Good analysis on both sides of the court from the Ramsay family over at ESPN.

I don’t know if Dr. Jack really thinks the Mavs will win in 6. Is the quickness of the Mavs a bigger problem than Rip Hamilton’s, Reggie Milleresque manuevering and excellent mid range jumpers? Or are the egregious mismatches of Rasheed Wallace and Chauncy Billups more of an issue when you replace those players with Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard? I don’t think so. Not by a long shot.

Ok Dirk is going to be tough real tough to match with. Hes a much better shooter than Sheed is and more talented as well taking it to the rim. However, I agree that Haslem will be key, but possibly Wayne Simien will be as well. I think the Heat are working Simien now. The guy is strong and an inch taller than Udonis.

If the Mavs go small and pull Shaq out of the paint we can always bring in Zo who can block a shot from across the key. Not worried about the Mavs going small at all.

Ok, so two of my friends I play ball with think the Mavs are going to sweep the Heat. They think the matchup problems will be too big of a problem for us and that the transition game will kill the Heat. “If the Heat can slow the game down they will have a chance,” so says my wise friend.

BTW they despise Antoine Walker, mostly because of his antics while in Dallas, but they never liked his 3 point shot either. However, I hope Antoine brings a thundering rain storm of 3’s and takes Dirk to the rack night after night. That would make a win a little sweeter.

The only item they see as an advantage for the Miami Heat, and they give this some weight, is Pat Riley.

I can’t wait for Thursday. This will be different than the regular season, just like nobody thought we would beat Detroit. Just like everyone thought Miami would have tough matchups against the Pistons. Just like everyone thinks Dallas has all these advantages, we’ll see how we look Thursday. Good luck to us Heat Fans.