And I’m glad it worked out, because this is a special group. Last season, they called themselves the “Bad News Bears, because from the very beginning, nobody gave them much of a chance. People said that Jason Kidd was too old. And I will say that this is the first time I’ve been with some world champions who are my contemporaries. (Laughter and applause.) They said JJ Barea was too small; that Dirk Nowitzki was too slow. They did say that, Dirk, I’m sorry. (Laughter.) That’s what they said -- they said you had a great jump shot, but --(laughter.) They said Deshawn Stevenson was too crazy. (Laughter.) They said “The Jet was terrific but they weren’t sure whether that tattoo was such a good idea. (Laughter.)
But these players got it done because they know how good teams win -- not just by jumping higher or running faster, but by finding the open man, working together, staying mentally tough, being supportive of each other, playing smarter.
And that’s how the Mavericks took down some of the league’s best teams -- including the Miami Heat, who got a little bit of attention last year. This was especially sweet for Dirk and Jason who were around the first time that the Mavericks and the Heat met in the finals and lost five years ago.
In fact, the Mavericks played -- before the Mavericks played a single game last season, when Jason got his tattoo, he said, “When you do something as crazy as I did, you’ve got to back it up. And he did, by the way, score 27 points to help win the deciding Game Six. (Applause.)
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