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Told ya so! Mavs were my pick all along (plus advice for LeBron)

JORDAN WAGER
This is what I thought on Sunday as the Mavs ran out the clock on secured their first NBA title.
Yes! Yes! Yes!

I have always been taught to be humble and show respect in my daily life, but not this time.  I called Dallas winning the whole thing against the Heat.  Even [...]

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Whoops! Macy’s, Miami Herald add to South Florida’s woes

SCOTT JAOBS
When it rains, it pours. A day after being eliminated from the NBA Finals the Miami Herald accidentally ran a Macy’s ad which congratulated the Heat on their NBA championship.  No, this wasn’t a throwback ad to 2006, this was a real ad that was supposed to run in Wednesday’s edition had the Heat [...]

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Not one…

…Title for LeBron.  Why ‘King James’ put the onus of the villain on himself, and how he could have avoided this whole debacle in the first place
JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
Well that was fun.  LeBron really did this to himself.  He had the NBA and its fans in the palm of his hand [...]

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Jason Whitlock is an idiot: Says Heat should blow up Big Three

Dismantle the Big Three because they came two wins short of a title in their first year together?  Are you bleeping kidding me?
SCOTT JACOBS
Over-reaction.  It’s one of the things that makes sports fantastic.  Like everyone anointing Dirk Nowitzki as a top 10 player in history because of one sensational playoff run.  It’s why I have [...]

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Kings of the Castle: More thoughts on the end of the NBA Finals

Despite almost 2000 words dedicated to Dallas’ impressive game 6 win, here’s more talking points as the NBA enters an uncertain offseason

SCOTT JACOBS
- Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks on overcoming the odds, being king of the comeback, and prevailing in a series few expected them to win.  Mark Cuban who has owned the Mavs since [...]

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Feeling all Mavericky: Dirk, Terry, Mavericks win first NBA title

Dallas claims the championship to the chagrin of a much maligned Heat team, five years after Miami did the same to them, leaving the Heat a long offseason to ponder what could have been
SCOTT JACOBS
They say that revenge is a glass best served cold.  On Sunday Night in game 6, with a chance to [...]

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Time to ask the question: is Dallas better than the Heat?

Or maybe just a team of destiny; Whatever the case, the Mavericks are one win away from their first NBA title

SCOTT JACOBS
LeBron James called it the biggest game of his career.  Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs knew that to realistically keep their title hopes alive they needed to win their final home game of the [...]

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What Should LeBron Do? – Answer his critics, his own questions

Revisiting LeBron’s infamous “What Should I Do” commercial to answer all of his questions — in the wake of the biggest game of his career, game 5
SCOTT JACOBS
Long after The Decision LeBron James also was the prominent figure in one of the most talked about ads of 2010 – his Nike Basketball Rise commercial, which [...]

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