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yes Wade is our HERO!
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ButterflyGirl said:HUGS BACKKKKKK!!!!
I had tears in my eyes when I saw how happy Pat Riley was
He is my man!!!!!!!!!!!! All the way from Lakers - now Heats - Im just sooooo thrilled that Shaq and Riley won it - but I give allllllllllllll credit to Wade!
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Now I need to call my 84 year old grandmother in Los Angeles via VP tonight to share in the celebration - she may be 84 years old but she has been in love with Shaq since his stint with Lakers years ago - I bet that she is dancing now despite her bad hips!!!! 
Awwww that is so sweet!!!Gemtun said:Now I need to call my 84 year old grandmother in Los Angeles via VP tonight to share in the celebration - she may be 84 years old but she has been in love with Shaq since his stint with Lakers years ago - I bet that she is dancing now despite her bad hips!!!!
I am picturing of her dancing
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Show me the love! 
I'm extremely glad the Heat won! Whoo! 
I'm glad for all the veterans on the team, now that they've tasted their first championship. I'm jubilant to see Dwyane win the Finals, and I hope it's first one of many to come.
I'm extremely glad the Heat won! Whoo! I'm glad for all the veterans on the team, now that they've tasted their first championship. I'm jubilant to see Dwyane win the Finals, and I hope it's first one of many to come.Gives you a high 5 tooEyeth said:Show me the love!
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Hooray, Miami!
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MVP award
Hey,
Does anyone know if Wade won the MVP award or not? I am trying to find an article on that, but can't. I went to bed immediately after the game was over last night, so I didn't hear who won.
And, btw...MIAMI WAS AWESOME!! Hi-Five to all Miami Heat fans who watched the game last night!
I was the last couple of seconds of the game last night, but now I'm
Hey,
Does anyone know if Wade won the MVP award or not? I am trying to find an article on that, but can't. I went to bed immediately after the game was over last night, so I didn't hear who won.
And, btw...MIAMI WAS AWESOME!! Hi-Five to all Miami Heat fans who watched the game last night!
I was
the last couple of seconds of the game last night, but now I'm
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I can't edit my last post, but I found the article I was looking for, and I answered my own question.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060621/sp_nm/nba_finals_wade_dc_1
Wade scoffs at Jordan comparisons By Steve Ginsburg
Wed Jun 21, 4:36 AM ET
DALLAS (Reuters) - Dwyane Wade insists he is not ready to be compared with Michael Jordan.
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Wade, was certainly Jordanesque, however, in leading the Miami Heat to a 95-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, his team clinching their first title in franchise history.
"No comparison," said Wade after reporters likened his performance to the former Chicago Bulls great. "He was my greatest role model as an athlete.
"Besides my father at home, he was kind of like my second father because he's the guy that I watched and felt like I was a part of Michael Jordan.
"The comparison is flattering but at the same time there will never be another Jordan."
Led by Wade's heroics, Miami swept the Mavericks in four straight games after losing the first two.
Wade averaged 34.7 points in the series, the third highest scoring average for a player in his first Finals, and was unanimously named the most valuable player.
The Mavericks opened the series hoping to handcuff Shaquille O'Neal and force someone else to beat them. When O'Neal played solidly but not spectacularly, Dallas honed in on Wade.
But the third-year guard fought off double teams -- even triple teams -- with an array of acrobatic moves to the hoop or a dependable long-range jump shot.
"I've never had a player like this," said Heat coach Pat Riley, whose four title teams with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s featured Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
"I have not been around a player who can absolutely at times beat five guys, and then at the same time, make great plays to players."
In addition to his 36 points, Wade had 10 rebounds and five assists, including a key dish to James Posey with less than four minutes left.
BIGGEST PLAY
Posey hit a three-pointer that put the Heat up 87-81 with less than four minutes to go in what Riley described as the biggest play of the game.
"Some of that stuff, you just can't teach," Mavericks coach Avery Johnson said of Wade's feel for the game. "When a player is making those kind of plays it's really no tricky play.
"He's beating double-teams, he's beating triple teams. There's no tricks there. It's a straight isolation play."
