NOWITZKI and MAVS locked in on becoming World Champs.......and DIRK and JET TERRY remember 2006 Vividly....as does CUBAN

Germany's #1 Professional Athlete and one of the NBA's Best, Dirk NOWITZKI aka the DIGGLER, waiting on the Eastern Conference NBA Champs as they dispose of the THUNDER.

The MAVERICKS have been RED HOT....or should I say BLUE HOT all the way through the PLAYOFFS and one would have to say their toughest challenge to date was their 1st Round Series vs the Portland TRAILBLAZERS and that went 4-2 in favor of the MAVERICKS. Since that Series the MAVS took out the Defending 2-Time Repeat Champs the LAKERS 4-0, and now do the THUNDER 4-1.

But all the recent success has come with a lot of pain especially for Owner Mark CUBAN, Dirk, and JET TERRY. These 3 are the only holdovers from the 2006 NBA Finals Debacle that saw the MAVS go up 2-0 on the Miami HEAT, then led by one SHAQ DIESEL and Dwayne WADE , only to lose 4 in a row and the HEAT became the 2005-2006 NBA World Champions.

The 2006-2007 Season, the MAVS had basically the same roster and were primed to make another run as they were the #2 seed in the WEST for NBA Playoffs that season and only to run up on an #8 seeded Golden State WARRIORS Team led by Ex-Mavericks Coach Don Nelson, Baron DAVIS, Al HARRINGTON, and Stephen WACKO JACKO JACKSON......and lose to the WARRIORS in the 1st Round.

The last 3 seasons before this one the MAVS have exited in the PLAYOFFS in the 1st Round and everything was looking gloom and doom. Enter this season A focused group that was committed from Day 1 on the Defensive End. A Killer Superstar in Dirk NOWITZKI in his Prime, and one of the Best Professional Sports Owners of any Pro Sport in the World............The MAVERICKS are Back and taking No PRISONERS.

And to Mark CUBAN'S Credit......he has kept believing in his Basketball Staff and trusting that we will soon after 2006 become a World Champion.

Most likely to face the Miami HEAT in the FINALS, Dirk and Jet TERRY'S new Teammates will be ready as they are loaded with Veterans that know these DOORS don't open often.

Let's Compare the 2005-06 MAVS to the 2010-2011 MAVS:

2005-06

Dirk NOWITZKI aka the DIGGLER
Jason TERRY aka the JET
Erick DAMPIER
Josh HOWARD aka J HOW
Devin HARRIS aka D H
Jerry STACKHOUSE aka STACK
Darrel ARMSTRONG
Doug CHRISTIE
Keith VAN HORN

This Group was 60-22 2nd best record in the WEST and lost to the HEAT 4-2 in the NBA FINALS

2010-11

Dirk NOWITZKI
Jason TERRY
Jason KIDD aka J KIDD
Shawn MARION aka the MATRIX
DeShawn STEVENSON aka D-STEVE
JJ BEREA aka the MASCOT
Tyson CHANDLER
Brendan HAYWOOD aka WOOD

NOTE: 2 of the TOP 6 MAVS are injured and out for the PLAYOFFS
Rodrigue BEAUBOIS aka the French PASTRY
Caron BUTLER aka the BUTLER DID IT

This Group was 57-25 2nd Best also in the Division and 3rd best in the WEST............In the FINALS......and Better Equipped this time because of JASON KIDD at the CONTROLS....and Bigger and more PHYSICAL in the PAINT.

GOOD LUCK MAVERICKS.........The BLUEDUDE was employed with the MAVS from 1999-2000.......so I have a vested interest in how they do.