Perfectly put. I wholeheartedly agree. They have been playing as perfect a version of basketball as I've ever seen.
The Heat have officially blown it.
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Perfectly put. I wholeheartedly agree. They have been playing as perfect a version of basketball as I've ever seen.
Yes, Dallas plays wonderful ball. It's great win for everything good about basketball.
Now let the debate begin about which of the players from the draft the Jazz should pick: the one who's been compared to Terry, the one who's been compared to Marion, the one who's been compared to Barea, the one who's been compared to Nowitzki, or the one who's (at least once) been compared to Chadler.
Now let the debate begin about which of the players from the draft the Jazz should pick: the one who's been compared to Terry, the one who's been compared to Marion, the one who's been compared to Barea, the one who's been compared to Nowitzki, or the one who's (at least once) been compared to Chadler.
billyshelby
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Well, I also left out a creative, dynamic coach who played every angle brilliantly. The zoning, the substitutions, freaking Cardinal and Manhimi, the stagger screen of game 2, swapping out Barea for Desean. And I watched Dallas through all three rounds. He tortured Portland's little guards posting up Marion, and then never went back to that because LA and Miami had the personnel to defend it. He played Barea HUGE minutes against the Lakers because he was death on them. Played him very little comparatively in this series.
vslice02
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-Lost Caron Butler early in the season but DeShawn stepped into a starting role and shot lights out from 3 in the Finals as well as providing toughness for the Mavs.
-Peja shot lights out against the Lakers and barely played against Miami.
-Barea was supposed to be their 3rd PG (until Rodrigue Beaubois broke his foot in August) got hurt and ended up being a difference maker against the Lakers and the Heat.
-Brian Cardinal barely played in the previous series and played great team defense (as well as a couple of timely 3's) in the Finals.
-Haywood goes down and Ian Mihimi got abused by Chris Bosh - but did hit that huge jumper at the 3rd-qtr buzzer.
Guys going down, guys stepping up and guys who go from never playing to contributing. Just an ultimate team effort by Dallas this season.
candrew
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Look, I understand the LeBron hatred - but "everything good about basketball"? The Mavericks have a 90 million dollar payroll and continually operate at a loss because of a billioinaire who has nothing better to do with his money and is in the process of being sued by his minority owners for running the franchise so carelessly.
trigg3r
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Which is going to make everything even more interesting when a new CBA is worked out. It is tough for small market teams to win a championship in this league.
billyshelby
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No question Dallas benefits from being able to stock the team with depth. They're not a great example of what's right with the NBA system, but the overspending MO has failed more often than it's worked. Everything they did on the floor is what basketball is all about.
trigg3r
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They have supreme talent and play(ed) at the highest level with that talent. I am just agreeing with candrew that the money issue is a real problem with small market teams. Look at the last 4 title teams and look at their payrolls.
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Zerol
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This. And the Lakers.