The Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks may share the city
of Dallas as their home, but for this year, that may be where the similarities
end.
The Dallas Cowboys came into Fall 2015 with championship
aspirations, which have gone down the drain as the season went along.
The Dallas Mavericks came into Fall 2015 with talk about how
bad the team would be and if they should tank but a quarter of the way into the
season, they have overachieved.
The reason for the Cowboys’ demise has been injuries, to
Orlando Scandrick, Tony Romo, Dez Bryant among others.
The Mavs optimism is also due to injuries, but in the other
way. Chandler Parsons, Wes Matthews, and JaVale McGee are all recovering from
injuries are slowly getting back to being the players they usually are.
The Cowboys were unable to withstand their injury period,
going 0-7 without Romo.
The Mavs are doing just fine, as they boast the 4th
best record in the Western Conference at 10-7 with Parsons, Matthews, and McGee all on
minute restrictions.
The inability has plenty of people questioning how good of a
coach Jason Garrett really is (nobody expects success without your franchise QB
but one win in seven games is not too much to ask).
The Dallas Mavericks success has a lot of people pointing to
the coaching excellence on display by Rick Carlisle.
And lastly,
The Dallas Cowboys brought in drama in the form of Greg
Hardy to add to Dez Bryant, who has had a few locker room outbursts.
The Dallas Mavericks got rid of pretty much all of the drama
in their locker room (Monta Ellis, Rajon Rondo) and have been completely
drama-free.
Obviously, the sports of football and basketball are
drastically different, specifically the physicality that leads to injuries. But
if you are just a DFW sports fan, at least you have the Mavs to root for right
now. Oh, and the Dallas Stars are 19-5 and atop their conference. Maybe it’s
the magic of the American Airlines Center, who knows.
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