP trophy can usually be seen chilling at a cubicle.