Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Post-NBA Finals thoughts...

The Finals are over. The Miami Heat have defeated the Mavericks by winning 4 games in a row. Very impressive, despite the fact that there was some bad officiating. My point remains: the Mavs lost that series on their own. They missed free throws, they couldn't hit an open jumper, and they LOST game 3 on their OWN. So yea.

BUT, for all of you NBA fans and NON-NBA fans. This is for you:

You coulda/woulda/shoulda appreciated the performance of one man. Dwayne Wade was sensational. Amazing. I have seen loads of basketball over the years. I've seen Michael Jordan play, I've seen Kobe Bryant, I've seen Amare Staudemire. I've even watched Dirk Nowitski play. And my opinion of Dwayne Wade (and this is other people's opinion, too) is that he's at least equal in talent to Jordan, and has the potential to be better. Jordan could fly... he could glide... but Wade... Wade is unstoppable. He carried the Heat to victory. In Miami's 4 wins, he scored 43, 36, 42, and 36 points. Those are monster numbers.

And one more thing... I have a lot of respect for a guy who puts up those numbers, just gets crowned MVP, and then says he wants to thank God for giving his team the courage and tenacity and strength. And give all the praise to God. That's incredible for a superstar in his position to think of God first. And it impressed me. Greatly.

So enjoy watching Dwayne Wade next year and the next few years. He's gunna be great.

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