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Comments[edit]

As much as I'd like to agree with you, this really isn't the place for you to vent. This is an encyclopedia. If you want to chat about sports, please go to mavstalk.com or the like.--Kevin 05:40, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Player Introduction Music for Miami Heat as the visiting team[edit]

Does anybody know the name of the Heat's player introduction song when they were introduced in Dallas?

Was Jason Williams not on the 2006 Heat playoff roster? I know I saw him playing.

Logo Removal[edit]

Ed, you are acting unilaterally in your interpretation of policy yet again. There is no consensus in support of the actions you are taking. You are well aware of the ongoing discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Logos#Clarification_on_use_of_sports_team_logos. Johntex\^talk 16:07, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy[edit]

Why is there no mention of the clearly biased officiating?

Because the officiating wasn't biased and the better team won the series. RyguyMN 05:55, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is a clear difference of opinion, and the response is hearsay, no backing up at all. BTW, what happened to the "Better team" in 2007? The Mavericks are and have been a better team than Miami.

It doesn't matter about 2007. Those are two different teams, with two different seasons, which are completely different from the previous season. The "better team" in 2006 was the Miami Heat, and if the Mavericks are the "better team" in 2007, they'll go further in the playoffs, and not screw up. Tampabay721 21:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There should be more context made of the unfair decision by David Stern to suspend Stackhouse, who was the Mavs' sixth man. It was a HUGE decision that influenced the series as much as the Stoudemire and Diaw suspensions did the Suns-Spurs in 2007. The Mavs only lost Game 5 by one point in overtime and Stackhouse was averaging 13 points a game. Shaq even publicly said that the collision with Stackhouse was less vicious than a love tap from his daughters - see http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/06/16/sports/s151604D30.DTL. Meanwhile, O'Neal wasn't penalized for hitting Stackhouse hard enough in Game 1 of that series that he opened a gash across the top of Stackhouse's nose that required three stitches. Had Stackhouse played in Game 5, I believe the Mavs would have won that game and the series. And Avery Johnson likely would still be the Mavs' coach. Jacksonthor (talk) 19:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think there should be a section about controversy not because everyone agrees that the officiating was biased, but because many people think that it was. We would title it "Controversy" not "Bad Officiating." It just represents the opinions of millions in the DFW metroplex, the country, and many NBA players. -John. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.6.14 (talk) 02:54, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can dallas fans just let it be and acknowledge the better team won it.. theres no place for "alleged" controversy in an encyclopedia. you want to write about it, post all you want on fansites or what not... not here. only facts please.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.156.8.228 (talk) 03:08, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Major sports commentators writings of the subject prove significant opinions (worth putting in the wiki) against the officiating. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060620

There is a big problem with the Game 5 section. It keeps saying that this game proves that the Finals was rigged. It doesn't prove anything!!!!!!! Why has no one been changing that?? I'm gonna try. Kidlittle (talk) 21:36, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Redundant section[edit]

I removed the section entilted "Roster" as there was a section "Playoff Roster" at the beginning of the article. Seemed awfully redundant to me. -Kevin 07:25, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment[edit]

Welcome RFCommenters, there is a dispute on what convention should be used on this page, and eventually each and every Finals page. This one or this one? --Howard the Duck 04:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The first version is uncited and border-line POV. Dlong 04:14, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. Ok, so I stumbled upon the article and didn't even notice people were disputing this. I read the opening and thought "Wow, is this a fan site or an encyclopedia." I'm surprised that anyone can consider the phrase "Spectacular" as NPOV and can include the additional speculative comments in the opening lead as encyclopedic. That's just terrible for an encyclopedia. Exercise better judgement, and if you're judgement is clouded, refer to Wiki's Guidelines. Zodiiak 08:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The page is missing Jason Kidd as a Hall Of Famer[edit]

The page is missing Jason Kidd as a Hall Of Famer. 2600:4040:7A9B:D300:990E:A97A:6CD1:FC69 (talk) 16:34, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

He wasn’t with the organization at the time though Eg224 (talk) 02:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]