As a 42 yr old dude following the Mavs since Dirk came, I was feeling nostalgic after the loss last night. I got to talking to my wife about J.J. Barea and how good he was. I started watching this(https://youtu.be/KL5vGKnW248?si=bF6gNMieAZxDfKpC) highlight compilation of him and realized I didn’t know where he came from. All I could remember when I found out we got him I Remember telling my wife “we got some small Puerto Rican point guard”. I looked him up and found out we got him out of Northeastern and he was with us from 06-2011 then he went to Minnesota and came back from 14-2020. He was so good and absolutely lead our bench. Dominated in the playoffs. No way we win if we don’t have him. Then I realized for whatever reason I don’t I hold him in such regard as Dirk or even Steve Nash? I am now. Watching the Mavs Now, all I can think about is we lack someone like J.J. Barea attacking the basket all the time.
by vaelon
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Absolute Dallas legend – final season he would get a standing ovation just pretending to go in the game
You said the most relevant thing – Mavs don’t win that chip without him.
The lebron stopper
I bought my JJ Barea shirt when we won in 2011. My youngest uses it as a nightgown now 🤣
Miss that guy so much.
So F’ing random… but i thought about that guy too today. The irrational confidence and his microwave talent as a bench spark and then the finals switch to a starting spot and he absolutely delivered.
For some reason, his mavs spirit comforted me on a day when my rational brain says the mavs blew a generational chance to knock off the young pups. If they go on to lose this series and OKC becomes the next great consistent west power, we will look back at that absolute choke job as a pivotal moment when they overtook us.
I agree, time for the mavs to find their inner JJB and ball the F out…