2006-07 NBA Season(Finals - A Four Game Sweep)

[a6m5]

Wade doesn't deserve any respect. Not many people here in Texas really knew about him. When you said Miami, it was Shaq. But now that Wade "won it" for Miami, he's the star. Which is funny considering that after the finals, all I could read about was Shaq (wtf did he do?) and Wade. I didn't see any credit given to the other players at all, lucky if I saw a paragraph mention them unless it was "Wade and the Heat."

I told this to Giancarlo, I believe last year. And you know how big of a Miami fan he is. Last year, even before the playoffs, if you know NBA, you knew that "the" difference maker on that team was Wade, no longer Shaq. Shaq still might have been arguably the best center in the league(he wasn't), but Wade was the guy that was going to beat your team. This point is arguable, and Giancarlo didn't buy it either. Shaq was the man, as far as he was concerned. But I do like to think that my understanding of the NBA is as good as most of the professional sportswriters, which is arguable as well.

As for the "respect" from the officials, no one should get a respect, except in cases where the officials have to take a guess to make a call. You know the pace of NBA games, and sometimes, depending on the angle you are looking at the play from, there are those moments when they have to make a judgement call. Other than that, games should be called fairly. No superstar treatments or home court favors. I also HATE how foreign players are treated in the NBA. No wonder NBA players can't win in international competition anymore, they need David Stern to win the Gold.

Terry and Howard though are becoming a famous Big 3 w/ Dirk right now, and with Terry's 3s, Howard's aggressive playing, and Dirk's fade aways, they could easily pose a threat to Miami.

Mavericks already more than pose a threat to the Heat. And it was the same way last season. Only question is: Will they fold again? Spurs fold every now and then, also. Spurs, Mavs, Suns, these teams are already better than Miami ever will be, way past posing a threat. They just need to be able to keep up that level of play, even though poor officiating.

 

[JCE]

Mavs 99
Heat 93

Ownage is all I have to say. Thank god Stack is back in rhythm and playing with intensity. Now all we need is D. Haris in full stride and we are good to go. Damned Phoenix and their winning streak. I wonder if we (the Mavs) will get a THIRD two-digit wiinning streak in the same season? That would be spectacular.

 

[a6m5]

Don't tell anybody, but I think I might be becoming a Nash fan.....

I caught some of the Mavs-Miami game. Stack's back. Actually, I hadn't seen him play in a while, but I haven't seen him get that hot in years. I've always liked him, so I was very glad to see him school one of the biggest stars in the league. 👍

 

[McLaren]

I agree with Phoenix. They will not go away.

Phoenix tonight blows the Timberwolves away with only 2:30 to go at 122 to 95. That gives the Suns 32-8 and a 13 game streak.

 

[JCE]

Can you imagine if both teams have more than 2 two-digit winning streaks at the end of the season? Insanity...

 

[JCE]

The Mavs have an 8 game winning streak and the Suns have a 14 game winning streak. Looks like the Suns are destined to have 2 15 game winning streaks and the mavs have 3 two digit winning streaks...ALL IN THE SAME SEASON! This is turning out to be one hell of an NBA season.

*edit*
Whoops, I meant to quote myself and edit my previous post.

 

[Giancarlo]

Mavs 99
Heat 93

Ownage is all I have to say. Thank god Stack is back in rhythm and playing with intensity.

Ownage? Miami is probably out of more gas than most other teams in the league and the Mavs only win by 6? Our coach is injured. I don't call that ownage. A lot of leaving Stackhouse wide open, Haslem going 1-10, and...Antoine Walker in general is what i'd call it.

BTW i never really saw Shaq as the biggest part of our team, i just figured as much when we the Heat lost the first 2 games of the Finals and Shaq was doing really really bad, for him. Then Wade just scorched the Mavs defense.

Speaking of which, how can you despise Wade so much? The NBA is like that, the superstars always get calls in their favor. Josh Howard got away with 2 blatant travels on Sunday (and another that was finally called after the arena just went nuts), but i didn't complain about it so much. It happens.

 

[McLaren]

Ownage? Miami is probably out of more gas than most other teams in the league and the Mavs only win by 6? Our coach is injured. I don't call that ownage. A lot of leaving Stackhouse wide open, Haslem going 1-10, and...Antoine Walker in general is what i'd call it.

