Bill Simmons: The future of the NBA at stake in Finals (very long, but good article)

[b-diddy]

miami heat are a terrible championship... but:

its a winning formula.

hunger+coaching+not great competition=championship most years.

why did miami win? give them credit, they outplayed their opponents. they have great coaching, and they played offense "the right way" (meaning they took the ball inside damn near every possession, and the otherones usually were wade taking an outside jumper-just as good). yes, miami got all the calls, and the calls were beyond obsurd. but its still a winning formula.

dallas's team is a fucking joke. theyre the pistons of the west. in the 3rd quarter, i think they took a jumpshot of every possession. they would get up big and then take their foot off the gas. they got scared in crunch time. they became obsessed with the refs.

pistons would eaily have won the title this year with 1/2 their talent if they had better coaching and were hungrier. forget about injuries, fatigue, or any other excuse. this miami team sucks and they have as many rings as this version of the pistons. god am i pissed.

[Black Dynamite]

miami heat are a terrible championship... but:

its a winning formula.

hunger+coaching+not great competition=championship most years.

its more like coaching+the refs in your back pocket+no other team having a2 bonafide commercial superstars=handjob championships from stern.