Mavs-Heat is like Drago-Creed

So this morning I went for a run.  On my Ipod I happen to have every song that ever appeared in  Rocky movie, because I'm "that guy".  The song "Living in America" by  James Brown came up and it immediately reminds me of the scene in Rocky 4 when Apollo Creed enters the ring before his bout with Drago.  He is flamboyant, cocky, and things this whole thing is gonna be a breeze.  Then I started thinking, that's basically the same way the Heat were at that Arrival Party in Miami.

Then I really got to doing something thinking these two events compare.  Let's cast the key characters of the series and movie real quickly.  Now the one difference will be the protagonist and antagonist will be reversed.  There are some other slight modifications but bear with me.

Drago- Dirk
Drago's Trainer- Carlise
Russian Diplomat- Mark Cuban
Creed- The Miami Heat
Rocky- LeBron
Creed's Trainer- Spoelstra
Adrian Balboa-  Chris Bosh (Kinda annoying, really has nothing to with anything, but still comments and people still pay attention)

So let's get to the fight.  While Heat are busy with their Living in America spectacle, Dirk is waiting in the ring cold and silent.  The fight starts out much like Game 1 and 2, with Creed dancing around and slipping shot in here and there against Drago.  Kinda like how Miami for a little had control of everything.  But what's really happening is Drago and his ... [More]

NBA Coach of the Year- most pointless award in Sports

I'm just saying this because the past 3 winners are Byron Scott, Mike Brown, and Scott Brooks.  Scott had the runner-up (and arguably the real) MVP, Brown had the MVP, Brooks had the runner up.  Fast forward to present day and Scott is gone, Brown might as well be, and for some reason I have a feeling when this Oklahoma City team really makes a run at things Brooks will not be there.

It seems more time than not, the Coach of the Year can be closely linked to the MVP, but not so much towards the title.  I mean here we have in the early 90's MJ winning (or derserving to win) every MVP, but Phil Jackson only getting coach of the year once.  Same can be said about Pop in San Antonio.

Aside from Hubie Brown in Memphis during the 03-04 season I can't really think of many times a coach has really made a team better than it actually was, which is what coaches are supposed to do.

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