Monday, June 12, 2006
Old vs. New
It's been mentioned many times before; this year's NBA Finals is a battle of the NBA of the old vs. the NBA of the new.
Heat vs. Mavs
Riley vs. Johnson
Power vs. Finesse
I believe it was Mr. Sportsguy himself that suggested that if either the Mavs or the Suns made it all the way, the emerging winner would pretty much change the face of the game in the NBA. I believe that is true.
The Heat seem to be the only winning team that is as orthodox as they are. They have a dominant big man in O'Neal, pure points in J-Will and Payton, a hussling PF in Haslem, (somewhat) versatile SFs in Walker and Posey, and a slashing SG in Wade. I could run through the whole team and describe how much this team resembles the prototypical championship team in the NBA for the past 50+ years. And with Pat Riley running the show, you can be sure that he'll be playing his team the way the NBA has played most of its champions the past few decades.
Then these Mavs come along. They used to be known for their offensive explosions, but with newcomer, Avery Johnson, at the helm, they've started to play some serious D. Who wudda thunk it. To add to the mix, this team is far from prototypical. When it comes to their regular bigmen, one was barely in high school when Shaq was named one of the 50 greatest players of all-time, and the other is as inconsistent as... umm... can be (?). No pure PG in the entire regular rotation, and no pure SG or SF either. After the centers, almost everyone else can play at least two positions. We won't even have to discuss how unique and utterly awesome Dirk Nowitzki is.
I won't be giving out a prediction (because the Mavs will win in 6), but I do want to point out that the future of the game of the NBA is at stake this year in the Finals.
Heat vs. Mavs
Riley vs. Johnson
Power vs. Finesse
I believe it was Mr. Sportsguy himself that suggested that if either the Mavs or the Suns made it all the way, the emerging winner would pretty much change the face of the game in the NBA. I believe that is true.
The Heat seem to be the only winning team that is as orthodox as they are. They have a dominant big man in O'Neal, pure points in J-Will and Payton, a hussling PF in Haslem, (somewhat) versatile SFs in Walker and Posey, and a slashing SG in Wade. I could run through the whole team and describe how much this team resembles the prototypical championship team in the NBA for the past 50+ years. And with Pat Riley running the show, you can be sure that he'll be playing his team the way the NBA has played most of its champions the past few decades.
Then these Mavs come along. They used to be known for their offensive explosions, but with newcomer, Avery Johnson, at the helm, they've started to play some serious D. Who wudda thunk it. To add to the mix, this team is far from prototypical. When it comes to their regular bigmen, one was barely in high school when Shaq was named one of the 50 greatest players of all-time, and the other is as inconsistent as... umm... can be (?). No pure PG in the entire regular rotation, and no pure SG or SF either. After the centers, almost everyone else can play at least two positions. We won't even have to discuss how unique and utterly awesome Dirk Nowitzki is.I won't be giving out a prediction (because the Mavs will win in 6), but I do want to point out that the future of the game of the NBA is at stake this year in the Finals.
Comments
i really liked the articles that talk about the series. before game 1, it's like everybody was expecting shaq to get his 4th ring outside of LA. but then here comes the mavs to surprise everybody, clicking on all cylinders and apparently, were ready for what was ahead.
# posted by 
: 8:03 AM
: 8:03 AM
Yup. Actually my first prediction was that it was clearly going to be Miami at 6. But after the first three games, I'm beginning to think otherwise. I feel that the Heat got a little bit too overconfident with regard to how strong their team really is, couple that with Bit's theory on prototypical championship teams, and you've got yourselves an upset.
Anyway, bawal ba mag-tagalog sa blog na 'to? Bakit lahat nagsasalita sa wikang banyaga? Dumudugo na ilong ko! Haha. Nice blog guys, astig kayo. :-)
Anyway, bawal ba mag-tagalog sa blog na 'to? Bakit lahat nagsasalita sa wikang banyaga? Dumudugo na ilong ko! Haha. Nice blog guys, astig kayo. :-)
# posted by : 3:55 PM
: 3:55 PM
Pwede naman mag-tagalog kung feel mo. Pero hindi upset kung Dallas manalo dahil mas malakas talaga team nila kaysa sa Heat.
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