are they booing nash?

[resistanze]

Steve Nash is really a classy guy. Top notch, he even came over when he to visit the Mavs and said his congrats to each and every player for last series win. He's a classy guy. Steve left on terms where he wanted more money and Cuban wasnt willing to offer him more money so he went where the paper was. Which nobody can be mad at.

Finley went to a team that Mavs consider enemy-like. Period. He went there with the hopes of pursuing a ring and nothing else. Not about money, not about playing time. He even took a lesser role in SA, which he was refusing to do in Dallas. He was a good dude I give Mike his credit and I will gladly cheer him the day his jersey is retired here, if it ever is. But when he steps on the court in that Black and Silver uni, there is nothing to make me not boo him. And I think too many ppl think the MAV FANS are booin Michael Finley and his memory... and we arent. We are booing the Spur uniform. Regardless of if its Mike in it or not - he still chose to be a Spur and he had the option to go anywhere else and receive the same amount of money... his decision to pursue a ring. Unlike Steve who left bc Cuban didnt offer him enuf money.

With all of that said - there were a few boos. But it didnt last.

EDIT: and like Darrin... MVP and his team are what's standing between the Mavs and the Finals... - so I could understand why some fans boo him.

I'm sorry, but isn't the reason you gave for Finley joining the Spurs the most logical and applauded action for athletes leaving teams?

I've NEVER seen an athlete chastised for giving up MONEY and PLAYING TIME for the pursuit of a CHAMPIONSHIP.

We often hear critics call athletes selfish that leave their teams stictly for money! Now, I certainly do not see Nash as selfish, but it's amazing how the logical flips the other way when talking about him. Finley was dropped and Nash left - booing oonly Finley simply doesn't follow logic. As someone said, you can't make the argument that you're booing only Finley's colors -- otherwise you'd be booing when ANY Spur touched the ball.

You simply can't tell Finley what team he should play for after you drop him.

Guess what, Finley is also a classy guy, and he helped the Mavs franchise tremendously, even more than Nash in my opinion. Unfortunately, the fact is about 70% of all fans are only causal fans and have limited basketball knowledge and sense of history. Its a shame.

[leemajors]

Finley also said he couldn't see himself coming off the bench here, which completely eliminated any chance of him playing for Avery...

Neither one should get boo'd really...

finley was getting the axe regardless of whether he would accept coming off the bench or not, but otherwise i agree.