I've never rooted for any Dallas team in any sport, but I will be rooting for the Mavs in the finals.

And I don't just mean leaning toward the Mavs. I mean full fledged throwing the remote when Dwyane Wade drives to the basket, flails his body and gets the call. High-fiving and chest bumping friends when Dirk his a clutch jump shot. And yelling "WTF" when Chris Bosh does anything good.

The 2010-11 Mavs are a likable team. Dirk has become very likable. And honestly, I've never hated a team more than this Miami Heat team.

GO MAVS

Will you hate the Mavs the first time you see this?

I fully expect Tyson Chandler to foul out within the first 5 minutes of the game due to "questionable" calls.

The Mavs have it hard this finals. Not only are they up against the Heat, but also the NBA's front office darlings of Wade and James.

Stern does not not the Mavs/Cuban to win this title.

I'm flying with the Jet for the next month