It’s Official

I, David Brower, no longer expect the Mavs to win another basketball game.

Shame on me for thinking that since we’ve had success for the better part of this millennium that we should still be good after going out and aquiring one of the best (if not the best) pure point guard in the game today. Apparently it doesn’t work like that. I guess it just so happens that when you do make such moves you show some promise in beating teams that a Canadian 7th grade girls basketball team could beat and then lay a complete egg against teams who are actually decent teams – not to mention teams you beat before the trade. I’m not even counting last nights game because we didn’t have Dirk with us, but still, to get beat that bad by a team with one star and a handful of role players is embarrassing.

Always got to be blockin’

Well the word came down late yesterday that Devean George has exercised his no-trade clause; thus, blocking the deal between the Mavs and the Nets. 

While I’m happy that we aren’t losing Devin Harris (not yet at least) I think it’s funny that George had the ability to block the deal.  Since when does he garner a no-trade clause?  A career scrub out of the college basketball powerhouse Augsburg has a no-trade clause?  Is it because he was on the Kobe/Shaq championship teams and that made him good by osmosis?  No, I think it’s because he was lucky and caught Mark Cuban in his I love to spend my money days.  Granted, he still likes to spend his money, just not as carefree as he was before, like giving Erica Dampier a contract that pays him over $10 million a year. 

Oh well, I guess I can be happy that we aren’t giving up Devin Harris and two first round draft picks for an aging point guard having one of the worst seasons of his career.  I’ll just sit back and feel content until we blow it in the playoffs again.  I think if I start to prepare myself for it now it won’t be nearly as devistating when it actually happens.

Mini-mavs Rant

Has anyone else heard the news?  I’m not too sure what to think of this deal.

First let’s look at the deal straight-up team to team

Dallas gets: PG Jason Kidd, and PF Malik Allen

New Jersey gets: PG Devin Harris, G/F Jerry Stackhouse, C DeSagana Diop, G/F Deavon George, G Maurice Ager, $3 million in cash, 2008 1st round pick, 2010 first round pick