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Cover Story: S.I. on the NBA Finals on 14/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Herein lies the problem with a superteam. Because James is surrounded by stars, he can defer whenever he feels like it. Nowitzki, on the other hand, is always at the center of the action—he has no choice. In this way, and this way alone, one star may be better than three. Lee Jenkins(via Sports Illustrated)
Drawing the "Day After" to a Close on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Forget about him losing; we're losing, too. Nobody has ever fully explained that part to LeBron. We rooted against him this season because it's fun to have villains in sports, and because it's fun to see an overly confident person gets his or her comeuppance. Not because we hated his guts. There will be a day when we root for LeBron James again. You wait. Bill Simmons(via Grantland) , with a running diary of Game 6, plus a bunch of extra notes, including two theories why LeBron fell apart during the Finals. (A: Wade barking at him freaked him out. B: He couldn't handle the nonstop scrutiny.)
The NBA Finals: A Play In One Act on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Clerk asks why I'm checking out days early. "Because," I say, "the Heat aren't nearly as good as I thought." He looks up, says: "Harsh." ESPN's Henry Abbott(via Twitter)
Finding an "Antidote" to LeBron on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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LeBron James is the four-color quarterly report of our disappointments and a very precise instrument for calibrating my own cynicism. Jeff MacGregor(via ESPN.com)
And You Think *You* Dislike LeBron... on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Yahoo Sports' lead NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski has built his past year around offering ongoing "red meat" catharsis for a nation of LeBron-loathers. Deadspin's David Roher took the time to compile the money quote from every LeBron-focused column Woj has written. It is fairly epic. (via David Roher/Deadspin)

For what it's worth, Wojnarowski has been tipped on Quickish 91 times. Check out his entire feed here. Like Roher's compendium, it makes for some fun reading.
In Praise of Finals X-Factor J.J. Barea on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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His game is like a weird Steve Nash B-side, where the preternatural court vision and the game control were too stoned to show up to the studio. Bill Barnwell(via Grantland)
Wrapping Up Next-Day Analysis on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The Dallas defense played well almost from start to finish, with few major changes along the way. The Mavs won this series by solving Miami’s defense. Zach Lowe(via SI.com) , with a dozen or so bullets noting the little details and strands that might have gotten lost today, but all combined to make the Mavs' path to the title a fairly decisive one.
Heat Fail-Inspired Photoshops on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"The Single Greatest Night of My Life" on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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On the floor with me were Brendan Haywood, and an incredibly excited Mark Cuban. And on the table in front of them, next to the giant bottle of champagne, was the Larry O'Brien trophy. Every few minutes someone would hoist it into the air and pass it around, and we would all rub it and cheer. LJ Rotter(via MavsMoneyball.com)
It's OK to Hate LeBron on 13/6/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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There hasn't been a more gratifying moment for sports haters since the Saints beat Favre and Manning back-to-back in the NFC title game and Super Bowl. It was glorious, delirious, WONDERFUL moment in hating. And the best part is that, come next year, we get to do it all over again! Drew Magary(via Deadspin)

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