I started watching the Mavericks in 2008 and even though Mark bought the team in 2000, I was so used to the idea that he would be there for the long run.
It felt good to have guy like Mark there to fight for the team.
He had a great relationship with our star player Dirk and it led to 2 Finals appearances and our lone championship in 2011. We had a few down years under his watch, but I knew it wouldn’t last long. He was a natural competitor.
I’ll miss the fines and the blunt quotes, but what I’ll miss the most is the security he brought of running a competent franchise (at times).
yeah, he’s the reason I chose the Mavs as my basketball team (legitimately lol)
I went on tour with my friends’ band as their merch girl one summer, and in every hotel room we checked into, no matter what day, what time, or what state, there were 2 shows that were guaranteed to ALWAYS be on TV: Shark Tank and Forensic Files
I had always been strictly a football gal, and one year I was really bummed when the season ended, so I decided to give basketball a shot to fill the sports void in my heart. I had no ties to any basketball teams, and really wasn’t drawn to either of the LA teams (where I was born and currently still live), so I decided to go with Cubes / the Mavs ‘cuz he was always my favorite shark lol