BTW i never really saw Shaq as the biggest part of our team, i just figured as much when we the Heat lost the first 2 games of the Finals and Shaq was doing really really bad, for him. Then Wade just scorched the Mavs defense.

Speaking of which, how can you despise Wade so much? The NBA is like that, the superstars always get calls in their favor. Josh Howard got away with 2 blatant travels on Sunday (and another that was finally called after the arena just went nuts), but i didn't complain about it so much. It happens.

Bull. No player ever got the kind of calls Wade got last year, not even ol' MJ. It doesn't matter what team is playing his, he has refs there ready to kiss his butt.

So what if Howard travelled? Terry's been hit in the head almost 6 times this year by blockers and they never called the fouls except for 2-3 times. Take the Suns game that a6m5 mentioned. Nash expected the call, he didn't get it. The NBA officiating is about the worst in US sports, and after Wade's little ass-kissing last year, it's more obvious than ever. And you can be sure it doesn't help the Mavs 3/4 of the time.

Thankfully though, the Heat isn't getting a great year with a 19-23, 23 tonight showing even with Shaq's return, he and Wade aren't going to make a dream team as the Pacers defeat the Heat tonight in OT.

 

[Giancarlo]

So what if Howard travelled? Terry's been hit in the head almost 6 times this year by blockers and they never called the fouls except for 2-3 times. Take the Suns game that a6m5 mentioned. Nash expected the call, he didn't get it. The NBA officiating is about the worst in US sports, and after Wade's little ass-kissing last year, it's more obvious than ever.

Thankfully though, the Heat isn't getting a great year with a 19-23, 23 tonight showing even with Shaq's return, he and Wade aren't going to make a dream team as the Pacers defeat the Heat tonight in OT.

So i guess the officiating is bad, unless it benefits the team you follow. Okay.

Who cares about the regular season? If i'm not mistaken last season your Mavericks won 60 games and the Heat won 52. The Heat won the championship, but hey at least you won 60 games? No. Doesn't matter. As long as Miami is in the playoffs and healthy, who in the East do you see beating them in a 7 game series? Cleveland is nothing without LeBron, Detroit has lost its defensive swagger, Orlando has no experience and Chicago couldn't beat Miami last year when they were the best defensive team in basketball.

 

[a6m5]

So i guess the officiating is bad, unless it benefits the team you follow. Okay.

Not at all. I was at the Blazers win over the T-Wolves, tonight. An overtime game! In the first half, Blazers were getting away with the hooks and the bumps, I was disgusted. Remember the Blazers that used to be good? Rasheed Wallace, Arvydas Sabonis, Scottie Pippen? We used to get away with so much crap, EXCEPT, when we played the Lakers. When we played the Lakers, tables turned.

I want officiating to be as fair as possible. I don't follow NCAA, but people tell me that there are none of that NBA officiating BS in college. I want that!

P.S. Blazers won tonight. I think it was 101-98 or something like that. I ended up with a sore throat.

P.P.S. Did Ricky Davis do something bad? Everytime he touched the ball, crowd were booing him. He was schooling us though, he didn't care.

P.P.P.S. I was in the lower level seating tonight, about 15 rows back. This was the first time I got to see KG, closer than from a nosebleed-level. He is amazing.

 

[JCE]

Ownage? Miami is probably out of more gas than most other teams in the league and the Mavs only win by 6? Our coach is injured. I don't call that ownage. A lot of leaving Stackhouse wide open, Haslem going 1-10, and...Antoine Walker in general is what i'd call it.

Speaking of which, how can you despise Wade so much? The NBA is like that, the superstars always get calls in their favor. Josh Howard got away with 2 blatant travels on Sunday (and another that was finally called after the arena just went nuts), but i didn't complain about it so much. It happens.

I call any win ownage...because...SURPRISE WE WON AND YOU DIDN'T. Understand this, the East is flimsy and there is a possibility of your destitute team making the Conference Finals or even THE Finals. And you should enjoy that feeling if only for a split second until the Western Conference Champion runs you out of the gym. Whether it's the Mavs, Suns, Spurs, Jazz, Nuggets, or Houston you are going to have your hands so full your arms are going to fall off. The best team in the East wouldn't even finish better than 7th seed in the West.

Oh and you think that officiating isn't political, that night was proof. The officials either let Howard get away with those travels to balance out the calls or that particular crew likes him--or they just flat out blew the calls which is why they did finally call him on one. Don't think there isn't such a thing as favoritism or foul call balancing. If a ref missed a blatant call they will make it up most times in most games. I've seen it done for 15+ years.

