CHAMPIONS! HEAT REIGN AS LEBRON WINS FINALS MVP! LET'S PARTY!

[1) It is Saturday, June 23. New blogpost coming later today. 2) Thanks again to 'First Take' for having me on this week. It was a bit more scripted than I'd hoped, no chance to needle Skip Bayless about his anti-LeBron leaning (well, except off-air afterward). But thanks to ESPN just the same. 3) Join us on Twitter @gregcote]

Click on V-Day: Victory, Vindication, Validation for Heat & LeBron for my early-version column off Miami's championship victory.

VICTORY PARADE MONDAY 11 A.M.: Starts at corner of SW 8th Street and 2nd Avenue, winds along Brickell and Biscayne, ends at arena.

G5: HEAT 121, THUNDER 106: MIAMI CELEBRATES AS HEAT, LEBRON EARN ULTIMATE REDEMPTION!: SMELLS LIKE CHAMPAGNE IN HERE! Awesome, right? Awesome. I'm the paid nuetral observer, but I make no apology for feeling good for South Florida, feeling good for Heat fans, feeling good for LeBron James, feeling good for Pat Riley, D-Wade, Udonis and all the other good people connected with this franchise. You too, Juwan Howard. (Yes, also feeling good I don't have to hop a Sunday flight to Oklahoma City...) What a show tonight! Finals MVP LeBron James with a triple-double, fellow BIg 3'ers Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade both with 20-plus, and Mike Miller -- Mike Miller! -- leading a barrage of 3-point baskets with half of Miami's NBA-Finals-record tying 14. Original post: There will be no in-between tonight as midnight nears, no mistaking the sound. Carhorns will be honking in a jubilant cacophony. Or downtown will be eerily, numbly quiet, choked by disappointment and anxiety. That sound, or lack of, will be the difference tonight between Miami taking Game 5 and winning the franchise's second championship -- celebrating on its own floor for the first time -- or failing to do so and heading back to Oklahoma City with momentum swung back to the Thunder. And a lot of that will depend on whether LeBron James is fully recovered from his severe leg cramps and ready to win his first NBA championship. Man, sports do not get much better than what the feeling will be in the arena at tip-off. Can't wait. Nothing would surprise me (and prudently I have an Oklahoma City flight on hold), but I see the Heat closing it out tonight and celebrating the moment that's been two years in the making. Do you? Or do you have a queasy feeling about tonight that you hate to admit? 

THREE KEYS FOR HEAT IN GAME 5: 1) A healthy LeBron James, of course. What were reported as leg cramps hindered James the last five minutes of Game 4 and kept him out entirely the crucial last minute. Will here be an after-effect? Do we believe conspiracy theories about a more serious injury? There is no reason to think LeBron won't be 100 percent, but we can't know for sure until the game is on. 2) Better defense on OKC's big two. Do you like Miami's chances tonight if Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combine for 70-plus points again? Me, neither. 3) Another 'Other Guy' stepping up. Earlier in the series it was Shane Battier with his 3's. Tuesday night it was Mario Chalmers with his big 25 points. When Heat have someone other than the Big 3 in at least a peripheral starring role, good things happen. Hidden Bonus Key Just For You: Treat this like a winner-take-all Game 7: Because Heat heading back to Oklahoma City needing to win one of two there will cause high anxiety across South Florida. And with good reason.

Click back. Will be adding/updating with postgame commentary and analysis...

Comments

[(the real) david in los angeles]

woodcock, i'd stay out of the music debate if i were you..
since when has "reading music" been an arbiter of whether you can CREATE it or not?
errol garner(pioneer of jazz), buddy rich, wes montgomery, et al didn't read either.
that might be the DUMBEST thing anyone has written on this blog, and believe me, that's saying quite a lot.
by your "logic", stevie wonder and ray charles have no business in the debate for great musician; after all, they couldn't read music either.. moron.. lol

[Cocky Heat Fan]

All the ugly chicks
With the herpes sores on their lips
Is why Cleveland sucks! Cleveland sucks!
Obese, chain-smoking losers
And they're alcholic boozers
Is why Cleveland sucks! Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
Cleveland sucks!
F--K OHIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

Let's go heat finish them off tonight.

