The NBA Finals will begin this week, and all signs point to it being a great series. The playoffs have been off the charts. We’ve had seven-games series, old teams get eliminated, young players emerge, and great games all around.
The two best players in the post-season by far have been Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James. When is the last time we have had a Finals that had the two best players meet in the Finals?
In fact, if you were doing a draft before the playoffs started, knowing what we know now, who would you take first?
They both are versatile players, and they both do a lot for their team. If this were Hollywood, we would have two leading men with some interesting supporting players.
The Dallas Mavericks as “The Expendables”
Sylvester Stallone’s movie where he got a bunch of washed-up stars and a few current stars that were never as big as Stallone was, and made a huge hit, is the way I look at the Mavs. Dirk is A-list that has his name above the title. Look at the rest of the team. A bunch of guys that have had varying degrees of success on other teams, but needed each other to have a hit.
Jason Kidd has two Finals appearances, Jason Terry has one, Shawn Marion has had some playoff success, and a bunch of players that have been successful.
Also Dirk kind of sounds like Sly.
Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro starred in the same movie before (“Godfather Part II”), but had never been in the same scene until “Heat.” James and Wade have played together (Olympics), but have not been on the same NBA team. Throw in a third lower-level star in Val Kilmer, and we have Chris Bosh.
Pacino and DeNiro are two of the all-time greatest actors, as Wade and James are two of the all-time greatest NBA players. Also, I wouldn’t be shocked to hear about Bosh going crazy and living on a ranch by himself in 10 years, like Kilmer.
Heat vs. Mavericks Part II
We’ve been here before, in 2006. Some of the leads are the same, but there are a lot of new supporting players. In the first one, the Heat won in six games. The Mavs started out two games to zero. The series moved to Miami, and Dwyane Wade was unleashed.
Anybody that watched that series knows the referees were a little wacky. Wade would walk on the floor and get to the free-throw line. It still eats at Dirk. He hates it. He doesn’t just want a ring, he wants to beat the Heat.
Dirk walked off the floor after the Western Conference series was over. He didn’t want the trophy. He didn’t want to talk to Doris Burke. He wants to beat Miami. Now he has his chance.
LeBron and D Wade are awesome. James has been unstoppable, and Wade has sent Dirk home before. The Heat have nothing inside, and have been beaten before by teams with good point guards.
The Mavericks have a better bench, better inside presence, and better point guard. The Heat’s Wade and James may be greater than all of that by themselves.
Big time stars, great drama and plot twists. We’ll see if it has a Hollywood ending.
Mavericks in six.
The two best players in the post-season by far have been Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James. When is the last time we have had a Finals that had the two best players meet in the Finals?
In fact, if you were doing a draft before the playoffs started, knowing what we know now, who would you take first?
They both are versatile players, and they both do a lot for their team. If this were Hollywood, we would have two leading men with some interesting supporting players.
The Dallas Mavericks as “The Expendables”
Sylvester Stallone’s movie where he got a bunch of washed-up stars and a few current stars that were never as big as Stallone was, and made a huge hit, is the way I look at the Mavs. Dirk is A-list that has his name above the title. Look at the rest of the team. A bunch of guys that have had varying degrees of success on other teams, but needed each other to have a hit.
Jason Kidd has two Finals appearances, Jason Terry has one, Shawn Marion has had some playoff success, and a bunch of players that have been successful.
Also Dirk kind of sounds like Sly.
Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki reacts during the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of a second-round NBA playoff basketball series, Friday, May 6, 2011, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Miami Heat as “Heat”Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro starred in the same movie before (“Godfather Part II”), but had never been in the same scene until “Heat.” James and Wade have played together (Olympics), but have not been on the same NBA team. Throw in a third lower-level star in Val Kilmer, and we have Chris Bosh.
Pacino and DeNiro are two of the all-time greatest actors, as Wade and James are two of the all-time greatest NBA players. Also, I wouldn’t be shocked to hear about Bosh going crazy and living on a ranch by himself in 10 years, like Kilmer.
Heat vs. Mavericks Part II
We’ve been here before, in 2006. Some of the leads are the same, but there are a lot of new supporting players. In the first one, the Heat won in six games. The Mavs started out two games to zero. The series moved to Miami, and Dwyane Wade was unleashed.
Dirk walked off the floor after the Western Conference series was over. He didn’t want the trophy. He didn’t want to talk to Doris Burke. He wants to beat Miami. Now he has his chance.
LeBron and D Wade are awesome. James has been unstoppable, and Wade has sent Dirk home before. The Heat have nothing inside, and have been beaten before by teams with good point guards.
Miami Heat's LeBron James reacts during the first half of Game 5 of a second-round NBA playoff basketball series against the Boston Celtics, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Miami.
No one can match up with Dirk. A seven-footer that can shoot off one leg. In 2006, Udonis Haslem wore him down. In this series, I think we will see LeBron guard Dirk, which will be a great match-up.The Mavericks have a better bench, better inside presence, and better point guard. The Heat’s Wade and James may be greater than all of that by themselves.
Big time stars, great drama and plot twists. We’ll see if it has a Hollywood ending.
Mavericks in six.
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