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There are those who believe that if Dwyane Wade hadn't suffered a rib injury
in the playoffs, the Miami Heat might have been able to do what the Detroit
Pistons couldn't - defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.
Columnist Dave Barry of the Miami Herald sounds like one of them.
"Dwyane's injury was a huge blow," he wrote, "because Dwyane is the Heat's
leading scorer and humblest human being and People magazine's Most Beautiful
Person and pilot of the team plane.
"Dwyane also invented penicillin, correctly identified Deep Throat four
months ago and is currently batting .438 for the Marlins."
Another viewpoint: Ron Artest, the suspended Indiana Pacer, said on FSN's
"Best Damn Sports Show Period": "If I was playing, definitely we'd be in the
Finals. We'd probably have the best record in the league and home-court
advantage.. We'd be the NBA champions."
Spurs of the moment: Not only did the Spurs win their third NBA title since
1999, their record of 438-186 (a .702 winning percentage) over the last
eight seasons is the best record in any of the four major team sports during
that span, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
During that time, they have also won five division titles and three times
have had the NBA's best regular-season record.