Didja know that there are several Lake Highlands guys on team Mavs? Well, they aren’t actually on the roster, but they are significant members of the organization (so if you see them around town, a big congrats is in order):
If you went to any of the games you know that the media on the big screen can get the crowd as pumped as some of the big plays. The origin of Dirk video, for example, brought the crowd to its feet during the Lakers game three.
… as did this one, that played during the last home game against Miami. It brought sports tears to many an eye. Sniff …
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKfFfmTLW7Q[/youtube]
One of the creative minds behind the Mavericks’ video collection is Lake Highlands’ own Jason Seely.
(Sportsvideo.org has a cool post about video-editor Seely and the creative team’s process, complete with details about cameras and editing software for us video geeks.)
Lake Highlands residents Mark Slaughter, an account executive; Venu Rao, database manager and Matt Miller, corporate communications and community relations coordinator all work for the Mavericks organization.
Slaughter, along with fellow Lake Highlanders Caleb Thornhill and Kevin Wier, traveled to Miami, FL to witness the Mavericks final stretch on the journey to an NBA Championship.
Lake Highlands residents Caleb Thornhill, Kevin Wier and Mark Slaughter, who works for the Mavericks, watched Dallas dominate the final game in Miami.
