News — Dallas Mavericks

By John CouncilIn 1992, I had a $27,000-a year-job, a $600-a-month apartment, a 20-year-old-car and a desperate need for cheap entertainment. Naturally, those circumstances forced me to become a fan of the absolutely terrible Dallas Mavericks who would finish 11-71 that season.Why would I do such a thing?For starters, back then there was no shiny American Airlines Center with $81 average ticket prices. But there was the aging Reunion Arena where ten bucks would buy you an upper deck seat.The overly excited billionaire Mark Cuban was eight years away from acquiring the team and transforming it into a regular championship...