Pay attention NBA. The future is now. Just call him Flash. Or D-Wade. His wife and mother call him Dwyane, and his little boy calls him Daddy. He had a little help from the real daddy -- Shaq Daddy, with 13 points and 10 boards -- but it was Flash who willed the Miami Heat to 4 straight wins and the NBA title. 35 points. 7 boards. 4 assists. Best all-around player in the NBA.
LeBron has the most potential. Kobe still is the best pure scorer. Carmelo is a lethal assasin. Flash is the total package.
If I'm King James, I take tapes of every one of the Heat's playoff games and study D-Wade and his will to win. LeBron is developing the killer instinct, but Wade was born with it. I believe LBJ will be scary sick next year and into the future. Flash is scary sick right now.
Even as he showed he was human, missing 2 late free throws that could have iced the game when Miami was up 3, Dwyane Wade remained a man among boys. He can get any shot he wants. Any time he wants. Sound familiar? Remember a guy named Jordan. His Airness. D-Wade was 9 when MJ led the Bulls to their first title. The 9-year-old kid from Chicago has morphed into the second coming of MJ.
Who knows if or when the Heat will be back for another title. Could it be next year? Sure. As much heat as Pat Riley took for pushing Stan Van Gundy out the door, it worked didn't it? Maybe because Riles new the Heat's window of opportunity was now. After all, Shaq finished with 13/10 in the series. Pedestrian for the Diesel, one of the best scorers in NBA Finals history. Gary Payton. Antoine Walker. Alonzo Mourning. Not exactly going to have a lot of years left in the tank. But there's always D-Wade, and he's someone to build a team around. He'll be back. It might not be next year or the next, but he'll win another one. Maybe a couple more.
As for the Mavs, I actually feel sorry for Avery Johnson. After the game, the ABC broadcast crew was praising Johnson and his young team. "They'll be back." Are you sure? After all, Dallas plays in the super loaded West. The Spurs. The Suns. The Clips. All teams arguably as good or better than Dallas. It's not like winning the West is ever a lock. So they might not be back. Odds are, yes. But it's never a lock.
Thanks to Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki, along with their teammates. Thanks to the Pistons, LeBron, Gilbert Arenas, Steve Nash, Elton Brand and the many other NBA players who made this year's playoffs ... THE ... BEST ... EVER! I'm actually not a huge NBA fan (college is more my game), but I enjoy quality basketball. And this year's NBA playoffs offered just that. From the first round to the nailbiting drama that was the NBA Finals, the games were close and played at a high level. That's all the fans can ask for. Stern, you and your league set the bar high this year. I hope you can improve upon it next year. For some reason, I think the Suns, Clips, Mavs, Spurs, Pistons, Heat, Wizards and Cavs will see to it that we are not disappointed in 2006-07.
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