I hope the Mavs get as many calls in Dallas as the Heat got in Miami. Dirk played fine. The whole defense is keying on Dirk. The rest of the team needs to hit shots. They also need to get Dirk the ball at the top of the key so those double teams will leave more openings - and when they run the pick and roll run it with Terry and never with Harris. Howard killed the mavs at the end with two missed free throws and that stupid time out call. The free throw differential was unbelievable. The mavs couldn't touch the heat without the whistle blowing. Meanwhile, bodies where flying everywhere on the Mavs offensive end accompanied with the ceaseless holding of Nowitzki without the ball. And I'm tired of watching O'neal get away with "accidentally" hitting everyone in the face with elbows. Someone from the end of the bench needs to hit that cross eyed SOB in the balls.
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I'm really bummed about the game.The fouls that were called against Dallas was insane.Even with the home court advantage,they couldn't even get near them.At the end of the game,they called Dirk for the foul on Wade and he never even touched him.The announcers even said it on live tv!I have rarely seen any game,let alone a playoff championship series game,be decided by free throws.They never call a foul in the final 5 seconds until tonight.What a complete joke of officiating.They stole the game from the Mavs.Dirk hit the game winner and Wade missed the shot.Dallas ball,Dallas win.Thanks for nothing refs!!!!
Dwayne Wade is being given the Michael Jordan treatment. Last night he shot as many free throws(25) as the entire Mav's team. In fact, the Heat shot 24 more free throws than the Mavs last night and have shot 40 more free throws for the entire series. It's pretty hard to overcome a disparity like that. That call at the end was both horrible and predictable at the same time - but that's the NBA.
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Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.........
Well, after giving up on the NBA for years I finally got interested again due to Nash and Nowitzki. After watching that "game" last night I realize why I gave up on it. It's nothing but the WWF with a ball. Wade is the newest golden boy to take Jordan's place now that Kobe has tarnished his reputation. It's all about selling products and the powers that be think Wade will sell more shoes than Nowitzki. There were several calls down the stretch that stunk, including Wade running a shoulder into the defender to free himself for that little runner off the right side. They also didn't call any of his or Payton's carries.
Well, after giving up on the NBA for years I finally got interested again due to Nash and Nowitzki. After watching that "game" last night I realize why I gave up on it. It's nothing but the WWF with a ball. Wade is the newest golden boy to take Jordan's place now that Kobe has tarnished his reputation. It's all about selling products and the powers that be think Wade will sell more shoes than Nowitzki. There were several calls down the stretch that stunk, including Wade running a shoulder into the defender to free himself for that little runner off the right side. They also didn't call any of his or Payton's carries.
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Realistic, you are exactly right. What I'm reading here that is happening in this series is exactly why I stopped watching the NBA. I admit I also gained some new found interest because of Nash and Nowitzki, but it took watching only one game between the Spurs and the Mavericks to remind me why I stopped watching. I have tried to tune into the Finals a couple of times but find I cannot watch the game for more than a couple of minutes at most. The refs have far too large an impact on the game, more than in any other sport that I can name.
I don't know how or why the NBA chooses which teams to win, or if the refs are just so egotistical that they choose for themselves how they're going to call a game, but it makes the sport unbearable for me to watch. And apparently many others, too - The Ultimate Figher 3 reality series garnered more viewers in the 18-32 year old male demographic a few weeks ago than did the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs, a marquee matchup in MLB, and NASCAR, COMBINED. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Stern!
I don't know how or why the NBA chooses which teams to win, or if the refs are just so egotistical that they choose for themselves how they're going to call a game, but it makes the sport unbearable for me to watch. And apparently many others, too - The Ultimate Figher 3 reality series garnered more viewers in the 18-32 year old male demographic a few weeks ago than did the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs, a marquee matchup in MLB, and NASCAR, COMBINED. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Stern!
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I'm glad I didn't see the end of it today. It sounded horrible. I have no confidence in the Mavs winning the series now, if for no other reason than the refs.
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At Letsrun.com,they were playing the clip of the video at the end of the game where the foul was called.It showed the whole sequence and no one even touched Wade.It plays over and over.Under the video,the caption says where's the foul?My point exactly!!One of the worst calls in nba history gave the Heat the win.I have never had more of a hard time with almost any other game.Wade was never even touched by any of the 4 guys who he ran by.He flopped on purpose because he missed a runner.They gave him a gift.This sucks!I haven't given up on the Mavs though.Also,explain the Stackhouse suspension.Even most of the announcers agreed he should have played!
