For the first time ever I get to see my Mavs in the finals. Everyone around here was of course picking the mavs, but I'd kinda like to know what you guys think. Especially since it's now tied 2-2 and Stackhouse is suspended for no good reason.
NBA Finals
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cvm4
BoM - July '05 & Dec. '10
Stackhouse suspended for no reason? Geez man look at this foul and watch him run his right arm into shaq and then still pushing until he lands on his feet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CCknwBTQBk&search=stackhouse shaq
That being said, I love the Shaq/Wade combo and the white guy on the Mavs is off the chain. I could really care less who wins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CCknwBTQBk&search=stackhouse shaq
That being said, I love the Shaq/Wade combo and the white guy on the Mavs is off the chain. I could really care less who wins.
Mavs suck go Heat........ I am a Rockets fan
Just kidding. The Mavs are my third favorite team in Texas with the Spurs being second. LOL
LOL dude that was a hard foul the way sports should be played. It got called as a foul (which it was) but suspended? no way! If you're going to keep Shaq's fat ass from scoring you're going to have to get physical, now if that exact same scenario would have been Stack hitting Jason Williams or Gary Payton that way. . . possibly it would have been a suspention, but it's not like you can tap Shaq and it have any impact what-so-ever.
WOO WOO WOO...Heat 3 - Mavs 2...it just takes one more! GO HEAT!!!
AZsteelman
April 2006 BoM
Go Coyotes....ooopps. Wrong sport...
Congratulations to the Heat. I disagree with a lot of what the NBA has become, and how the games were officiated. But you can't really blame that on the guys on the court. The Heat fought hard, and it's not your fault the refs suck. The Mavs have a young team, and hopefully this will be just our first crack at a title.
The suspension in my eyes was borderline. You can see that Stackhouse led with his shoulder then pushed him to the floor. It was definately more than a hard foul. With that said, I don't know how long he was suspended. But, during the Finals you should have to kill someone to get suspended. Ejected ok...suspension I don't know. They should expect the Finals to be a little rougher and for emotions to get the best of players. These games are too big to be determined by a suspension. Also, I stopped watching after the Cavs were eliminated. But, congrats to the Heat.
Um i think the suspension was warrented... he drilled him.... regardless of the size of the man, a hard foul is a hard foul....
in any case congrats to the heat... And yes, the Mavs are young and I do feel that this is the first of many oppurtunities for them in the finals
in any case congrats to the heat... And yes, the Mavs are young and I do feel that this is the first of many oppurtunities for them in the finals
I hear ya tobby I just hate to see any player suspended during the Finals, Super Bowl etc.
well yea... i agree but then again, they have to uphold the standards all year... It would have been different if the official made the decision and not the league offices but coming from the league there really is not that much that anybody can say....
scottsins
Official BOTL Consigliere
I liked when Wade threw a forearm into dirk's chest and they called a foul on dirk to send wade to the line to make the lead 3 with virtually no time left.
that said, the mavs choked in a choke of epic proportions. the games aren't rigged. i think that's crazy talk. however, the NBA's "next jordan" darlings get ridiculously beneficial calls.
some say, "yeah. it's always been like that. look at Jordan when he played". that was wrong too. the NBA is not a sport. it's jsut entertainment to me.
the heat came to prove something and excelled when it mattered. congrats.
that said, the mavs choked in a choke of epic proportions. the games aren't rigged. i think that's crazy talk. however, the NBA's "next jordan" darlings get ridiculously beneficial calls.
some say, "yeah. it's always been like that. look at Jordan when he played". that was wrong too. the NBA is not a sport. it's jsut entertainment to me.
the heat came to prove something and excelled when it mattered. congrats.
I think that what makes the championship of any sport (despite how scott may categorize it) exciting and memorable is the next level that players take it to. Both in play and competetiveness. The rules have to be different (somewhat) because at that level the game is different. These weren't regular season games between two teams that knew they weren't going to make the playoffs and were trying to hurt one another. This was competition at the ultimate level for their profession. Fouls are going to be harder, emotions are going to run high. That's what makes it so compelling. Everything is on the line. Stack wasn't trying to hurt Shaq, the same way when Shaq was throwin' 'bows all series I don't think he was trying to hurt the Mavericks (specifically Stackhouse in game one). But that's part of the intensity of the finals. I was appaled to learn that (unlike the MLB) the NBA has no system in place to put the "best" refs on the court for their championship series. NO ONE wants a championship decided by officials, it hurts the game as a whole. And hurts the winners claim as a champion. An aside, I think that D-Wade has made an art form of changing directions mid-air and leaping off balance so that it looks like he was pushed or his course was altered in some way. I think the NBA has some major revisions that need to be made in how it handles it's officiating. It wasn't just the finals, they've got some hardcore introspection that needs to be done if they want to avoid more opinions like scott's.
scottsins
Official BOTL Consigliere
i disagree with the following website's take that the refs took the game away. the heat outplayed the mavs.
however, there are some awesome video clips on here that show what needs to be fixed FAST.
http://www.ericfolkerth.com//B1082610743/C1360270701/E20060621011743/
however, there are some awesome video clips on here that show what needs to be fixed FAST.
http://www.ericfolkerth.com//B1082610743/C1360270701/E20060621011743/
indyrob
BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08
My take on ANY playoff is: sucks to be me. I spent 14/hr days doing Miami/Dallas playoff shirts, jerseys, you name it.
After Miami won, we had to turn around a 30k piece order in 8 hrs.
Got Playoffs? yeah...it sucks to be me
After Miami won, we had to turn around a 30k piece order in 8 hrs.
Got Playoffs? yeah...it sucks to be me
What goes around comes around. Last year the Rockets felt the same way after going up 2-0 on the Mav only to lose in 6