So Miami has resorted to name-calling?

Looks like it’s going to be a Miami/Dallas NBA Championship series, and the good folks on the right bank are already talking smack. (Even though technically, they haven’t earned the right yet, since they are still playing Chicago).

Here is the link to the “publication.” 

And here is the first paragraph to the story:

The Dallas Mavericks earned a spot in the NBA Finals Wednesday night with their 100-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, which means once the Heat finally put the Chicago Bulls out of their misery tonight, all that stands between Miami and a national title is a shaggy, horse-toothed German and his band of merry pranksters.

Wow.

So here were some comments to that story by some Texans:

1) We don’t shoot our tourists.

2) Mojitos are terrible, margaritas are divine.

3) Miami is the only place that has an ocean and no waves.

4) Dallas doesn’t get flattened by hurricanes every few years.

5) Our quarterbacks don’t shave their legs and wear pantyhose.

So, this looks like it’s going to be an interesting series, in more ways than one.

Them’s Fightin’ Words? 5 Reasons Why Miami Is Better than Dallas (D Magazine)

Where do YOU think Lebron ends up?

From Rick Chandler at Out of Bounds

ESPN’s big LeBron special, The Decision, is just hours away. But if you’re the NBA’s top free agent who is going to book a party to celebrate your choice, you have to make reservations. LeBron has booked six cabanas at the W Hotel South Beach this weekend, according to UsMagazine.com, and I’ve checked, and there’s no Furry convention there. Us:

That adds more fuel to the fire that James, 25, will announce he’s joining the Miami Heat Thursday night, as several insiders told ESPN this morning. (He’s still confirmed to attend NBA star Carmelo Anthony’s Saturday-night wedding to former MTV VJ LaLa Vazquez in NYC.)

If James goes to the Heat (where he’d play alongside All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh), he’d likely take a $30 million pay cut, ESPN reported. His current team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, has offered him a six-year, $128 million contract, while Miami would sign him to a five-year deal worth $99 million.

Meanwhile, from the Twitterverse:

fangsbites I’m trying to find something else to watch at 9 tonight. Even if I have to watch Lifetime, I’ll do it.

iracane It won’t be a real TV event tonight unless LeBron invites Carol Channing, Rip Taylor, and a musical performance by Vikki Carr.

cbrennansports How to combine wc2010 and LeBron: vuvuzelas should be blaring throughout the announcement.

sternbergh Of all places for LeBron to go, Miami is the worst, the most boring, the lamest narrative.

benmaller Jim Gray’s first question to LeBron: Are you willing to show contrition, admit that you bet on baseball and make some sort of apology?

ConanOBrien Congrats to my staff on 4 Emmy nominations. This bodes well for the future of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

Sorry … that last one has nothing to do with LeBron.

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LeBron James Plans Weekend Party in South Beach [Us Magazine]
Remember, LeBron James died for our sins [Out of Bounds]
LeBron James planning big weekend party in Miami [Pro Basketball Talk]