Wade also pushed off on three defenders on that final drive. he actually pushed Terry to the floor. Pretty obvious offensive fouls. The NBA seems to be all about having that untouchable superstar that tries to draw contact anyway sloppy way possible and then getting the call. NBA action! It's fantastic!
Realistic says the "NBA is the WWF with a ball"! Man, that is the truth! Which of course is why I can't watch it. And I try. I really do.
But they are so busy trying to create the next Jordan that you know it's rigged. Always has been, always will be. This week it's Wade. last week it was Lebron James.
But they are so busy trying to create the next Jordan that you know it's rigged. Always has been, always will be. This week it's Wade. last week it was Lebron James.
Wade must have pushed off Griffin on the final shot before OT because Griffin was sent flying. Not sure what to make of this series. Miami has strange substitution patterns. Did Jason Williams play more than a minute or two the second half? Miami lacks skill players. My count is two. Wade and Williams. And what is the love affair with Devin Harris and his "quick feet". The guy is getting toasted and was pure crap last night.. Seems to me these "next Jordan" types usually have Shaq as a teammate. Anfernee Hardaway then Kobie now Wade. Shaq is such a load--and the ugliest foul shooter in the history of mankind--that he opens up the lanes for the ball hog types. The Spurs with Ginobli and Bruce Bowen guarding Wade I think could have had there way with the Heat. As it is Dallas looks a tad soft and maybe getting screwed. I think the league has it out for Cuban. No Stackhouse and that stupid timeout ordeal at the end.
I really don't care who wins. Like to see Jason Williams play more though --what is it he is doing wrong I can't seem to tell. In fact he seems underrated.
I really don't care who wins. Like to see Jason Williams play more though --what is it he is doing wrong I can't seem to tell. In fact he seems underrated.
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the free throw disparity that you guys have been discussing is infuriating! the Mavs, especially Dirk, are routinely mugged and can't get a single call. on the other end, Wade and the rest of the Heat might as well have a Pike Pass because of their frequent trips to the line.
i'm surprised no one has mentioned the obvious backcourt violation that took place on the inbounds pass of Miami's last play. you know, the one where Wade drew the phantom foul from the second gunman on the grassy knoll. it was clearly a backcourt violation, yet all three refs swallowed their whistle, with a little Miami weiner i'm guessing, and GAVE the game to the Heat! this game was a joke! whatever happened to a level playing field? that is supposed to be the beauty of sports... but the officials in Miami made sure the Mavs were constatnly running uphill both ways.
i'm surprised no one has mentioned the obvious backcourt violation that took place on the inbounds pass of Miami's last play. you know, the one where Wade drew the phantom foul from the second gunman on the grassy knoll. it was clearly a backcourt violation, yet all three refs swallowed their whistle, with a little Miami weiner i'm guessing, and GAVE the game to the Heat! this game was a joke! whatever happened to a level playing field? that is supposed to be the beauty of sports... but the officials in Miami made sure the Mavs were constatnly running uphill both ways.
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looks like somebody else did notice the blown no-call of the backcourt violation...link
or read it here:
Associated Press
Posted: 5 hours ago
MIAMI (AP) - Mark Cuban has plenty more reasons to be furious with NBA officials.
From his perspective, referees made two huge mistakes before hitting his Dallas Mavericks with an unwanted timeout during the closing moments of their 101-100 overtime loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday night.
Cuban said replays show that referees missed a backcourt violation against Dwyane Wade at the start of his final drive to the basket. The Dallas owner also believes Wade fouled the Mavericks' Jason Terry before drawing the contact that led to his winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left.
For the Mavericks, those incidents overshadowed what seemed like the obvious source of their anger: Being given their final timeout between Wade's foul shots, instead of after, when they could've moved the ball to midcourt and had a chance to set up a final shot.
"I care less about the timeout," Cuban said. "The error in my mind occurred before then."
Asked if it was the collision that Terry jumped up from screaming about being shoved, Cuban said: "You mean when he pushed him? I don't know. I guess that's not a call. I guess that's not a foul."
Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki, who ended up being charged with the foul on Wade's drive, said he thought "Dwyane pushed off like three guys to get to the basket."
After Wade made another free throw following the timeout, Dallas guard Devin Harris missed a desperation heave. When the buzzer sounded, the Mavericks unleashed their anger.
