Miami Heat are the NBA Champions...

The motto on the right is Wade's. The motto for the heat was: Fall down two times. Get up four! Folks, although I am laaaaate in posting this, but in case if you haven't already heard, the Miami Heat has won its first NBA Championship in its 18-year-old history. Not many people gave the heat any chance after the first two games. Heck, many people didn't even believe after the series shifted out of Miami after game 5, expecting them to lose both road games to the Mighty Mavs. But, there is always something about the underdog. They have hunger and passion. Most importantly, I think the team had experience. That's what the veterans bought. And that was also what the Mavs lacked. Although I am not a fan of Gary Paton, he made some clutch shots. Dirk failed to show up for the majority of the series. Actually, scratch that. He tried. The credit here should go to Udonis Haslem, the local hero for Miami. Excellent defense and rebounding. Also, a lot of people are complaining about the officiating, the Jerry Stackhouse issue from Game 5, and various other matters. To these people, I suggest reading the MiamiSportsDudes Final Thoughts.

WOW...I don't think the situation can be explained any better than how The Dude has explained it. Of course, being Miami fans, bias is likely to creep in somewhere, but it's also quite clear than many people under-rated the Miami team. Miami with D-wade looking for his 1st championship, along with Alonzo and the other veterans, Shaq wanting to deliver on his promise, and Riley being a more experienced coach (with age comes wisdom), the Heat just had more heat than the Mavs to get rid of the obstacles. However, many people keep talking of the overtime Game 5 where they say although that was a foul, the refs shouldn't call it in that kind of a clutch situation where apparently they are suppose to "let the players do their thing." Also, they argue that they didn't have Stackhouse in game 5 and that while his foul was flagrant, it wasn't worthy of suspension...Nevertheless, that's not in the hands of the Miami Heat but the League.

As for me, I actually was at the AAA watching game 6 with some friends and several thousand Heat fans while the team played in Dallas. It was my first visit to the arena, and I loved it. After we won, people went crazy. It was probably a 10 block party next to the arena. Cops and media everywhere; people dancing and screaming; cars honking and parked everywhere and everywhere. I was in my friend's car and stood out from the sunroof sporting Wade's jersey as I screamed, "We are #1...Dwyaaane Waaade." When the team wasn't playing, the tickets were only $5. It was definitely a different feeling cheering in my room all by myself compared to cheering with thousands of other people.

In other Heat news, the city of Miami held a parade on Friday, June 23rd. Although I wasn't able to visit due to other engagements, I did catch some random glimpses. Notably, Tuesday, May 16, was labeled by both the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Broward County Public Schools as White Hot Heat Day! Rather amusing.




As for next year, the players that I would like definitely to remain on the roster are: Alonzo, Shaq, Haslem, Posey, and I guess Wade might be nice. Wade was ONLY the MVP of the Finals. Regardless, I do think these athletes earn a ridiculous amount of money. For example, they expect to sign Wade for a $75+ million contract for a few years worth of an extension contract with the Heat. I believe 5-6 figures would provide a comfortable earning for almost any household. Well, this is it for now. Keep tuned in for circket news, football news, and various random issues that might be worth noting. Adios amigos.