UPDATED: Site NOT Shutting Down

[EricaLubarsky]

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

I get on here way too much. Sad its all going away. And like someone above said, where we live theres NOWHERE to discuss Mavs.

Heck, I talk shit to my 8th grade prealgebra students after a mavs game, and they rib me back if the Mavs lose. Thats how desperate I am lol. Ill even show the class the highlights every once in a while.

Holy shit, you're a teacher...

I totally get the "not being able to talk to people" thing... I used to live in Dallas, but moved back to Austin last year... Pretty much everybody here is obsessed with UT sports (#NotMe #UNT #Denton #90s #LSD #Jazz, #Jungle), but when it comes to the NBA this is mostly Spurs country (with a little Rockets salad-tossed in because Texas).

D-M is/was my only solace.

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Holy shit, you're a teacher...

I totally get the "not being able to talk to people" thing... I used to live in Dallas, but moved back to Austin last year... Pretty much everybody here is obsessed with UT sports (#NotMe #UNT #Denton #90s #LSD #Jazz, #Jungle), but when it comes to the NBA this is mostly Spurs country (with a little Rockets salad-tossed in because Texas).

D-M is/was my only solace.

Go Mean Green!

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by BPo001

Go Mean Green!

#MeanJoeWut?

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Holy shit, you're a teacher...

I totally get the "not being able to talk to people" thing... I used to live in Dallas, but moved back to Austin last year... Pretty much everybody here is obsessed with UT sports (#NotMe #UNT #Denton #90s #LSD #Jazz, #Jungle), but when it comes to the NBA this is mostly Spurs country (with a little Rockets salad-tossed in because Texas).

D-M is/was my only solace.

What's funny is every time I go to Austin and wear Mavs stuff I get compliments.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

What's funny is every time I go to Austin and wear Mavs stuff I get compliments.

Quality recognizes quality... Just because we're perceptive doesn't mean we're a majority.

[rmacomic]

Originally Posted by Underdog

You're pretty damn close, but ribosoma owns the record for ridiculous PER (he's the dunking/rebounding/defending off the bench type...)

Oh, well in that case shut the fucker down.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Holy shit, you're a teacher...

D-M is/was my only solace.

Hahaha please dont take my comments on D-M(especially a GDT) as a gauge for how I educate these little rascals. I only teach Math, but they are regularly reminded of the greatness of Dirk.

[FreshJive]

Thanks Obama

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Hahaha please dont take my comments on D-M(especially a GDT) as a gauge for how I educate these little rascals. I only teach Math, but they are regularly reminded of the greatness of Dirk.

Nah, I was kidding... If they teach Texas History, then Dirk Geometry should be a subject.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by FreshJive

Thanks Obama

Amen... In Trump's America, we'll be able to deport these kinds of problems!

[blessednegr0]

This is horrible. I actually live by this site. Is there any way I can help?

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Amen... In Trump's America, we'll be able to deport these kinds of problems!

Well Trump wants to shut down parts of the internet. With all the self-radicalization that occurs on this website, I'm not convinced that this DJ character is not a Trump operative laying the initial groundwork for Trump's inevitable crack down on free NBA thought. Trump and his buddy Putin are obviously Nyets fans.

[Dark Sun]

Oh noooooooooo, sorry to hear about the shutting down of the site.
I am just a long-time lurker, but I can't imagine that this site won't be around anymore.
This makes me very sad and I will definitely miss this forum.

Big thanks to all who contributed to this site!


@Male30Dan: Congrats on your 1st place in Arcade. I am alright with 2nd place.

[Zaknaf3in]

Damn. Gonna be a sad day. Never imagined this place ending before Dirk even hangs em up. Been the only place to go these last 12 years. Damn.

[SMC0007]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUiV_tj1DI

[Robillion]

It seems very silly to me that this is a foregone conclusion...

Someone else could take over hosting rather than a complete shut down.

I messaged DJ, no response yet.

[DirkFTW]

Originally Posted by Robillion

Someone else could take over hosting rather than a complete shut down.

Originally Posted by Drbio

And I bought most of the servers. Through various charitable grad students, thesis committees, bots and so forth - look, it's all a bit technical, but the important thing is that *my* website's future is secure.

Flee, flee for your lives!

[Sportstudi]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Holy shit, you're a teacher...

I totally get the "not being able to talk to people" thing... I used to live in Dallas, but moved back to Austin last year... Pretty much everybody here is obsessed with UT sports (#NotMe #UNT #Denton #90s #LSD #Jazz, #Jungle), but when it comes to the NBA this is mostly Spurs country (with a little Rockets salad-tossed in because Texas).

D-M is/was my only solace.

He isn't the only teacher around here I guess In my case at university level.

On a serious note: I'll gonna miss this place a lot. I was still lurking here whenever I had the time, but that wasn't often during the last 2 years. Too much to do in real life. Additionally, at some point you're not able anymore to pull yourself out of the bed night in and night out here over the pond if you have to work on the next day. And during the weekends you need some proper sleep. I am still following my Mavs whenever I can, but due to the reasons mentioned above it I had to make strides.

I'm still having my acc on spurstalk (same name), although I'm rarely active there anymore. Additionally, I'm posting every now and then on realgm (different name). Twitter I don't use.

But what I witnessed here stays with me (I read here before joining). And the climax was the title in 2011, just an amazing feeling to celebrate it with all you goofballs. It was a pleasure to be here, to say it with Dirk's words: It has been an amazing ride. Thanks and goodbye.

[bobbyfg7]

Originally Posted by Underdog

You're pretty damn close, but ribosoma owns the record for ridiculous PER (he's the dunking/rebounding/defending off the bench type...)

