Fluke championships

[Armando]

This is why condoms are sooooooooooo important.

[HarlemHeat37]

Bynum and Ariza both have major injury histories..they aren't excuses..

there are no fluke champions..

[Lakers999]

funny how the OP only goes back to 2003.... no question he cant deny the 3 time champs

[Armando]

Is ironic that Mavs fans complain about the officials in the Finals but were quiet when the Spurs were getting called for the same questionable fouls in the semis. Just admit the Heat were the better team at the time. Even Dirk said recently is time to move on.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't believe in fluke champions, but if there ever was one, the 2002 Lakers would be it after the notorious game 6..

[Armando]

Bynum and Ariza both have major injury histories..they aren't excuses..

there are no fluke champions..

Besides injuries are part of the game. Under his logic I can say the Mavs 2006 WCF le was a fluke due to Stoudemire and Bell being injured.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Celtics are one and done.

I'd take one and done over whatever the the Suns are right now.

[Armando]

I'd take one and done over whatever the the Suns are right now.

+1

[HarlemHeat37]

at least the Suns have a great GM and coach that can turn their team around..right?..and obviously an owner that cares about winning as well, of course..

[Ghazi]

Is ironic that Mavs fans complain about the officials in the Finals but were quiet when the Spurs were getting called for the same questionable fouls in the semis. Just admit the Heat were the better team at the time. Even Dirk said recently is time to move on.

Heat were absolutely not the better team.

[Ghazi]

Fluke champion: 2008 Boston Celtics. No Bynum or a healthy Ariza, not legit. Game 2 was the worst officiated playoff game since Wadegate in 2006.

Celtics are one and done.

I agree, if the Celtics are unable to repeat this year, they are fluke champions. This is basically their last year to win a le, the Lakers/Cavs are on the upswing while their stars are on the wrong side of 30.

Non-Fluke champions win more than 1 championship. The Spurs did, Bulls did, Lakers did, Rockets did, Pistons did. Pistons/Cheat didn't, so they're flukes. Jury still out on Celtics.

[Armando]

Heat were absolutely not the better team.

Heat 2006 playoffs beat the 64 wins Pistons and the heavily favored Mavs I say they were the better team.

[Ghazi]

They needed whistles and bull shots to beat the Mavs.

Anyone who says the whistles didn't play an outcome in those series either didn't watch the games or didn't pay attention to detail.

Phantom whistle with 2 seconds left when the Mavs are up 1 so Whistle the wheelchair can ice the game with 2 FT's? If that isn't the whistles deciding a game, I don't know what is.

But the Mavs were mentally weak in the clutch? What about our beloved Dirk's shot over Shaq before that bull whistle? That wasn't clutch? GMAFB people.

2006 Miami Cheat, fluke champions, unworthy champions.

[Armando]

They needed whistles and bull shots to beat the Mavs.

Anyone who says the whistles didn't play an outcome in those series either didn't watch the games or didn't pay attention to detail.

Phantom whistle with 2 seconds left when the Mavs are up 1 so Whistle the wheelchair can ice the game with 2 FT's? If that isn't the whistles deciding a game, I don't know what is.

But the Mavs were mentally weak in the clutch? What about our beloved Dirk's shot over Shaq before that bull whistle? That wasn't clutch? GMAFB people.

2006 Miami Cheat, fluke champions, unworthy champions.

Bitter much

[Ghazi]

Not entirely, for at the end of the day, it is after all, just strangers who put a ball in a hoop. My emotional attachment to how effectively they can put a ball in a hoop is irrational, and exists.

In conclusion: the 2006 Finals were rigged by the crooked Zionists and Dirk deserves a ring.

[m33p0]

[DPG21920]

Not entirely, for at the end of the day, it is after all, just strangers who put a ball in a hoop. My emotional attachment to how effectively they can put a ball in a hoop is irrational, and exists.

In conclusion: the 2006 Finals were rigged by the crooked Zionists and Dirk deserves a ring.

[MWILL]

The Stealers are the TRUE fluke Champions!

Yes, I said Stealers

[djohn2oo8]

They needed whistles and bull shots to beat the Mavs.

Anyone who says the whistles didn't play an outcome in those series either didn't watch the games or didn't pay attention to detail.

Phantom whistle with 2 seconds left when the Mavs are up 1 so Whistle the wheelchair can ice the game with 2 FT's? If that isn't the whistles deciding a game, I don't know what is.

But the Mavs were mentally weak in the clutch? What about our beloved Dirk's shot over Shaq before that bull whistle? That wasn't clutch? GMAFB people.