 

[Giancarlo]

I call any win ownage...because...SURPRISE WE WON AND YOU DIDN'T. Understand this, the East is flimsy and there is a possibility of your destitute team making the Conference Finals or even THE Finals. And you should enjoy that feeling if only for a split second until the Western Conference Champion runs you out of the gym. Whether it's the Mavs, Suns, Spurs, Jazz, Nuggets, or Houston you are going to have your hands so full your arms are going to fall off. The best team in the East wouldn't even finish better than 7th seed in the West.

Oh and you think that officiating isn't political, that night was proof. The officials either let Howard get away with those travels to balance out the calls or that particular crew likes him--or they just flat out blew the calls which is why they did finally call him on one. Don't think there isn't such a thing as favoritism or foul call balancing. If a ref missed a blatant call they will make it up most times in most games. I've seen it done for 15+ years.

No, it wasn't ownage, nor really a surprise. Our second option on offense is Jason Kapono (although i really like the guy because he always works hard, and makes his shots). But go on, look at his superstar numbers!

The East is always flimsy, what different does it make? I really feel as if statements like that are just silly when the Heat beat the Mavericks last season. Both teams were at their peak, and the Heat came out on top because Wade could not be stopped. It didn't matter than the Mavs won 60 games and the Heat 50, it didn't matter that the Heat were only number 2 in the East, and it didn't matter that the Mavericks beat the Spurs in the Conference Finals. Wade has been top 3 in the league since last season's playoffs. I'm sure you feel all the calls against the Mavs in the Finals were unfair and in favor of Wade, but the fact is that Miami was considered the underdog in that matchup and nobody wanted/counted them to win. People didn't even think they could make it past the first round of the playoffs. What interior defense did the Mavs really have in the Finals? Wouldn't you say it's easy to punish a team with fouls when they don't really have a qualified shot-blocker or even someone to change every shot that goes up (a-la 'Zo)?

But anyway, enough about the playoffs, that's already history. All superstars get phantom calls. It's just hard for a guy like Dirk, for example, to get those calls when he's mostly shooting.

Speaking of shooting it'll be fun to see Jason Kapono beat Dirk in the 3-point shootout in a couple weeks. If there's one thing the guy can do, it's shoot.

 

[McLaren]

So i guess the officiating is bad, unless it benefits the team you follow. Okay.

Who cares about the regular season? If i'm not mistaken last season your Mavericks won 60 games and the Heat won 52. The Heat won the championship, but hey at least you won 60 games? No. Doesn't matter. As long as Miami is in the playoffs and healthy, who in the East do you see beating them in a 7 game series? Cleveland is nothing without LeBron, Detroit has lost its defensive swagger, Orlando has no experience and Chicago couldn't beat Miami last year when they were the best defensive team in basketball.

Wow, you guys won the Championship.

Which is funny because most non-Miami fans agree after Game 3, the officiating went to your team. You guys got the lucky stride last year, no question asked.

And I guess you have no problem with the officiating with your team since your team won.

Give it up. NBA Officiating blows. It blew last year in the Finals, and it blows this year. Go see a6m5's post about Nash. Nash expected a call, and he never got one.

NBA Officiating is about as bad as when all the Miami fans this year now like to say Wade was playing on an injured ankle, and that's why you either won, or that's why you lost.

As for your Chicago statement, why aren't you doing that now? Let's check the 2007 season so far.
Chicago's first game was a total slaughter house as you guys were beat 66-108. You lost again the last time you played them. You play them again Saturday.

 

[JCE]

Hell, Chicago gave the Mavs fits for most of the game tonight. I think it was just not our night but I give credit when credit is due and deserved. Chicago beat us, Miami didn't. And if Chicago does do a trade for Garnett that is your automatic favorites in the East. That could be a team that would give the West some problems.

 

[a6m5]

What are you talking about? It's been reported that Garnett wants to come to Portland.......... by me.

 

[Giancarlo]

Wow, you guys won the Championship.

Which is funny because most non-Miami fans agree after Game 3, the officiating went to your team. You guys got the lucky stride last year, no question asked.

And I guess you have no problem with the officiating with your team since your team won.

Give it up. NBA Officiating blows. It blew last year in the Finals, and it blows this year. Go see a6m5's post about Nash. Nash expected a call, and he never got one.

