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[QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 3053101, member: 5058"]
I hear you, but this seems to be the way of the world these days and I think many of the complainers are complaining only because they are on the losing end. I personally don't endorse it either, but it is no different than the 80's and 90's Miami teams. Everyone hated them, and then the haters became the hated as the "get off my lawn" contingent. At this point, too much in sports is about over celebration (why they had celebration penalties) and putting yourself in the spotlight and that is a part of why the mystique of Miami persists in my opinion (see, I'm trying to bring it back to a "football board" topic here). We lose recruits to them and scratch our heads as to why. That brash, in your face bravado is part of their "brand" (sorry to evoke another dangerous topic). There are many potential reasons, and many contrary examples I'm sure of athletes who don't like that behavior, but in general we all seem to love smack talk and showboating especially when it's backed up. How many times have we seen Desmond Howard strike the "Heisman" in adds or promos celebrating college football? That resonates with the athletes of today. The Tim Duncan's are a rarity compared to the James Hardens and Russell Westbrooks of the world. Melo was just called out by Chauncey Billups because all he cares about is getting his 30 points. It's like we forgot about Art Monk's "Fun Bunch", and the Super Bowl Shuffle?
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