Miami Heat Downfall in the NBA Finals

Everybody wants to size up the Miami Heat's 2011NBA Finals loss to the Dallas Mavericks in six games. Guess I'll throw in my two cents. Once again we watch LeBron James turn down the heat in fourth quarters of money games deep in the playoffs. But it wasn't just LeBron's loss. It was an organization's attitude loss and character flaw.

Professional teams should squash the term "Big Three." Okay, it worked in Boston several years ago, and they're the original Big Three of this era. The Celtics put together a team with the right three great players accompanied by a bunch of no names on the roster to win the NBA title in the first year. But, it's different in Boston. They have a tradition of the right attitude with the expectation to win. Now, one of those no name players Rajon Rondo is an all star and a high performance spark plug in a soon to be jalopy.

Other teams who create a "big three" won't win championships. There was no big three in Dallas with All-Stars Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion. They won quietly with good basketball play, closed mouths, and heart to shut all doubters up including me. Neither were there big three's in San Antonio and Los Angeles in the championship years. These are class organizations who know who the star is, a "big one" that got it done year after year with a notable supporting cast that shared headlines in the local press. However, the Lakers did learn a valuable lesson back in 2004 with their "big four" of Shaq, Kobe, Karl Malone, and Gary Payton labeled "one of the best teams in history" who were embarrassed by the Detroit Pistons in that year's NBA finals contest.

In the case of the Miami Heat, from the beginning of the season they alienated the rest of the roster. In practically every interview with "big three" amigos Dwayne Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, it was all about them with hardly no mention of the other pieces of the puzzle. The Celtics found out last season and this season past too that it takes more than a big three to win a championship.

Make no mistake Miami's big three are great players, but in today's world don't call it cream before its time and still call it cream. No-can-do - It's just plain old yogurt. Better luck after the team is dismantled Pat Riley. Dwayne Wade will win another NBA title someday '" without LeBron. This was Dwayne Wade's team. He said it a few times, but didn't act like it.

Charles Barkley is gloating as he keeps LeBron's seat warm in the "great players without a championship" section of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Better-sweet however for Sir Charles as he watched Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd move their seats to mahogany row.

Enough about the Heat and Charles. Let's celebrate the Dallas Mavericks classy victory.