NBA Officiating is about as bad as when all the Miami fans this year now like to say Wade was playing on an injured ankle, and that's why you either won, or that's why you lost.

As for your Chicago statement, why aren't you doing that now? Let's check the 2007 season so far.
Chicago's first game was a total slaughter house as you guys were beat 66-108. You lost again the last time you played them. You play them again Saturday.

What is the point of playing the season if not to win the Championship? I'm not seeing your logic. It seems to me like winning it all doesn't really mean much to you, only because the Mavs did not.

Yes i do know officiating is bad because they're humans and make mistakes. And the Heat do get bad calls too! Wade is always going to get 15-20 free throw attempts a game. It's one of his many efficient ways of scoring.

No one says that Wade playing on an injured ankle won us that game, that doesn't make sense. I'm pretty sure 80% of Wade's injuries are just used to make the opposing team believe they can lay off with the defensive pressure on him. But he still gets his points, assists, steals, blocks, etc. etc.

God i don't understand how you can be so complacent about Wade and how he attracts fouls. Can't you also see how great he is at making his team better, at blocking shots (almost a block a game this season) and defense in general (which he is VERY underrated in), at changing the way a team plays against the Heat, at making clutch plays, at never seeming to be in a hurry and making the right decision? Wade is awesome for basketball in my opinion because he does so much and is such a humble guy (yet definitely has the small bit meanness he needs to succeed). And yes i know everyone says that, but it's true.

And the loss to the Bulls on opening night was just that, opening night. On a team with a bunch of old fogies that just won it all of course we're gonna come out flat.

 

[McLaren]

Yes i do know officiating is bad because they're humans and make mistakes. And the Heat do get bad calls too! Wade is always going to get 15-20 free throw attempts a game. It's one of his many efficient ways of scoring.

Wade is always going to get to the line because he is always mysteriously fouled by phantoms. It's ass-kissery by the refs. I never saw anyone get to the lines as many times as he did in 1 playoff game.

No one says that Wade playing on an injured ankle won us that game, that doesn't make sense. I'm pretty sure 80% of Wade's injuries are just used to make the opposing team believe they can lay off with the defensive pressure on him. But he still gets his points, assists, steals, blocks, etc. etc.

No, they're saying that they either lost because of the ankle, or just to rub it in as to say, "Yeah, we won! Even with Wade on an injured ankle!" as to say the score would have been better had his ankle been ok.

God i don't understand how you can be so complacent about Wade and how he attracts fouls. Can't you also see how great he is at making his team better, at blocking shots (almost a block a game this season) and defense in general (which he is VERY underrated in), at changing the way a team plays against the Heat, at making clutch plays, at never seeming to be in a hurry and making the right decision? Wade is awesome for basketball in my opinion because he does so much and is such a humble guy (yet definitely has the small bit meanness he needs to succeed). And yes i know everyone says that, but it's true.

Because his ass is kissed, or was. Ask any basketball writer or read any article after the finals. A lot of them started to doubt the NBA officiating, in fact, I remember reading one where the editor described Wade and his fouls exactly as they were.

And the loss to the Bulls on opening night was just that, opening night. On a team with a bunch of old fogies that just won it all of course we're gonna come out flat.

But, but, you said the Bulls were #1 in defence and that you guys could beat them. You got beat a 2nd time. I wouldn't be surprised if you got beat tomorrow.

They're an incredibly strong team for the East, no doubt on that.

 

[Giancarlo]

Wade is always going to get to the line because he is always mysteriously fouled by phantoms. It's ass-kissery by the refs. I never saw anyone get to the lines as many times as he did in 1 playoff game.

No, they're saying that they either lost because of the ankle, or just to rub it in as to say, "Yeah, we won! Even with Wade on an injured ankle!" as to say the score would have been better had his ankle been ok.

But, but, you said the Bulls were #1 in defence and that you guys could beat them. You got beat a 2nd time. I wouldn't be surprised if you got beat tomorrow.

They're an incredibly strong team for the East, no doubt on that.

Again, every superstar gets calls in their favor. Stop pretending only Wade gets them. You could be saying Iverson gets them too, since he's usually in the top of the league in free throws attempted. But since he didn't beat your team in the Finals, you don't care.

What's so bad about that? If Dirk broke his shooting wrist in the middle of a game, but stayed in and beat say...the Suns, you wouldn't brag about it? I'm tired of your double standards.

