NBA Finals

Both teams were bought, Riley was just smarter with his investment.

Needless to say that i'm rooting for Miami, and will be at game 1 and 2 doing my best to loose my voice.

As a Bulls fan I HATE the heat with a passion.  I just want somebody to knock the smug look off Lebron's face.  Needless to say go Mavs.  

Side note.  Has there ever been an athlete like Lebron, that has gone from being well like to hated by everybody outside of his team's home town?

Funny, that what i used to say when Jordan was sticking his tongue out left and right....He is certainly embracing the Hate.

Being from TX, I guess I'll go with the Mavs.  If it had been the Spurs, I would have gone with the Heat.

Either way, I am much more interested in hockey and our little IHL team here in Houston...GO AEROS!!!!

I can't see David Stern ever letting mark cubans team win,,   and now I'm nervous since people are pulling for the mavs,, there were picked to lose in the 1st round, then the 2nd and finally the 3rd.   Now people are picking them to win.. Yikes !!

 it will be some great games with the match ups of the big 3, then a drop off vs  Dirk and a larger, better supporting cast though. and this is the last basketball we will seen for a while with the upcoming lockout.   

I hope the Mav's win not only for Dirk, but for Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Peja.  etc.  lots of vets that were pretty good in their day and either never made it to the finals or just couldnt' win it.

But the Heat are great floppers, Even the annoucers in thier games were comparing them to going down like a euro soccer player.  If the refs buy into that and give the Heat the little touch fouls they will win it on the line.

Come on, the last 3 minutes of the game last night were a blur to the Bulls and I predict that same clueless look will be on the Mavs faces very soon.    I honestly think the Bulls would have beet the Mavs as well, just not a strong showing out of the West this year. 

Conspiracy theories?  Whoever thinks that DS dictates who wins is just looking for something to grab on.

If the Mavs wouldnt be playing the heat i would be rooting for them, i like dirck and cuban and most of the players they have.  Unfortunately they are playing my hometown teams.

Umm so the Heat advantage is because they flopp, Mavs have also done that.  The Heat just attacks the basket and earns the benefit of the doubt as well, instead of just settling for jump shots.....Ask Chicago.

As a Celtics fan, I don't have a dog in the hunt.  I'm pulling for the Mavs for a few of reasons:

1. I'm in TX.
2. I'd like Dirk to win a ring and I think this is his last chance.
3. I like Mark Cuban.  His schtick gets a little old sometimes but he has a true passion for the game, which is rare among owners.

LeBron will get his but I don't think this is the year.  The Heat are only going to get better and I think that they'll win multiple rings in the next 5 years but don't know that they have the bench to pull it off this year.

I lost touch with the series... Did the Aeros not finish choking? They managed to win Game 7? That was a close one. The 'Dogs fought hard!

What's that got to do with Lady Swole??

Part of me thinks the Mavs match up well if Marion can cover LeBron and Chandler on Bosh (like what was posted earler).  However offense beats defense in Basketball, and I would not put money against the Heat.  If the Heat win it all this year they might as well hand them next years trophy as well.

Miami shot a 45% for the entire series against the number one defense in the league, same percentage that Dallas shot against OKC that is not even top 10 in defense.  Miami had a top 3 defense, something that Dallas has not encountered.

The only physicality that the lakers offered where the cheap shots at the end of the games out of frustration, besides that the lakers just rolled over, you can’t compare the intensity of the games between Miami , Chicago and Boston to that series, not even close.

How did that logic work for Chicago, they always kept a guy in check and the lost.  The problem that Dallas will encounter is that they will play a team that can score and play defense, they can bet you running or playing half court.  If you think Marion can cover LBJ one on one you are up for a rude awakening, Chicago has way better defenders and couldn’t do it.

You are right, the “purists” don’t like that friends made the decision to play with each other, but it is ok for teams to get rid of players when they are not producing or trade them anytime they want.