NBA Finals 2011: Miami Heat vs Dalla Mavericks; May the Killer Dog Win
Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011
by Mogama
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Lebron James won't bite, the Heat won't burn...no, the Heat are stone cold...and Coach Spoelstra won't blink. What's all this weak balling by the Heat? Do Heat fans want their team to win more than the team wants to win?
All signs indicate just that.
No, I am not a Lebron hater, not one of the majority any-team-but-the-heat fans across NBA country. I am becoming a die-hard Heat fan, but this team is doing everything in the book to insult my support. Seriously, this is offensive. This bunch does not want to play like a real championship contender.
How in the world does a finals team lose five straight fourth quarters and not figure out a way to do something different, something better?
With all due respect, Lebron James, well, I will need an illustration to help me describe the toothless lion Lebron has become.
Moons ago in the village I owned some hunting dogs. One dog in particular was a true hunter. When she cornered her prey she would pounce immediately, going for the head with one strong crushing jaw work. It was over for that poor ground hog or whatever the hunted beast was.
Then there was the other dog. The chaser. He enjoyed running down the wild beast till he could smell its back side. But once he reached the prey, or should I say toy, he would let up and just stand there, not knowing exactly what to do, how to finish the job. He'd start playing with the meat-to-be. He just couldn't bring himself to bite the head off the creep. And if that other wicked dog was not on the scene, the panicked animal would soon recover, figure the joke, take off and vanish from view. The chaser would spring after the potential meal, but to what end?
Sad to say Lebron James is like that other dog, the chaser dog who lacked the guts to crush the prey, letting the Mavs erase 15 points to win with under six minutes in the game. What's the use chasing a championship, packing up your talent and taking it from Cleveland to South Beach (or was it Miami Beach) if you don't have the fangs to deliver the poison...grab your first NBA ring? What else are you waiting for? Spanking from your mama?
This is not Lebron's first time staring at a championship ring through the hole, then backing off, licking his paws, chewing his nails or worse.
Something else about that fast, lazy dog of mine? He never got to eat the head of any beast. Such was the tradition of hunting dogs in our village: not the dog that chases the beast but the dog that kills the prey gets to eat the juicy head, the championship ring that is.
May I say a word about Coach Spoelstra? Coach, why don't you make quick adjustments as good coaches do when their team gets wobbly? And Sir, what was the dreamy reason for jerking Eddie House off the bench and slapping him on the court? Eddie appeared like a bad dream for Heat fans. The guy has missed so many games he's rusty, no grease whatsoever. And when will you keep Mario Chalmers in the starting lineup and have Mike Bibby warm the bench more? How do you explain not putting Lebron, supposedly your best defender, on Dirk, the best shooter for all of 2011 NBA finals?
I stick to my earlier contention: Mr. Erik Spoelstra is not the caliber of coach for the likes of James, Wade and Bosch. Pat Riley should take over coaching this team. Coach Riley can put these arrogant stars in their cages if that's what it takes for them them wake up. These stuffy stars with their heads in the clouds...too talented for their own good...need an experienced coach with gravitas to slap them down and around for not a few times.
That is, if they really want to win an NBA championship. Now if what they deserve is a high school basketball queen contest, then let the pretty twisting continue along with the nail biting and premature gorilla chest pomp.
Come Sunday evening, I'm thinking Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the Mavs are going for the kill, like my real hunting dog. Unless Lebron and the Heat quit being like that other dog. Actually, Lebron, I'm a big fan, but not of your unexplainable lack of will to win the ring and vindicate yourself against your jersey burners and billboard trashers.
All signs indicate just that.
No, I am not a Lebron hater, not one of the majority any-team-but-the-heat fans across NBA country. I am becoming a die-hard Heat fan, but this team is doing everything in the book to insult my support. Seriously, this is offensive. This bunch does not want to play like a real championship contender.
With all due respect, Lebron James, well, I will need an illustration to help me describe the toothless lion Lebron has become.
Moons ago in the village I owned some hunting dogs. One dog in particular was a true hunter. When she cornered her prey she would pounce immediately, going for the head with one strong crushing jaw work. It was over for that poor ground hog or whatever the hunted beast was.
Then there was the other dog. The chaser. He enjoyed running down the wild beast till he could smell its back side. But once he reached the prey, or should I say toy, he would let up and just stand there, not knowing exactly what to do, how to finish the job. He'd start playing with the meat-to-be. He just couldn't bring himself to bite the head off the creep. And if that other wicked dog was not on the scene, the panicked animal would soon recover, figure the joke, take off and vanish from view. The chaser would spring after the potential meal, but to what end?
Sad to say Lebron James is like that other dog, the chaser dog who lacked the guts to crush the prey, letting the Mavs erase 15 points to win with under six minutes in the game. What's the use chasing a championship, packing up your talent and taking it from Cleveland to South Beach (or was it Miami Beach) if you don't have the fangs to deliver the poison...grab your first NBA ring? What else are you waiting for? Spanking from your mama?
This is not Lebron's first time staring at a championship ring through the hole, then backing off, licking his paws, chewing his nails or worse.
Something else about that fast, lazy dog of mine? He never got to eat the head of any beast. Such was the tradition of hunting dogs in our village: not the dog that chases the beast but the dog that kills the prey gets to eat the juicy head, the championship ring that is.
May I say a word about Coach Spoelstra? Coach, why don't you make quick adjustments as good coaches do when their team gets wobbly? And Sir, what was the dreamy reason for jerking Eddie House off the bench and slapping him on the court? Eddie appeared like a bad dream for Heat fans. The guy has missed so many games he's rusty, no grease whatsoever. And when will you keep Mario Chalmers in the starting lineup and have Mike Bibby warm the bench more? How do you explain not putting Lebron, supposedly your best defender, on Dirk, the best shooter for all of 2011 NBA finals?
I stick to my earlier contention: Mr. Erik Spoelstra is not the caliber of coach for the likes of James, Wade and Bosch. Pat Riley should take over coaching this team. Coach Riley can put these arrogant stars in their cages if that's what it takes for them them wake up. These stuffy stars with their heads in the clouds...too talented for their own good...need an experienced coach with gravitas to slap them down and around for not a few times.
That is, if they really want to win an NBA championship. Now if what they deserve is a high school basketball queen contest, then let the pretty twisting continue along with the nail biting and premature gorilla chest pomp.
Come Sunday evening, I'm thinking Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the Mavs are going for the kill, like my real hunting dog. Unless Lebron and the Heat quit being like that other dog. Actually, Lebron, I'm a big fan, but not of your unexplainable lack of will to win the ring and vindicate yourself against your jersey burners and billboard trashers.
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