Yeah, we could beat them when they were the best FG% defensive team in the league in last season's playoffs. But it's a different story when that "championship hangover" hits you. It happens to a lot of teams. We probably will lose tomorrow, i don't disagree. Our coach is an assitant coach who hasn't been a head coach for so long since something like the 1988-89 season, our first season. Unless Shaq plays at least 20 minutes we'll probably lose too. But he seems to be doing better, he had 11 points and 4 blocks in 15 minutes last night.

No one in the East can beat Miami in 4/7 games. Period.

 

[McLaren]

Again, every superstar gets calls in their favor. Stop pretending only Wade gets them. You could be saying Iverson gets them too, since he's usually in the top of the league in free throws attempted. But since he didn't beat your team in the Finals, you don't care.

Yeah, they do, but ever since Wade won it for his team, he gets star treatment. I've been reading NBA forums, and there's usually always a couple people who say Wade got a phantom call. Then there's the Miami fans who will come in and say, "OMG stfu! Wade was injured anyways!"

BTW, I guarantee you give some 2 days, they'll get videos of Wade's so-called fouls during the Finals.

Oh wait, here's one.

Oh, how pathetic.

The best retorts are that he's pushed. He isn't. If he was pushed, his body would not be that straight forward, and he would have been moving backwards in the air. He fell on his own. Guess what. "FOUL!"


Another so-called "foul". This one was claimed that he was pushed. Any moron will see his ass moved to the left.



Check out this last one. Offensive foul is what it was. Harris though is called.

All in the same game. Don't you dare tell me other superstars get this kind of treatment in 1 game. And you know something is wrong when 1 player is sent to the free throw line almost more than opponent team does, put-to-gether.

Another game

That's NOT the Mavs. That's Portland. And Wade trips. He gets called that he was fouled. Even the announcers don't agree.

3-step Wade Travel. No call against him when playing against New Jersey.

3-step travel. Disputed as 4 by others. No call.


Ass-kissery. Need more evidence Wade gets more superstar treatment? There is only 1 other person in the NBA that is said to get the same treatment as Wade and that is LeBron James.
BTW, don't bring in that, Mavs lost bs. When the Lakers played the Heat, there was a giant dispute wondering why on Earth Kobe Bryant did not get the fouls that Wade got even he did something of similarity.
Lakers fans hate Wade's treatment. Mavs hate Wade's treatment. I know many Portland fans now hate his treatment. It does not matter if it is Mavs fans, there are others who atch basketball and all AGREE that Wade is given a chunk-load of ref help. And it is true that only Wade/Miami fans defend him even when NBA Analyists wonder where these calls come from, or when even journalists put out articles saying Wade gets the help of a Phantom Foul.

NOW, I'm NOT saying I hate Wade. I'm saying I hate the fact that Wade gets this treatment. You can not say other superstars get the same kind of treatment. That's not true. There's no evidence except LeBron James. Everyone hates that the officials help his antics. The big mystery though remains as to why. I'm not saying it's a conspiracy, even Cuban thinks that's retarded. Most believe it's just because he "won it" for Miami and is a superstar that deserves everything.

Keep watching this year when they replay the Lakers. We'll see how many videos pop up again of Wade getting fouls, while Kobe isn't.

What's so bad about that? If Dirk broke his shooting wrist in the middle of a game, but stayed in and beat say...the Suns, you wouldn't brag about it? I'm tired of your double standards.

There's difference between using an event for one game and using it for EVERY game. Pull your head out of your ass. Everytime the Heat finish a game, there's always some Miami fans who will bring in his injury. But no one gives a flying poop because the injury is gone.

Yeah, I might brag about that 1 game. But I'm not going to bring that injury into the remaining games that follow like your fellow fans do.

Yeah, we could beat them when they were the best FG% defensive team in the league in last season's playoffs. But it's a different story when that "championship hangover" hits you. It happens to a lot of teams. We probably will lose tomorrow, i don't disagree. Our coach is an assitant coach who hasn't been a head coach for so long since something like the 1988-89 season, our first season. Unless Shaq plays at least 20 minutes we'll probably lose too. But he seems to be doing better, he had 11 points and 4 blocks in 15 minutes last night.

No one in the East can beat Miami in 4/7 games. Period.

All I see is excuses. Now that you guys won, you have pressure. Now that your coach is out, you guys aren't at your top. Unless Shaq plays, you guys may lose. You Miami guys are good at making excuses for games, win or lose.

