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[quote author="http://eye-on-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/30025519"]Heat partied with Mavericks after Game 6
Posted by Matt Moore
See, when people question their will to win? This is what they're talking about.
Reports surfaced Monday on 790 The Ticket in Miami that after Game 6 Sunday night while the Dallas Mavericks were partying on South Beach (photos!), they were joined by members of the Miami Heat. One trusted member of Mavs media confirmed that Dampier was one of the Heat members in attendance, along with unnamed others.
So just so we're clear on this. A team that trash-talked you all series long, then dashed your title hopes, putting even more criticism on your squad, then went to celebrate on your floor and then in your city, and you go party with them. Nice chemistry guys. A few assorted thoughts:
The Big 3 reportedly were not part of the celebration, but would it surprise you in the slightest if they were? Would that shock you in any way? If LeBron James had gone down there to party with JET, it would have been just more delight for the millions of people that took abject glee in the fall of the Heat and James in particular. It's a good thing they didn't head down there as far as we knew.
On the flip side of this, I tried explaining to people how much of this entire process is theatrics. Do the Mavs and Heat organizations like each other? No. Do Dirk and Wade get along? Probably not. But it's not personal, and all of these players consider themselves part of a brotherhood of players. Once the buzzer sounds, most of them are friends with one another. We like to think of these blood rivalries like existed with the Celtics and Lakers of the 80's but things aren't like that. Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant are buds, though they try and keep that one quiet for PR purposes. That said, KG would never celebrate with the team that defeated him.
How does one make that decision? "Well, I just lost the NBA Finals. What can I do? I guess I'll go out, since I live in Miami. Hmm. Maybe I should go drink and dance with the guys that just made me look like a group of slugs offensively and shut us down on our own floor. That sounds fun! Surely no one will see me!"
There likely won't be repercussions from this for Maimi but there should be. Players that partake in that kind of behavior shouldn't be allowed to return to the team. Dampier is old enough to where he probably doesn't care, and after so many years in Dallas, you can understand him wanting to see his guys celebrate. But at the same time, one of the Heat's biggest issues this year was chemistry, and having guys who aren't fully committed to the organization is part of that.
It's an insult to Chris Bosh, who was emotionally wrecked after the loss. Say what you want about Bosh, he played his face off in the postseason and wanted to win badly. He cared. [/quote]