NBA Aftermath

Well, the Miami Heat won, and although I was rooting for the Mavericks, in the end I don't care that much. But here are some reasons why the Heat should not have won

1. Pat Riley "replaced" his coach midyear. Poor poor Stan Van Gundy. Did he even watch the finals? Where is he?

2. As much as I enoyed watching Shaq fall towards irrevalance (the highlight being him getting sat at the end of the 4th quarter), I really hate his style of play and did not want him getting another championship

3. Alonzo's only on the Heat because he refused to honor his contract after a trade to Toronto. Lame.

4. Gary Payton, whom I used to like, has been championship team shopping for the last couple of years. This should not be rewarded.

5. Dwayne Wade is a great player, but some of the new rules (no hand-checking, calling more touch fouls, calling the playoffs like the regular season) are making it much easier for him. Yes, it was a Jordanesque performance, but if Jordan had those rules? It is incomprehensible what he would have averaged.

6. Riley made retarded off-season moves (getting Walker, Williams, and Posey) and, again, should not have been rewarded.

But in spite of all of those reasons, the Heat prevailed. Perhaps it was Cuban's (deserved) penance for all of his complaining about officials. Regardless, it was a great playoffs.