Dirk L'Orange is Writing...

1. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. This is the first playoff basketball I've watched this year from beginning to end. Mainly because we were visiting the grandparents and they don't have cable tv. I must say, I was not disappointed.

2. The Mavs got jobbed on the timeout deal. In every other situation the refs would have asked the player, "Are you sure about that?"... Everyone knew that Dallas wanted that timeout after the 2nd free throw and I do believe it is part of the NBA official's job to make sure there is no missed communication. That being said, it is not the official's job to interpret the thoughts and intent of the player and the coach. Bottom line, Josh Howard should have been more careful and not made what turned out to be a huge mental mistake right at the end of the game.

3. Dwayne Wade DID get fouled on that last drive to the hoop. Not by Dirk (whom the foul was called on), but by Devin Harris. It might have been a very ticky-tack foul... and probably ought not to have been called at the end of the game, but it was a foul nonetheless. Stop whining Mavs fans.

4. Dallas DID NOT lose the game because of the bad calls by the refs. They lost the game because they missed free throws in crunch time and made mental errors. The bottom line is the choked. It should have never come down to that last shot. By the way, what is going on with your MVP, mavs fans?

5. Mavs fans need to stop making generic Mavs talk and game analysis. No one wants to hear you break down the game and talk about how "AJ should had his players push the ball more and gotten the transition game going" and "AJ is a good coach but he needs to tell his players to drive it to the rack more." Message to Mavs fans: YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL... so stop regurgitating what you heard last night on whichever post-game show you were watching. Why does every fan think they're an expert. Just root for your team, watch the score, and stop being me down with this nonsense.

6. Miami did NOT commit a backcourt violation on the final inbounds play. In the NBA, a player does not have to establish themselves in the back court before receiving an inbound pass from the front court.

7. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

8. It's more than a little arrogant to go ahead and announce the victory parade for Tuesday (today) when you're only up 2 games to none and face 3 games on your opponent's home floor. It is also arrogant to accept an invitation to be on The Late Show with David Letterman between games 3 and 4 -- when you're up 2 - 1 in the series -- take a shot at the opponent's head coach and then declare, "We're going to win the series." But this arrogance is typical of dallas fans, who never miss an opportunity to crow about their teams on the verge of success, especially in football. Perhaps Karma reared it's head and smiled on Miami, perhaps the arrogance of the players and owner of the mavs was a wakeup call for Miami, it doesn't matter.

9. Dirk Nowitski punches and/or drop kicks a ball into the stands after the game (for which he was fined $5000). He then picks up an exercise bike on the way to his locker room and tries to throw it into the cement wall, and finally kicks at a table just outside the doorway to a locker room. He's obviously a great example to all the children out there. What a freakin' crybaby.

10. Look at it this way, mavs fans. Miami may be up 3 - 2 now and have all the momentum going into game 6. Your backs are against the wall and NBA history may not be on your side because the home team has never won all of it's games in an NBA final; but if your team loses, you can at least hang your hat on 43 straight years without a Presidential assassination in your city. Way to go dallas!!!