Predictions...Mavs or Heat

[SweetKendall]

Lol wow yeah some one screwed up by posting that ad.

I hope to make the parade as well just waiting to hear what day it is.

Go Mavs!

[Boltfan]

And I thought they would riot the same way we did in LA. I guess you need a few more championships before your fans turn to rioting.

Hats off to the mavs. I knew the Heat wouldn't win as a team because they are yet to BE a team. In all likelyhood Pat Riley will make some off season moves to improve the team within the confines of any new collective bargaining agreement. Once LeBron grows up a bit (as Jordan did) he will see the error of his ways. Pretty hard to keep that type of athlete down unless it is self inflicted.

[cookie man]

I give Pat Riley a lot of credit. He came into the Mavs locker room after the game and congratulated them. I'll bet he was thinking to himself... "If I had been coaching, the Heat would have won."

[Barack Obama]

Go Mavericks! What a series! So glad it ended in 6. I don't think my heart could survive a game 7.

[grail]

Originally Posted by wildcat

Heat in 6. The two best teams in the NBA have already played and the Heat beat the Celtics.

Wildcat

Wow. After last night's game what an incredibly idiotic thing to say. Go MAVS!!!

[grail]

Originally Posted by El_Heat

Well there goes my prediction! LOL.. I have to say the NBA is doing a better job of CONTROLLING the tempo and to a degree the outcome of these games. If your a true basketball fan you will notice, more so in the playoffs and especially the finals, the refs ALWAYS give the HOME team the bulk of the calls, or phantom calls, in the HOME teams favor.

All things being even the cream will always rise to the top and the Heat will win more often than not. Magic said it best "all things being even overwhelming TALENT, in this case the Heat, will win"

Watch the calls in game 6, in Miami, the overwhelming majority will be in the Heats favor, it is in the NBA's best interest to extend series, simple economics they make more money on sales, merchandise etc.

I predict the Heat win game 6 big.. Game 7 the refs hold their whistles a bit and let them play in the 4th quarter.. All will be even and the Heat will win in 7! GO HEAT!!!

You were right about Game 6 el_heat. Refs tried to give Game 6 away to the heat but they choked on their own free throws. And both bron bron & dwuss choked in the 4th this time around. Go MAVS!!!

[cookie man]

I'm starting to like this guy...
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/bal...urn=nba-wp4996

[El_Heat]

Congrats to the Mavs and their fans! They simply just wanted it more and deserved to win... Im happy for Dirk finally getting a title, even though it was against my team, i think he's the only one on that team that actually deserves a ring. He single handed put his team on his back and carried them, willed them, to a championship.

The Heat will retool, reload, they will be back there again next year. This was year one of the BIG THREE and it got them to an NBA finals. They will win it sooner rather than later and it will be a few NBA titles if they can get a half decent bench together.

Anyways congrats Dallas! Your team played great basketball and your coach is one of the best in the league. Hopefully we will see you in the finals again next year. Enjoy it while you still can. Dallas Mavs you are the 2011 NBA Champs.

[mar6]

Okay, I've given it a LOT of thought and after MUCH consternation I am predicting Mavs in 6.

[TexTushHog]

Originally Posted by cookie man

The Heat look like they are jellin' at just the right time, and their defense has kicked it up a notch. The Mavs are scoring well with Dirk at the top of his game. Dallas won the previous meetings this year, but that seems meaningless now. Miami has home court advantage. So what are your predictons?

My heart says Mavs in six, but my head says Heat in seven.

Congratulations!!

[TexTushHog]

Originally Posted by bigdog0311

The Heat are gelling and when the Mavs played them this season, they were not the cohesive unit they are now. This year, the Mavs have Tyson Chandler, he will be a defensive stopper in the paint and a real PG in J Kidd and they have Marion, who is not what he was when he was with Phx, but if he shows spurts of that defensive prowness like he did against Durant, this will be a great series. I predict Mavs in 6 or 7.
GO MAVS!!!!!!

Halfhearted congratulations since you hedge your bets.

[TexTushHog]

Originally Posted by TexasT

Amazing how you can win 9 out of your last 10 against some of the best teams in the NBA (world-champ Lakers and the OKC Thunder), shut down some of the best players in the game (Kobe, Pau, Durant and Westbrook), and you still don't get a whole lot of respect!

First and foremost, I hope there are no critical injuries to a major player. I want to see both teams healthy and playing at their best.

As long as Miami is starting Mike Bibby, Dallas has a very good chance. I'm saying Mavs in 6. And yes, its an emotional choice, but I think they can do it.

Bingo!!

[TexTushHog]

Originally Posted by Mr No Confidence

Miami takes game 1: .. 85 - 97 .. (Mavs baited into too much half court offense and poor rebounding.)

Dallas takes game 2: .. 101 - 97 .. (Better team rebounding, neither team shoots for great %)

Dallas takes game 3: .. 106 - 110 .. (Mavs shoots better and earlier in shotclock. Wade a no-show.)

Miami takes game 4: .. 97 - 91 .. (Wade/James/Haslem/Bosh/Anthony lineup kills Mavs in final quarter, Mavs "quick" small lineup is no counter.)

Dallas takes game 5: .. 102 - 106 .. (Mavs win at the free throw line. Kidd gets open too many times at end of hectic game.)

Dallas takes game 6: .. 95 - 87 .. (Miami misses enough outside shots, and Mavs grit their teeth just hard enough to squeak by.)

Mavs win series 4-2. .. Jason Kidd wins Finals MVP.


------ Miami off-season after loss. -----

<-- Chris Bosh "Goin' Fishing", before he gets traded during off season.

<-- LeBron and Wade becoming closer ... teammates.

<-- Spoelstra stepping aside for real coach.

Got Games 3 and 4 backwards, but correct about six games!! Wrong MVP, by a mile.

[TexTushHog]

Originally Posted by TexTushHog

Mavs in 5.

I'd have been right if the Mavs had hit their shots at the end of Game 3.

[TexTushHog]

Oh, and DeShawn Stevenson's T-Shirt (before his arrest):