2006 Miami Cheat, fluke champions, unworthy champions.

Here You go, why don't you order that???

[ElNono]

Ghazi is a fluke fan... happens a lot when you root for the Mavs...

[BUMP]

the Warriors beating Dallas was just complete gayness at its highest. it was like Space Jam when those little gots stole the talent from the NBA's greatest for a game, the Warriors did the same thing for a series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59QOR...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNCzL...eature=related

@ ^^this one, and the announcers reaction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-46h...&index=53:lmao

[crc21209]

The other day I was thinking how bizarre it is that ever since the close of the Lakers dynasty there hasn't been a repeat champion. 6 years without a repeat champion after the Lakers 3-peated, the Bulls 3-peated twice, the Pistons 2-peated, and the Rockets 2-peated. I surmised this may be due to growing parity in the NBA, but then I realized it was simply a fluke.

Let us reexamine the past 6 years and determine who the true champions were and who the fluke champions were

2003- Fluke champion: San Antonio Spurs (60-22)
True champion: Dallas Mavericks (60-22)

Our beloved Finley missed around 15 games in the latter part of the regular season, hence it was a fluke that the Spurs had home court advantage. The playoff series was also a fluke because our beloved Dirk missed the final 3 games and Kerr for some reason got hot and hit a bunch of fluky bull jumpers in game 6. The way the season was supposed to play out was the Mavs defeat the Spurs in 7, and then proceed to the Finals to beat a mediocre 49 win Net team in a battle between the #1 O and #1 D, certainly more appealing than the snoozefest low scoring Spurs/Nets series.

2004- Fluke champion: Detroit Pistons (54-28)
True champion: San Antonio Spurs (57-25)

The bottom line is Fisher's bull .4 shot in game 5 was a fluke, no skill at all. Some say the better team ALWAYS wins a 7 game series but like that confirms that indeed a team can flukishly win a series sometimes. What was supposed to happen is the Spurs were to beat the Lakers in 7, defeat a gassed/injured T-Wolves team in 6, and go on to the NBA Finals to beat the Pacers in 6 games.

2005- True champion: San Antonio Spurs (59-23)
This is a year where the true champion was indeed not a fluke. Our beloved Mavs were still transitioning from the Walker/Jamison failure of an experiment and coaching change, and this left the path open for the Spurs. Everything that should've happened in the playoffs this year did indeed happen

2006- Fluke champion: Miami Heat (52-30)
True champion: Dallas Mavericks (60-22)

The Mavs were the better team, but the refs decided that an unconventional PF is less marketable than ablack shooting guard with Jordanesque skill. A bunch of fluky bull shots and fluky bull whistles denied the Mavs thatyear. What was supposed to happen was the Mavs were to win in 6. Also, Wade putting up the best statistical finals of all time is fluky bull .

2007- Fluke champion: San Antonio Spurs (58-24)
True champion: Dallas Mavericks (67-15)

The Warriors getting an 8 seed was a fluky bull and then their bull H-O-R-S-E shots were fluky bull as well. What was supposed to happen was the CLippers were supposed to get the 8 seed and the Mavs should've won in 4. Then the Mavs beat the Jazz in 6, Spurs in 6, and Cavs in 6. Lebron would've been for our beloved Mavs, but our offensive firepower would've overcame the relatively unimpressive Cavs roster. The Spurs as we know could not beat our beloved Mavs, evident in 2006. Jazz physical style of play was always a problem, but we would've prevailed in 6.

2008- True champion: Boston Celtics (66-16)

The Mavs run by this point had come to an end with 3 championships in 5 years, and the Celtics with their bull trades were ready to win. They dominated the regular season from the very beginning and had the highest margin of victory since Jordan's Bulls. What was supposed to happen, Celtics > Lakers in 6 games, did indeed happen.

So in other words, you're saying the team with the best regular season record should be the nba champion? Jackass. Had to be a Mav fan of course.

[Ghazi]

I think people don't realize how significant one of those fluke bull shots were. it was in game 4, and the Mavs lost that game by 4.

My friends, the difference between a Mavs le and a 1st round defeat was that right there, that fluky, bull , son of a hitting a halfcourt no skill shot.

It's not that our Mavs don't know how to win, or that they lack a culture of winning, it's that they're victims of Murphy's Law. If bad can happen, it will happen. It did happen, and we weep for it

[Ghazi]

No, or else it wouldve been Spurs-Pacers-Suns-Spurs-Mavs-Celtics

[Yorae]