NBA 2009-2010

[Kilgamayan]

That would be awesome if it's true.

[Luther Lansfeld]

So Bosh goes to Miami!

(And KD signs a five year deal with the Thunder~~ I know, no one cares. )

[DomaDragoon]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5359255

So the word is LeBron is making up his mind Thursday. He's going to do a one-hour thing on ESPN.

If he's staying in Cleveland, it would be totally awesome if half the show was just the equivalent of the Bureau of Tourism pointing out all the great things that you can do there.

As it is, my money's on him joining the Harlem Globetrotters. >_>

[superaielman]

That would be awesome if it's true.

Favre really has happily moved into supervillain/parody range in the past year, so more power to him in that case.

[Kilgamayan]

Wade and Bosh in Miami. Good for them, Wade deserves it.

[Scar]

I see Miami's willingness to not go out and get Wade some help is going to provide one of two scenarios.

1. Wade doesn't renew and gets whooshed away to another team.

2. The Heat are attempting to throw James a LOT of money and try and bribe him into a Miami jersey.

~

eh, who knows!

You must have thought I was crazy when I said this bit if gibberish.

Now who is crazy!!!!!!!!

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Wade and Bosh in Miami. Good for them, Wade deserves it.

I personally don't want to see teams succeed when their plans have essentially been "sandbag a season to attract big names in the future." It's very... disrespectful.

[Kilgamayan]

[21:28:44] <Kilgamyon> LeCrab to Heat.
[21:28:45] <Kilgamyon> Lame.

Wade and Bosh in Miami. Good for them, Wade deserves it.

I personally don't want to see teams succeed when their plans have essentially been "sandbag a season to attract big names in the future." It's very... disrespectful.

Hey, I didn't say the Heat deserved it. >_>

EDIT: I should probably recant my previous stance about Wade deserving it, too, if this really has been planned since 2007 or so. What a bleh way to rush for a ring. At least Boston had to trade a lot of pieces to get their Big 3 instead of just throwing money at them.

EDIT 2: This would be the ultimate awesome if not for Comic Sans.

[Scar]

You can thank Wade for all of this, actually. He should become acting mayor in Miami for what he has just accomplished for the city.

[Hunter Sopko]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-lebrondecision070910

Easily the best article about it all.

[Luther Lansfeld]

And just when I thought the Lakers were too hard to hate because of Pau, a new contender emerges!

I just have to say that I <3 the fact that KD isn't a drama queen~

[Anthony Edward Stark]

I just have to say that I <3 the fact that KD isn't a drama queen~

Really, I feel like Phil Jackson kind of got in his head during the playoffs with that talk about favorable officiating.

[Shale]

I didn't begrudge Allen Iverson for leaving a doomed team in favor of one where he might have had a chance at winning something, and I feel the same way here. That said, if you're going to leave the team that started your career - and your freakin' hometown to boot - how about not twisting the knife on national TV? Dick.

[Scar]

Oh for sure. The way LeBron made his annoncement was wrong. Waaaaaaaay over the top and way too much publicity for this kind of thing.

But, honestly screw Cleveland. Look at how the fans and team handled the situation. That is not the way to respond to yer valued free agent leaving the organization. The president of the Cavs sounded like a whining spoiled baby who just lost his favorite toy.

Actually he sounded more like a slave owner who had his best and hardest working slave run away from his farm to go work at a neighboring farm in opposition.

Lebron didn't HAVE to stay. So, stop hating the kid for making a choice. Hate him for the way he handled it, but not for ultimately leaving.

Also, no one said anything about KG and Ray Allen joining with Paul Pierce in Boston. Was that because those two superstars were already aging and not in their prime? in fact I was happy to see KG get a ring, but afterwards turned back into the Boston hating machine that I was always accustomed to being.

Bosh and LeBron deserve a ring people. If that means, they need to take back seat and ride in Wade's coat tail then so be it. Bwa hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

[Kilgamayan]

People didn't say anything about KG and Allen because they were trades rather than free agent signings. Boston actually had to give up more than just money in order to get them. There were a ton of people questioning that move when it happened, thinking that giving up Jefferson and Green (along with everyone else, for all that Gomes was the only other player in that deal worth anything at the time) for a guy on the wrong side of 30 and maybe a championship was a really stupid idea. Miami didn't have to give up anything for this; all they had to do was not resign their expirings and they had the cap room.

Boston was criticized, however, for tanking the season prior, and there was a good amount of satisfaction across the nation taken in their landing the #5 pick. Of course, that has happened in this thread to Miami for this past season, so it works out.

[Scar]

Actually Miami is giving up more then just money for these players. Both LeBron and Bosh are sign and trade players meaning the Heat have given up future draft picks as well.

It doesn't matter, this was going to happen sooner or later, so might as wll do it while they are still in thier prime rather then in thier decline.

And Miami has never tanked while Wade was on the team, fyi. The team was the number 5 spot in the East and had a 12-1 record going into the playoffs!

[Luther Lansfeld]

I don't think people really begrudge him for leaving Cleveland. People begrudge him for thinking "Hmm, what is the douchiest, most heartbreaking way I can possibly do this while maximizing the amount of attention whoring?"

Brett Favre just wishes he thought of having a one-hour special first. "Man, Lebron is a GENIUS!"

[Anthony Edward Stark]

And Miami has never tanked while Wade was on the team, fyi. The team was the number 5 spot in the East and had a 12-1 record going into the playoffs!

They had the worst record in the league for a big chunk of time in 2008-2009. They tanked hard. Also, having the number 5 spot in the East? Nothing to brag about when the East is a three-team conference, not to mention that they wouldn't have made the playoffs at all if they were in the Western Conference.

[Scar]

That was the season Wade was injured. It's like if LeBron or Kobe wasn't playing with their team and seeing how well off that team did.

edit: Sorry, my mistake. That was two years ago.  haha

No, you are talking about Wade's MVP season. Yeah, he did tank it up real bad.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

You're not differentiating between "Wade" and "the Heat." WADE played his best, THE HEAT, primarily management, were already intentionally tanking things. If Kobe Bryant got injured, the Lakers would still play well because the Lakers weren't intentionally making their team worse to clear salary cap space (and because Pau Gasol is the REAL reason the Lakers are so good), basically tanking two seasons.

Fortunately, the Heat play in the Eastern Conference, where the playoffs are basically a gimme.

[Kilgamayan]

You're not differentiating between "Wade" and "the Heat."

In fairness to Scar, for several years in a row there, there was basically no tangible difference.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Having him shoulder the entire team has taken a lot of tread off his tires, that's for damn sure.

[Scar]

I don't care how it gets done I just want to see Miami or Orlando get (some more) rings. I wasn't the biggest LeBron fan out there I won't lie, but now that he is a Heat, let Triami begin!

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Wait, a member of the Heat is just called "a Heat?"

[Shale]

I can't think of what else he'd be called. A degree?