Rumors are that whispers could soon be coming out of the Mavs locker room that the great European jumpshooter Dirk Nowitski will at some point in the future give up basketball, just like he gave up taking the ball to the basket back in 2006. Please note that these are merely rumors of whispers from the true newspaper media types with locker room access such as Jennifer Floyd Engel (sleeper with one, Star Telegram sports editor Mac Engel). Unfortunately, my press pass to the Mavs locker room has been preemptively revoked via blog by mercurial owner Mark Cuban, despite me posting approximately once every three months to a readership of 2.
In an effort to combat this oppression, I will personally be perusing ticketing website "Stub Hub" daily in order to purchase affordable ticketing to cover the Mavs playoff flop as in depth possible. At only $110 to see a playoff game and sit in the Upper Level, Section 310, Row N, the one thing you can't accuse Cuban of is denying fans an up close experience. Sure, we'd all like to sit in the lower level, but those seats are reserved for people with even more than two degrees.
On the Dirk front, my anonymous source, Tim McMahon, has informed me that this news has caused ripples throughout the Mavs organisation, who forgot to factor human components such as age into sport. It's widely believed that if Nowitski does in fact retire, the Mavs will be hard pressed to continue their "one and done" playoff performance streak, which has endeared an entire city to the Mavs for almost a decade.
What this really all means is that Ben Rogers, the lesser known sidekick & "yuck monkey" of Jeff "Skin" Wade, will likely be correct at some point down the road in that the Mavs will probably lose one day, again. He has long impressed upon his extensive listener-ship of his rumored radio program on an undisclosed station that the Mavs are done, citing multiple losses this year, including one to Portland and one to the Lakers. If they can't beat the Lakers, Rogers insists, who can they beat?
When the esteemed Jeff Caplan of ESPN.COM weighed in on the situation from his modest home in South Oak Cliff, he prophesied that the Mavs are "definitely in" on Lebron James in 2017 when he hits free agency, despite his progressing age. I sent a direct message on Twitter to James, who refused to comment, only fueling the speculation.
It's widely agreed amongst sports and basketball experts such as Randy Galloway, Bob Sturm, and Mike Bacsik that the Mavs desperately need a player like James, and that there really isn't much to play for until that happens. They cite the fact that since 2000, the Mavs have amassed nearly 3.5 seasons of pure losing, amassing 281 losses over that time frame. This is clear proof that the Mavs are in big big trouble if they happen to draw Andre Miller and the Portland Blazers in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, in other news, the Stars are fighting for the 8th and final playoff spot, and despite a recent 6-0 loss to Anaheim, they continue to fight the good fight "for each other" as the team moniker goes, and that's all we can ask for as fans. Lets all root on the Stars for their tremendous effort.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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