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Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs' brass stayed the course. The result: Nowitzki and his talents are holding the title trophy in South Beach.
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Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs' brass stayed the course. The result: Nowitzki and his talents are holding the title trophy in South Beach.
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On Thursday night, the NBA announced the All-Star starters, culled from fan votes spread out over a season that has only been playing live basketball for 39 days. Yikes.
So you know there are bound to be some misses, as the fans take to the ballot both online and off. Did the fans make the right call as to who they're sending to the scorer's to start the game on Feb. 26? Or is it time to hand the vote to Larry Brown and a whole bunch of other basketballniks who know who Cliff Hagan is?
Let's find out, after the jump. And the Western takes can be found here.
After a frustrating Dallas Mavericks loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, one that saw Mavs coach Rick Carlisle ejected for booting a basketball in the stands after the refs enraged him with a no-call, Dallas owner Mark Cuban has predictably taken to the press with complaints about dodgy officiating. From ESPN Dallas:
"All I'm saying is some of these guys are bad. Let me rephrase that. Some of these guys are having really bad nights, and it's having an impact. The league's got to come out and say, 'OK, look, we understand they're going through some tough travel or whatever. It's just the way it is.' Otherwise, if that's not an impact, you have to wonder how some of these crews are still on the court."
Cuban is right. The referees have done a terrible job, for the most part, this season in officiating games. But what can be done to right this particular ship? We're having a hard time thinking of anything significant that can be done. The refs are going to stink this season, and we're going to have to find some way to deal with it.
Oklahoma City has so many good young players that some of them get lost in the shuffle. For instance, few power forwards in the league have progressed as quickly as 22-year-old Serge Ibaka, and yet he's consistently overshadowed by Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and the venerable 27-year-old Kendrick Perkins. He'd get far more attention on another team. Then again, he probably also wouldn't be nearly as close as he is to an NBA championship.
Nevertheless, Ibaka is much-loved by those in the know, and for good reason. In fact, he just happened to be the star of OKC's 95-86 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Yes, Durant and Westbrook combined for 56 points, but Ibaka held down the paint with a whopping 10 blocks to set a franchise record (that includes the Seattle days, for the sake of accuracy, though no one can be blamed for considering that a different team). Now, you can watch them all above via this handy video.
(via DailyThunder.com)
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This year, Miami Heat will signed 2 more superstar to make the complete starting Five hehehehehe may be that increases their chances of getting that Ice on their fingers. Go LAKERS!! Kobe's the best!! Lakers did it on 2009,10 without SHAQ not to mention 2008 everyone was a rookie except Kobe we should've win it on 2008! Who we have? Hmm who helps Kobe?Sasha, J Farmar, S.Brown, M.Benga, Fragile A.Bynum, troublemaker MetaWorldPeache, oldie D.Fish, softie Gasol and the inconsistent Lamas Kardashian. Now that's a lineup to be reakon with, not!!!! Kobe's just simply that good!!!Will see it will add up folks now that we have the lousy Brown & Kouchy Kouchy as the new LAKERS Duo Coach......too bad....that J.Buss didn't ask Kobe's opinion on that.Wrong move buddy you didn't ask the greatest player of all time high chance they'll pay the ultimate price!!!!Oww btw I almost forgot another greatest asset that Lakers have Luke Walton!!!!!!Yet LAKERS went back to back Champions!! Ask yourselves why?????Hmmm!!!!Let say put one dominant player with Kobe???What would be the end result? Example: The likes of Dwight Howard, K.G or Chris Paul wearing a Purple N Gold! Pack your bags fellas give up the ICE not need to waste the lengthy 82 NBA games of the Season.
nba needed a white superstar to win championship because whites buy the tickets. why do you think j. terry had a trophy tattoo and m. cuban was so quite during the hold year. he allready knew they were going to be given the championship. lebron statement about its not there turn. they will give them one to coming in another year or two. look for Chic to be given it next year.
Suck my Dirk !!!!!
Trade Lebron James for Chris Paul or Marc gasol. Lebron Clearly cant handle the spotlight so i think it would be better for the heat to get a top notch pointguard or center. Chris paul setting up the floor for dwayne wade and the rest of the team would be epic and he can score himself. The center would be good as well but i think Chris Paul would make a bigger impact.
I love you james and wade and also bosh you guys made me proud , I'm no fan of nba but I'm happy that is full of blacks now, one love brother , peace
What surprises me the most are all the haters. The guy left your godforsaken city because it STUNK and still STINKS. All those people who kept saying he would be great , but he doesn't have a ring finally got to him. You can't deny that your whole team relied on him - otherwise your reaction wouldn't have been so bad. You act as if hating on him, making parodies of his last name, and disrespecting him will bring him back! It won't. Get over it. This is coming from a non NBA- fan.You guys are really pathetic. Next season, join the NBA and play for the Cavaliers. Sooner or later, you'll want to haul tail out of their too. Have fun trying and failing to win it all.
