#i could also talk about jkidd being THEE biggest aries and hating last year’s roster and not coaching them right 😭

[maxipowell]

☕️ our dallas mavericks 🥹

ohhh boy. this team is literally the found family trope come true. when i started watching basketball (thanks to u), i thought “it’s not going to be too serious” and they became My Team. at times, i hate them for being dumb but when they’re smart, they’re scary!

i love their mentality and how they trust each other. i love seeing post games interviews and seeing jkidd or the players saying how they talk and encourage each other — that dante 3 to take us to OT against the rockets pops in my head — even though the shots aren’t falling is incredible to me. i love how everyone has a role in the team, even the bench guys who aren’t playing that much (shoutout to markieff!) and how everyone is essencial for the chemistry.

this season is feeling a lot like 2021/2022 and it makes me so happy because i found comfort in that team in a really weird period of my life and seeing them thriving now and being able to watch it not as in a way to escape my problems but actually enjoy what is going on in the game feels so nice.

sometimes, they do irritate me (and i pretend they don’t exist), especially when they slow down or shut down when something big happens against us (mostly against luka or kyrie); i’d trade a player or two (number 10 i’m talking to YOU) and how the national — both USA & brazil — media piss me off how they portray them because we know the stark difference between last season and this one and how talented this roster is, but i wouldn’t pick any other team but them.

this team made me love basketball but any other team doesn’t spark the same passion as mavs do. maybe i’m overly attached to them, maybe i’m biased (i am) but it feels like it’s the perfect match. with all the ups and downs, with all the bonds and friendships you can see so clearly, i love them. i love their passion, how they care for each other, how they welcome players who had bad reputations and make them feel home (i know kyrie is the most obvious but spencer was BY FAR my favourite “redemption”) and mostly, how they trust each other no matter what. ah!!! i love these idiots so much!!!