Cuban, who was wearing the jersey of suspended forward Jerry Stackhouse, ran onto the court and screamed at official Joe DeRosa, then went to the scorer's table and stared down NBA commissioner David Stern and other league officials. Cuban then went up the tunnel toward their aisle and kept screaming and staring.
Stern made his way out, but Cuban didn't let up. Considering he's been fined well over $1 million - including $200,000 this postseason alone - his tab could rise again before Game 6 in Dallas on Tuesday night.
Players were irate, too.
Nowitzki, who scored 20 points including a tough jumper that put Dallas up by one point with 9.1 seconds left, kicked the ball into the stands as he left the court. On his way to the locker room, he slammed against a stationary bike then kicked at something else. Josh Howard, who called the timeout, threw off his headband in disgust as he left the court.
"Josh Howard goes to Joe DeRosa and not only once, but twice asks for a timeout," referee Joe Crawford told a pool reporter. "Forced to call it, simple as that."
When told by a reporter what Crawford said, Howard became so agitated that he had to be taken out of the locker room to calm down. Cuban came in when Howard returned.
"It's common sense - what would I tell him timeout for?" Howard said after gathering his emotions.
The Mavericks went to the foul line 25 times. So did Wade. The entire Heat team went 49 times.
"I don't know," Cuban said. "I guess they got fouled more."
Said Harris: "It's not like we're not going to the basket."
Mavericks coach Avery Johnson refused to answer questions about the Terry-Wade contact, repeatedly asking his interrogator what he thought. Terry said he couldn't comment.
"We have to watch the film and see," he said.
Asked if the refs explained the non-call to him, Cuban said: "No, they don't do that here. That's unfortunate."
Cuban was standing against a wall, shaking his head while gathering his thoughts before speaking to reporters when assistant coach Larry Riley alerted him to the missed backcourt violation.
"You can't be established in the frontcourt, then jump into the backcourt," Cuban said after watching a replay. "My understanding from the rule book is, if you are going to catch the ball in the backcourt, you have to be in the backcourt to catch it. You can't be established into the backcourt after you catch it or that's a backcourt violation."
The Mavericks came into the game already furious over the decision to suspend Stackhouse because of hard foul in Game 4.
This latest incident, and possible league action against Cuban, makes things even more interesting as the Heat take a 3-2 series lead to Dallas for Game 6 on Tuesday night.
"This is going to leave a bitter taste in everyone's mouth," Howard said. "We're going to come out and play hard in Game 6 and Game 7."
or read it here:
Associated Press
Posted: 5 hours ago
MIAMI (AP) - Mark Cuban has plenty more reasons to be furious with NBA officials.
From his perspective, referees made two huge mistakes before hitting his Dallas Mavericks with an unwanted timeout during the closing moments of their 101-100 overtime loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday night.
Cuban said replays show that referees missed a backcourt violation against Dwyane Wade at the start of his final drive to the basket. The Dallas owner also believes Wade fouled the Mavericks' Jason Terry before drawing the contact that led to his winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left.
For the Mavericks, those incidents overshadowed what seemed like the obvious source of their anger: Being given their final timeout between Wade's foul shots, instead of after, when they could've moved the ball to midcourt and had a chance to set up a final shot.
"I care less about the timeout," Cuban said. "The error in my mind occurred before then."
Asked if it was the collision that Terry jumped up from screaming about being shoved, Cuban said: "You mean when he pushed him? I don't know. I guess that's not a call. I guess that's not a foul."
Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki, who ended up being charged with the foul on Wade's drive, said he thought "Dwyane pushed off like three guys to get to the basket."
After Wade made another free throw following the timeout, Dallas guard Devin Harris missed a desperation heave. When the buzzer sounded, the Mavericks unleashed their anger.
Cuban, who was wearing the jersey of suspended forward Jerry Stackhouse, ran onto the court and screamed at official Joe DeRosa, then went to the scorer's table and stared down NBA commissioner David Stern and other league officials. Cuban then went up the tunnel toward their aisle and kept screaming and staring.
Stern made his way out, but Cuban didn't let up. Considering he's been fined well over $1 million - including $200,000 this postseason alone - his tab could rise again before Game 6 in Dallas on Tuesday night.
Players were irate, too.
Nowitzki, who scored 20 points including a tough jumper that put Dallas up by one point with 9.1 seconds left, kicked the ball into the stands as he left the court. On his way to the locker room, he slammed against a stationary bike then kicked at something else. Josh Howard, who called the timeout, threw off his headband in disgust as he left the court.