That way we can get back to football. I kid I kid

I don't know but let heat fan celebrate. I just would do it after the game to be certain we have the title.

[Cocky Heat Fan]

Remember, it's not important that we succeed, but that we succeed AND that Ohio is an even bigger laughingstock than it usually is. We're not beating Oklahoma City tonight. We're beating all those inbred syphilitic racist turds in Ohio. Screw you, Ohio!

[Mr. Woodcock]

Feel free to blow me Dave. Reading music is the foundation of a musical education. If you can't see that you my friend are the moron. Never confuse the names on the billboard with the guys making it happen behind them. I'll take Gershwin and Mozart while you can keep John, Paul, George, and that clown Ringo.

[dukey]

Bear in mind (real)david, I don't doubt you know far more about music than I but it must be apparent to you by now I'm unable to be objective when it comes to certain guitarists. In the words of Stuart Smalley, "And that's ok."

[dukey]

Woodcock, much as I like Mozart I prefer Beethoven particulary Symphony #3. Likey the result of my somewhat angry dysthymic nature...

[dukey]

Shostokovich Symphony #8 is a real ah
"feel good" piece of music.

[Mr. Woodcock]

I don't have a problem with Dave or anyone else like FZB who like the Beatles but please describe them for what they were the product of one of the most incredible marketing campaigns of all time. George Martin was brilliant and they did produce some good music after their first few albums, the White Album, Revolver, and Abbey Road come to mind, but they were more of a social phenomenon than great musicians.

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

Let me take a crack at this?

There is a difference between a musician and a entertainer.

We like entertainers more than musicians when it comes to music nowadays, because we can see our music now not just hear it like before the 60's. Most great pop songs have simple melodies that are catchy with a good hook. While a true musician can go out there and just give u a crazy guitar solo like hendrix or keyboard solo like the guy from the doors. Real musicians usually can compose and use more than one instrument or simple riff's and chords.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Dashi, go play in traffic. Dude, what you call the "entertainment and music" that is popular with your generation today is comparable to a group of alley cats screaming in an alley.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Compared to the clowns that rap and "sing" today the Beatles invented music.

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

Clown. In any era "looks" sold records
Look at ur pretty boy Beatles or the king

Now the disparity or lack of talent in music now is bad yes.

But even us hip hop heads would tell u rap was better then than now. It is way to commercial.

Also u must've not read the post correctly or any of my other post correctly. Believe me my influence in music is pretty wide. From jazz to Techno. I've played the piano since I was 10 and took band a couple of years. That doesn't make me Kenny G

Good music is not judged by genre. A good song is a good song. I'm just not as nostalgic as U, sorry.

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

Pendejo woodcock I was agreeing with u.

Weren't the Beatles the first to make a music video?

Were they in the 50's or 60's?

My favorite band from that hippy era was the Doors.

Disco killed that movement in the 70's. There are also some good disco songs or that's not music to?

Or u are the dashi of music and we should only value ur opinion

[Mr. Woodcock]

I'm not nostalgic. There are plenty of current musicians that I like (none of them rap). I've never put the Beatles in any pantheon like many people do. To me they ruined the music business.

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

U will agree with me then that rock music now and rock music from back then are way different. The melodies are simpler now and most these bands don't experiment no more with new sounds. Everybody sticks to what works. Even with the singers not alot of difference. U would have to go back to the late 80's early 90's to find some good rock bands.

