After the Mavericks finish off the Spurs is there anyone left who can stop them?
536004
Yes there is! The NBA refs.  They hate Mark Cuban!!!!! :(
323357
Spurs will win\n\nDo you think any weakness of the outcome from Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, Van Exel, Finley, Barry and Honry??\n\nPIston is good, but in honest, Spurs is better
264915
I'll admit my bias right up front....I am a Spurs fan, but I really think they will repeat this year.  It's not about who had the best regular season or who was blowing out everybody else in November.  Its about who is peaking in June, and in typical Gregg Poppovich fashion, the Spurs are beginning to build the right kind of momentum at the right time.  One qualifier, though, is that, if Manu Ginobilli and Tim Duncan aren't both healthy, it will be difficult for them to repeat.  If that is the case, I would pick the Pistons with the Mavericks as a dark horse.
1016519
The heat are done. The MAVS beat the Heat already. HAHA. Oh well, maybe they can win 1 game and keep their dignity. Yes, Dirk is unstoppable, and Stack, and Terry are flat out amazing. This one is over!
1120260
San Antonio or Dallas and New Jersey.\n\nDallas got cheated out of a championship by Bennet Salvatore's phantom calls.\n\nSan Antonio has been consistently one of the best teams in any sport for the past few years and there's no reason they should'nt be in the finals again as long as Duncan is healthy and they can get a younger roster.\n\nNew Jersey has been denied a championship two times already. As long as they can get more size in the paint they should do very well this next season. \n\nMVP: If Dallas wins: Dirk Nowitzki\nIf San Antonio wins: TIm Duncan\nIf New Jersey wins: Vince Carter
655619
im goin for Dallas. one thing i dont like the spurs, and another is i really like the mav's style of play. you know how they just run and gun
668679
Good question.\n\nFor the Mavs, they need to get out on the break a little, and force their transition game.  They need to create one-on-one situations for Dirk to get Duncan in foul trouble.  And, needless to say, they need to keep their main guys out of foul trouble themselves.\n\nThe Spurs need Parker to play like he has all year, but for a couple games this series.  Duncan has to stay on the floor and hit at least 2/3 of his foul shots (that's his only weakness whatsoever as a player), and they need to let Manu do his thing and create.  Also, Bowen has to be his usual pestiferous self on defense.\n\nBeing the home team, I see the Spurs winning by 4.
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I think the Spurs!!!!!!!!!!!Because they have a ring,Tony Parker,Tim Ducan,and Mauni Ginabella.Another reason the spurs are going to win is because Dirk Nowinskie is going to get shutdown by Tim Ducan. And tony parker will rule the game
480405
Great question!  My heart says Dallas since I live in Texas and am a Spurs, rather than a Mavericks fan, but if the Spurs don't take it then I would love to see Avery Johnson (former Spurs' point guard) win it as a coach.\n\nHaving said that, I think the Pistons are almost a lock this year and the Mavericks are a dark horse, at best.  The Spurs will give the Pistons a run for their money and might even take it provided Timmy Duncan and Ginobili stay healthy throughout the playoff run.\n\nAs for the NHL, I don't follow that as closely as I do the NBA.  But as far as I can tell, the Red Wings and Stars appear pretty evenly matched.  But NHL playoff hockey is sometimes difficult to predict.  A goalie can make or break a run at the Stanley Cup.
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Well I am a Mavericks fan so lets look realisticly at what might happen....The Heat have Shaq killer center whos gettign a little age on him not a fast guy but he can block some shots and rebound...Can the old man keep up with one of the NBA's fastest teams? Will Dampier and  Diop be able to keep the man under semi control? well I say that the old man will be ok...but still defensively gonna wear himself out....Now that Wade fella he's  really talented but Dallas has already discovered that Howard can completely shut down Nash...so I'm sure he can do reasonably well against Wade...If not Dallas has so much depth at gaurd that they can easily wear him down...Dirk ....I said Dirk...Who on Miami is going to even slow this man down? Josh Howard? who do you put on Josh Howard? can your team run and gun with the Mavericks? Do they have the depth to stay rested? can the big old man sink a free throw at the end of a close game...or at anytime during the game for that matter...Sorry Miami fans its been fun but its over.
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The Spurs are one of the few teams that can hold Dallas' scoring in check.  On the other hand, the Mavs defense really improved last season as well.  I'd go with the under, but just barely.  I'm thinking it will be the Spurs, something like 92-88.
555689
Dallas. You are all west haters. No one picked PHO or DAL. I love the West, maybe cuz i'm in LA, but still. DAL will win because they have the defensive ability to stop the other three teams. I have no idea whose going to come out of the East but Dallas can stop both of them. Dallas might have some trouble stopping Billups because the DAL PG's are offensive-minded, and aren't great at defense, though both are very quick. Same against Nash. However, their wing players can stop Raja Bell, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, and dare I say it, Dwayne Wade (stop=slow down for everyone except Raja Bell, for who it means stop). The other wing players on the other teams aren't much of a concern. They got two huge bodies to throw at Shaq, and they don't need those big bodies to throw at Ben Wallace (Dirk can probably play Rasheed, give up 15-20 points, but throw up 30 points). Josh Howard can play with almost any of the guys left in the playoffs today. Dallas will win. Beat PHO in 6 games, beat East in 7.\n\nBesides, some fools in here are saying how other teams deserve the championship. That's crap. No matter how much you deserve something; if you don't get it, (which Miami won't, JOKECREW) then you don't get it. Simple as that. I think Miami can upset Detroit, although at the level these two teams are playing at (Detroit is stumbling, Miami is up a bit), it's not much of an upset.
688762
None of the above.  The cavs need more than just LeBron to win a championship and Larry Hughes is no Scottie Pippen.  With that said, the Pistons are not the same team that they were 2 years ago or last year for that matter.  They just don't have the same people off the bench and arent deep enough to take the West's best.  The Pistons will lose in the Finals to the winner of the Dallas vs. San Antonio series once the Spurs take care of the Kings, and I think Dallas is going all the way this year.  No one can stop Dirk, not even Big Ben Wallace
243109
they will once the other powerhouses in the west cool down. If the time comes that San Antonio is finally not the best team in the west then they could step in. They will have to be able overcome the three potent Texas teams in order to win a championship.
595144
If they beat Dallas Monday, I think they'll make it to the Finals.  Dallas has just enough defense to beat them, though.  If the Spurs slow the game down, they'll beat Dallas.  They'll easily beat the Clippers or the Suns because they can dictate tempo.  That's if they beat Dallas.
997192
Dallas Mavericks all the way!!!!!!Miami is not fast enough or deep[ enough to keep up...they have no answer for Dirk....and Shaq maybe great but he isn't quick and he isn't young and he cant hit free throws to save his life never could. BTW...Dallas has an answer for Wade his name is Josh Howard...Hes the Guy that shut Nash down in the second half of Game 6...however the Heat have no answer for him or Dirk or a team that can run like Dallas.
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Spurs will win.  The Mavs cannot contain Tim Duncan and there is no way they will lose at home!