Mavs lose, A Pox on Bloom

i sit here a ilttle heartbroken (to go along with my guts, which are also broken). The Mavs lost to the Heat in six games. I really didn't expect the Mavs to go this far, I kinda figured their chances at a ring ended 3 or 4 years ago, much like the Rangers' chance ended in the late 90's. So, I'm glad they made it this far. Still, I'm frustarted by the way the game ended.

Why didn't Avery have the guys hacking shaq from around the 4 minute mark? Instead of shaq MAYBE making 2 out of 4 free throws, Wade hit a shot and Posey hit a 3 that really killed the Mavs. The call on Dirk when it looked like Wade hit him around a miinute left was bush league at best. I saw no foul, and certainly not a foul to call with a minute left in the final game of the series. It seemed like the refs tried to make it up with the loose ball foul, but by that time, there were 10 seconds left. Yeah, Dirk definately passed poorly on the (next to) last possession, and the Mavs sucked it up after the 1st quarter. Plus, the crowd was...awful. They might as well have been at home. I am no conspiracy therorist, but I am very sure Stern and the referees as a group are very happy that Cuban doesn't have a ring. The bad calls seemed to favor the Heat in this series. I hope Cuban throws a fit and gets fined some more money. Avery did a great job, and I hope the Mavs come back this far next season.


Bloom, I begged you to shut your hole. I respected you enough to keep my moouth shut when it was obvious the Steelers had the SB in thier grasp. But, no. "I can't affect the game," you said, and just prattled on. May your dirty Pittsburgh teams never make it to the playoffs as long as you or your children live.


I watched 16 Blocks and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang last night. Both were enjoyable. I have a soft spot for Bruce Willis, so that may bias 16 Blocks. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was better, but you have to be very comfortable with interactive directing.


No post tomorrow. Funeral.