After losing the first two games of the series in Dallas, Wade averaged 40 points during the Heat's three consecutive wins in Miami.
Johnson said Wade had a lot of will to win.
"You've seen a lot of players, like Jordan, that have had those type of performances," he said. "We tried a lot of different things. But he just had a lot of desire to get it done."
O'Neal admits he came to Miami from the Lakers two years ago because of Wade.
"Dwayne Wade is a great player, very, very humble, keeps everybody involved and he's the reason I came to Miami," said the 13-time All-Star. "He's a special player."
I can't edit my last post, but I found the article I was looking for, and I answered my own question.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060621/sp_nm/nba_finals_wade_dc_1
Wade scoffs at Jordan comparisons By Steve Ginsburg
Wed Jun 21, 4:36 AM ET
DALLAS (Reuters) - Dwyane Wade insists he is not ready to be compared with Michael Jordan.
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Wade, was certainly Jordanesque, however, in leading the Miami Heat to a 95-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, his team clinching their first title in franchise history.
"No comparison," said Wade after reporters likened his performance to the former Chicago Bulls great. "He was my greatest role model as an athlete.
"Besides my father at home, he was kind of like my second father because he's the guy that I watched and felt like I was a part of Michael Jordan.
"The comparison is flattering but at the same time there will never be another Jordan."
Led by Wade's heroics, Miami swept the Mavericks in four straight games after losing the first two.
Wade averaged 34.7 points in the series, the third highest scoring average for a player in his first Finals, and was unanimously named the most valuable player.
The Mavericks opened the series hoping to handcuff Shaquille O'Neal and force someone else to beat them. When O'Neal played solidly but not spectacularly, Dallas honed in on Wade.
But the third-year guard fought off double teams -- even triple teams -- with an array of acrobatic moves to the hoop or a dependable long-range jump shot.
"I've never had a player like this," said Heat coach Pat Riley, whose four title teams with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s featured Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
"I have not been around a player who can absolutely at times beat five guys, and then at the same time, make great plays to players."
In addition to his 36 points, Wade had 10 rebounds and five assists, including a key dish to James Posey with less than four minutes left.
BIGGEST PLAY
Posey hit a three-pointer that put the Heat up 87-81 with less than four minutes to go in what Riley described as the biggest play of the game.
"Some of that stuff, you just can't teach," Mavericks coach Avery Johnson said of Wade's feel for the game. "When a player is making those kind of plays it's really no tricky play.
"He's beating double-teams, he's beating triple teams. There's no tricks there. It's a straight isolation play."
After losing the first two games of the series in Dallas, Wade averaged 40 points during the Heat's three consecutive wins in Miami.
Johnson said Wade had a lot of will to win.
"You've seen a lot of players, like Jordan, that have had those type of performances," he said. "We tried a lot of different things. But he just had a lot of desire to get it done."
O'Neal admits he came to Miami from the Lakers two years ago because of Wade.
"Dwayne Wade is a great player, very, very humble, keeps everybody involved and he's the reason I came to Miami," said the 13-time All-Star. "He's a special player."
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ButterflyGirl said:YESSSSSSSSS MIAMI HEAT WON!!!!!!!
Hey Gemtun And Seattle Guy, Give Me A High 5!!!!!!!
Give you a high 5
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Went to the parade today. It was nice to see my hardwood heroes up close, basking in fandom adulation. One kid did have a watergun full of orange Gatorade and pumped the crowd with it! I don't mind water being sprayed, as the day was hot, but Orange Gatorade? 
Shaq actually got out of the motorcade and high fived a couple of people along the parade route. All of a sudden, a flash mob ran towards him! :Ohno: Thankfully, officials quickly whisked him back onto the motorcade! Dwyane, the MVP, wisely stood in his motorade and waved to the parade crowd.
Got a little bit sunburnt, but was a good experience!
Shaq actually got out of the motorcade and high fived a couple of people along the parade route.
All of a sudden, a flash mob ran towards him! :Ohno: Thankfully, officials quickly whisked him back onto the motorcade! Dwyane, the MVP, wisely stood in his motorade and waved to the parade crowd.Got a little bit sunburnt, but was a good experience!