"Josh Howard goes to Joe DeRosa and not only once, but twice asks for a timeout," referee Joe Crawford told a pool reporter. "Forced to call it, simple as that."
When told by a reporter what Crawford said, Howard became so agitated that he had to be taken out of the locker room to calm down. Cuban came in when Howard returned.
"It's common sense - what would I tell him timeout for?" Howard said after gathering his emotions.
The Mavericks went to the foul line 25 times. So did Wade. The entire Heat team went 49 times.
"I don't know," Cuban said. "I guess they got fouled more."
Said Harris: "It's not like we're not going to the basket."
Mavericks coach Avery Johnson refused to answer questions about the Terry-Wade contact, repeatedly asking his interrogator what he thought. Terry said he couldn't comment.
"We have to watch the film and see," he said.
Asked if the refs explained the non-call to him, Cuban said: "No, they don't do that here. That's unfortunate."
Cuban was standing against a wall, shaking his head while gathering his thoughts before speaking to reporters when assistant coach Larry Riley alerted him to the missed backcourt violation.
"You can't be established in the frontcourt, then jump into the backcourt," Cuban said after watching a replay. "My understanding from the rule book is, if you are going to catch the ball in the backcourt, you have to be in the backcourt to catch it. You can't be established into the backcourt after you catch it or that's a backcourt violation."
The Mavericks came into the game already furious over the decision to suspend Stackhouse because of hard foul in Game 4.
This latest incident, and possible league action against Cuban, makes things even more interesting as the Heat take a 3-2 series lead to Dallas for Game 6 on Tuesday night.
"This is going to leave a bitter taste in everyone's mouth," Howard said. "We're going to come out and play hard in Game 6 and Game 7."
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Ok guys.I promise that I will only have 2 more predictions.Yes I said two!Tonight,our Mavs will bounce back and Dirk will put his superman cape back on.He has been acting like a unsure Clark Kent for alot of the series.The Mavs will win by around 5-10 points.Nowitzki will finally have a 30 point plus game again.This is a sure bet.Count on it!
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No disrespect ment at all but, white lightning please stop making predictions.
According to this article, Mark Cuban screamed at fellow tribesman David Stern after Game 5, "F you! F you! Your league is rigged!"
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I don't think Cuban is Jewish.
Heat builds Wall of support with Jewish Fans
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By Jose Lambiet
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Miami Heat minority owner Raanan Katz has asked for divine intervention.
Katz, an Israeli real estate investor who was one of the Heat's founders, made news this month in his homeland when he asked that all Jews head to Jerusalem's Western Wall and pray for the Heat. Why?
"God can help," said Katz, who also owns a dozen strip malls from Fort Lauderdale to Coral Gables, as well as one of the best non-NBA hoops teams in the world, Maccabi Tel Aviv. "Someone asked me when the Heat went into the playoffs what he could do to make sure the Heat won.
"Many people in Israel are aware that both I and (Heat majority owner)Micky Arison were born there and for them, the Heat is almost an Israeli team.
"So I told him that all Jews must pray for us. I was half-joking, but all the papers picked up on it."
So far, Katz acknowledged before Game 3, the good vibes may not have helped much.
"I guess we need it more than ever," he said.
Few tickets at large
Guess how many tickets were earmarked for the general SoFla public for a possible three NBA Finals home games? Answer: About 900 out of a combined 60,000 seats.
"Season-ticket holders have the first dibs, and that's 15,000 (per game) right there," explained Heat PR boss Tim Donovan. "Then you've got the sponsors, ESPN and ABC, the NBA, and that leaves about 300 for the general public per game."
And usually, those are in the nosebleeds, where Page Two tracked down Lakeworth pharmacist Mitch Hersh. He sat in the last row Tuesday, where players looked like ants and the seat doesn't even have a cup holder.
"I paid $450," he said. "It's $18 face value. I got it online. No way I'd miss this."
Keeping a low profile
The Dallas Mavericks have desperately tried to keep the location and name of their hotel quiet, even if by now most in Miami know Dirk Nowitzki and his colleagues are staying at the Four Seasons downtown.
Why the attempt at secrecy?
Heat PR man Tim Donovan explains: "When the Heat played at Detroit for Game 2 of the conference finals, someone at a radio station found out we were staying at the Townsend. Next thing we knew, the station asked listeners to keep driving past the hotel in the middle of the night while honking."