[(the real) david in los angeles]

woodcock, you are a douche bag. i AM in the music business, mr. genius. i'm not a "music educator". i write songs and play music for a living; YOU DON'T.
the beatles FREED the music "business", you arrogant dweeb. until that point, artists were at the mercy of labels and producers who made fortunes on the backs of those creating the music. the beatles changed that paradigm by WRITING THEIR OWN MUSIC.
this isn't about technical proficiency on an instrument; something i actually have plenty of WITHOUT being a good reader. (if you need references on that, then get a hold of edgar winter, ivan neville, ricky martin, jackson browne, etc).
it's about creating something that speaks to people in a timeless manner, much like the classical composers you referenced. the beatles, dylan, neil young, joni mitchell, the rolling stones, and countless others have managed to do that in the rock idiom, and THEIR music will be studied and appreciated long after their demise, especially yours..

[dukester]

Would you buy a car from this man???

http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20120210/edd895_Sandusky_0210.jpg

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

I wouldn't let that Guy Baby Sit

[Elvis Aaron Presley]

There is me and then there is everyone else.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Maybe, but I can read music.

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

The Beatles were one of the First to Own their Masters. If not the First. That is Important to any Artist, To musicians that holds a certain Respect. Me Vs The Machine Mentality

I have to sort of Agree with the Consensus about the Beatles. They were Very Influential to Music(not just Rock) in more ways than just the Melodies of their Songs. Music is More than Just Reading Notes, U have to feel it to Create it.

Who is more Important the guy who Creates the Symphony without ever Reading Sheet Music or The Muscian Who is playing it off the Piece of Paper in a 100 Piece Orchestra?

Who ever has composed a song or a Beat(For Us Hoodlums) knows that U don't start out by Writing Musical Melodies on a Piece of Sheet Paper. U start by playing with the Keys and/or Guitar until the melody Comes in Ur Head.

U Don't even Need to know how to play the Instrument Right. U just need to be able to get the Sound U want. I have A Friend that can play anything he wants by Ear and he's never been good at Reading Sheet Music. While I know how to read Sheet Music but I can only play by Ear on Simple Melodies. The Man can even Play Chords by Ear. Who's the Better Muscian? I'll even Say he Can Run Circles around Me. I've met a girl who can do the Same with a Guitar. She ain't know a lick of Sheet Music but She can play any song on the Radio or Create her own Melody.

If U have Fruity Loop or Some other Recording Software U don't need to read Music or Even have to play the Melody Perfectly. U can fix all that now automatically with a click of the Mouse.

It's like Singers now. Back then U had to get it Right in 1 Take cause they Were Recording On tape Not HDD. Record Company's and Record Producers didn't like U Wasting Tape.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Excuse me Dave, explain to me how the Beatles freed musicians again? Did they own Capitol Records?

[(the real) david in los angeles]

one of the artists i play with is jerry riopelle. he was phil spector's 1st staff producer and one of his engineers.
he remembers sitting in phil's limo outside pink's hot dog stand on la brea where they would eat after sessions.
the 1st beatle hit came on the radio, and jerry remembered phil screaming and yelling.
when asked why, phil said, "don't you see what's happening?? it's OVER FOR US. i've heard about these guys. their singing is spot on, their songs are catchy and amazing, and the worst part is, THEY WROTE THEM ALL!
our jobs are finished if this becomes the new trend! it's OVER"
how right he was.. the era of writers writing, and performers performing was OVER.
before that time, artists were interpreters; like elvis. they weren't expected to write their own music, and few did at that level until the beatles came along. they also owned their publishing, (until later, but that's another story).
as for the musician debate, i can barely read music, yet i write on guitar and piano, i'm self taught on piano bass and drums, i have perfect pitch, and can play chords by ear.
if i took the time to learn to read, it would no doubt be beneficial, i'm just too busy MAKING music, traveling the world, and fucking pretty girls.. it's a rough job, but someone's gotta do it. :)

[Mr. Woodcock]

I couldn't have explained it better why the Beatles fucked up the music business Dave. Before them you had great singers singing great music written by great writers, composers, and arrangers. After the Beatles music devolved into 4 guys in a garage with two guitars one base and one drum, from there it devolved further to one guy rhyming while his friend worked a record on a turntable with his finger, in the process real musicians went from playing music every night to standing on the unemployment line.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Hey Dave, make sure you marry one of those pretty girls who has some money. When you get old it will either be her money or Walmart.

