Mammals on Parade

Last week, Guynes, Richard and I took our talents to the Parade to salute your World Champion Dallas Mavericks. Take. Dat. Wit. Chew.







And later that day I met Le French Dirk, Mavs superstar to be Ian Mahinmi. LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!

The Dirk Abides Part Deux

This would've been better...

"Los Mavs" Indeed...

I don't know when "Los Mavs" night is this year, but if they were smart, they'd give JJ Barea and newcomer-for-the-second-time Eddie Najera the start.

What better way to tip the cap to the Hispanic population? You know, other than some empty gesture of just adding a Spanish article before the team name on our jerseys that's really more of a marketing ploy to sell more Mavericks gear to Latinos.

Though I will admit that I am skeptical that we even owe anything to the Hispanic population in the first place. I think the Mavericks should have a German culture appreciation night... technically speaking, don't we owe those guys more of our gratitude than we do Hispanics?

Besides, I wouldn't be caught dead in a Los Mavs jersey, but you better believe I'd be first in line for our alternate "DIE ALLEINGÄNGER" jerseys. (Thanks, freetranslation.com!)

Ross - get to photoshoppin'!

Game 2 followed Game 1, down the toilet

when you look at your team's box score you want to see "DNP"

you want the game to have been competitive, and obviously you want more than two players to care that it's the playoffs. the JET finally arrived and Dirk was his usual awesome playoff self (I don't care what the TNT guys say, Dirk's not the problem so it doesn't matter what he says about the guys Denver's tryin' to guard him with)

Josh is done.

our playoff hopes do not depend on Josh. they can't. he's the most undependable guy on our team. did we really believe we'd go as far as Josh would take us??

Paul- tell J.J. to play like a Mexican, not a Uruguan.

Ricky Car- play Hollins more, that guy is a FREAK. he brings something to this team that we badly need and Damp just can't provide

'toine- Gig 'em

Jason Kidd- earn that ridiculous contract you're going to sign this summer

Mavs Linkage

Everyone seems to be on Swine Flu Holiday today, so I'll carry the Mammals torch with some Mavs links worth sharing.

First is this article where Jason Terry clarifies his comments about J-Kidd's departure from the team. Like I said, he's about the last person I'd look to for front office news. The article pretty much states the same.

Interesting points here from Sefko about the Mavs having the deeper bench than the Nuggets. I'm not sure I exactly agree with him. I've always thought the 2009 Nuggets were pretty deep. Sure, the Mavs probably are the deeper team, but is it going to be enough to make a difference? J.R. Smith is like a streakier Jason Terry and Birdman is like their more-reliable Ryan Hollins, providing dunks, putbacks, and blocks with pizazz. (Speaking of, I'd love to see a Hollins-Birdman one-on-one matchup.) Kleiza should see more minutes too. They've definitely got more muscle and size than most NBA teams, and for this reason most people are saying JJ Barea won't be too much of an asset in this series, which thins out the bench if Hollins or Singleton don't step up. I realize that if bigs clog the lane, that's going to prevent JJ from doing what he does best. But he's the quickest person on either team; can't we use this to our advantage?

Lastly, this is a pretty great blog entry on fannation about why Mark Cuban is the best owner in sports. I get annoyed with people who say he's crass and annoying and interferes with the game. That's because he's not YOUR sports team's owner. I guarantee if he bought your favorite sports team, you'd come around pretty quickly. Always available, great working mind, always trying to improve the product, treats his fans well (ticket price drops AFTER the Finals run?!), and treats his employees even better. Just don't hold him accountable for Dancing with the Stars or the Benefactor. (My favorite part about the wikipedia entry for the Benefactor? It discusses the first two episodes in great detail and then just stops there. Probably because nobody watched the remaining 4.)

Enjoy the game on Sunday and see you at Victory Plaza for the watching party!

Paul's heart is fluttering