Dirk Better Call Kobe And Chuck Person

Despite being heart broken that the Lakers were swept by the Mavericks, I have resigned myself to being okay with the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Championship over Miami. Yes, I am also one of the biggest haters of Lebron James and that is not likely to change. I simply don't like anything about him other than I can point out what is painfully obvious to Non-Heat fans, and that is that he is probably the best player in the NBA currently.

So game 1 between the Heat and Mav's was close until the end. The Heat made big shots, Dallas had an off nite. Having watched the Mavs all year, you could confidently say they will bounce back, but Dirk has torn the tendons in his middle finger on his non-shooting hand. It remains to be seen if this will affect Dallas' star center and his scoring.

If this has potential to affect Dirk and his shooting, the first call I would make is to Kobe Bryant. Noone can guarantee a seething Kobe Bryant will take the call but he would be a start. Knowing that Phil Jackson's staff is gone with the hire of Mike Brown, I would offer Chuck Person some money to come out and advise Dirk on splints and how to overcome them. As I have learned, Chuck has been quite an asset to Kobe with regards to playing with what could be a season ending injury and surgery for other players. We don't know how bad it is and even if it is horrible Dirk and the Mavs will downplay it until they are forced to concede Dirk is struggling because of it.

My hope is that Dallas rebounds nicely and they get back in this series. The thought of a Lebron James led championship is simply nauseating! Let's go Dirk! This may be your last chance, mangled finger or not.