This may be one of Miami's weaker years, I think in the future you will see improvement. Lebron/Wade need to figure out how that team is going to run, because its clearly not functioning correctly.

my grandfather was the biggest mavericks fan I ever knew. He was probably as big of a Mavs fan as I am a white sox fan. He would come to thanksgiving every year from Dallas and would always want to know if the Mavericks were somehow on tv in Chicago. He passed away last summer, and I know he would have absolutely loved this. I hope hes somewhere smiling right now.

This may be one of Miami's weaker years, I think in the future you will see improvement. Lebron/Wade need to figure out how that team is going to run, because its clearly not functioning correctly.

 

Good point

This may be one of Miami's weaker years, I think in the future you will see improvement. Lebron/Wade need to figure out how that team is going to run, because its clearly not functioning correctly.

It's all about the CBA for them now.

I've seen enough. Dirk is the best player in the league and now a top 10 great. Coldest white boy I've ever seen. Larry Bird would be Kyle Korver in today's league.

 

The first part, possibly. The rest, no. You need more than one ring to be top-10, and Larry Bird was basically Dirk with much better passing.

LeBron sucks. His Cavs teams of '09 and '10 are the only team in history to fnish with the best record in the league consecutive years and not even get to the finals, let alone win the title. He gets Wade AND Bosh and STILL can't win it. I'm done pimpin' LeBron. This is Dirk's league.

my grandfather was the biggest mavericks fan I ever knew. He was probably as big of a Mavs fan as I am a white sox fan. He would come to thanksgiving every year from Dallas and would always want to know if the Mavericks were somehow on tv in Chicago. He passed away last summer, and I know he would have absolutely loved this. I hope hes somewhere smiling right now.

 

It's like seeing the Cubs win a title. The Mavericks were beyond abysmal all during my childhood. It's amazing what an owner like Cuban can do for a franchise single-handedly.

I'm sure this was already posted in the last couple of pages, but it's honestly becoming one of the funniest videos ever:

However the CBA works, they will get to keep Wade/Lebron, its Bosh thats up in the air. For all I said bad about Wade, he really stepped up in the finals, its just a question of Wade/Lebron playing that way together. It just doesnt seem to happen like it should. Losing Bosh could potentially even help them because they may not feel the need to force it a third guy.

 

As long as they have Wade/Lebron Miami is going to be a nightmare team.

The first part, possibly. The rest, no. You need more than one ring to be top-10, and Larry Bird was basically Dirk with much better passing.

 

Larry Bird was slow and had about as much athleticism as Robin Williams. He did his thing during his time. Dirk is great in any time. Dirk > Bird

Larry Bird was slow and had about as much athleticism as Robin Williams. He did his thing during his time. Dirk is great in any time. Dirk > Bird

 

I must have missed the part where Dirk was flying up and down the floor and dominating in transition.

Youre just basking in the Dirkorade, which we are all allowed to do for the rest of this summer and perhaps through next year.

BTW, I will say one thing - don't you people give LBJ s*** about not congratulating anyone. He did. I hate LeBron, but he did offer his congrats.

I must have missed the part where Dirk was flying up and down the floor and dominating in transition.

 

Could you imagine Bird trying to get his shot off against the athletic freaks of nature we have in the league today? I'm not saying he would suck. But he wouldn't be as dominant as he was during the 80's. That's for certain.

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Could you imagine Bird trying to get his shot off against the athletic freaks of nature we have in the league today? I'm not saying he would suck. But he wouldn't be as dominant as he was during the 80's. That's for certain.

 

By that logic Babe Ruth would have been pretty awful.

However the CBA works, they will get to keep Wade/Lebron, its Bosh thats up in the air. For all I said bad about Wade, he really stepped up in the finals, its just a question of Wade/Lebron playing that way together. It just doesnt seem to happen like it should. Losing Bosh could potentially even help them because they may not feel the need to force it a third guy.

 

As long as they have Wade/Lebron Miami is going to be a nightmare team.

 

Honestly I came away from the playoffs impressed be Bosh. He dominated the bulls and except for game one and two he had a really solid finals. Not bad for a guy that had never won a playoff game before this year.

Larry played against better competition than Ruth, Magic, Jordan, etc. Id probably take the original dream team against any dream team in history, I would of course take Shaq over Laettner.

Saw Lebron was the first Miami player to walk out at the end, did he even shake anyone's hand from Dallas? If not, obviously hasn't learned from the backlash of 2 years ago, just a CLASSLESS individual.

 

Congrats to Dallas and to Nowitski, his legacy as a bonafide star in the NBA is complete now you would think.

 

EDIT: Just saw Kap's post. Oh well.

Could you imagine Bird trying to get his shot off against the athletic freaks of nature we have in the league today? I'm not saying he would suck. But he wouldn't be as dominant as he was during the 80's. That's for certain.

 

They also used to have actual centers in the 80's and allow you to play defense. Lets not forget that Bird was also a SMALL FORWARD for most of his career.

Could you imagine Bird trying to get his shot off against the athletic freaks of nature we have in the league today? I'm not saying he would suck. But he wouldn't be as dominant as he was during the 80's. That's for certain.

 

What kind of NBA freak is going to be blocking a 6'9 player that shot like this?

 

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Jenks,

 

Dont get me wrong, Bosh did solid. I just cant imagine trading Lebron or Wade at this point, Riley would be admitting disaster after 1 year.

By that logic Babe Ruth would have been pretty awful.

 

Baseball isn't the game of athleticism that basketball is, but yeah, Babe Ruth would be worse in today's game.

To commemorate the accomplishments of LeBron James, I plan on leaving work 12 minutes early tomorrow.

However the CBA works, they will get to keep Wade/Lebron, its Bosh thats up in the air. For all I said bad about Wade, he really stepped up in the finals, its just a question of Wade/Lebron playing that way together. It just doesnt seem to happen like it should. Losing Bosh could potentially even help them because they may not feel the need to force it a third guy.

 

As long as they have Wade/Lebron Miami is going to be a nightmare team.

They're going to be tough with those two, but no matter how talented a team is, nothing is ever guaranteed. Health issues could pop up, LBJs curious vanishing act in the 4th could become the norm, they might not entirely jell and other things can occur.

My sister is a: Packers fan---Champion. Mavericks fan---Chamption. White Sox fan---We can only hope!