Well, I guess we know who took the “talent vs. team” argument. It’s hard not to bring up “The Decision” and the utterly stupid Miami Heat what should have been a press conference but instead became an absurdly pre-emptive and arrogant pseudo-championship rally. It’s not Key Lime, but instead humble pie that’s being served in south Florida right now.
Wade at that rally: “arguably the greatest trio to ever play basketball together.”
My response to Dwyane, to quote Barack Obama describing Kanye West after the Taylor Swift VMA incident: “well, he’s a jackass.”
-Yes Dirk Nowitzki, the pride of Wurzbrug Germany, had a HORRIBLE shooting game, but he made some key buckets down the stretch. Did you see that Lebron? A former MVP EXCELLING in crunch time, not shrinking from it.
-17 years, and Jason Kidd finally gets his title. He’s walking lesson for you youngsters out there in perseverance and dedication.
By Paul M. Banks
-I hope you really enjoyed this NBA Finals series, I know I did. And I truly hope you enjoyed this NBA season- it was one for the ages. And we have to relish it because this lockout is officially on July 1st. And it’s going to get UGLY. REALLY UGLY. We may not have a 2011-12 season, and it’s a very realistic possibility we don’t have a 2012-13 season. So this could be the last basketball we see for awhile.
-I’m not going to even bother ripping on Lebron right now. Everyone else has done enough of it. I guess the reporter that Bron-Bron “handled,” you know the guy that asked him about choking? That member of the media must be feeling some redemption tonight.
-Dallas did at the line, and behind the arc. That’s how they won the last two, and how they won the series, by making their threes, and their free throws.
Finally, some observations from the Twitterverse.
Starting with my own:
-daw who door rays, daw who door rays, welcome welcome heat elimination day” I think my heart just grew 3 sizes today with this mia loss
-If Dallas holds on, do we have a Comic Sans font, gloating letter in word doc on the way from Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert?
-tell me again why they made rock ’em sock ’em robots into a movie?
-Coming May 2013 “Chia Pet: the Movie” “In a world where pottery is static, one piece of glassware dares to GROW”
-BAREA! “once you go Rican, you never go seekin”
-JerodMSF Jerod Morris
When did LeBron James turn into Christian Watford?
-mattlindner Matt Lindner
ok, there’s a camera in germany and a camera in dallas…please, pick up the ABC affiliate in Cleveland’s live feed…
-foxsportsreiter Bill Reiter by TheBigLead
When this is over, if Dallas does indeed win, LeBron James is a man without a country.
-JerodMSF Jerod Morris
Dear ESPN, please disregard your instincts and talk more about the Mavs than LeBron tonight. Singed, Everyone.
-bryanvickroy Bryan Vickroy
“Hey lebron: tell me how my ass taste” -Dirk doing karaoke to Shaq’s infamous rap
Finals stories archive
Dallas Mavericks 112, Miami Heat 103 Game 5: Taking my Talents to Wurzburg
Dallas Mavericks 86, Miami Heat 83 Game 4: Welcome to the Good Life
Miami Heat 88, Dallas Mavericks 86, Game 3: Bad Play, Worse Officiating
Dallas Mavericks 95, Miami Heat 93 Finals Game 2: Ich bein ein Nowitzki!
Heat 92, Mavericks 84, NBA Finals Game 1: Do We Really Have to?
Paul M. Banks is CEO of The Sports Bank.net. He’s also a regular contributor to Chicago Now, Walter Football.com, Yardbarker, and Fox Sports You can follow him on Twitter