[Mr. Woodcock]

I come from a family of five generations of musicians. Trust me that's great advice.

[GLOVES DONAHUE]

It sounds like the cocky heat fan is one of liberty citys finast citizens. This guy is a candidate for Starke state prison.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Either that or his wife or girlfriend took off with a guy from Cincinnati.

[FZB]

Gee guys, I only leave for a few hrs and you are still bickering ,lol...woodcock, I love you bro but you are wrong about the Beatles...

just got in from the pool and the beach , sanibel is not bad at all, I think we'll come back again next year, hopefully we'll have a little more sun tomorrow.

game time is almost here, let us hope that the Heat come out with a good defensive mentality, that is the key, here are some keys to the game.

Bosh needs to show up on offense, he's been good on defense but is time to step up.

kaz son ( Chalmers )needs to repeat his game four performance.

D Wade needs to score more than 25 pts, LeBron needs help...

Let's go Heat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgT7WEsjZWw

oye woodcock, this is for you bra, calmate los nervios.

[Ish Kabibble]

This blog has never been what you'd call a meeting of mensa but lately it's really gone downhill. douchi is bad enough but with woodchuck trying to outdo him in the "I can make a dumber statement than you" category, it's a real toilet.
Giving a real opinion in this forum is casting pearls before swine.

[Russell]

love that Cole is logging such significant minutes. With the exception of Wade, Riley's MO has never been playing kids so early and in the pressure cooker.

[(the real) david in los angeles]

i'm doing fine, woody..
just make sure your daughter doesn't come to a show..

[(the real) david in los angeles]

and one MORE thing, i come from 3 generations of musicians; guess we figured out how to make a living at it. good luck teaching!

[(the real) david in los angeles]

news flash!
writing and performing your own songs leads to bad hip hop!
be careful!

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

Get him

[Dashi Da Entertainer]

Hey bad hip hop sells right now

And this whole DJ with the turntables? That's just hate.

They use to sample back then, yes.

But now most hip hop producers use a home studio to make they own music. Let me guess playing a VST is not considered playing an instrument cause u didn't take lessons.

The object of technology is to make things easier and more accessible than before.

[(the real) david in los angeles]

Miami heat 2012 champions.
lebron did it; thank god. i expect us to be as good, if not better next year.
a normal season, less wear and tear, etc. what an exciting time to be a heat fan.
hey O.C.; how's that "i'd rather have durant than lebron" working out for you?
boy did little kevin disappear.. he's a baller, but he needs to grow up a little. they're a talented team, we just knew how to close it out.

[(the real) david in los angeles]

dashi? don't listen to woody woodpecker, especially concerning music. he's a fucking clown.
duke ellington, miles davis, etc ALL EMBRACED TECHNOLOGY.
let him stay in his house alone listening to 300 year old pieces of music while he plays with his 300 year old pecker..

[r. duke]

Even though I couldn't give two s***s about basketball I congratulate Heat fans everywhere. Why? Because the Dolphins have sucked for 40 years and long suffering Miami fans need something to keep the from taking the David Carradine Bangkok Plunge.

[r. duke]

Yeah keep THEM...

[Larry Craig, SWAK & a Rimjob]

TOILET?! DID SOMEONE SAY TOILET???!!!!

http://www.northwesternflipside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/larry-craig.jpg

[Larry Craig, SWAK & a Rimjob]

Personally I like WHAM!

[Larry Craig, SWAK & a Rimjob]

WOOF, WOOF!

[Randy Stuart]

well, lebron now finally has the ring, but he still has to prove that he is worth it. that's one thing i had with him in Cleveland. just hope that he proves me wrong here in miami.

