Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, after his team eliminated the Portland Trail Blazers:
Mark Cuban Conjures ‘Nobody Believed In Us!’ Mantra For Mavericks Out Of Thin Air
↵↵“Everybody thinks we didn’t have what it takes,” Mark Cuban said. “Everybody was a prognosticator. Everybody was wrong. Our guys just showed a lot of heart, so I’m really proud of them.”
↵↵All three of SBNation.com’s NBA editors picked the Mavericks over the Blazers. Five of the eight contestants in TrueHoop’s Stat Geek Smackdown picked the Mavericks. Even Las Vegas picked the Mavericks as favorites! The whole “nobody believed in us!” trope in sports is reaching absurd levels, with Cuban a prime example.
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