Quite a few people actually did, Donovan said, until cops from a station house near the hotel shut down the street to traffic.
Good thing the Heatsters were in interior rooms, he said. But the NBA would hate for anyone to incite Heat fans to do the same thing while the Mavs are in Miami.
Cruise trumps playoffs
About 1,500 Palm Beach county residents were expected at the Triple A for Game 3 on Tuesday, 10 percent of Heat season-ticket holders.
Yet Town of Palm Beach power couple Richard and Robin Bernstein  he insures most of The Island's bigwigs and she's a real estate agent  are missing the entire series.
"We've had season tickets from Day One," Richard said, "and we've been waiting for this for 18 years. I'm bummed out."
What they couldn't possibly miss: a cruise in Greece booked a long time ago.
"Believe me, I'd rather go to the games," he whispered on his cellphone Monday while waiting for his flight to Europe. "But I can't do that to my wife. But then, my plane is delayed right now. Maybe it'll be cancelled and I'll stay."
No such luck. The plane did leave!
Seen & Heard...
While Mavericks owner Mark Cuban rode the bus to the Triple-A with his players Tuesday, Heat owner Micky Arison hung out with NBA boss David Stern on Arison's Sirona III, a 185-foot yacht moored at the back of the arena. . . . Retired Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen needs to take better care of his $150,000, eggnog-colored Bentley. The wheels  with license plate LPIP33, after his jersey  were parked outside the arena with black bumper smears all over the otherwise perfect back. . . . Spotted in the white-clad crowd: Bee Gees front man Barry Gibb; red-headed Trey Anastasio, front man of the now-dismantled jam band Phish; former Backstreet Boys and Paris Hilton boy toy Nick Carter; FAU hoops coach Rex Walters; hip-hoppers Timbaland and Fat Joe; and Shaunie O'Neal, Mrs. Shaq, not be passed over in her leather bustier with Shaq's No. 32 in red rhinestones.
While Mavericks owner Mark Cuban rode the bus to the Triple-A with his players Tuesday, Heat owner Micky Arison hung out with NBA boss David Stern on Arison's Sirona III, a 185-foot yacht moored at the back of the arena</font>
Arison is also a fellow "tribesman" without a German star on his team.
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By Jose Lambiet
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Miami Heat minority owner Raanan Katz has asked for divine intervention.
Katz, an Israeli real estate investor who was one of the Heat's founders, made news this month in his homeland when he asked that all Jews head to Jerusalem's Western Wall and pray for the Heat. Why?
"God can help," said Katz, who also owns a dozen strip malls from Fort Lauderdale to Coral Gables, as well as one of the best non-NBA hoops teams in the world, Maccabi Tel Aviv. "Someone asked me when the Heat went into the playoffs what he could do to make sure the Heat won.
"Many people in Israel are aware that both I and (Heat majority owner)Micky Arison were born there and for them, the Heat is almost an Israeli team.
"So I told him that all Jews must pray for us. I was half-joking, but all the papers picked up on it."
So far, Katz acknowledged before Game 3, the good vibes may not have helped much.
"I guess we need it more than ever," he said.
Few tickets at large
Guess how many tickets were earmarked for the general SoFla public for a possible three NBA Finals home games? Answer: About 900 out of a combined 60,000 seats.
"Season-ticket holders have the first dibs, and that's 15,000 (per game) right there," explained Heat PR boss Tim Donovan. "Then you've got the sponsors, ESPN and ABC, the NBA, and that leaves about 300 for the general public per game."
And usually, those are in the nosebleeds, where Page Two tracked down Lakeworth pharmacist Mitch Hersh. He sat in the last row Tuesday, where players looked like ants and the seat doesn't even have a cup holder.
"I paid $450," he said. "It's $18 face value. I got it online. No way I'd miss this."
Keeping a low profile
The Dallas Mavericks have desperately tried to keep the location and name of their hotel quiet, even if by now most in Miami know Dirk Nowitzki and his colleagues are staying at the Four Seasons downtown.
Why the attempt at secrecy?
Heat PR man Tim Donovan explains: "When the Heat played at Detroit for Game 2 of the conference finals, someone at a radio station found out we were staying at the Townsend. Next thing we knew, the station asked listeners to keep driving past the hotel in the middle of the night while honking."
Quite a few people actually did, Donovan said, until cops from a station house near the hotel shut down the street to traffic.
