It's like the name to an upcoming movie. I feel like I'm waiting to see if Damon Wayans or Chris Tucker stars in the next phenomenon.
But then I realize that it's not a movie, it's actually a real-life scenario.
And this "real-life movie" stars none other than Mavericks point guard J.J. (Jose Juan) Barea.
With just a 5'9" stature, Barea has shown this postseason that size does in fact not matter. The Puerto Rican has run through defenses like they were stopped cars and he was a Ferrari.
He's been that good.
Now his Mavericks are in the NBA Finals. He wasn't on the team when they faced Miami in the 2006 NBA Finals and he's hoping that he can be the difference maker that the Mavericks lacked in their first go-around.
And they're just four wins away from their goal.
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called Barea "fearless" and admitted that he has a game plan on how to guard Barea. And that game plan is none other than putting the 6'8" LeBron James on Barea, almost a foot difference between the two.
When asked about how he felt about James guarding Barea, the guard said, "No question! I'll try to go by anybody."
We all know what happened in the second round of the playoffs against the Lakers. Not only did the mighty two-time defending champions get swept by the aging Dallas team, but Barea spent more time in the paint than Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
He did everything the Lakers couldn't in that round, including sinking floaters, making threes, finding his teammates for wide-open jumpers and everything else.
So two of the Lakers decided to take out their frustrations on Barea.
Known headcase Ron Artest hit him across the face one night. Then later in the series, Andrew Bynum threw an elbow in Barea's ribs, resulting in Bynum's ejection.
This was one of the biggest cheapshots in recent memory of any sport and will forever be linked to Bynum for the rest of his career.
Now they're facing off against the Heat and Barea's hoping he could take home a ring.
When the Mavericks' season ends, whenever that may be, Barea will become an unrestricted free agent. And a highly-coveted one at that.
When asked about his preference, Barea remarked, "I'd love to stay in Dallas, if possible. Especially if we win it all."
There are quite a few rumors circulating around Barea as free agency looms right around the corner.
One includes the New York Knicks. Bet you couldn't guess that one, would you?
Barea has said that he would love to go to the Knicks, simply because "there is a lot of Puerto Ricans there," he said.
The Knicks have announced that they will pick up the team option on current point guard Chauncey Billups next season, so if Barea ventures there, he will most certainly be the team's back-up.
However, there doesn't seem to be a spot for Barea, as Billups will occupy the starting point guard position and Toney Douglas figures to be his back-up.
But it is the Knicks and anything is plausible for that organization.
One could also think that Barea falls into Miami's lap, but they would have to figure something out with cap space, as LeBron, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh take up most of the team's salary.
The Heat have under-achieving Mario Chalmers on the roster, along with the aging Mike Bibby, who doesn't do anything but stand outside of the three-point line.
Adding Barea to the roster means that the Heat could finally have a point guard that actually does something on the court, especially when it includes spreading the ball.
And when you have two of the best shooters in the NBA, it could definitely help the team a lot.
However, Barea would have to take a pay cut to stick with the Heat, as he could surely get a bigger contract elsewhere.
Or how about the Utah Jazz?
The Jazz have two lottery selections in this year's draft and will surely take a point guard with one of those selections.
But, in my opinion, I'd rather have a proven thing than a player with a lot of upside or potential.
Devin Harris and Barea could form a good combination in Salt Lake if things turned out the right way.
Sacramento could be a likely destination if Barea chooses to go to a "smaller" team.
The Kings have a lot of cap space and could very well use some of it on Barea, perhaps give him the biggest contract than anyone else could offer.
Other teams that could entice Barea: Phoenix, Cleveland, L.A. Lakers, Detroit, Portland, New Orleans, Houston
