After experience trumped youth in the conference finals we have a match up that we saw 5 years ago as the #3 seed and West Champion Dallas Mavericks take on the #2 seed East Champion Miami Heat (who have home court by 1 game but Dallas has only lost 1 road playoff game all postseason). This is a very different series then the 2006 series only 3 players remain from that series (Dirk, Wade, and Jason Terry) and both coaches are different. I will break down this series position by position and give my final prediction. On a side note there will never be more Dallas Mavericks fans in the US then there will be over the next 7 games.
POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN
PG: Jason Kidd vs. Mike Bibby- These two veteran point guards are both seeking their first ring but I see Kidd as being more of his former self and better at this point Edge- MAVS.
SG: Deshawn Stevenson vs. Dwayne Wade- Wade is clearly the better player here and his 2006 performance was so clutch he should be the go to the guy for Miami in this series EDGE-Heat
SF: Shawn Marion vs. Lebron James- Lebron is looking to erase the image of his failure in the 2007 NBA Finals where he and the Cavs were swept by the Spurs. Marion is a great defender and gives Lebron as many problems as any other defender in the NBA but the Edge goes to Miami
PF: Dirk Nowitzki vs. Chris Bosh- The run Dirk has been on in these playoffs is historic and Bosh can not matchup with him on the perimeter or he will get in foul trouble Edge- Mavs
C: Tyson Chandler vs. Joel Anthony- Chandler could be an X-factor in this series as he will likely be forced to defend bosh while Anthony has for the most part been a long for the ride Edge-Mavs
Bench: Jason Terry, JJ Barea, Brendan Haywood, Peja vs. Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, James Jones and Mario Chalmers- Led by former NBA 6th man of the year Terry and sparkplug Barea the Mavs have one of the best benches in basketball Edge- Mavs
Coaching: Rick Carlisle vs. Erik Spolstra- Carlisle
has more playoff experience and was in the finals as a player with the 1980's Celtics he also has 2 former head coaches as assistants while Spolstra hasn't proven himself yet- Edge- Mavs
Intangibles- Wade is the only player in this matchup with a ring and the Heat do have home court while the Mavs have a lot of hungry vets and Dirk seeking redemption Push
Prediction- This just appears to be Dirk and the MAVS' year Dirk is the most unguardable player in this series and the Mavs are the deeper team MAVERICKS IN 6 MVP: DIRK NOWITZKI
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