Good thing the Heatsters were in interior rooms, he said. But the NBA would hate for anyone to incite Heat fans to do the same thing while the Mavs are in Miami.
Cruise trumps playoffs
About 1,500 Palm Beach county residents were expected at the Triple A for Game 3 on Tuesday, 10 percent of Heat season-ticket holders.
Yet Town of Palm Beach power couple Richard and Robin Bernstein  he insures most of The Island's bigwigs and she's a real estate agent  are missing the entire series.
"We've had season tickets from Day One," Richard said, "and we've been waiting for this for 18 years. I'm bummed out."
What they couldn't possibly miss: a cruise in Greece booked a long time ago.
"Believe me, I'd rather go to the games," he whispered on his cellphone Monday while waiting for his flight to Europe. "But I can't do that to my wife. But then, my plane is delayed right now. Maybe it'll be cancelled and I'll stay."
No such luck. The plane did leave!
Seen & Heard...
While Mavericks owner Mark Cuban rode the bus to the Triple-A with his players Tuesday, Heat owner Micky Arison hung out with NBA boss David Stern on Arison's Sirona III, a 185-foot yacht moored at the back of the arena. . . . Retired Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen needs to take better care of his $150,000, eggnog-colored Bentley. The wheels  with license plate LPIP33, after his jersey  were parked outside the arena with black bumper smears all over the otherwise perfect back. . . . Spotted in the white-clad crowd: Bee Gees front man Barry Gibb; red-headed Trey Anastasio, front man of the now-dismantled jam band Phish; former Backstreet Boys and Paris Hilton boy toy Nick Carter; FAU hoops coach Rex Walters; hip-hoppers Timbaland and Fat Joe; and Shaunie O'Neal, Mrs. Shaq, not be passed over in her leather bustier with Shaq's No. 32 in red rhinestones.
While Mavericks owner Mark Cuban rode the bus to the Triple-A with his players Tuesday, Heat owner Micky Arison hung out with NBA boss David Stern on Arison's Sirona III, a 185-foot yacht moored at the back of the arena</font>
Arison is also a fellow "tribesman" without a German star on his team.
Don's right about Cuban being at least partially Jewish.
"In high school, he was a "better than average" student who would hole up in the library. "I was the heavy kid who wore glasses," says Cuban, whose Russian Jewish grandparents changed the family name from Chopininski when they came to America"
[url]http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2006/ 05/21cuban.html[/url]
"In high school, he was a "better than average" student who would hole up in the library. "I was the heavy kid who wore glasses," says Cuban, whose Russian Jewish grandparents changed the family name from Chopininski when they came to America"
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Cuban's one hundred percent Jewish as best I know. He's from Pittsburgh originally, where I live, and he's always been open about his ethnicity. Here's one of many Internet links that verify his background:
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Wow why would they choose that last name? I always thought he was anglicised hispanic. Might as well choose a name like Johnson, White or other anglo names to intergrate....
KG, what f*cking bandwagon?!? I've liked Dirk for several years. That's why this is so depressing. If the Mavs lose this series, Dirk will go down as one of the biggest choke artists in NBA Finals history. And it's hard to stomach him having such difficulty with mediocre players like Haslem and Posey. Bowen couldn't stop him, Marion couldn't stop him, but Haslem can?!? Nauseating.
I can root for a player and still criticize him. I know you're kidding around, but still, f*ck off.
And I agree with White Tornado: White Lightning, no more predictions!!!
I can root for a player and still criticize him. I know you're kidding around, but still, f*ck off.
And I agree with White Tornado: White Lightning, no more predictions!!!
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JD074 said:
Unless its to pick the Heat in 7!
I don't think there is anything that Dallas can do to win this game. How can they compete when every time they go on a run it disappears as Wade shots free throw after free throw. Every replay I've seen of the fouls called have shown virtually no contact. The constant praising of Wade is making me sick. The NBA is officially an exhibition sport like street ball and professional wrestling.
White Shogun
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You guys have to check out Bill Simmon's column at ESPN. We're not the only ones that can see the Mavs are getting ripped off.
Bill Simmon's article
Its obvious that David Stern does NOT want to hand the trophy over to Mark Cuban, plain and simple. I think we may actually have a series that has officially been rigged, from the top down.
Bill Simmon's article
Its obvious that David Stern does NOT want to hand the trophy over to Mark Cuban, plain and simple. I think we may actually have a series that has officially been rigged, from the top down.