[redsky]

Heat wins! LeBron, Wade, Bosh and company prove themselves yet again!

[Dashi]

The Real David thanks for seeing it the Way I See it. I've Realized even though I can try to Rationalize with some of These Mensa Geniuses(Yeah U Clowns are in the Top 1% alright) on certain subjects, they only see it "Their Way".

I'm not talking about U "Senor Tabla", I'm Speaking to the Flamers with a 1000 Names and Kaz(Oh yeah Shazaam, It's Personal with Me and U, I'ma be on Zimmerman Watch in Ur Community from now on) Just Kidding Kaz, Friendly Fire

U shouldn't be seen Agreeing With The "Dashi", The Most Hated Man in Blog Entertainment.

I'm Always Wrong doesn't Matter how Nice & Eloquent I put It. My Fans will Always Disagree. Right

[Dashi]

Book It. 2012 World Champs. Miami Heat
The King Got A Ring

We Will be back and better next Year. The Beginning of a Dynasty has just Begun. We have the Players. Lets do it again Next Year. Not 1, Not 2, Not 3

My Congratulations

Lebron and Bosh, U guys are Champions Now

The Young Guys and Old Guy, for winning 1

Spo and Wade, U 2 are Forever Married lets keep it coming. "My Endless Love" should be playing on the Montage at the End of Wades Career when they Retire his Jersey, with them 2 Smiling at the End

Chalmers, Battier, UD and Milk, U Guys played Ur roles everybody stepped up at some point in the playoffs. No Bibby or Big z this year to bring us down. U Guys are Clutch and Play with Effort.

My Apologies

Spo, U have Earned my Respect. Great growth this playoff run. Even showed some intensity Tonight. "Consistency" U showed it in The Finals. Best Series I've Ever seen U Coach, Even Game 1 was well Coached. Just get in Those Ref's a little More, U got 2 Rings Now use them. Specially the 2012 Head Coach one. Lets go 72-10 Next Year and get U Coach of the Year.

Shane, U should not be fined for Shooting the Ball. The Man Does his Job. I would like to see u play out Ur Career in Miami. Great Example as a Role Player and Person

Cole, Pitt and Harris, Maybe next year we can see more playing time. Keep Developing. U guys are the Future.

Let's Go Heat!

[I am Kazaam]

Glad Pat Riley stepped back into the spotlight to accept the trophy, hopefully he can come out from behind the curtain now that the media has seen him win with his puppet.

Heard Mike Miller on the radio. Asked about his future he said he needed to talk to his doctor and do what's right for the organization, because they were loyal to him. He has 3 years left at 6M per, biggest contract after the Big Three. If the Heat want to sign a center to the full MLE his contract has to come off the books. Now it seems he may retire or restructure, or at the very least won't be upset at being amnestied and might even sign back at the minimum.

Even the critics are happy for LeBron tonight, in time they'll realize how ridiculous they sounded.

[George Takei's Weapon of Mass Destruction]

Dashi, Are you in the Los Angles Area?
If so call.
OHHHH MY, AND INDEED.

[Elvis Aaron Presley]

Congratulations to the good Heat fans like FZB, Kazaam, david in la etc.

FZB you probably don't care on a day like today but Sox swept away the Marlins and they have lost 13 of 15.

That's too good of a team on paper to have that happen.

Jeff Loria gave the team a pep talk before the game yesterday but it didn't work I guess.

Enjoy the island, your Heat Championship and congrats to me also for picking the Heat to win the Series.

[nightmare motivation]

hooray for the Gays and Jews of the Miami Heat orginization

[in the after life]

querns and yikes how do i get rid of you?

[Jimbo]

Funny & True

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqxl9qiFonc

[Shark74]

Jimbo, Love the video, sad but true.

[FZB]

Elvis Aaron presley (aka Baby)

Thanks for your classy post,you're right I don't care about the Marlins today but boy they have big problems.
I'm happy for LeBron, now he doesn't have to listen to all that none sense about not winning the big one.

the Thunder are a good team , it was not their time.

they smoked the Thunder in four straight, I never saw that one coming, impressive.

