10 Things I Loved About the 2011 NBA Playoffs June 14, 2011
Posted by pacejmiller in Basketball, Indiana Pacers, NBA, Sport.Tags: Big Three, celebration, Chris Bosh, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas vs Miami, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Finals MVP, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Lebron James, Mark Cuban, Miami Heat, Miami vs Dallas, Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association, NBA Finals, NBA Finals 2011, NBA Playoffs, NBA Playoffs 2011, San Antonio Spurs, The Decision
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Ahh…it’s finally all over. The Dallas Mavericks just defeated the Miami Heat in 6 games to capture the 2011 NBA Championship in what has been the most enjoyable NBA Playoffs in recent memory. Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals MVP, elevating the big silky German to all-time great status and denying Miami’s much-maligned ‘Big Three’ of Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh a chance at a title in their first year together. Loved it, loved it, loved it.
Here are the 10 things that I thought made these Playoffs one of the best ever.
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New Miami Heat Roster Shaping Up July 19, 2010
Posted by pacejmiller in Basketball, NBA.Tags: Big 3, Big Three, Big Z, Bosh, Chris Bosh, D-Wade, Dwyane Wade, free agent, Haslem, Heat, Ilgauskas, Jamaal Magloire, James Jones, Joel Anthony, Juwan Howard, Lebron, Lebron James, Mario Chalmers, Miami 2010 roster, Miami Heat, Miami Heat roster, Mike Miller, new Heat roster, Pat Riley, Penny Hardaway, roster, Udonis Haslem, Wade, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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We all know the Miami Heat now has the formidable trio of Dwyane Wade, Lebron James and Chris Bosh, but without much else, few experts predicted them to be genuine title contenders. Now, as expected, the rest of the roster has just about filled up with plenty of solid players taking a pay cut for the chance at a championship.
Let’s take a look at how the brand new Heat roster stacks up.
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