The NBA Finals start Tuesday and we can finally begin to have our answer to whether or not LeBron James' dramatics from almost a year ago were worth it.

It's no secret that anything less than a title will be a disappointment, but I think the stakes are even higher for this pseudo-all-star team that dons the Miami Heat unis these days. The presence of James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh on this roster make this a can't win situation.

If the Heat win the championship, well that's because they should have. Another group may even enter the argument that had the Los Angeles Lakers been able to figure themselves out, the Heat would have had a much tougher road. Not this guy, but some probably will talk that nonsense.

If they win in six or seven games, then they'll have underachieved as they should not have been that tested. And let's not even bring up if they happen to lose this series to the Dallas Mavericks- a team with only one superstar in Dirk Nowitzki, a past-his-prime future Hall of Famer in Jason Kidd, and a sixth-man who was once thought to be a stud, but who averages 17.3 points per game in these playoffs.

My take is that if Chris Bosh comes to play this series and is a factor, the Heat win this series. If he recedes into the background, Dallas hoists the trophy.

I can't believe I just typed that.

Buster Posey's loss to the defending champion San Francisco Giants is a sports tragedy, to be sure. However let's just stop talking about rule changes and what not.

For the record, if I was a Major League manager, there's no way I would want my catcher blocking the plate on a play at the plate. Especially if that catcher was an integral part of my lineup, but to dip into the rulebook is just as silly as the overindulgent NFL has been on trying to define unnecessary roughness.

In baseball, if you don't want to get run over at the plate, don't put yourself in a position to get in the path of the runner. Yes, I know throws can sometime drag the catcher where he doesn't want to be, but that's part of the game. If the runner can see the plate, he'll go for it.

Hell, while we're at it, let's change the rule that on tag plays, if the fielder slaps his tag too hard the runner is safe. Inside pitches? Automatic base on balls. If a bat shatters? The ball is dead.

Rules for the sake of safety can go too far, and this one would fit that category.

Apparently, the Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to work a deal to give them first two picks in this year's NBA Draft. Don't you just get the feeling that Dan Gilbert is watching these playoffs and every time the Heat win a game he throws his glass against the wall?

I really hope the Cavs return to contention before this Heat team blows up because there would nothing finer than those two teams in a playoff series.

The Los Angeles Lakers are supposedly regretful that they did not communicate with Kobe Bryant during the hiring process of their new head coach, Mike Brown.

Really? After the deal was done was the first time you thought it might be good to at least get Kobe's thoughts?

Kobe deservedly gets the diva tag for some of his tantrums, including hinting that maybe he would want a trade if the Lakers didn't upgrade the roster a few years back. However, it's stunts like this by the Buss family that leave me scratching my head.

The word disrespect gets overused today, but there was some hinting of turmoil when Jerry West left. We've all heard the recent comments by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. And now we have a franchise whose star player is as much responsible for the five championships they've won since 2000 as anyone else and doesn't get the courtesy of a phone call regarding what could be his last head coach.

The team looked lost and confused this past postseason. I had no idea it extended to the front office.