[the shadow knows]

elvis only had one "a" in his middle name, i do believe

[Bill Simmons]

LeFraud still has lost more finals series than he's won. Therefore, he is a loser. Win two more, without losing, and then perhaps we can talk about LeFraud being King James.

One more thing.

*

[Dolphin_Fan_inOhio]

Bill you should have blown that asterisk up and bolded it!! They fell two games shy in a regular length season and won in a shortened one hmmmmmmm............

[Dave]

Usually, the scorn of a nation falls upon the city of the team that loses a championship game or a championship series.
Here, it seems like more scorn is being heaped upon a city that wasn't even taking part in the finals.
Chokelahoma City is getting off scot-free, while Cleveland -- and the state of Ohio in general -- is getting torn to shreds.
I'm not saying it's not deserved. And I certainly understand why.
But I've never seen anything like this before.
Anyway, f--k Cleveland and f--k Ohio. Worst city in the worst state. Kick them out of the union.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Thanks Dave, why don't you leave her two tickets one for here and one for me so I can kick your ass after the show.

[Kyrie Irving]

Hey, Miami, I want to leave this Northeast Ohio septic tank and take my talents to South Beach, too! Please don't make me wait a few more years!

[Big Baby]

Two A's shadow take it from me I am a big Elvis fan.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Hey America check out Miami. No riots. No burning cars. No one got shot. No tear gas. When a team in Miami wins a championship Miami throws a party not a riot. It's been this way since the Dolphins won the Super Bowl. Congratulations to the Heat and to the whole city and all the fans. Great, great stuff.

[Big Baby]

Yup Free agent money luring players to a warm weather city worked.

Wow what a surprise.

Miami will probably win the next few in a row also there is no team in The East remotely close to them in terms of talent.

There are maybe 5 teams that have a legit shot at winning it every year now in the NBA.

This is what the league has become and frankly it sort of sucks.

Enjoy your window OKC hope you get one soon because if you don't it's back to being Milwaukee and Sacramento for you.

[Cocky Heat Fan]

I've been calling random numbers in the 216 area code all damn night and morning saying "HA HA CLEVELAND, YOU SUCK DICK!!!! YOU'RE WORTHLESS!! DROP DEAD!!" This has been fun!

[The Truth]

Yup this guy is one of those Heat fans that we all love to hate here in America.

You won douchi now just go back to Guatemala will ya?

[r. duke]

Jimbo something about that "Most Arrogant Man in the World" clip made me thirsty for a beer...

[The Truth]

Don't give me Chicago either Rose will need lots of time to recover from that injury and he may not ever be the same guy.

It's Miami vs. everyone else in the West for the next few years.

YAWN.

[Tom]

Lebron is the best player in the NBA and number two is not even close.

[Big Baby]

That's not news Tom it's been that way for a few years.

Anyone denying that knows nothing about basketball or just doesn't like LeBron.

[r. duke]

Alright which one of youse guys erased this poor girls mind?

http://fhg.bcash4you.com/w4b/dx8704gg/middle001.jpg

[Dashi]

Yup this guy is one of those Heat fans that we all love to hate here in America.

You won douchi now just go back to Guatemala will ya?

Posted by: The Joke | June 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM

U truly don't know The Dashi. I don't Use other Names like a "Schizo" and Even In Guatemala? Should've Used any Island in The Caribbean. The Joke Would've hit Closer to Home. Ur like the Corny Clown with the Ocala Water Rat Joke.

Also Buddy I said it Before I'll say it Again The Whole F'n World has Internet. It's 2012.

U must really get out more than the 4 walls in ur Cell(House or Psych Ward).

[Mr. Woodcock]

WTF was that Dashi?

[The Truth]

Any Spanish speaking country will do douchi just go and learn English while you are there.

