Can we talk about the 2011 Dallas Mavericks

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

NBA champs beat the favored Miami Heat. This thread is not to talk about Miami Heat shortcomings.
Let’s just be honest that Dallas team was had way more depth than people give them credit for.

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[dtownreppin214]

They would beat the shyt out of every championship since then.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

I meant to move this in the sports section my fault

 

[10bandz]

They were a deep team full of vets

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

They were a deep team full of vets

Miami didn’t really have anyone.
They had a top 5 pg running their offense.

 

[VegetasHairline]

I'm happy that Peja Stojakovic got a ring.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

I'm happy that Jason Kidd got a ring.

 

[Guess Who]

They were a deep team full of vets

And a bunch of them had no other chance to get a ring beyond that season. Once the playoffs started and I saw how hard they were playing and all that firepower they had off the bench, I knew they were gonna win it. Dirk was on a mission. shyt, they were all on a mission. And Miami just wasn’t seasoned like that yet. The moment Jason Terry went off in the 4th Q of game three I knew that series was over.

 

[KillerPups]

everybody mention Bron but nobody mention how the lakers got swept by this team in the second round

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Outside of the big 3 in Miami who did they really have? Mike Bibby? Jerry Stackhouse?

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

everybody mention Bron but nobody mention how the lakers got swept by this team in the second round

That team was deep. So you can’t really count that 2011 loss to Bron. I’m going to be real MJ never faced a team this deep in the NbA finals. You had arguably one of the greatest 6 mans ever coming off the bench. The floor was ran by a top 5 pg. you had Tyson Chandler who the next season was DPOY. That team was stacked.

 

[Remote]

That Mavericks team might be the most disrespected team of the century so far.

The expectations for the Heat were so high and when you combine the stan wars with the people who hated The Decision, there was a large group of people that were dying to see Miami fall on their faces. And when they lost it gave them the license to troll forever.

But the Mavericks weren’t some pushover team that stumbled into the Finals. They won 57 games (which was just 1 game fewer than Miami did, BTW), had one of the elite scorers of the decade, and went 12-3 to get to championship round.

It was never a foregone conclusion that Miami would win that series.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

That Mavericks team might be the most disrespected team of the century so far.

The expectations for the Heat were so high and when you combine the stan wars with the people who hated The Decision, there was a large group of people that were dying to see Miami fall on their faces. And when they lost it gave them the license to troll forever.

But the Mavericks weren’t some pushover team that stumbled into the Finals. They won 57 games (which was just 1 game fewer than Miami did, BTW), had one of the elite scorers of the decade, and went 12-3 to get to championship round.

It was never a foregone conclusion that Miami would win that series.

So why do Bron get the blame and not the Heat collectively? Let’s not forget Wade and Bosh was franchise players before they clicked up. Every time this finals is mentioned. It’s Bron choked or didn’t live up to expectations. That Mavs team was way better and had more depth.

 

[Remote]

So why do Bron get the blame and not the Heat collectively? Let’s not forget Wade and Bosh was franchise players before they clicked up. Every time this finals is mentioned. It’s Bron choked or didn’t live up to expectations. That Mavs team was way better and had more depth.

Bron gets the blame because he was the perceived leader of the Heat. Certainly he was their most gifted player.

But by far the biggest reason Bron gets the blame is because Jordan and Kobe stans are incredibly vocal in bashing LeBron over it. The criticism is mostly the result of stan wars.

Now I’m not saying the Heat deserve no criticism. They were a great team and maybe if you simulate that series 1,000 times, it’s a 55-45 split or something.

But the way people act like Miami losing was this ultimate upset…it’s just not true.

The only series I can think of in recent memory that would have been a massive upset would be if the Nets beat the Lakers in 2002.