I Was Wrong, But My Philosophy Still Runs True

Many of you have accused me of playing both sides. When the 2011 NBA season started, I said that the Miami Heat didn’t need “heart” to win the NBA Championship. When the NBA Finals began, I picked the Heat to win in six. When the Dallas Mavericks took the NBA Finals in six games, I [...]

The Miami Heat Are Not Your 2011 NBA Finals Champions

Admit it, America. That’s what you feel right now. As great as it is that the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat in 6 games to win the 2011 NBA championship, it’s even sweeter for you that the Miami Heat lost in six. With all due respect to the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki, outside [...]

For the Miami Heat, Defense Wins Game 3

Defense wins championships. And when…I mean if the Miami Heat end up turning last night’s NBA Finals Game 3 victory into a championship over the Dallas Mavericks, it will 100% be because of their defense. In three games so far, the Mavericks have shot over 40% just one time, and that of course was the [...]

NBA Finals Offer LeBron Chance at Jordan Throne

Here we are. The 2011 NBA Finals. Playing for the NBA championship is essentially the place everyone with any common sense thought the Miami Heat would wind up. Certainly, Dallas comes as a bit of a Finals participant surprise (somewhat of a surprise, I took out 20:1 odds that they’d win the whole thing!). However, [...]

An Epic NBA Playoff Collapse: Five Reasons the Thunder Lost to Dallas

By now you have heard the news already. Last night’s Dallas Mavericks come-from-behind win over the Oklahoma City Thunder was the first time in 15 years that a team ever lost after having a 15-point lead with less than five minutes left in an NBA Playoff game. Needless to say, what happened to the Thunder [...]

Where will ‘Melo Go?: Carmelo Anthony trade talk rumors are heating up

Say what you want about Carmelo Anthony, but don’t say he’s not beloved by his NBA brethren. If there’s one question that all NBA general managers, players and fans are asking themselves right now, it’s “Where will ‘Melo go?” Talk of acquiring the basketball super star in a trade is heating up as we approach [...]

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