Believe It

From the start of the series, they defied logic. They played small ball and ran it down Dirk's throat (for more than half a game...they, essentially, run 5 guards out there). They out-jumped, out-ran, out-shot, and out-hustled the almighty Mavericks. They should have won all 6 games. Don Nelson dominated his protege, Avery Johnson -- and, humiliated Mark Cuban in the process.

B-Diddy, J-Rich, S-JAX, and Matt Barnes are all lunatics -- they are the athletic versions of their fans. They possess the hearts of a lion...and the minds of madmen.

For what it's worth, the Warriors play street ball -- but, the interesting thing about it is that all of their main cogs have bought into it. To be honest, they aren't that good...sh*t, they went 42-40 in the regular season...and, it they were forced to win 9 of their last 10 to just squeak into the playoffs. They are playing off of sheer adrenaline and confidence, much in large part to the fans which pack the Oracle Arena.

Golden State dismantled the NBA's best team because of their own imperfections. Without ANY offensive interior presence, they are forced to run. They hardly run any half-court sets...it's organized chaos! They fastbreak, play 1-on-1 basketball on the perimeter, and can flat-out shoot the rock. The disciplined Mavericks had no answer for such a scheme -- the Mavs are built around basketball IQ, not necessarily athleticism.

The Warriors are the Suns...without an actual big man, but with a PG that actually plays defense (imagine that). Whomever they face in the 2nd Round (Houston/Utah) is up for a beast of a challenge (assuming Baron Davis' hammy is healed).

Final thought...in between games last night, Charles Barkley was heated that the Jazz had just forced a Game 7 vs. the Rockets. Why?? Because Game 7 is to be held on Saturday night -- the same night as the Mayweather - De La Hoya fight. He was visibly fuming that he could no longer attend the fight. It was hilarious, as he went on to say that's "it's only the 1st Round...who cares -- it's not like either of these teams have a fighting chance in hell to make a serious run". Sir Charles is entertainment gold!