thehong.com » Dallas Mavericks http://thehong.com How I learned to stop worrying and love the blog Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:56:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Jerrytron, Jr. http://thehong.com/2009/11/10/jerrytron-jr/ http://thehong.com/2009/11/10/jerrytron-jr/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:24:55 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/?p=557 If you haven’t been to the AAC, the new HD screens are pretty ridiculous. They don’t hold a stick to that monster Jerry Jones has in Cowboys Stadium, but they’re still pretty awesome.

mavericks aac 001 mavericks aac 002 mavs aac 001 ]]> http://thehong.com/2009/11/10/jerrytron-jr/feed/ 0 A Fool’s Bet http://thehong.com/2009/06/25/a-fools-bet/ http://thehong.com/2009/06/25/a-fools-bet/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:30:40 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/?p=475 A long time ago (probably around 2004, after the Lakers lost in the Finals to the Pistons, and after the Lakers traded Shaq), my friend Shaariq and I were talking a little NBA basketball over IM.  I don’t remember the specifics of the conversation, but I’m sure it involved a little heckling on my part about the Lakers loss and offseason situation.  Being the biggest Dirk hater in the world, my friend offered this bold prediction (and I paraphrase):

Kobe will win another title before Dirk wins his first.

The bet was simple: if Dirk wins a championship first, Shaariq has to wear a Dirk jersey.  If Kobe wins his 4th before Dirk wins his 1st, I have to wear a Kobe jersey.

Of course, things were looking pretty good for me.  2006 rolls around, and the Mavericks make it all the way to the Finals.  Needless to say, it was not meant to be.

2009 is here, and Shaariq is kind enough to remind me of our friendly wager back in 2004.  It’s time for me to pay my dues:

My punishment for losing a bet

My punishment for losing the Kobe/Dirk bet

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Mavs fan, but I’m not a Kobe or Laker hater by any means.  I’m happy for them; I just wish the Mavs had capitalized on their golden opportunity in 2006.

Anyway, consider my crow eaten, the music faced.  Until next time, go Mavs!

]]> http://thehong.com/2009/06/25/a-fools-bet/feed/ 0 Well, that was a pretty crappy way to en… http://thehong.com/2009/05/09/well-that-was-a-pretty-crappy-way-to-en/ http://thehong.com/2009/05/09/well-that-was-a-pretty-crappy-way-to-en/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 02:41:52 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/2009/05/09/well-that-was-a-pretty-crappy-way-to-en/ Well, that was a pretty crappy way to end my love affair with the Dallas Mavericks. Back to being an armchair fan.

]]> http://thehong.com/2009/05/09/well-that-was-a-pretty-crappy-way-to-en/feed/ 0 The Mavs looked good for about three qua … http://thehong.com/2008/10/31/the-mavs-looked-good-for-about-three-qua/ http://thehong.com/2008/10/31/the-mavs-looked-good-for-about-three-qua/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:49:58 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/2008/10/31/the-mavs-looked-good-for-about-three-qua/ The Mavs looked good for about three quarters last night. Then, we got demolished in the 4th quarter (and settled for too many jumpers, as usual). Something is not quite right, but it’s still early.

]]> http://thehong.com/2008/10/31/the-mavs-looked-good-for-about-three-qua/feed/ 0 Moving On http://thehong.com/2008/05/10/moving-on/ http://thehong.com/2008/05/10/moving-on/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 18:32:32 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/?p=436 Well, it looks like the Mavericks have a new coach. I’m not completely sold on Rick Carlisle, so I’ll be taking a wait and see approach. He is bringing in several of his own assistants (former head coaches), so as a staff, maybe they’ll be able to fully utilize Kidd’s strengths… and bring back the old Josh Howard.

I’m actually more interested in seeing what happens with the roster. My brother is calling for a complete overhaul, but I think they’re going to try to build around Dirk and Jason Kidd. I’m not sure if the other players are “safe”, but I don’t want to see Brandon Bass go anywhere. That guy was a stud this past season, and I think he’ll get even better.

Mikey and I decided to renew our season tickets, again. Maybe the offseason will give us something to look forward to next year.

Go Mavs!

]]> http://thehong.com/2008/05/10/moving-on/feed/ 1 Getcha Popcorn Ready! http://thehong.com/2008/04/17/getcha-popcorn-ready/ http://thehong.com/2008/04/17/getcha-popcorn-ready/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:50:32 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/?p=435 There’s wide consensus that this year’s NBA Playoffs will be one of the best ever. There are a lot of good matchups, and I think even the most casual basketball fan will be able to get into these games. The Mavericks come into it this year a bit of an underdog, but you never know. We weren’t exactly the favorite going into the 2006 Playoffs, but we ended up making the Finals! You gotta believe!

On that note, watch some of the NBA playoffs this year. You might enjoy it.

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Give or take a second. Quan was able to get a capture of Tin and I at the Mavs vs. Golden State game.

]]> http://thehong.com/2008/01/06/my-four-seconds-of-fame/feed/ 2 JET http://thehong.com/2007/11/05/jet/ http://thehong.com/2007/11/05/jet/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:54:21 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/2007/11/05/jet/ No bets with Quan this time around, but the Mavs take game 1 of the regular season match-up against the Rockets.  As usual, Tracy McGrady killed us, and Yao had a pretty decent outing.  But JET Terry came up huge for us.  We needed that big time.

JET Terry

Sixth Man of the Year right there!

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Let’s go, Mavs!

]]> http://thehong.com/2007/10/09/it-begins-again/feed/ 0 Your 2007 Mavericks, Everybody http://thehong.com/2007/05/04/your-2007-mavericks-everybody/ http://thehong.com/2007/05/04/your-2007-mavericks-everybody/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 05:04:53 +0000 Tin http://thehong.com/2007/05/04/your-2007-mavericks-everybody/ I have no words, and I post this Mavericks logo in disgust. What a craptastic playoff run.

2007 Mavericks

I should note that Eli found this logo on some basketball forum, so props to the guy who Photoshopped this bad boy together. With the way we played tonight, we’re deserving of such shame. Stupid Mavericks.

Here’s to next season. Go Rockets!

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