Bragging about how you put me down or in my place how funny.

Not from Jersey or a Giants fan clown boy now go get your shine box.

[the shadow knows]

Big Baby,

there is a little history on elvis' middle name; as of now they (the powers at graceland) have decided that the more popular "aaron" is the way they are going. doesn't reflect at all that he did more for rock'n'roll than those four guys from liverpool. no elvis- no rock'n'roll, which was in existence way before the british invasion, many of whose groups were trying to copy/replicate the sounds they heard coming from america in the 50s and 60s.

[the shadow knows]

Kazaam,

looks like that lose x amount of games and then win four in a row MAY be the new trend!! the heat got the usual great from lebron james and their journeymen- miller, chalmers (may be too young for journeyman title), and shane battier delivered and rained in those three pointers that the ole shadow thought would be needed. hope you are happy and that all those micromanagers who wanted spoelstra's rather young head can give it a rest for a few months. while not a big supporter of the heat, they did come back from being behind in games against indiana, the aged celtics and the very young thunder- kudos to all associated with a team that was under the microscope after almost every shot.

[Big Baby]

Thank you shadow for that.

Seems some people don't understand fully the impact that Presley had on rock music and that is surprising to me.

Beatles definitely copied Elvis they would be the first ones to tell you that.

Getting excited for football?

[Big Baby]

I know you are excited about futbol, I was talking about American football.

[the shadow knows]

Big Baby,

one game was what the ole shadow gave OKC, and that is what they got!! actually, the games were very close except for the clincher and the youth of the thunder showed with harden and westbrook showing less than their maximum at times. the thunder will be back, will be the most watchable team in the NBA, and will vie for the title again next year. they were way too inexperienced in playoff basketball and will be much better next season.

[the shadow knows]

(the real) david in los angeles,

as an authority on the beatles, few can produce all the stuff about them that you can. i saw phil spector and entourage (nino tempo, sandy nelson,..) coming out of canter's deli on fairfax at 3 A.M. one morning; pink's had great chilidogs and tamales and was down melrose from fairfax high. we enjoyed many a greasy chilidog at la brea and melrose. still wondering about that "concept album" that the beatles were the first to put out. again, please advise and have a great weekend.

[Mr. Woodcock]

The Beatles sucked.

[Cocky Heat Fan]

I'd like to congratulate Oklahoma City for having a great season and being a worthy finals opponent.

I'd like to do that.

But I'd be lying.

They suck and weren't competitive. An embarrassment. A disgrace. Durant should be kicked off the Olympic team.

Chokelahoma City is an abomination.
Not as big of an abomination as Cleveland, though!

Miami rules.
Anyone who isn't one of us doesn't deserve to exist.
Seriously.

[Mr. Woodcock]

Cocky, go play in traffic dude, you're an embarrassment to Heat fans and Miamians everywhere.

[The Truth]

It's douchi woodcock.

[That gay guy]

I'm gay

[I am Kazaam]

Shadow - I think Chalmers is also missing the 'journey' part of 'journeyman' but you were sure right about the three point shooting! They could have won without it in game 5 but those timely threes from Battier in game 2 and from Chalmers in game 4 were critical. Since the format change only three underdogs have swept the three at home and the Heat have been two of them.

Big Baby - you read too much Bill Simmons, the hate for how the Heat built their team is as misguided as the hate for LeBron. They didn't do anything that groundbreaking, I'm not much of a basketball historian but Kareem and KG come to mind as a guys who demanded to be traded from small market teams to brighter lights. I'm sure there are others. The Celtics bought their Big Three, the Dallas Mavericks bought their team, the Lakers are always buying new teams, that's just the way the NBA has worked for a long time.

This 'microwave champion' contrast that Simmons is always trying to make between the Heat and Celtics is beyond absurd - they won in their first year!