1) ribosoma: 19,510 rep in 1,189 posts = 16.4
2) G-Man: 20,786 rep in 2,189 posts = 9.4
3) DirkFTW: 45,426 rep in 5,016 posts = 9.0
4) rmacomic: 18,666 rep in 2,244 posts = 8.3

But yes, you are off the charts... I'm far above average at 3.3 (over 3.0 = top tier).

I assume I didn't have enough posts to qualify.

Sorry to see the site going down. If only there was a way to keep the "Official Dirk is Great Thread" going!

Seriously though, great community with great Mavs/basketball conversation. I've enjoyed lurking over the years and will miss the unique insight this type of fan forum provides with the multi-persona effort of analysis, fan-gasms, wishful thinking, and "real" talk.

Wish everyone the best and I might finally create a twitter account to follow a lot of you guys. When you're an expert level creep, you can't let that talent go to waste. Cheers!

[Murphy3]

This is a tough one.. Most of you guys weren't around back when we had Mavs watching parties.. when the BBC sent someone out to interview some of the people here on this site..

Definitely some tough news. No, the site hadn't been as much a part of my life the past few years, but I definitely spent/wasted a lot of good time here.

I guess I'll have to give Twitter a try. I may be the last 30 something year old person to learn what the heck Twitter is.. just never had a need for it. I suppose I will now.

[vinylstar]

UD, I PM-ed you.

Can everyone post their Twitter handles in case no one saves this place.

I have signed up exclusively for this purpose.

@TheMCKessler

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by vinylstar

UD, I PM-ed you.

Can everyone post their Twitter handles in case no one saves this place.

I have signed up exclusively for this purpose.

@TheMCKessler

I have a running list in the RALLY TO TWITTER thread...

[DevinHarriswillstart]

If these boards are to be miraculously saved, then people need to post here more. The lurkers need to give us their thoughts more often. I sometimes talk to myself in the GDTs. If anything, those are what need more volume.

[Sportstudi]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

If these boards are to be miraculously saved, then people need to post here more. The lurkers need to give us their thoughts more often. I sometimes talk to myself in the GDTs. If anything, those are what need more volume.

Agreed. But you also have to see and look for us here over the pond not being in our 20's anymore and unfortunately have some real life Nothing in this post is meant against your idea

[MAVMAN41]

Don't post much but long long time lurker

Fuc*!!!

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Sportstudi

Agreed. But you also have to see and look for us here over the pond not being in our 20's anymore and unfortunately have some real life Nothing in this post is meant against your idea

Hey, I'm knee deep in the responsibility game, but I figured we all have smart phones. A post or two a day will keep the doctor away!

[GhostFace]

Damn. The first time I check the site in a while and this is what I see. I'll have to get a twitter account now.

[turin]

Sad. I think it's age. This is my second long-time group forum shutting down in the last two months. The other one was an online gaming group that I'd been involved with for 15+ years. What are the odds of that? Like many others, My twenties and 30's are long behind me, and as I look at moving into my 50's later this year, I see people loaded up with responsibilities and obligations that leave little spare time for past indulgences. I've been a member and lurker far longer than my current ID and have always thought this forum had the best content and personalities of the lot. It'll be missed.

My all-time Mav highlight will be attending Game 6 of the Finals in Miami when the Mavs finally got a ring. What an absolute blast. My wife and I waited outside the arena for the Mavs to load up on their buses with about 50 other Mav fans. Dirk, Cuban, and the whole team came out. It was a blast, and I even got to give the championship trophy a nice little pat when Cuban was holding it and brought it over to the fans who'd waited. Ahh, the memories! Fun stuff!

[jamaljasonandjimmy]

awwww! this is no good. I know I was hated here but here's my facebook account friend me if you want. later dudes forever
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002819257512

[Dirkadirkastan]

Is there a way we can archive all the classic threads somewhere? Would be a shame if those vanished into the ether too.

[Bookit]

That sucks. I mostly lurk but have done my share of posting back in the day. I did notice A Change over time with hostility pointed to new thread creators. I could sense that new visitors weren't received as warmly as they were early on. Just my opinion. How does Clutchfans get so many posts? What do they do differentLy.

[FINtastic]

While I haven't posted all that much the past few years, it's sad to see this site finally getting the boot. After all, it's hard to untangle my Mavs identity from all of the time spent on these boards, posting my Mavs HSO's over the years.

But before we administer last rites, maybe we should see if robillion can't pull a miracle and get the board a stay of execution.

[Lestat_1795]

Really sad news.
I don't post much, but this board was part of my daily routine for over 10 years.

I hope there is a way to save it.

MFFL from the south of Germany.

[Kante]

Ugh...

[sbibi]

This blows

[Vinsanity]

Damn :/ Love this site and gonna miss iteven though I haven't been posting as much lately. Guess I'm gonna be on DB.com now for my Mavs discussion

[Dan1]

And imagine us Mavs fans from outside the U.S. Our only source of Mavs discussion is those boards... I guess ill have to reactivate my Twitter account. Or go to DB.com. Sigh.
Lots of great threads and discussions here. I'll miss this place. I've been a lurker much longer that my account suggests because it took me a while to start posting. But let's hope someone takes over here. And in the meantime: Go Mavs!

[ActionJackson]

This is very sad news. Twitter is nothing compared to these forums.

Maybe there still is hope?

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by ActionJackson

This is very sad news. Twitter is nothing compared to these forums.

Maybe there still is hope?

Maybe... Although all attempts to contact the admin/owner seem to have been ignored.