this is the crap i have to listen to on espn's dallas affiliate. the jennifer engel show has one of the hosts arguing that finley didn't earn a ring, he was given one by joining the right team. nevermind the guy was a starter, or helped closeout denver, or helped in the game 3 win in cleveland ... his ring was a cheap one, is what she's saying.
You might suspect that maybe, just maybe the Dallas media is a bit biased toward a guy whom the Mavs are paying, but is getting his ring by getting the out of town.
Maybe they are afraid the entire Mav team might defect to the Spurs. Then they would be left having nothing but Cuban interviews to write about.
Then again, maybe envy reared it's ugly head, knowing the group they kept didn't get it done, and the guy they sent packing now has a ring.
People in the media can be such es.
Who Cares? He has one more ring than Mark Cuban, and that's all that matters.
I waited in the car for two minutes at work to hear how she started her show this morning. It was basically "Let's thank the Spurs for ending this boring NBA finals", at first I took offense but then I laughed. Because it was blatent pandering to her audience.
She is already on record as stating she didn't want Finley to get a ring because she considers him a traitor (even after she was reminded why he is no longer with the Mavs).
I enjoyed her show at first but even Mavs fans call her out because she knows nothing about basketball. Last week she was leading the charge that Lebron is better than Jordan at similar points in their careers because Lebron made the Finals.
It is/was a cheap ring. Any average player could have joined this spurs team and gotten a ring. Finley avg about 10 points and 3 rebounds for the year. Which is about average. And he did not contribute a thing in the finals except 1 important shot that in the big scheme of things did not really make a difference in winning the Finals. He helped some in the playoffs but not that much.
Malone and Payton tried to do the same thing with the Lakers a few years ago and everyone said they had a gauranteed Ring by joining Shaq and Kobe. ooops it did not work out for them
It was a cheap ring but it's still a ring and that's what matters to him.
They don't call her the "Little Ball of Hate" to be cute.
And how exactly can Finley be a traitor when he was released.
If anything, turning your back on a longtime franchise player might be more traitorous.
How can you listen to her without wanting to rip your eardrums out? She has the most irritating voice in broadcasting. I can't speak to her sports knowledge because I simply can't make it through more than a minute of her show.
Jennifer Engel is an idiot. This isn't Bill Walton sitting on the bench for the Celtics. God I hate her. Congrats to Finley and the Spurs. Will Tim Duncan please hurry up and retire?
Jennifer Engel is an idiot. This isn't Bill Walton sitting on the bench for the Celtics. God I hate her. Congrats to Finley and the Spurs. Will Tim Duncan please hurry up and retire?
nah dude, you got 7 more years and 3 more rings to live through.
I get irritated with this line of reasoning. It was the right decision for the Mavs to avoid the luxury tax hit and release him, but why in the do Mavs fans think Finley owed the franchise any loyalty at that point? Where did they think he was gonna sign, Charlotte or Atlanta?
Engel is just stupid. LeBron never had to go through anything comparable to the Bad Boy Pistons. If the Cavs were in the West, do they beat ANY of the West teams in a seven-game series?
We'll see. I figure San Antonio has at least 1 and probably 2 more les with this crew.
Saying that Finley "didn't earn his ring," or that "his ring is cheap" is among the most ridiculous things I've ever read in this forum.
Michael Finley wasn't a star for the Spurs in these playoffs -- though he did have his moments -- but he was a vital part of this team in so many ways. He was pretty much outstanding against Denver, at a time when the Spurs needed someone to stretch the floor and the Denver defense. He played a fantastic Game 1 at Phoenix, when the Spurs had to have it. He hit some big 3's against Utah as well.
Saying that he didn't "earn" a ring because he had a bad Finals is absurd. All sorts of players on le teams have bad Finals, but nobody ever suggests that those guys didn't earn their rings. Finley was everything the Spurs needed him to be and by doing that, he undoubtedly earned his ring.
They would have a good chance against the Mavericks.
Don't think so.
And at the end of the day, Finley HAS a championship ring, whereas the Mavs do not. Let the talk her , what does it really matter?
You have to understand that people will always talk . There will always be a negative vibe and bad energy coming from people who are jealous.
Let 'em talk their and all Finley has to do is rub his ring in her cornholio
A cheap ring huh?
i just wish i could find the freaking number for the studio, it's irritating the out of me because they love stackhouse and he contributed about the same last year for the mavs and if fin is a hanger on because he couldn't do it as the mavs' big three, what the does that make dirk?
I am just shocked how classless some people could be. Finley was released by the Mavs, backstabbed after he was released for being a traitor (this is about the best logic I have heard), and then belittled after he won a ring by being an integral part of the Spurs.
By this logic, there would be about 10 people on every championship team that has a cheap ring.
In case you forgot, or didn't know, Finley tied the Spurs playoff record with 8 three pointers in the closeout game against the Nuggets.
This is so like Dallas fans to try and belittle his championship. He played 8 years in Dallas and was basically cut by Cuban, and now Dallas fans are talking because he won a championship with the Spurs? lol. I know it stings but why not just be happy for the guy? Why don't you try telling Michael Finley to his face that he has a cheap ring and didn't earn it?
No, it only applies to guys who get added to the team that is already Championship caliber like the Spurs were. So it applies to the Free Agents, your MLE's or LLE's. It can only apply to 1 or 2 guys and it only applies to them if they did not really contribute that much.
The Spurs were 1 stupid foul away in 2006 from 3 peating this year. So ya'll did not need Fin.
If you would have signed say Mike James and he played 30 minutes per game and averaged 15-20 points, like what Minnesota was hoping for, it would not apply.
But honestly, the Spurs would have won the championship with or without Finley and the fact that he picked the Spurs further proves the point. He could have played in 10 other cities, but he wanted to get a ring, get it.
What does it matter whether it's cheap or not, it's still a ring.
the reason this is the dumbest thing on the planet to say is because EVERY FREAKING TEAM IN THE NBA IS TRYING TO WIN A RING so the fact fin went to a team to get a ring is moot. the idea that he went to the team that would give him the best shot overlooks the mavs, heat, suns and pistons, all championship caliber and two having already gone all the way. he can't read the future and so had no way of knowing this team would go all the way, particularly after last season. so he picked a good team that would best utilize him and got rewarded for choosing correctly.
just STFU with that crap. Finley got a ring with the Spurs. He was as much a part of the team as anyone else regardless of what the stats sheets say, but I wouldn't really expect the Mavs or their fans to understand that concept. By the way, San Antonio Spurs - 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 NBA Champions biatch!
finely was great except for the finals
to much layoff hurt him
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