BTW, I'll hold you to that statement when the Bulls wipe Miami after tonight and the next game.

 

[a6m5]

To be fair, on that Portland replay, I think there was a contact. Ime Udoka, Portland forward who came to help from the behind, I think he might have tripped him.

Also, the analyst who's crying in there, that's Mike Rice. I love Rice, and he is one of my favorite Blazers(yes, he's a member of the Blazer Organization), but he is biased as hell. That is why I love him. Sometimes, he knowingly make a false, or ridiculous claim in favor of the home team. Portland fans know this, we get a chuckle out of his comments.

I do agree with the LeBron comment. At least from what I saw in the Cavs against the Blazers, you lay a finger on the King Jame's jersey, he'll get a trip to the line.

I think we took this Miami vs Dallas argument as far as it could go, guys. I get the feeling we are just beating a dead horse here. Superstar treatment exists, Wade is one of the biggest beneficiary IMO, but it's not like there is a official stat sheet.

Dallas was robbed of one game for sure last year, but I think they could have come back easily. They just quit. In my basketball theory (), when your scoring stops, and calls are going against you, you have to attack, both offensively, and defensively. Play little bit out of control, even. Like I've said bunch of times, the Mavs gotta remember that. If they run into a similar problem in this year's playoffs, how will they react? Will they get rough, or go soft? It's up to the Mavs players.

 

[Giancarlo]

BTW, I guarantee you give some 2 days, they'll get videos of Wade's so-called fouls during the Finals.

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There's difference between using an event for one game and using it for EVERY game. Pull your head out of your ass. Everytime the Heat finish a game, there's always some Miami fans who will bring in his injury. But no one gives a flying poop because the injury is gone.

Yeah, I might brag about that 1 game. But I'm not going to bring that injury into the remaining games that follow like your fellow fans do.

All I see is excuses. Now that you guys won, you have pressure. Now that your coach is out, you guys aren't at your top. Unless Shaq plays, you guys may lose. You Miami guys are good at making excuses for games, win or lose.

BTW, I'll hold you to that statement when the Bulls wipe Miami after tonight and the next game.

Where do you live? And how did you personally meet every Miami Heat fan both in Miami and out? Boy that must have cost a lot in gas money and plane tickets.

Excuses? The only excuse you ever give for losing the Finals is Wade's calls, Wade's calls, Wade's calls.

Video 1: Even if Dirk didn't foul him, which i can agree on, Terry grabbed Wade's jersey. Or at least tried to.

Video 2: This i agree with, no contact. But Wade sold the flop, and Terry fell for it. Too bad.

Video 3: Hacked on the arm. Or at least it looked good enough like one, to say it was. Especially because Daniels pulled back so fast.

Video 4: Daniels definitely pushed off. Easy to see.

Video 5: That is not offensive in the least, because Harris was moving. You could make a case that it's not a defensive foul, but it's certainly not an offensive foul.

Video 6: No real foul, but Wade's genius. That guy #6 reached in, Wade noticed, and fell to get the foul. Worked out for the latter.

Video 7: Yep, travel. Just like Howard the other Sunday, except it happened twice with no call.

Video 8: You're kidding me. You think that never happens? LeBron did that to win a game against the Wizards last year, no call either.

Look the important thing to note here is that Wade scores by getting to the foul line a lot. It's in his arsenal. If the officials fall for it a lot, and if Dallas is beaten by it a lot, oh well. It's not like no other player can do the same or don't do the same.

 

[Giancarlo]

I think we took this Miami vs Dallas argument as far as it could go, guys. I get the feeling we are just beating a dead horse here. Superstar treatment exists, Wade is one of the biggest beneficiary IMO, but it's not like there is a official stat sheet.

Yeah it's definitely beating a dead horse, but whatever there's not much to talk about during the regular season anyways.

 

[McLaren]

Where do you live? And how did you personally meet every Miami Heat fan both in Miami and out? Boy that must have cost a lot in gas money and plane tickets.

Excuses? The only excuse you ever give for losing the Finals is Wade's calls, Wade's calls, Wade's calls.

Video 1: Even if Dirk didn't foul him, which i can agree on, Terry grabbed Wade's jersey. Or at least tried to.

Video 2: This i agree with, no contact. But Wade sold the flop, and Terry fell for it. Too bad.

