The Playoffs are done, and the NBA is is not returning until late October to start the 2011-12 season. With the Mavs having taken the title this year, defeating the Miami Heat in the process, I'd just like to comment on this series as a whole.
The series went 6 games, which is something the NBA world should be used to in this situation. In 2006, it was actually the Heat and the Mavs that met up in the finals, except back then it was the Heat who were victorious. This time around, the Mavs won it all in 6.
It's odd too many people because a team with players at the level of Dwyane Wade, who won the title in 06', and Lebron James, it was almost a guarantee they had the title, especially with all the hype of the off-season.
But I believe that the outstanding play of both Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry really was the difference maker. Dirk has grown and become undoubtedly one of the best clutch players, as well as possibly the best international player the game has ever seen. And the bench play of Jason Terry is just amazing. Scoring at high rates, as well as in the clutch with Dirk, he was probably the most underrated player on the Mavs, while at the same time always having a sense of "you better respect me and defend, or I'm gonna drop the shot in your face". And not just from a scoring aspect, he made great passes and plays that were crucial in games that led to victories.
When game 6 was being played, something happened that needs to be addressed. It doesn't even have much to do with the game itself, but here's what happened. Eddie House of the Miami Heat had just made a 3-pointer, and then a time out was called. When that happened, Deshawn Stevenson of the Mavs and Udonis Haslem got into a bit of a scuffle, which resulted in players having to stop a possible fight from breaking out between the two players, and then also led to a technical foul on the Mavs, and 2 given to the Heat.
This was unnecessary and unsportsman like behaviour to witness. Game 6, a title game for the Mavs and an elimination game for the Heat, people would assume that players would be focused on the game, and "intense" obviously, but not in this respect.
In short, the Heat fell short early on and faced the consequences of the Mavericks becoming champions.
No comments:
Post a Comment
All comments must conform to Cawthra's code of student behaviour; no offensive language will be tolerated.
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.