Heat vs Jazz/Mavs who would you root for in the finals

How did the Heat pull a Yankees? They're playing under the same salary cap rules as every other team in the league.

 

I agree I think the Heat are the most hated team now. I never disliked Wade, but after this summer I never want Lebron or Bosh to win a thing.

Who would have thunk it - the Fakers, Mavs, and Jazz I'd support any of them vs the Heat.

Heck I loved seeing the Heat lose in preseason to the Hawks! :grin:

 

If it the finals was combination of these teams I just wouldnt watch personally.

But if I had to pick one to win it would easily be the Jazz

reasons:

1) The way lebron handled everything this summer really really turned me on him its not that I wouldnt want him to win a ring i just wouldnt want it to be right away
2) Just upset at all 3 seemed like they had a plan going into this summer and just toyed around with several franchises who made salary dumping moves in hopes of having a fair shot at signing one of the "big 3" - karma is a b**** i hope it comes back to bite those 3
3) my god could you imagine the orgasm espn would have if miami won? there would be a channel called ESPN-Heat1 and then ESPN-Heat2 that would just be all heat all the time. We'd see a Rockets-Lakers game bumped off national TV to see a Heat-Timberwolves game instead. The coverage is bad enough now if they actually win it would probably be the worst thing ever.

4) the mavs - I dont think there is a player in the NBA that annoys me more than jason terry..seriously i would probably stomp on his face multiple times if i knew i'd get away with it
5) right after terry dirk is up there too with players that i would like to stomp on -- dirk is an amazing player dont get me wrong -- i just hate him it would be painful to see him on the podium with his tongue sticking out and pumping his fist as he gets the trophy
6) maybe its just me but the words shawn marion and 'nba champion' should not go together


as for why the jazz simple:

1) they got rid of a lot of the players i hated: boozer, harpring, korver they still have okur and ak of course which isnt good.
2) deron williams quite possibly is my favorite non-rockets player and it pains me to see him in a jazz uniform i keep hoping he'll leave but if he doesnt i hope he would win
3) i also like al jefferson so if he won i wouldnt be that upset

4) jerry sloan -- good god this guy is the last link to the stockton-malone era and is responsible for their dirty play i want him out of the league as soon as possible..it doesnt look like he'll ever stop coaching until he wins a championship so at least in my eyes let him get one so he forever leaves the sport of basketball once and for all

 

The more likely scenario is the Lakers vs the Heat, which would be a much tougher choice for me.

For those who don't understand the Heat hate, it's something about the David and Goliath thing. If it comes down to Mavs/Jazz vs Heat in the finals, either of those teams will be heavy underdog against the Heat. It's just natural for people to want someone to beat a team that has three of the top 10 players (especially for the fact that at least two of those three have acted like a prick this summer). But if it's the Lakers, then it's a totally different story.

 

I kind of agree with the whole 'karma is a b****' thing, but that's exactly why I'm not upset that those three guys were stringing teams along this summer. Those same teams (especially the Knicks) had been gutting their rosters for years, putting crappy teams on the floor and still expecting their fans to pay. They got what they deserved.

I guess I'm one of the few people who thinks the current media love for the Lakers is just as bad as the Miami love would be if they won.

 

My 2 favorite NBA teams are the Houston Rockets and whoever is playing the Heat.

 

Never ever would I root for Jazz or Mavs

 

I'm wondering if all the people that are saying they wouldn't cheer for the Mavs are cheering for the Rangers in the World Series. I realize its not the same thing but I'm a little surprised there is no overiding state pride among Texans.

I really don't have a burning hatred of Lebron and the Heat I just want to see them lose because I don't want to see this trend of the best players stacking one team (especially they way these guys did it in the prime of their careers). I think it makes the NBA less interesting.

 

Do not underestimate the Lakers hate here. I think the most hated team on this board by far is the Jazz. And Lakers, Mavs, and Spurs can all claim the second place.

Also, another 3-peat for the Lakers will have tremendous implications for the legacy of Phil Jackson, whom I have a strong dislike. I can already imagine how people would proclaim Jackson as the greatest coach of all time and the reason would be "You can't argue with 4 3-peats." And someone would inevitable argue that Kobe is as great as Jordan because "They both got two 3-peats." I feel nauseated just thinking about those arguments.

 

Than what to you do when it's Lakers v, Jazz?

 

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Personally, hating on the Jazz is like hating on the Braves or the Dodgers in that the animosity will always be there, but you'd be hard pressed to find why you hate the current team so much (well compared to more deserving teams). So I'll root for them if against the Lakers/Mavs/Heat.

 

You need a not watch option in the poll. This is a very effed up scenario. Heat vs Mav I would pull for the Mavs, Heat vs Jazz I would just curl up and die.

 

I removed Dallas from Texas a long time ago.

 

Will never root for Dallas. Will never root for Utah. Can stand what the Heat have done, but at least Wade isn't a douchebag. Heat for sure.

 

dont care..i only care for Rockets

 

I would rather die than rooting for Mavs/Jazz