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...clips, the posters from the 1980s, when a skinny Michael Jordan soared above the seven-foot stiffs of the day, his knees knocking their noses, for a ferocious, "did that just happen?" dunk? Well, as amazing as he is, anointing Miami Heat superstar guard and NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade the rightful heir to His Airness is just silly - just as it was before with such flameouts as Harold Miner, or stars in their own right like Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant...
...Still, along with laughing at Dallas owner Mark Cuban's ranting against the refs like a Little League dad, showering Wade with superlatives became fashionable during the NBA Finals, which ended Tuesday night with Miami's stirring 95-92 victory in Game 6. He certainly deserves most of the compliments - he did average 34 points a game in the finals, in one of the most dominating individual performances in recent NBA history. And indeed, Wade's aerial escapades may eventually catch up to Jordan's. But for the moment, let Michael just be the greatest player of all time...
...just his third NBA season, Wade, 24, has carried the Heat on his sculpted shoulders to its first-ever NBA title (Michael didn't win one until his seventh season), taking over a series that was one part gripping basketball, two parts circus. There was Dallas coach Avery Johnson sequestering the Mavericks in Fort Lauderdale after blowing a 2-0 lead in Miami - no South Beach for you, Dirk Nowitzki. And Cuban conducting sweaty interviews from his treadmill while badmouthing the refs - some deserved - which earned him a $250,000 fine. For good measure, Nowitzki kicked a ball into...
Before you wade in, remember that the carnage could get a whole lot worse. Like many markets, India has been badly rattled by fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks will keep raising interest rates to fight inflation. That could cause global economic growth to slow precipitously--a worry that's causing edgy investors to pare their exposure to Indian stocks. Marc Faber, a renowned emerging-markets investor based in Hong Kong and Thailand, expects a further fall in the next six months as that uncertainty deepens. "In the near term, you have to be cautious...
...This year's finals feature two fresh teams, each making their first trip to the championship round. Nowitzki's Mavericks won 60 regular season games, and the Heat has O'Neal, vying for one more title, armed with the anti-Kobe, nice-guy superstar Dwyane Wade at his side. And coach Pat Riley, the slick-haired Machiavelli who earlier this season pushed aside the widely respected Stan Van Gundy to chase one more coaching title, on the sideline. Plus, the 2006 finals are riding a strong post-season wave. Both television ratings and scoring are up, and these playoffs have...