"its gonna be easy" .... HAHAHA LeChoke!
you guys have to remember that this is d. wadez team
To all Miami believers and Maverick doubters and critics, ask James for the ring.
I can't believe how much Miami fans continue to say that they are the better team when the team only ends up in nothing. Fact is, they never won anything yet. Despite the gargantuan presence of the "Big Three" of South Beach, the other players never did have any impact in the Finals. The talents of James, Wade and Bosh are undeniably unstoppable but beyond the three of them, the Heat are nothing compared to the deep bench of the Mavs. For all those Heat fans to continue to say that you are the better team, better have a ring to show for it.
LMAO!! do you idiots realize that you're saying the Heat would have won the championship if Lebron played better!!?? that's hilarious!! You're completely discrediting Dallas hard work, lol. By blaming him for the losses you're calling him the greatest player in the game today, lol (which is true and you idiots have made it known by all the hate.) There are over 5000 posts majority about Lebron lmao!! and you idiots say you're not fans, lol!! you watch all his games and respond once the game is over and you say you're not a fan, lmao!! ridiculous!!! idiots!!!
From the first of the playoffs i supported the Dallas Mavericks.hey players dont get me wrong when i say this,i love the Miami Heart it just that on this games i did not favour them.when i watch this two teams i always wanted the dallas to win and guess what they did it.Lebron James has pride and that is why their team loses.he wanted to score alone he never passes his players. big up Dallas Mavericks you are the champions of 2011. Vusi Mlangeni
.Enough LUCK so they WiN.
GET A HOBBIE.
This is for all the haters; GET A HOBBIE! The series is over, and individuals are still hateing on LA-BRON JAMES! So go to your local BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, or the nearest YMCA, learn how to weave a peach basket [ lol ], or sign up for some volenteer work, like RETURNING SOME LOST MILK CRATES to get your mind on something other than hateing on a fellow HUMAN BEING! We are called humanBEINGS for a reason; and not humanDOINGS! Some people are afraid to BE .... so they jus DO what comes to their idle minds, and in his instance ... HATEING!!!
SO hear is my suggestion, ... go join the YMCA, or do some work at your nearest BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, and demonstrate the LOVE OF THE GAME!!! The Ole School Way!
Hey Heat fans...you can get 6 superstars....and you still won't win a ring with LeBrick.
When you drop LeBrick, then you win....
The haters have every right to say what the feel...
After all, I am the one who ran my mouth and made fun of Dirk when I should have been more focused...
Blame me Heat fans, I let you down....
I choked again....
Like Ernest T. Bass, you can bet your a$$, I will be back with a bag full of BRICKS come November 1st...
----LeBrick James....he-he-he-he
Goodbye for the summer ya'll...
The Heat now have the top scorers of the 2010 Cavs, Raps, and Miami; 3 franchise players; 3 all stars; 3 US Dreamteamers; 3 from Top 5 draft picks; 3 first offensive options of former teams; 3 in the Prime of their careers; 3 healthy/ not under-sized; 3 former NBA All-Rookie; 3 fundamentally sound players; 2 NBA Scoring Champions.
HEAT's the ONLY team with this kind of beef in the line up in the last 30 years of modern NBA.
2008 Celtics Big 3 were NOT US Dreamteamers; NOT Scoring champs; GOT THEIR RING IN THE 1St YEAR!
2000-2004 Lakers: Shaq and Kobe don't make 3; Malone and Payton were injury-laden old vets; Shaq, NOT fundamentally sound coz of poor FTs.
Magic/Jabbar Lakers: Magic was a rookie when he joined the Lakers; Jabbar was the only Laker who was an NBA Scoring Champ; MAGIC GOT HIS RING IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR!
Jordan Bulls: Pippen NOT a US Dreamteamer (did NOT make the final cut, though he was invited at the camp); Pippen NOT an All-Rookie; Pippen NOT a franchise player.
One may only hope that losing in the Finals this year will give some semblance of LEGITIMACY to any ring that the HEAT will win in the future.
it sucks for me to say... that this was poetic justice in a way......
congrats to Dirk, marion, chandler, kidd, and terry that walked the talk, from a miami fan thats not only greatful for the game, but also greatful of the great players that make it great...
can only hope and pray that pat riley or phil jackson decide to coach heat next season... congrats to dallas and all their fans they deserve to be happy and celebrate today.. for having the better TEAM
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