NBA Playoffs

This is a great time of the year when NBA playoffs are going on especially when your favorite team is in it (so far...). I love the Dallas Mavericks and think very strongly that they have a potential to beat any team in the NBA if they wanted to but it seems like the team is having so many issues with injuries, personal problems and an inability to under perform. I want to go back to the year when Mavs made it all the way to the finals only to lose to Miami. In my opinion, that was the death of them. The following year they lost to Golden State in the first round despite having won the most games in the league. Last year they lost again in the first round and this year when their entry into the playoffs was doubtful, they pulled themselves up and had a tremendous run at the end of the regular season. I was so happy that the Mavs were back. Then they went on to beat the Spurs in the first round only to face the Denver Thuggets. I swear this Denver team is dirty and frankly messed up. I actually liked Chauncey Billups when he played for the Pistons but now he's one of the Thugs and what's with the birdman character. Frankly he looks ridiculous!! Throughout this series they have played dirty while Mavs have kept their composure and played with dignity. Game three was the biggest injustice to the Mavs when a corrupt official decided not to call the foul at the end and giving Carmello Anthony an opportunity to make a wide open three. I admit that Mavs can be sloppy but c'mon people give them a break. It seems to me that Mavericks do not get any respect in the league and for that my husband says that they need to win a championship and only then they will be able to shut people up. I know that Denver will win this series but as a fan I want the Mavs to get it together, make any necessary changes and come back next year with a vengence. The fans surely deserve it!!