Video 3: Hacked on the arm. Or at least it looked good enough like one, to say it was. Especially because Daniels pulled back so fast.

Video 4: Daniels definitely pushed off. Easy to see.

Video 5: That is not offensive in the least, because Harris was moving. You could make a case that it's not a defensive foul, but it's certainly not an offensive foul.

Video 6: No real foul, but Wade's genius. That guy #6 reached in, Wade noticed, and fell to get the foul. Worked out for the latter.

Video 7: Yep, travel. Just like Howard the other Sunday, except it happened twice with no call.

Video 8: You're kidding me. You think that never happens? LeBron did that to win a game against the Wizards last year, no call either.

Look the important thing to note here is that Wade scores by getting to the foul line a lot. It's in his arsenal. If the officials fall for it a lot, and if Dallas is beaten by it a lot, oh well. It's not like no other player can do the same or don't do the same.

Because Wade's calls are THE main thing. And I've heard and read enough Miami fans posts, including your's, to get the conclusion you guys make the excuses as to why you lose. Such as your "if Shaq was in, if our coach was back, etc."

No one cares if he gets fouled, or if he has skill, everyone has a problem that only he and LeBron James gets so bull treatment. People form other teams hate him because he doesn't have the BALLS to admit it WASN'T a foul. And don't tell me any player wouldn't admit. Nash committed a foul, and expected it, and even gave the ref a look when it wasn't a call. Dirk tried to take a foul for Dampier. But Wade doesn't have the balls to admit, "No ref, that was not a foul. I moved to the side."

Why? Because he knows everyone will continue to kiss his ass.

And there's a difference between Howard and Wade. Howard doesn't have a technique to it. Wade uses his spin-travel move in more than 1 game. It's his little technique and he knows it is rarely called on. And it pisses off every Basketball fan besides Heat fans when he does it. Howard also does not get the star treatment Wade does. He doesn't have the deceit to jump from a player and get a foul that never happened.

And I'm finished. You'll continue to think Wade is cool and all because you're a Miami fan. All Miami fans defend Wade even though it's blantly obvious what he does.

And you can continue to think I'm making excuses, but watch. As long as Wade keeps doing what he's doing, he's going to making enemies. Not too many people like him now, many who don't even like the Mavs agreed what happened last year was not good. And everyone knows Laker fans are die-hard Kobe fans and when Wade gets calls when Kobe doesn't, they do retaliate.

So keep it up defending Wade. Don't come making defensive comments for him when people start getting very pissed off that Stern is not doing anything about the officials making quick calls.

Remember, it isn't just Mavs fans who hate him. It's a lot of fans from a lot of teams.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to find the odds of the Bull's kicking Miami's ass again in March.

 

[JCE]

Austin Cross--who? NO ONE could of predicted that Crosshere would score 20 points much less THRITY FOUR. 37-9 is an awsome record...I don't think anyone would of predicted that either. That and Phoenix's record either. I think I may feel sorry for San Antonio. They will have their hands full with the 5th or 6th seeds in the playoffs.

 

[Klostrophobic]

I'm actively rooting for the Celtics to lose every game this season.

They're already sewing the O and the D onto the jersey...

 

[JCE]

I don't watch (or care about) College basketball--so you'll excuse me if I don't know who "OD" is. Care to enlighten me?

 

[a6m5]

I don't watch (or care about) College basketball--so you'll excuse me if I don't know who "OD" is. Care to enlighten me?

Greg Oden. Projected No. 1 pick since he was barely in high school. He's finally entering the NBA Draft this year(first post from my new computer!). I was hoping for my team to get him too, but we are pretty loaded with the prospects now. It probably won't happen.

 

[Klostrophobic]

No, I meant Horford for when the Celtics get hosed in the lottery.

Don't ask me why they don't put the letters on in order, though.

 

[McLaren]

Austin Cross--who? NO ONE could of predicted that Crosshere would score 20 points much less THRITY FOUR. 37-9 is an awsome record...I don't think anyone would of predicted that either. That and Phoenix's record either. I think I may feel sorry for San Antonio. They will have their hands full with the 5th or 6th seeds in the playoffs.

That was quite a performance by him after missing 3 games.

Tonight, we play Memphis who have...well, not a good record.

 

[Giancarlo]

No, I meant Horford for when the Celtics get hosed in the lottery.

You want the Celtics to draft him? Aren't they loaded with forwards already?