The big difference with the Heat has to do with how the salary cap works (you can only add so much over the cap every year) - three true max contract players in their prime have never come together in one offseason because three true max contract players in their prime have never been willing to give up so much money and individual accolades to do it. Now that these three are together the Heat can keep adding a $2-5M player every year until they look as deep as Dallas did last season.

People keep saying that the 'NBA has changed' now that the Heat came together - well the blueprint is out there and if it's so easy anyone will be able to do it.

Let's all hold our breaths until Stoudemire and Anthony agree to take huge pay cuts to sign a third player. Let's see if Kobe Bryant is willing to take $10M less a year (i.e. make the same amount Wade does) and hand over his team to Dwight Howard like Wade did for LeBron. Let's see if the Bulls are willing to dump Deng's salary and dump either Boozer or Noah to sign a third superstar to pair with Rose and whichever's left. Let's see if the Celtics can dump Pierce's contract and convince Rondo and two stars to take less money to play together.

It's just that easy. 'Microwave dynasty'. Everyone and their mother will be doing it. The NBA will never be the same!

[Fake Rodgers and Hammerstein]

I'm working on a parody song to call into LeBatard's show with but I'm stuck on the lyrics. I want to be Fake Rodgers And Hammerstein. Help me out, y'all. This is what I've got so far.

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE-lahoma!
Where James Harden can’t play worth a crap
Their women’s teeth are missing
While Serge Ibaka’s dissing
The best player in the whole world!

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE-lahoma!
Where Durant was exposed as a fraud
Where Russell Westbrook is bricking
(When even Mike Miller was clicking!)
And the Trail Of Tears now leads to Scott Brooks’ house!

[The Truth]

Yes Kazaam Miami did sort of copy Boston's Big Three Blueprint.

I don't think KG asked out though I remember him saying that the owner wanted him out and he still feels slighted by this.

He wanted to stay in Minny.

The trickiest part as you know is managing the ego's and the money.

Ray Allen got the short end in Boston mostly as his role diminished from superstar to role player and he deferred to Pierce and KG more.

Nice when it all comes together though right?

I don't believe everything that Simmons writes but he is a good writer.

[That Craig guy]

I like guys with their cock & nutsacks hanging over public toilets.

[The Truth]

That Oklahoma song is kind of funny.

[Fake Rodgers and Hammerstein]

How about this, for the bridge and the finale?

Oh, they got a train run on them by the Heat
And they’d better get used to defeat!
Will they ever win? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-klahoma!
They’re a JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE-lahoma!
We’re banging pots and pans in Miami!
Chokelahoma, YOU SUCK!

[That Craig guy]

Nothing like a big ole fly rubbing it's legs together on the end of some homeless guys dick yer about to suck in a filthy Texaco toiletski. It just don't get now better than that.

[Malcolm XXX]

You ain't never lied That Craig guy!

[r. duke]

I don't think there is a "w" in no Mr. Senator sir.

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[OC Dolphin]

Congrats go out to The Heat and Heat fans. I'm especially happy for LeBron, who was much maligned, but now joins the championship club and such talk should now disappear. Shane Battier was terrific, and might have been the most key contributor to the series. His performance in game #2 swung the series in favor of Mia., and was critical.

Going into the series, I felt that OKC had the better group of players, and thus would win out in 6. That nothing short of LeBron elevating his game to another level could prevent that. Well, clearly LeBron rose to the occasion and erased even my doubts. Much props!

[Mr. Woodcock]

I thought you said you weren't watching the finals?

[Big Baby]

Cote calling yourself a "paid neutral observer" is laughable those don't exist anymore.

You have a huge pants tent for the Heat.

[OC Dolphin]

Woodcock,

I watched the games off and on as I multitasked around and about. Watched every 4th quarter but for the one played during The US Open. I tuned in only for the last 3 min or so on that one. Let me put it to you this way, I was not hanging on every dribble or ardently cursing the TV arguing every flop, or dramatic outburst on each and every mild foul. I leave that to teams I care about.

[OC Dolphin]

Good series though. The better team won.