Last night, while watching the Mavs take on the Thunder, I put up a simple, yet elegant Facebook status that merely said, “Mavs!” Then I got questions about why I’m not rooting for my home state. The place I lived for 22 years. The place that taught me all my values and such.
Simple. The Thunder isn’t my team. It didn’t even exist when I lived in Oklahoma. The only thing I know about the team is its star played at UT (yes, I know the rivalry is petty and doesn’t really back up my point, but I’m going with it). I’ve never even been to a single Thunder game.
However, because of my job and Zac’s undying love for the Mavs and Tim and Eric wanting to have Dirk’s baby, I know quite a bit about the Mavs. I’ve been to their games. I jog past their arena. So I feel as if my allegiance justifiably goes to them.
But there are other Okies in Dallas who are trying to sort out this very problem. They should have figured out whom they were rooting for before last night’s game, but in case they didn’t, I have just a couple guidelines after the jump. Feel free to add your own.
1. If you know the punchline to the joke, “Why is Oklahoma the windy state,” root for the Thunder.
2. If your hometown appeared in the movie Twister and that’s still your claim to fame, root for the Thunder.
3. If you own the Dallas board game, root for the Mavs.
4. I would add that if you don’t know all the words to the song “Oklahoma,” then you should root for the Mavs. But I’ve learned that people from all over know that song and will sing it at rather inappropriate times. So never mind.
5. If you’ve gone cow-tipping, noodling, or have seen a tornado, that’s a toss-up. Go with your gut.
